Inside first floating city where seafront villas will cost less than a London home

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Construction on the world's first-ever floating city is underway in the Maldives with over 20,000 people expected to move into the seafront properties soon.

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Five thousand houses are expected to hit the market in the coming months at just under £200,000 - almost a third of the price of an average London home.

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After years of planning, the developers are now looking for a mixture of residents to be among the first to call the 500-acre Floating City home.

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They want to appeal to "local fishing families who, for centuries, have called the area home" but also tourists looking for a constant view of paradise.

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The city sits alone out in the Indian Ocean and the only way to access it is by a 15-minute boat journey from the capital Male.

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Cars will be banned from the island and instead small boats will navigate its canals, while bikes and noise-free electric buggies will take to natural white sand roads.

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One of the most fascinating design points - outside of the fact it floats - is the way the homes will be laid out to resemble intricate "brain coral".