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A CANYNGE PLAN It’s the last property showcase of 2020, so let’s go out with an absolute Clifton classic

Words by Ursula Cole

Norland House is what’s known in the trade as a box-ticker.

Let's start (as we always should) with the location. The house has a hugely desirable address, being situated on Canynge Road – a leafy, elegant, peaceful street roughly halfway between the twin delights of

Clifton Village and The Downs. Next, let’s zoom in on the handsome Grade-II house itself, set back discreetly at the end of a large lawn behind stone walls and hedging. The house is thought to be the work of one Charles Dyer, who also designed Engineers’

House and The Victoria Rooms; it was certainly built in around 1830, and remodelled nearly half a century later. ver the last five years or so, the present owners have stamped their own mark on the home, in a sensitive makeover that has also given new life – and how! – to the formerly disused and detached coach house, which now provides a gorgeously contemporary space that contrasts pleasingly with the Regency elegance of the main house.

The indoor space covers 8800 sq ft; and if that’s meaningless to you, here’s how this translates: four storeys; seven bedrooms; four bathrooms, and two dressing rooms.

A drawing room, dining room, studio and snug in the main house; a huge reception space, cinema room and gym in the coach house. A beautiful wine cellar, a laundry room and a utility area, and a self-contained annexe.

Despite all this vastness and its undoubted glamour,

Norland House is a family home at heart, with a wellthought out layout, easy flow and versatility. irst impressions are impressive, as a pillared porch admits you to an entrance hall that runs the full depth of the house, leading to an array of fabulous reception rooms: a wood-

panelled dining room, a snug (no misnomer here; it has an open fire ; a secluded study overlooking the garden, a bright drawing room with triple sash windows, and the usual clatter of utility rooms you’d e pect from a home that once employed a small army of servants. t the end of the hall is a sleek kitchen built by oundhouse; given its high ceilings, elegant full height bay, elaborate cornicing and fireplace, this must once have been another reception room. oday it comes with an , a large central island and an integrated iele co ee machine. ncorporating the coach house into the main building was a brilliant notion that has been sublimely e ecuted. t adds almost ft of living space, with a double height ceiling and mezzanine floor above, housing the gym. t’s a perfect space to entertain, or to use as a home o ce and ust imagine the size of the Christmas tree you could fit in the main room t also comes with a small fully fitted kitchen, and a lu urious cinema room with surround sound. till worried you’ll be short of space eally there’s also the self contained anne e, with its large double bedroom, reception room, kitchen and shower room. utside, the manicured lawns are kept private by mature hedging and stone walls. here’s a paved seating area with a pond and a wooden framed gazebo, and a courtyard landscaped to provide year round use. n

HOUSE NUMBERS Bedrooms 7 Bath/ shower rooms 4 Reception rooms 4 in main house, plus 26ft kitchen, snug and study. Converted coach house provides 36ft living space, cinema room and gym Garden Fully-enclosed and private Price £POA Where Canynge Road, Clifton What else? Self-contained one-bedroomed annexe Rupert Oliver, 14 Waterloo Street, Clifton; 0117 452 3555; rupertoliver.co.uk

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Relinquishing control

Anne Thistlethwaite of AMD SOLICITORS explains the advantages of arranging a lasting power of attorny

It’s never pleasant to think about getting older and what comes with it. Most of us are guilty of forever trying to avoid the wrinkles and grey hair by investing in the next beauty trend. All the while we do not consider what may be ageing on the inside.

It is not uncommon that as we get older, our ability to make our own decisions in life may become harder or impossible for reasons of mental or physical decline. Many of us do not want to consider what would happen if we did not have the capacity to make decisions about our affairs ourselves.

This is why arranging a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is part of good planning and safeguarding against such eventuality.

An LPA gives your attorney(s), a person of your choice over the age of 18, the authority to make decisions about your health and welfare and/or your property and fi nancial affairs on your behalf. You can choose to create one for fi nance only, or for health as well, or both LPAs and appoint the same people or different people under each power.

The cost per LPA for registration at the court is £82 and the process can be relatively straightforward if you are familiar with the government website and do not have specifi c preferences as to how or when decisions are made.

It is important that you are aware of the signifi cant power under an LPA. Unless you state to the contrary, your attorneys can be in full control of your health and living arrangements and also be able to give (limited) gifts on your behalf to relatives, friends, charities.

If you have signifi cant assets or detailed wishes on your care, as you get older it would be best to seek legal advice and ensure your best interests are protected, and any wishes you have are followed.

For example, if you have a managed share portfolio, or if your attorneys may wish to invest your funds in one in the future, it will be necessary to include specifi c power for your attorneys to delegate the management of your investments to a discretionary fund manager. You may also wish to provide your opinion on going into care and how you are to be looked after. These can be as explicit as what you are to be fed to whether you wish to be resuscitated.

Alternatively, if you have particular health issues where certain medication or a certain diet that you have adopted ensures that you are comfortable. Then this would be an example of specifi c details that would be essential in adding to your LPA.

In summary, if your independence and decision making ability is important to you, consider taking professional advice to complete an LPA formally appointing those people that you feel are suitable to manage your affairs if you are not able to do so, and to ensure that any wishes or instructions you have are clearly laid out and followed. n For further advice on Lasting Powers of Attorney, the administration of estates, and Wills and other private client matters, contact us on 0117 962 1205 or info@amdsolciitors.com ffi ces at 100 enlea e oad, enlea e, S9 4 15 The all, lifton S8 4 S 139 hiteladies oad, lifton, S8 2 2 Station oad, Shirehampton S11 9TT