Property Review

REVIEW LONDON PROPERTY

CITY, ISLINGTON & DOCKLANDS

APRIL 2012

As you like it House that saved the Globe

Space capsule

Kitchen by Lord’s pod designer

Bidding frenzy Too many buyers chasing too few homes

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A SPACIOUS AND IMMACULATELY PRESENTED MAISONETTE IN THE HEART OF THE BARNSBURY CONSERVATION AREA cloudesley road, n1 Reception room ø kitchen ø master bedroom with en suite shower room ø 2 further bedrooms ø bathroom ø garden ø 89 sq m (955 sq ft) Guide £999,999 Leasehold

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Jo-Anne Neighbour jneighbour@savills.com

020 7226 1313

A SPACIOUS, LATE VICTORIAN HOUSE IN THIS DESIRED ROAD battledean road, n5 Sitting room ø family sized kitchen/dining room ø 4 bedrooms ø large bathroom ø large attic storage ø 37' south-east facing garden with gate to Highbury Terrace Mews ø 139 sq m (1,499 sq ft) Guide £1.195 million Freehold

Savills Islington Paul Williams pwilliams@savills.com

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A BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED THREE STOREY VICTORIAN HOUSE IN DE BEAUVOIR culford grove, n1 Double reception room ø open plan kitchen/dining room ø 4 bedrooms ø bathroom ø separate shower room ø 36' garden ø 139 sq m (1,492 sq ft) Guide £1.25 million Freehold

Savills Islington

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Paul Williams pwilliams@savills.com

020 7226 1313

ELEGANT GEORGIAN TERRACE HOUSE CLOSE TO ANGEL AND THE REGENT'S CANAL elia street, n1 Through reception room ø dining room ø conservatory ø kitchen ø 3 double bedrooms ø en suite bathroom ø shower room ø utility room ø w.c. ø roof terrace ø garden ø 154 sq m (1,654 sq ft) Guide £1.325 million Freehold

Savills Islington Paul Williams pwilliams@savills.com

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MARKET VIEW Competitive bidding.

Be ready for action but don’t pay well over the odds, advises Robert Bailey.

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NEWS La dolce vita. Italians overtake Russians as prime London’s biggest foreign buyers, reports Cheryl Markosky.

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FINANCE Small business. A new mortgage will make it easier for the selfemployed to borrow to buy property.

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BEST BUYS Fixed, discount or tracker – check out the facts, figures and interest rates from our current top ten mortgages.

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NEWS Olympic countdown. London market growth of two to three per cent is forecast in the run-up to the Games.

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FINANCE Rate puzzle. Other lenders are not expected to follow the Halifax with increases, reports Duncan Farmer.

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REVIEW LONDON property

PUBLISHING Publisher Richard Nugent 07964 384341 propertyreview@hotmail.com EDITORIAL Editor Bob Stonebridge 01536 330314 cityeditorial@propertyreview.org.uk Contributors Cheryl Markosky Duncan Farmer Robert Bailey

FOR SALE & TO RENT

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ISLINGTON, HIGHBURY, CANONBURY, BARNSBURY, ANGEL Bidding frenzy. Too many buyers and too few homes for sale means competition is fierce and many properties in and around Islington are going to best bids.

Cover Photo: © Douglas Freer - www.fotolia.com DESIGN & PRODUCTION Caroline Nall 01536 418181 city@typestart.co.uk Typestart Limited, 1 Rothwell Grange Court, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northants NN16 8FB www.typestart.co.uk

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BLOOMSBURY, SHOREDITCH, CLERKENWELL, SPITALFIELDS, MOORGATE, LONDON FIELDS Space age. The futuristic kitchen of a renovated Georgian house in Bloomsbury was created by the same people who designed the ‘alien spaceship’ at Lord’s cricket ground.

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SHAD THAMES, WAPPING, ISLE OF DOGS, CANARY WHARF, LONDON BRIDGE, BERMONDSEY, ROTHERHITHE Shakespeare Sam’s place.

A Grade II listed house and former medicines dispensary charity was once the home of the man who saved the Globe.

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SHOOTERS HILL, se3

PORT EAST, e14

3 reception rooms ø 2 kitchens / 2 dining rooms ø 6 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø parking ø 398 sq m (4,286 sq ft)

Reception room ø open plan kitchen ø 3 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø protected parking ø concierge ø 195 sq m (2,097 sq ft)

Guide £2.2 million Freehold

Guide £1.25 million Leasehold

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Savills Canary Wharf bpage@savills.com 020 7531 2500

Savills Canary Wharf bpage@savills.com 020 7531 2500

DISCOVERY DOCK, e14

BOARDWALK, e14

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 double bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø balcony ø concierge ø gym ø 89 sq m (957 sq ft)

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 double bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø balcony ø parking space ø concierge ø 75 sq m (805 sq ft)

Guide £545,000 Leasehold

Guide £450,000 Leasehold

Savills Canary Wharf bpage@savills.com 020 7531 2500

Savills Canary Wharf bpage@savills.com 020 7531 2500

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SHEARWATER COURT, e1w

JACANA COURT, e1w

2 reception rooms ø kitchen ø 4 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø 7 terraces ø 3 balconies ø 2 parking spaces ø concierge ø 368 sq m (3,960 sq ft)

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø concierge ø parking space ø balcony ø 109 sq m (1,168 sq ft)

Price On Application Share of Freehold

Guide £1.175 million Leasehold

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Savills Docklands juprowse@savills.com 020 7456 6800

CHINA COURT, e1w

FALCONET COURT, e1w

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø protected parking ø private gated development ø 89 sq m (957 sq ft)

Reception room ø kitchen ø 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø parking space ø juliette balcony ø 86 sq m (923 sq ft)

Guide £499,950 Leasehold

Guide £499,995 Leasehold

Savills Docklands juprowse@savills.com 020 7456 6800

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ONTARIO TOWER, e14

BERKELEY TOWER, e14

Studio suite ø bathroom ø reception room ø panoramic views ø 24hr porterage ø on site leisure facilities

1 bedroom ø bathroom (plus separate w.c) ø reception room ø allocated parking ø 24hr porterage ø river views ø communal gardens ø 5* development

£325 per week Furnished

£465 per week Furnished

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Savills Canary Wharf ssaul@savills.com 020 7531 2500

NO1 WEST INDIA QUAY, e14

HANOVER HOUSE, e14

2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø cloakroom ø reception room ø views of the City/Olympic village ø allocated parking ø 24hr porterage ø located above the Marriott

2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø study ø reception room ø balcony with river views ø allocated parking ø 24hr security ø leisure facilities ø landscaped communal garden

£850 per week Flexible furnishings

£1,000 per week Furnished

Savills Canary Wharf ssaul@savills.com 020 7531 2500

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THE TRIANGLE, se1

CAPITAL WHARF, e1w

2 bedrooms ø 1 bathroom ø reception room ø balcony ø allocated parking

2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms (1 en suite) ø reception area ø terrace with river views ø 24hr porterage ø allocated parking

£550 per week Furnished

£745 per week Furnished

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Savills Docklands brodgers@savills.com 020 7456 6800

Savills Docklands brodgers@savills.com 020 7456 6800

CINNABAR WHARF, e1w

BLYTH'S WHARF, e14

2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms (1 en suite) ø reception room ø balcony overlooking river ø allocated parking ø 24hr porterage ø lift access

Gated development ø 4 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms (2 en suite) ø reception room ø allocated parking ø roof terrace with river views ø communal grounds

£825 per week Furnished

£1,200 per week Furnished

Savills Docklands brodgers@savills.com 020 7456 6800

Savills Canary Wharf ssaul@savills.com 020 7531 2500

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Market view

In a competitive world, it pays to be ready for action and have the right expertise, argues property finder Robert Bailey

Competitive bids for the most desirable properties have become the norm. Both buying agents and unrepresented buyers are vying for the best homes, but the latter is almost always at a disadvantage. In such a cutthroat market, those not well versed in how to navigate the process are either overlooked or put under tremendous pressure. I’ve seen many instances where buyers have paid well over the odds. This may eliminate the competition - but at what cost?

Securing the contract is of vital importance in these situations. Once the contract’s issued, if the vendor chooses to switch horses to another buyer, under Law Society rules the first person to whom the contract was sent has to be notified. Therefore, the buyer who’s in receipt of the initial contract is in a much stronger position. Generally, vendors’ solicitors are loathe to reissue the contract, so this buyer has a bit of breathing room in which to conduct due diligence.

However, contracts aren’t always issued to the buyer with the highest bid, and this is where an experienced buying agent comes into his own.

Often it’s the buyer who can gain the vendor’s confidence in his ability to complete quickly without any complications. We ensure our clients have a 10 per cent cash deposit at the ready and the remaining funds are available within 30 days. An experienced, fast-working conveyancing solicitor is briefed on the situation and ready to act.

Once the contract’s secured, we then commission a structural survey. This is more for peace of mind and gives an estimate of any refurbishment costs.

If the home is being sold by a developer, we always insist on a defect liability period to remedy any issues that may arise subsequent to the sale.

Vendors have their roles to play too. Frequently selling agents are demanding a 48-hour exchange period, but their client is not prepared to act this quickly. It’ s down to the vendor’s solicitor to ensure that planning permission has been documented, building control certificates issued, a property information questionnaire completed and local authority searches have been conducted along with details of the tenure. Without this information, solicitors are going to be reluctant to exchange contracts.

Too often people are advised to spruce up their house before putting it on the market, but that is only part of the equation. To be able to move rapidly in this market, both vendors and buyers must be organised, have their finances in order, good solicitors and the ability to negotiate in a clear and decisive fashion.

Those who do not will be left behind. www.robertbaileyproperty.com 020 7352 0899

La Dolce Vita London style Cheryl Markosky brings you the latest word on the streets If you love pasta, parmesan and Puccini, then the thought of Italians accounting for 8 per cent of foreign buyers in London since January (beating Russians to the top spot) might make you want to crack open the Prosecco.

According to Knight Frank’s latest central London index, it’s la dolce vita in the capital, where prices have risen by 11.6 per cent and the volume of sales by 85 per cent in the year to February.

Liam Bailey, Knight Frank’s head of residential research, says, “The rationale for the revival has been well-rehearsed: weak pound plus capital flight plus rising global wealth minus thin supply equals rampant price inflation. An examination of market data confirms that the process seems set to deliver further growth, at least in the short term.”

Demand from new applicant registrations – Italian or otherwise – has risen by 15 per cent in the past year, while the £5 million-

plus segment has climbed by 26 per cent.

But the most positive indicator is sales volumes, points out Bailey. Even after an additional 11 per cent price rise over the past year, strong purchaser demand has led to higher sales volumes feeding through to exchanges, which are up by 43 per cent year-on-year.

A ‘spring bounce’ of 2.5 per cent means London asking prices are near a record high due to a shortage of supply, says Rightmove, which spots signs of continuing market confidence in the capital: 24 per cent of respondents say they feel the current market favours sellers – double the figure for the rest of the UK – and 54 per cent view property as a lower risk asset class in these uncertain times.

Miles Shipside from Rightmove puts part of the bounce down to more ambitious pricing of property in the early months of the year, partly due to estate agents vying for new seller instructions. “With the ongoing shortage of new sellers, prices will rise where the local market or a particular agent is short of a type or style of stock.”

“Weak pound plus capital flight plus rising global wealth minus thin supply equals rampant price inflation” Liam Bailey, Knight Frank

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Olympic countdown Cluttons anticipates that the majority of the 2 to 3 per cent growth forecast in central London this year will be concentrated in the first half in the run-up to the Olympic Games. This presents a window of opportunity for homeowners to take advantage of above-average growth, at a time when prices elsewhere are subject to falls.

Cluttons head of research Sue Foxley says that despite distressed sales due to unemployment outside the capital: “Prime central London continues to see robust demand and price growth, with an upturn in enquiries from buyers in Greece and Italy who are seeking the security of a London investment, which is worsening the supply drought.”

She adds that London homeowners, who have been biding their time before making a move to the suburbs, “can benefit from perfect conditions over the next three months, when we anticipate the majority of this year’s London price growth will take place before the Olympics pushes the property market onto the backburner. Prime central London sellers can take advantage of prices close to, or in many cases slightly ahead of, the pre-recession peak and

strong demand to secure a quick sale, which combined with falling prices in the suburbs, will enable them to trade up to a much larger property.”

Ed Mead from Douglas & Gordon concurs that there’s little doubt the market has potential, with the highest number of buyers registering in 12 months. He believes the domestic market’s picking up quickest with low-tomid-level flats selling at last.

“The higher end is proving a little stickier in early 2012 as foreign buyers, driving prices north, pause for breath.

Perhaps the fact that the properties actually selling are those with nominal price cuts shows prices are reaching their peak,” Mead adds.

Living by the water Not everyone wants to live in the sky. Plenty of buyers want to be close to water, says Sarah Shelley from Knight Frank Wapping (020 7480 6848).

“Limehouse has long had a connection with the sea.

Names such as Ropemakers Fields and Barge Wharf reflect this nautical past, along with property built for the training and housing of those who worked on the ships,” she explains.

Among the seafaring properties for sale is a flat in a former seaman’s mission, originally known as the Empire Memorial Sailors Hostel, built in 1923 to offer housing to sailors coming off ships berthed at nearby docks. The home at The Mission has been refurbished and opened out to provide a reception and dining room, open plan kitchen and two double bedrooms.

“Buyers in Greece and Italy are seeking the security of a London investment” Sue Foxley, Cluttons

Sky-high prices for homes in tall towers Residential tower developments carry an average price premium of 36 per cent over their local new-build rivals, says a new study from CBRE. And the higher you go, the more you pay, with apartment prices increasing by an average of 1.5 per cent per floor.

Strata in Elephant and Castle recorded the biggest premium of 68.4 per cent above the local value, followed by Pan Peninsula in Canary Wharf at 57.1 per cent. However, the uplift in Pan Peninsula is arguably more impressive given the larger number of comparable schemes in the vicinity.

The biggest floor price premium was at Altitude 25 in Croydon, with the smallest difference seen at The Land Mark and Discovery Dock, both in Canary Wharf.

On the whole, floor price premiums varied within a fairly narrow range from 1.3 to 2.2 per cent.

Jennet Siebrits, head of Residential Research at CBRE, says: “Unlike the high rise blocks of the 1960s, tower developments now symbolize luxury living and can add substantial value. They have been designed by famous architects to be provocative and iconic in a way that enhances their brand.”

She believes the resurgence over the last decade has recently accelerated, because demand from South East Asian investors has become a driving force in the market. “Attributes like view, aspect, privacy and exclusivity are all enhanced by storey height, and as result, pricing increases from floor to floor.”

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LONDON PROPERTY

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General rate rise looks unlikely Lenders not expected to follow Halifax, reports Duncan Farmer

New mortgage for self-employed Kent Reliance building society has launched a mortgage for self-employed borrowers that requires them to provide just 12 months’ business accounts rather than the typical three years.

The loan, which has a two-year discount rate of 5.49 per cent for borrowers with a 25 per cent deposit or 5.99 per cent for borrowers with 20 per cent, is available under the Brightstar Financial brand.

Kent Reliance and Brightstar look at accountants’ projections for at least the second year, six months’ personal and business bank accounts, and ensure that each applicant has a realistic plan to be able to pay their mortgage.

There is a fee of two per cent, which can be added to the loan, and there are no early repayment charges.

Andy Golding, chief executive of Kent Reliance’s parent One Savings Bank, said: “Where big banks still seem to be reluctant to lend to small and medium enterprises, we’re prepared to help entrepreneurs by taking an experienced and responsible look at their business potential. We recognise the huge contribution of UK entrepreneurs and small business owners to getting the economy moving and are delighted to make it easier for them to buy property.”

ever since it was introduced.

Halifax last changed its cap in September 2008, but the move was beset with problems and it was forced by the Financial Services Authority to write to many of its SVR customers, and also pay compensation. This time around it will have been ultra careful to make sure everything has been done by the book.

But does this move mean that Halifax believes the cost of borrowing is about to start climbing? No, says Boulger, although he is puzzled at the timing. “Because Halifax is in this unique position of having a cap it can change, I don’t expect this move to result in any significant SVR contagion,” he says, citing a fall in threemonth Libor rate (the rate at which banks lend to one another) and an increase in lending at low rates to eurozone banks.

“If there was going to be a general increase in SVRs, it would have been more logical for it to have happened over the past six months as a result of the increased cost of funds during that time.

Now that trend is being reversed, albeit only slightly, there would be less logic in an increase at this stage. Therefore a general upward movement in SVRs is unlikely until the bank rate changes, which looks to be at least two years away.”

This change in the rate cap from Halifax certainly puts a whole new meaning to its catch phrase as ‘the bank that gives you extra’. Extra is not always good.

News that Halifax is to raise the rate on its standard-variablerate mortgage to 3.99 per cent led many borrowers to fear that it signalled the beginning of a wider move upwards for interest rates. But this may not be the case, according to Ray Boulger of broker John Charcol, who says that all Halifax was doing was bringing it into line with other lenders.

“Halifax is in a unique situation as far as its old SVR is concerned,” he says.

“It is the only major lender with an SVR cap which its mortgage conditions allow to be changed. It can do this by giving one month’s notice and allowing those borrowers the opportunity to redeem their mortgage within three months without paying any early repayment charges.

“The other major lenders who had an SVR cap, Nationwide and Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham & Gloucester, whose cap is two per cent above the base rate, had no wiggle room in their contracts and so no opportunity to increase the cap.”

This is why such a large proportion of borrowers with these lenders are now staying on their SVR of 2.5 per cent. It is also why these lenders introduced a new SVR for both new borrowers and existing customers taking a product transfer from 2009 and 2010 respectively; this new revert-to rate has been at 3.99 per cent

Current Best Buy Mortgages

Fixed Rates

Source: Charcol Ltd 0800 718191 www.charcol.co.uk LENDER

CURRENT RATE

UNTIL

GO TO RATE

THE OVERALL COST FOR COMPARISON IS

MAX ADV

HIGHER LENDING CHARGE

John Charcol

2.84%

31/3/14

3.99%

4.0% APR

60%

None

Nationwide

3.59%

3 years

3.99%

4.0% APR

70%

None

Darlington

3.69%

31/5/17

5.95%

5.6% APR

75%

None

Accord

4.19%

31/5/17

5.99%

5.6% APR

85%

None

EARLY REPAYMENT CHARGE (ERC)

LENDER FEE

LENDER EXIT FEE

£1,200

Nil

£999

£90

3% to 31/5/17. Can repay up to 10% in a single payment p.a.

ERC free.

1%

£100

5/5/5/4/3% to 31/5/17.

Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free.

£1,995

£90

3/2% to 31/3/14.

Can repay up to 10% p.a.

ERC free.

4% to last day of month after 3 years. Can repay up to £500 p.m. ERC free.

NOTES On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees. Flexible. Also available at 3.14% up to 75% LTV. Purchase only. Flexible. Fee reduced to £499 for FTBs. Also available for remortgages at 3.69% with a free valuation and free legals.

Flexible.

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Mutual lenders grant faster New mortgages approved for house buyers in January rose to 58,728, making it the highest monthly figure since December 2009 and up 30 per cent on January 2011.

These figures are reflected in Land Registry data showing that average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in January, with London prices climbing even higher.

According to data from the Bank of England, gross mortgage lending increased 32 per cent in January to £1.9 billion, up from £1.4 billion the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of mortgage approvals jumped by more than half, with £1.7 billion mortgages being approved compared to £1.1 billion in January 2011.

Another interesting statistic to come out of figures is that mutual lenders have been granting loans at a far faster rate than previously. “New lending and approvals for house purchase picked up across the market in January, perhaps in part due to first-time buyers taking advantage of the stamp duty holiday before it ends in March,” says Adrian Coles, director general of the Building Societies Association.

“Lending activity by mutuals was up significantly in January compared to the same month last year, continuing the trend of increased lending by the mutual sector seen throughout 2011.”

More borrowers choose to fix Latest figures from Knight Frank’s Large Loan index of borrowers taking out mortgages of at least £500,000 show that a quarter of them opted for fixed-rate deals in the last three months of 2011, up from a fifth at the start of last year.

“Borrowers in the large loan market are still taking advantage of low variable rates and on the whole are viewing this now as a robust medium-term strategy,” says Simon Gammon, managing partner at Knight Frank Finance.

“But it is interesting to note that there are increased numbers starting to fix, in part because of the extremely competitive rates, and also because it affords them a degree of certainty that the market has not permitted in recent years.”

The figures also revealed that the average variable rate deal was 2.7 per cent and the average fixed rate was 3.7 per cent, and that the overall loan-to-value ratio was stable at about 60 per cent.

INCREASING THE RENT With London rents rising at more than ten per cent a year, landlords should make sure the rent they are charging tenants is keeping pace with increases in the market.

Landlords are often reluctant to put rents up by too much in order to encourage tenants to stay on, and while this is admirable in some ways, it does not make financial sense.

This extra profit can be used either to clear the mortgage or provide a sinking fund for repairs and maintenance, and once a tenant has become used to a low rent for three or four years, it becomes harder to raise the rent to a market level.

As the tenancy comes up for renewal, it is worth checking exactly what the market rent should be, and if the tenant is unhappy to pay much more there are – at present anyway – a queue of applicants willing to take their place.

Variable Rates (Tracker and Discount off SVR) MAX ADV

HIGHER LENDING CHARGE

EARLY REPAYMENT CHARGE (ERC)

LENDER FEE

LENDER EXIT FEE

NOTES

LENDER

CURRENT RATE

UNTIL

GO TO RATE

THE OVERALL COST FOR COMPARISON IS

Lloyds TSB Scotland

2.74%

Bank Rate + 2.24% to 31/3/14

3.99%

3.9% APR

60%

None

3/2% to 31/3/14. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free.

£999

Nil

On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees. Flexible.

Bank of China (UK)

2.80%

Bank Rate + 2.30% for term

N/A

2.9% APR

80%

None

1% in 1 year on full repayment. Unlimited ERC free part redemptions allowed.

£1,245*

£95

Up to £500,000. For loans up to £1m: £2,495 and above £1m: 0.5%

National Counties

2.99%

4.69%

4.4% APR

80%

None

5% for 5 years. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£465

£100

Maximum loan: £350K.

Nottingham

2.99%

5.99%

5.6% APR

85%

None

3% for 2 years. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free.

£999

£150

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees.

Maximum loan: £500,000.

Darlington

3.99%

5.95%

5.8% APR

90%

None

3% to 31/3/14. Can repay up to 10% in a single payment ERC free.

£449

£100

First Time Buyers only.

Maximum loan: £200,000.

1.70% discount off SVR for 5 years 3.00% discount off SVR for 2 years 1.96% discount off SVR to 31/3/14

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Hamptons Islington 020 7717 5453 islington@hamptons-int.com

Elizabeth Avenue, N1 Asking Price £389,950 Leasehold

A well presented one bedroom garden flat offering bright accommodation located on this quiet residential road.

New River Head, EC1R Asking Price £749,950 Leasehold A wonderful two bedroom apartment within this popular development which has a fantastic roof terrace and off street parking.

Paradise Passage, N7 Asking Price £650,000 Leasehold

Belitha Villas, N1 Asking Price £625,000 Share of Freehold

A split level maisonette offering fantastic living accommodation and extremely well proportioned rooms.

A stunning apartment positioned over the raised ground floor of this beautiful Georgian Villa. The property offers 721 sq ft internally and externally a communal garden.

It’s important to make time for the things you love.

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At Hamptons International, we take all the strain out of managing your move. Leaving you free to enjoy the finer things in life, safe in the knowledge that everything’s being taken care of.

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Hamptons Islington 020 7717 5453 islington@hamptons-int.com

Liverpool Road, N1 Asking Price £1,100,000 Share of Freehold

Barnsbury Terrace, N1 Asking Price £375,000 Leasehold A raised ground floor one bedroom apartment in the heart of Barnsbury.

Balmes Road, N1 Asking Price £425,000 Leasehold

Lofting Road, N1 Asking Price £775,000 Leasehold

Located within this Thomas Tassou gated development is a striking penthouse offering fantastic entertaining space as well a prominent location in Barnsbury.

A twelfth floor apartment located in a popular purpose built block. The property offers fantastic views, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and open plan living.

A fabulous two bedroom contemporary open plan apartment with a mezzanine study in Barnsbury.

It’s important to make time for the things you love.

At Hamptons International, we take all the strain out of managing your move. Leaving you free to enjoy the finer things in life, safe in the knowledge that everything’s being taken care of.

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Hamptons Islington Lettings 020 7717 5455 islingtonlettings@hamptons-int.com

Tiltman Place, N7 Guide Price £325 per week (Long Let) Beautiful apartment in private gated development excellently located for transport links to Central London whilst offering well proportioned rooms, high specification fittings throughout, balcony and concierge facility.

Goswell Road, EC1 Guide Price £550 per week (Long Let)

Duncan Terrace, N1 Guide Price £695 per week (Long Let) Minutes from the transport links of Angel Tube Station and the amenities of Upper Street, this brand new high specification top floor property boasts two bathrooms and wrap around roof terrace (with fantastic views) and natural light throughout.

Corsica Street, N5 Guide Price £1, 200 per week (Long Let) This stunning house benefits from a high specification fittings throughout, ample living space and private patio garden with feature hot tub. Conveniently located to Highbury Fields/Highbury and Islington tube station and the amenities of Upper Street.

Situated seconds from Angel tube station, this newly built property boasts high specification and contemporary fixtures and fittings, two bathrooms and natural light throughout.

In the year of medals, we are already on a winning streak.

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Hamptons International Silver for Best UK Large Estate Agency and Best for Marketing.

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Neo Bankside, SE1 £1250 per week Located near to the Tate Modern and the Millenium Bridge. This is a fantastic two bedroom, two bathroom apartment available in the luxury Neo Bankside Development.

Hamptons Tower Bridge Lettings 020 7717 5491

Tea Trade Wharf, SE1 £875 per week

Leyden Street, E1 £460 per week A superbly presented one bedroom apartment on the 3rd floor of this popular Spitalfields development benefiting from daytime concierge, a south aspect and City views. Available furnished.

Hamptons City Lettings 020 7717 5437

Commercial Street, E1 £410 per week

A spacious two double bedroom double bathroom apartment with balcony, arranged within prestigious warehouse development. 24 hour concierge and parking.

Hamptons Tower Bridge Lettings 020 7717 5491

Well presented one bedroom apartment in this popular Spitalfields development with 24 hour concierge, moments from the Square Mile and Liverpool St tube.

Hamptons City Lettings 020 7717 5437

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Young professionals opt for style in Bermondsey Housebuilder Linden Homes has launched its new boutique development The Tanyard in Bermondsey’s George Street, not far from the Thames.

With streets offering vibrant bars and restaurants, trendy Borough Market and fashionable boutiques, Bermondsey is attracting young professionals who are looking for stylish apartments coupled with good local transport links into the City.

Due for completion in June, the development at The Tanyard will offer 17 new apartments: nine one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom. The high-spec homes will have superb views of the London skyline, and the location is easy walking distance from Bermondsey and Southwark tube stations, as well as Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf and the riverside.

Steve Bangs, managing director of Linden Homes South East division, said: “The Tanyard offers a fantastic opportunity for London professionals who are seeking to be part of a vibrant

community, while still being able to effortlessly access the attractions and workplaces of central London.

“As well as offering all the conveniences of living in London, and fantastic views of the city, buyers will be in a prime position to capitalise on the ongoing demand for quality, welllocated London apartments.”

Linden Homes, Galliford Try’s housebuilding division, is the sixth largest residential developer in the UK, specialising in high quality, individually designed schemes across the country.

Currently developing around 2200 homes annually, Linden Homes holds a landbank of 10,000 plots, 80 per cent on brownfield sites.

The Tanyard, George Row, Bermondsey SE16, one-bedroom flats from £324,995, two-bedroom from £449,995.

Linden Homes, 0844 488 3724.

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“The Tanyard offers a fantastic opportunity for London professionals who are seeking to be part of a vibrant community” Steve Bangs, Linden Homes

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THE MAGIC OF UMBRIA

Villaggio Albergo Caldese

Guide Price €11,500,000 Freehold

A very rare commodity This is an astonishing opportunity to purchase a unique estate, set in the beautiful Umbrian countryside. The sale includes a hotel, several restaurants, a nine-hole golf course, an equestrian club, swimming pool and luxurious spa, situated in a part of undiscovered Italy. The Villaggio Albergo Caldese is set in approximately 71 acres and was built in the 16 century. Today all the buildings have been sympathetically restored and furnished in Umbrian style.The estate sits at the top of a hill with breathtaking views over the countryside below. It simply has to be seen to be appreciated.Villaggio Albergo Caldese is within reasonable distance of the international airports at Florence, Rome and Perugia, the Umbrian capital city. It is also very close to the historical city of Città di Castello.

For further information contact:

SIS&I UK (+44) 07530 623464 SIS&I Italy (+39) 392 5784041 Città di Castello-Umbria

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The Tanyard, London SE1 A bespoke development of just seventeen, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Each finished to the highest standard.

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SALTDEAN, BRIGHTON BN2 8LG

THE ULTIMATE COASTAL RETREAT High specification apartments with exceptional views in a superb location. Voted 2nd in The Telegraph’s ‘Top Ten British Coast Locations’.* • An iconic development of exceptional 1 & 2 bedroom apartments • 10 mins drive from Brighton Marina • High Specification designer kitchens and bathrooms • Terrace/Balcony areas with sea views to many apartments • Secure underground car parking

• Residents’ on site gym • Secure fob entry system • Lifts to all levels • On site Estate Manager • Solar panel water heating to Caspian apartments • Contemporary innovative construction, resulting in greater energy efficiency

STAMP DUTY PAID!** Final few apartments remaining in the stunning Art Deco building Prices from £179,995 - £529,995

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Report by Tony Usher, senior sales negotiator for Jones Lang LaSalle The regeneration of East London is fast paced and innovative and could end up as an extension of the Canary Wharf district, seeing similar changes to that experienced by the Isle of Dogs over the last 10 years.

Canary Wharf and the surrounding areas are already well connected with an underground station on the Jubilee Line, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), a good range of bus routes and the Thames Clipper river service. Additional benefits from the regeneration are already starting to be noticed, such as the preparation for the East London train line, Boris bikes, and even a cable car to the O2 Arena for the Olympics.

People are very aware that property prices still have a lot of potential growth, and with the strong rental market and excellent transport links, Canary Wharf is still very affordable compared to the rest of London. The area’s strong rental demand means that many homeowners are keeping properties to rent out, instead of selling them when they move on.

Properties range from ex-local authority flats to multi-million pound apartments. There are plenty of modern developments as well as family townhouses, Victorian cottages, warehouse lofts and the more affordable apartment blocks further south on the Isle of Dogs.

The majority of buyers are young

couples who work locally and investment buyers from all over the world. There is huge demand from international investors buying off-plan and within modern developments.

We also find overseas buyers seeking properties for their children while they are studying in London. Lots of the smaller apartments are used as midweek pieds-a-terre, while some of the higher-end apartment blocks house a number of celebrities and Premier League footballers.

Buyers seeking more space can still find good value homes just a mile from Canary Wharf. A two-bedroom apartment is for sale in the Galaxy Building on Westferry Road with more than 1100 sq ft of space, a balcony and parking for £410,000. These older apartment buildings are often overlooked.

Canary Wharf is already very built up and has seen many new developments completed and sold out in the last two years. CQ London (CGI pictured below) is a stylish new development of studios (priced from £164,950) and apartments (two-bedrooms from £320,000) at Limehouse, which is completing now.

Aqua Vista, next to Limehouse Cut, has a handful of apartments remaining at prices from £164,950 for a studio or £249,950 for a two-bedroom flat.

Keep an eye on the area towards Bow as there are two very exciting new developments currently in the construction phase and due to be launched in the UK very soon.

11 Westferry Circus, Canary 11 Westferry Circus,Wharf, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD London E14 4HD 020 7715 9700 docklands.sales@eu.jll.com

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House on corner is ‘immaculate’ A four-bedroom family house stands on a wider than average plot on the corner of Hemingford Road and Ripplevale Grove in the Barnsbury Conservation area.

This elegant period home has four storeys of space totalling 1900 sq ft and is said to be in ‘immaculate decorative condition’ throughout. Solid oak floors have been fitted to most rooms, and windows have been replaced with double glazed panes within the sashes.

Almost 5ft wide, the entrance hallway leads to the main through reception containing period features and matching period fireplaces, large sash windows to the front, and an opposite window overlooking the rear garden.

The main staircase leads to a half landing with utility room and cloakroom, and down again to an open plan contemporary kitchen and dining

room with underfloor heating. A store or pantry room provides excellent storage.

You can access the garden directly from the kitchen, and double doors lead to a light well at the front. The upper floors have a master bedroom suite with full bathroom and walk-in wardrobe area, three more bedrooms, and a shower room with WC. Hemingford Road, Barnsbury N1, £1,775,000, Currell Residential 020 7226 4200

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Islington buyers in bidding frenzy Competition for the scarce number of homes on the market in and around Islington remains lively as buyers do their best to outbid each other and clinch the sale.

“The market is still very busy due to the lack of stock and lots of buyers, and we have gone to best bids on the majority of houses that have come to the market this year,” says Jo-Anne Neighbour, associate director of Savills Islington on Upper Street.

“We are also busy at the bottom end of the market, and we even went to best bids on a one-bedroom flat at £250,000,” she says.

For sale at the upper end of the scale, and handy for Upper Street, is a four-bedroom Georgian townhouse in Alwyne Place, part of the Canonbury conservation area. The family house has light and airy rooms on four floors and the current owners are said to have maintained it ‘to the highest standards with fine fixtures and fittings throughout’.

Showing many original features, the layout is flexible and could be designed to suit families both old and young. Inside living space of 3222 sq ft could also be extended by finishing the attic space.

Accommodation includes a large sitting room, another reception space, kitchen and breakfast room, and two bathrooms. It also has a garden room, a small garden at the front and a 35ft garden at the rear.

Alwyne Place, Canonbury N1, guide price £2.95m, Savills 020 7226 1313

“We have gone to best bids on the majority of houses that have come to the market this year” Jo-Anne Neighbour, Savills Islington

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Freedom to live at The Factory The Factory on Shepherdess Walk is a former industrial unit originally converted by Manhattan Loft Corporation, whose projects include the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

A loft apartment in the development has been transformed from an original shell to provide flexible accommodation with generous entertaining space, good light, and freedom to circulate the full 75ft length.

The large entrance hallway has plenty of storage.

Doors lead to the vast semi-open-plan loft space including main reception area on the west side with a private balcony. The reception is one of the few in the building with its original wood flooring intact.

The master bedroom takes up the entire east end of the apartment, and has a newly fitted en suite bathroom with standalone Philippe Starck bath. There’s a study or second bedroom for occasional guests or workspace.

A luxury fitted kitchen takes centre stage and offers ample storage and granite worktops. A terrace has a southerly aspect overlooking the courtyard, and the property has a secure underground parking space.

The Factory, Shepherdess Walk N1, £1.2m, Currell Residential 020 7226 4200

Grand reception in Barnsbury A four-storey Victorian family home, featuring a double-storey rear addition, offers four bedrooms and two modern bathrooms on the two upper floors.

The raised ground floor provides a light double reception room with matching fireplaces and plenty of period features. To the rear is a study overlooking the rear garden with its westerly aspect.

Stairs lead down to the lower ground floor and an open plan kitchen and dining area. A rear playroom leads out into the garden.

Hemingford Road, Barnsbury N1, £1.75m, Currell Residential 020 7226 4200

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LONDON PROPERTY

Fit for a banquet Dine out on the decked and railed balcony off the kitchen and reception room of a one-bedroom apartment in Islington’s Altair Court development.

The development stands on the corner of Southgate Road and Balls Pond Road, and includes a gym stocked with plenty of keep-fit equipment for those who like to pump iron after a heavy working day.

Around a mile from Upper Street, the apartment includes solid wooden flooring, video entryphone, and an off-

street parking space at the rear. Nearest stations are Highbury & Islington and Canonbury.

Altair Court, Southgate Road, Islington N1, £298,000, Hugh Grover 020 7226 1010

Original features at St Peter’s Window shutters, fireplaces and ceiling cornices are among the original features at a Grade II listed early Victorian house offering four floors of living space on St Peter’s Street, off Islington Green.

Walking distance from Angel tube station, the property includes four bedrooms, a double reception room, and a kitchen dining room. The mature rear garden has an open aspect.

St Peter’s Street, Islington N1, £1.5m, Carlton 020 7359 0000

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325 Upper Street London N1 2XQ Tel: 020 7226 1010 Fax: 020 7226 0272

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Currell Residential Underwood Street, N1 Leasehold with share of freehold £1,200,000

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• One bedroom in “The Factory” • Two bathrooms • Approx 1610sq ft, fabulous reception • Seperate guest/workspace • Private balcony • Secure underground parking space

Underwood Street, N1 Leasehold with share of freehold £1,275,000

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• Two bedroom in “The Factory” • Approx 1733sq ft • Private balcony

• Stunning double aspect reception • Two luxury bathrooms • Secure parking

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Islington 321 Upper Street Islington, London N1 2XQ

Islington Green, N1 Leasehold

£499,950

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• Good storage space • Approx 620sq ft • Over looking Islington Green

Britannia Building, N1 Leasehold £499,950

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• One bedroom penthouse flat • Spacious living area • En-suite shower room

• Guest WC • Wrap around terrace • Portered, gym

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Birkenhead Street WC1 A substantial Grade II listed Victorian house in this popular location in the heart of King's Cross. Arranged over five floors and extending to over 2,100 sq ft, the property is in need of complete modernisation, but, subject to the necessary permissions could be converted in to a number of self contained units reception room | 9 bedrooms | 3 cloakrooms | kitchen | terrace | courtyard

OIEO ÂŁ795,000 freehold

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Northampton Park N1

Southgate Road N1

A delightful flat arranged over the second floor of an attractive Victorian house on this popular residential street off St. Paul's Road close to Canonbury station and within easy reach of Highbury Fields reception room with open-plan kitchen | 2 double bedrooms | bathroom

A generously proportioned apartment offering over 700 sq ft of accommodation within this luxury modern development reception room with open-plan kitchen | bedroom | bathroom | concierge | communal gym | terrace

Guide price £440,000 leasehold

Guide price £420,000 leasehold

Drayton Park N5

Essex Road N1

A larger than average flat arranged over the first floor of Galliard's prestigious Drayton Park development, close to excellent connections to the City together with the amenities of Highbury Barn

An extremely well presented flat in excess of 500 sq ft, located in this sought after modern development on Essex Road close to a variety of shops, cafes and bus links to the City, Angel and beyond

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reception room with open-plan kitchen | bedroom | bathroom

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Guide price £295,000 leasehold

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Battledean Road N5

Alwyne Place N1

A substantial newly decorated Victorian house situated on a pleasant street close to Highbury Fields with a low maintenance garden reception room | 4 double bedrooms | family bathroom | kitchen | study | utility room | garden

A substantial maisonette arranged over the top two floors of an attractive period building in a prime Canonbury location reception room | 2 double bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | kitchen/breakfast room

£750 per week furnished

£750 per week furnished/unfurnished

Elliotts Place N1

Compton Terrace N1

A beautifully presented house in a fantastic location close to Angel, flooded with natural light and boasting a secluded roof terrace reception room with open-plan kitchen | 2 bedrooms | bathroom | roof terrace

A beautiful first floor period conversion located on a desirable terrace in the heart of Islington, the property has high ceilings and large windows, and was recently refurbished

£675 per week furnished/unfurnished

£575 per week furnished

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Union Wharf N1

St. John Street EC1R

A spacious warehouse conversion boasting floor-to-ceiling windows adjacent to the Wenlock Basin with pleasant canal views reception room | double bedroom | bathroom | kitchen | lift access | concierge | balcony

A contemporary apartment within a purpose built block of architectural interest that is internally well presented reception room | double bedroom | bathroom | kitchen | lift access | private balcony

£460 per week furnished

£450 per week furnished

Oakley Road N1

Highbury Grove Court N5

A spacious garden flat occupying the lower ground floor of a substantial period property with it's own private entrance reception room | 2 bedrooms | bathroom | kitchen/breakfast room | shared garden

A bright second floor apartment within this popular mansion block, presented in a contemporary style and in very good order internally, further benefitting from double glazing

£435 per week unfurnished

£425 per week furnished

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020 7226 1010 sales 325 Upper Street, London, N1 2XQ www.hughgrover.co.uk

St. Paul Street, N1

£1,150,000 Freehold 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms • Through Reception Room • Kitchen/Dining Room • Cloakroom • Utility Area Well Stocked Private Garden • Sought After Residential Location • Close to Transport

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Highbury Park, N5

£540,000 Share of Freehold

Southgate Road, N1

2 Bedrooms

Liverpool Road, N1

1 Bedroom

£405,000 Leasehold 1 Bedroom

£298,000 Leasehold

Upper Street, N1

£710,000 Leasehold 3/4 Bedrooms

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St Pancras chambers NW1 Penthouse apartment £925,000 Leasehold

Bromfield Street N1 Newly refurbished house with off street parking £1,975,000 Freehold

Mildmay Mews N1 2 bed first floor warehouse with parking & terrace £595,000 Share of freehold

Compton Avenue N1 Superb mews house in Canonbury £1,695,000 Freehold

Melville Place N1 1 bed flat within a gated development with parking £400,000 Leasehold

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Warner Road N8 £795 per week Beautiful four bedroom family house

Ardleigh Road N1 £370 per week Lovely one bed flat with original wood floors

Portland Rise N4 £450 per week Excellently presented two bedroom garden flat

Highbury Grange N5 £825 per week A large upper maisonette with a garden

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Noel Road, N1 A beautifully presented four floored early Victorian house situated in this sought after residential road.

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Grosvenor Avenue, N5 Fantastic two bedroom flat with private terrace

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LONDON PROPERTY

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St Paul’s penthouse Views of the City, St Paul’s Cathedral, and the Shard from this Hatton Garden penthouse are highly impressive by day, and even more spectacular at night.

Both the reception and dining room at the apartment have balconies big enough for a table and chairs where you can sit and admire the views. A spiral staircase leads up to a 640 sq ft roof terrace for al fresco dining under blue skies.

Offering 1980 sq ft of inside space, the property is set on the top two floors of a lift-serviced building in Hatton Gardens, on the border of Clerkenwell and

Holborn. Entrance is on the fifth floor containing two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and bespoke builtin wardrobes, and a study that could be converted into a third bedroom.

On the sixth floor is the barrel-vaulted reception with floor-to-ceiling windows and the separate dining room.

The two are separated by a high-spec contemporary kitchen.

Hatton Garden EC1, £2.5m, Hamptons International 020 7236 8398

Myddleton Square project Overlooking Myddleton Square, a two-bedroom apartment on the first floor of a Grade II listed terraced building is ready for renovation.

The 945 sq ft south-facing property is full of period features such as a marble fireplace, floor-to-ceiling sash windows and Juliet balconies. Living space includes a hallway, eat-in kitchen, sitting room, and bathroom. The bedrooms are both doubles.

Georgian Myddleton Square was built between 1824 and 1827 and is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton, the self-taught engineer largely responsible for bringing fresh water to London from Hertfordshire springs.

St Luke’s Church and a park are at the centre of the square, and Sadler’s Well Theatre, the shops and restaurants of Islington’s Upper Street, and Angel tube station are all a short walk away.

Myddelton Square, Clerkenwell EC1, £795,000, Currell Residential 020 7253 2533

The Nautilus Building is a residential block that stands on Myddelton Passage, off Myddelton Square, a short walk from Angel and Upper Street.

A two-bedroom apartment on the raised ground floor offers two bathrooms (one en suite), and open plan kitchen and reception room, and a balcony overlooking the communal gardens.

The property includes an allocated parking space.

The Nautilus Building, Myddelton Passage, Clerkenwell EC1, £699,950, Hamptons International 020 7226 4688

Narrow streets of cobblestone Laurence Pountney Lane, a cobblestone street named after St Laurence Church and 14th Century Lord Mayor of London Sir John de Poulteney, has a two-bedroom, loft-style duplex apartment for sale.

Near Cannon Street, the property is set on the ground and lower ground floors of a period building at Brook Court and offers 920 sq ft of open plan space that can provide a versatile living and working environment. The apartment features wood flooring and includes two shower rooms and a fully fitted kitchen.

Brook Court, Laurence Pountney Lane, Cannon Street, £675,000, Scott City 020 7600 0026

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Space age interior created

by Lord’s pod designers The Media Centre at Lord’s, home of cricket, hovers 15 metres above the pitch like an alien spaceship. Designed

by Future Systems, the building won the RIBA Stirling Prize for its futuristic architecture.

Birmingham Bullring’s Selfridges building, inspired by a Paco Rabanne sequin dress, is another iconic design

by Future Systems, which also created the space-age kitchen at an early Georgian house in Bloomsbury.

Since the kitchen extension 10 years ago, the current owners of the house in Bedford Row have commissioned Goodrich Interiors to bring the townhouse even further into the 21st century. The home features integrated Lutron lighting and Crestron controlled audio-visual technology, and an extra catering kitchen said to be better equipped than many West End restaurants.

During the recent restoration, early 18th century wallpaper was discovered behind a section of panelling. Another

discovery, an original lock and key, was restored to its rightful position on the front door. A wine cellar is formed from the vault that once contained deeds in the building’s former life as solicitors’ offices.

The five-bedroom home has more than 6700 sq ft of inside space on five floors plus a 50ft roof garden. The main bedrooms, dressing room, cinema and family kitchen are all air-conditioned, as is the powerhouse gym.

One of six terraced houses built in 1718 by carpenter Robert Burford, the property has an elegant façade – three windows wide – and retains much of its Georgian detailing, including an openstring staircase with twisted balusters and decorated tread ends. Panelling and Corinthian pilasters in the ground floor drawing room were added in 1820.

By Bob Stonebridge Bedford Row, Bloomsbury WC1, £8.5m, Savills 020 7472 5000

“Sensitively refurbished and extended by the current owners, this early Georgian property is one of the finest private houses in Bloomsbury” Simon Edwards, Savills Hampstead

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CITY AND WEST END The City office of Hamptons International has expanded its coverage into the West End to serve clients in Bloomsbury, Covent Garden and Soho.

Restyled the City and West End office, the business is run by sales manager Leon Stone (020 7236 8398) and lettings manager Alan Knightly (020 7236 8399), working alongside the new Hamptons Mayfair office, which opened in January.

Balcony watches over Holborn’s Royal Fusilier The balcony at a former show apartment looks down on the Royal Fusilier of the Alfred Toft memorial as he stands guard with his rifle and bayonet over the traffic of Holborn.

Minutes from Holborn Viaduct, the air-conditioned apartment now available to let has solid wood flooring, three carpeted bedrooms and three tiled bathrooms.

The fully equipped kitchen has granite work surfaces

and modern appliances including a washer dryer, large fridge freezer, and dishwasher.

The apartment close to Hatton Garden has a day concierge and is a short walk from Chancery Lane tube.

High Holborn, Holborn WC1, £900 per week furnished, Scott City 020 7600 0026

Warehouse space Architectural design consultancy Forster Inc, based in Shoreditch, redesigned the 1600 sq ft of lateral living space at a loft apartment on St John Street.

The home in Clerkenwell has generous space designed to create open plan options that are also warm and practical.

The 1200 sq ft living area features a bespoke kitchen, hidden storage and original warehouse windows. It also has English oak floors and an outside terrace.

The large bedroom has custom fittings and built-in backlit wardrobes, and the bathroom features a freestanding bath, walk-in shower and more hidden storage.

St John Street, Clerkenwell EC1, £1.15m, Stirling Ackroyd 020 7549 0606

King’s Cross choice A Grade II listed Victorian house in King’s Cross needs total modernisation and could be converted into self-contained units or restored to make an impressive family home.

Waiting for ‘sympathetic refurbishment’, the property on Birkenhead Street has more than 2100 sq ft of space on five floors. The house is currently divided into nine bedrooms, a reception room, and a kitchen, and it also has a courtyard and terrace.

King’s Cross is the nearest station and highspeed Eurostar trains to Europe run from St Pancras International.

Birkenhead Street, King’s Cross WC1, £795,000, Cluttons 020 7354 6666

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£499,500

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£535,000

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£850 PER WEEK

One bedroom, re-fitted kitchen, re-fitted bathroom, west aspect, great views, close to the Barbican Arts Centre and Moorgate underground.

Two bedrooms, duplex apartment, fitted kitchen, quirky layout, high ceilings, central City location close to St Pauls Cathedral.

Two bedrooms, two shower rooms, fitted kitchen, study, duplex apartment, wood flooring, approx. 900 sq. feet, period property, close to Cannon Street station

Large studio apartment, second floor. Fitted kitchen, tiled bathroom. Great transport links. Quiet location. Available immediately.

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Fitted kitchen. Security entrance system. Available immediately.

Three bedroom apartment, 22nd floor. North and East aspects, amazing views.

Furnished. Re-fitted kitchen and bathrooms. Available March.

122 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AA +44 (0)20 7600 0026 www.scottcity.co.uk Email: property@scottcity.co.uk Scott City FP 1

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EC2A

EC1

£1,100,000

£1,150,000

Shoreditch Sales 1,334 sqft warehouse development with original exposed brickwork, high ceilings and vaulted beams being just a few of the features.

Clerkenwell Sales 1600 sqft of lateral living space redesigned by award-winning architects offering generous space to create open plan living.

E8

SE1

£369,995

£689,950

Hackney Sales 2 bed apartment in London Fields boasting sash windows, wood flooring throughout & a bright open-plan kitchen/entertaining space.

Bankside Sales 1,324 SqFt 2 bed, 2 bath period conversion with an abundance of exposed Brickwork, high ceilings, iron columns and wood floors.

HACKNEY 020 7749 3807

BANKSIDE 020 7940 3888

SHOREDITCH 020 7749 3838

CLERKENWELL 020 7549 0606

HAMPSTEAD/SJW 020 7748 5224

IBIZA 00 34 971 32 67 88

ISTANBUL 0090 212 322 7171

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E2

£1150pw

EC1 £1100pw

Shoreditch Lettings 1950 sq ft/180 sq mt, House, Exposed Brick, Wood Floors, Private Roof Terrace.

Clerkenwell Lettings 1600 sq ft 2 bed loft apartment, spectacular open-plan living space, fully integrated kitchen, wood floors, exposed concrete features & 2 balconies.

E9

SE1

£550pw

£995pw

Hackney Lettings Stunning loft apartment with white stripped wood flooring and a contemporary décor finished to an excellent standard throughout.

Bankside Lettings 2 bed 2 bath apartment with an abundance of natural light offering state of the art living accommodation with contemporary Bulthaup kitchens.

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LONDON PROPERTY

REVIEW

citydirectory Islington

City Currell Islington 321 Upper Street Islington N1 2XQ

Blake Stanley Broadway Market London Fields E8 4PH

 020 7226 4200  islington@currell.com

 020 7254 7554  info@blakestanley.co.uk

www.currell.com

www.blakestanley.co.uk

Currell New Homes Islington House, 313 Upper Street, Islington N1 2XQ

Callum Roberts 40 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NW

020 7226 6611  newhomes@currell.com www.currell.com 

callum roberts

0843 473 9235 info@callumroberts.com www.callumroberts.com 

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Chesterton Humberts 327-329 Upper Street Islington N1 2XQ

Currell Clerkenwell 122/124 St John Street Clerkenwell EC1V 4JS

 020 7359 9777  sales.islington@chestertonhumberts.com

 020 7226 6611  clerkenwell@currell.com

www.chestertonhumberts.com

www.currell.com

Hamptons Islington 97-99 Upper Street Islington N1 0NP

Currell Hackney Quebec Wharf, 311-313 Kingsland Road, Hackney E8 4DL

 020 7717 5103  islington@hamptons-int.com

 020 7241 4111  hackney@currell.com

www.hamptons.co.uk

www.currell.com

Hugh Grover Associates 325 Upper Street Islington N1 2XQ

Currell Victoria Park 81 Lauriston Road Victoria Park E9 7HJ

 020 7226 1010  sales@hughgrover.co.uk

 020 3222 5555  victoriapark@currell.com

www.hughgrover.co.uk

www.currell.com

Savills Islington 94-96 Upper Street, London N1 0NP

Hamptons City Aldermary House, 15 Queen Street, London EC4N 1TX

 020 7226 1313  islington@savills.com

 020 7717 5293  city@hamptons-int.com

www.savills.com

www.hamptons.co.uk

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LONDON PROPERTY

REVIEW Visit these agents for properties in the City, Islington and Docklands Knight Frank 35a Wapping High St, London E1W 1NR

Docklands Bushells Docklands 7 Wapping High Street Wapping, London E1W 1LS

 020 7480 6848  wapping@knightfrank.com

www.knightfrank.co.uk

 020 3515 0011  docklands@bushells.com

www.bushells.com Chesterton Humberts 220 Tower Bridge Road London SE1 2UP 020 7357 6911  lettings.towerbridge@chestertonhumberts.com www.chestertonhumberts.com 

Dawn Sandoval Residential Ltd Dawn Sandoval Residential Sales - Lettings - Property Management

 020 7093 1702  dawn@dawnsandovalresidential.co.uk

Knight Frank 18-19 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QW  020 7512 9966  cwharf@knightfrank.com

www.knightfrank.co.uk

Landmark 264 Westferry Road, London E14 3AG  020 7515 0800  info@lmlondon.com

www.lmlondon.com

www.dawnsandovalresidential.co.uk

FJ Lord 4 Copper Row, Tower Bridge Piazza, Shad Thames SE1 2LH  020 7089 6490  shad.thames@fjlord.co.uk

Savills Canary Wharf 4 Westferry Circus, London  020 7531 2500  canarywharf@savills.com

www.savills.com

www.fjlord.co.uk Henry Wiltshire 2 Laybourne House, Admirals Way london E14 9UH  020 7001 9160  kelly@henrywiltshire.co.uk

www.henrywiltshire.co.uk

Savills Docklands 80 Wapping High Street, London  020 7456 6800  docklands@savills.com

www.savills.com

Hamptons Tower Bridge 41 Shad Thames London SE1 2NJ

Winkworth Surrey Quays Surrey Quays Shopping Centre SE16 7LL

 020 77175124  towerbridge@hamptons-int.com

 020 7237 9119  surreyquays@winkworth.co.uk

www.hamptons.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

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Bermondsey Wall West, SE16

£595,000 Leasehold

A rare opportunity to acquire a spacious live/work unit on the ground floor of this new build development, situated just a short walk from Butlers Wharf with its array of bars and restaurants and Tower Bridge.

Own entrance | Reception/Live work unit | Two Double bedrooms | Internal Patio | Kitchen | Utility Room | Guest Cloakroom | Bathroom

Elephant Lane, SE16

£395,000 Freehold

A terraced two storey house positioned in this sought after development adjacent to the River Thames. Situated within short walking distance of Rotherhithe tube station. The property would benefit from general modernisation and updating.

Two bedrooms | Reception room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Bathroom | Separate cloakroom | Two balconies | Rear garden | Allocated courtyard parking

Grantham Court, SE16

£355,000 Leasehold

A light spacious first floor apartment in this sought after secure landscaped courtyard development, close to all local amenities. Situated a quarter of a mile from Surrey Quays shopping centre, tube station and Canada Water station, the Jubilee line leading from Stratford to Green Park.

Large Reception | Two Double Bedrooms | Master with Ensuite | Fitted Kitchen | Main Bathroom | Video Entry System | Allocated off street parking

Virginia Court, SE16

£215,000 Leasehold

Light spacious second floor studio apartment in this secure landscaped courtyard development, adjacent to the ‘Albion Channel Basin’. Situated approximately a quarter of a mile from Surrey Quays shopping centre.

Studio room | Fitted kitchen/breakfast room | Wraparound balcony | Bathroom suite | Video entry phone | Off street parking

Surrey Quays office | 020 7237 9119 | surreyquays@winkworth.co.uk Surrey Quays Shopping Centre SE16 7LL

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Your prime target Shooters Hill – 432ft high at the summit – is a former dense wood said to be named after a slope where archers once hunted their prey. Or the highwaymen who took aim at travellers on the main road to Dover.

A prime target for anyone looking for a top property around Blackheath is a seven-bedroom house on Shooters Hill Road. The home has more than 4235 sq ft of space on five floors and includes a one-bed apartment at lower ground level.

Among original period features are window shutters, solid marble fire surrounds and mantels, carved surrounds with hand-painted tiles, and a turned handrail on the staircase. The front reception has intricate reinstated coving.

A balcony off the raised ground floor kitchen and breakfast room overlooks the rear garden stocked with conifers, euphorbia, orange blossom, magnolia, vinecovered pergola, and pond.

At the top of the house, a large roof terrace stretching the entire depth of the property provides superb views of Canary Wharf and the nearby St John’s Church. Five cars can park off-street behind iron gates.

Shooters Hill Road, Blackheath SE3, offers above £2m, Roy Brooks 020 8299 3021

Taste sweet life at the Jam Factory

NEW OFFICE

Bushells estate agency, which this year celebrates its 75th anniversary, has opened a new Docklands office on Wapping High Street.

“Many of our customers have previously lived in or are moving to Docklands and it seemed a natural progression for us to do the same to offer continuity of service,” says Bushells.

More information from branch manager Mark Williams on 020 3515 0011.

A two-bedroom, two-bathroom conversion at the Jam Factory development has its own entrance into a vast open plan living and kitchen space with exposed brickwork, high ceilings, iron columns and wood floors.

The 1325 sq ft Bermondsey property on the ground and lower ground floors has an open staircase leading to the lower level containing a study area, main bedroom with en suite bathroom, second bedroom area and main bathroom.

Bermondsey Street bars and restaurants are a five-minute walk away from this Green Walk apartment. Borough station will take you 10 minutes and London Bridge station 15 minutes.

The Jam Factory, Green Walk, Bermondsey SE1, £689,950, Stirling Ackroyd 020 7940 3888

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Home of man who saved the Globe It took an American to build London’s finest tribute to England’s greatest playwright.

When Chicago-born actor Sam Wanamaker first arrived in London, he visited the site of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre expecting to witness a grand memorial to the bard he idolized. Instead he found a grubby plaque on a brewery wall.

He later devoted 25 years of his life to rebuilding the theatre, founding the Shakespeare Globe Trust and creating an education centre and permanent exhibition.

With his vision turning into reality, Wanamaker died in 1993, aged 74, three-and-a-half years before the official opening by the Queen.

The Shakespeare champion’s former home is now for sale in Trinity Street, a 20-minute walk from Southwark and his replica Globe legacy, today a global attraction. As the front-of-house sign shows, the Grade II listed corner property was once The Surrey Dispensary, founded by doctors in 1777 to supply medicines to the poor.

It has 3400 sq ft of space including three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two studies, a darkroom, and a large living and entertaining room with an extra street entrance. It has a huge roof terrace, four outdoor vaults, and an opportunity to create more space in the basement.

Swedish actress Mai Zetterling, who starred with Angelica Houston in the 1990 movie The Witches, is another former resident. The current owners, Sunday Times photographer Ken Griffiths and his film producer wife Rebekah Gilbertson, bought the property from Wanamaker in 1985.

By Bob Stonebridge The Surrey Dispensary, Trinity Street, Borough SE1, guide price £2.95m, Hamptons 020 7407 3173

“The property boasts a spacious living and entertaining room with additional street entrance, and an opportunity to create ancillary basement accommodation” Andrew Gillon, Hamptons

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Roll up to The Marbles A duplex penthouse on the top two floors of a secure gated development in Camberwell has three terraces that deliver great views of the City and London skyline.

A large open plan reception and kitchen space has doors to terraces on the north and south sides. The kitchen features integrated appliances and builtin storage units.

The master bedroom has an en suite shower room and built-in wardrobes, and there are two more bathrooms and a cloakroom. Total living space is more than 2000 sq ft, plus a parking space, and the nearest tube is Kennington.

The Marbles, Grosvenor Terrace, Camberwell SE5, £845,000, Field & Sons 020 7407 1375

Five stars A two-bedroom duplex apartment to let in West India Quay is set on the 13th and 14th floors above the fivestar Marriott Hotel, close to Canary Wharf’s financial district.

Dual aspect views reach out to the City, London skyline and Olympic Village and the apartment includes a high-spec kitchen, wood flooring, and floor-to-ceiling windows.

The property has a reception room, two bathrooms, guest cloakroom, and allocated underground parking.

The development is served by 24-hour uniformed porterage.

West India Quay, Canary Wharf E14, £850 per week, flexible furnishings, Savills 020 7531 2500

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Luxury two bedroom and on bathroom apartment situated on the 1st floor of the heavily sought after and beautiful development Ability Place.

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Grosvenor Terrace, SE5 Smart 4 bedroom duplex, penthouse apartment over the top 2 floors extends to over 2000 sq ft with wonderful views of the London skyline. £845,000

Hatters Court, SE1 Stylish 3 bedroom split-level conversion in a small, private development. Great entertaining space of over 1400 sq ft and use of a communal courtyard. £835,000

Cube House, SE16 Spacious 3 double bedroom apartment on the ground floor of a modern development. Close to Bermondsey Spa Regeneration area. £550,000

Providence Square, SE1 Modern 2 Bedroom, 1st floor apartment quietly located within Jacob’s Island. Reception room, 24 hour concierge, gym, sauna and solarium. £549,995

Gedling Court, SE1 Well-proportioned 1 bedroom apartment. This beautifully presented apartment has an excellent finish throughout.

OIRO £339,950

Setchell Way, SE1 Beautifully presented 2 bedroom midterrace house. Recently refurbished to a high standard, openplan reception room and a spacious paved garden. £289,950

Borough Office 020 7234 9633

Shad Thames Office 020 7403 8571

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City & East London Office 020 7790 9832

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Empire Square East, SE1 Stunning 3 bedroom, 1st floor apartment within a superb modern development. Lots of natural light and a quality finish throughout. £745,000

Somerville Point, SE16 Unique 2 bedroom apartment with approximately 1200sq ft of living space offering Thames Views & underground parking. £669,995

Salamanca Tower, SE1 Modern 2 double bedroom, 12th floor apartment within a ‘Berkeley Homes’ development.

Stylish finish and practical layout throughout. £495,000

Madison Apartments, SE1 Contemporary 2 bedroom apartment. Well presented 4th floor apartment has flexible space and benefits from a secure parking space. £439,950

Farrow Place, SE16 Well-presented 2 double bedroom flat in the heart of Surrey Quays. Allocated parking space and access to communal gardens. £259.995

Explorers Court, E14 Modern 1 bedroom, 6th floor apartment close to Canary Wharf business district. Juliette balcony and oblique river views. £229,995

Borough Office 020 7234 9633

Shad Thames Office 020 7403 8571

Kennington Office 020 7840 0666

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Leathermarket Court, SE1 Ideally located 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment within a gated development just off Bermondsey street. Offered furnished and available 11th April or earlier by £450 per week negotiation.

Empire Square, Long Lane, SE1 Stylish 1 bedroom, 8th floor apartment. This apartment has lots of natural light and lovely views of the new Shard building. Furnished and available now. £400 per week

New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 Superb 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1st floor warehouse conversion. This apartment is just opposite the Globe Theatre, beautifully furnished throughout, available immediately. £725 per week

Butlers Wharf SE1 A stunning penthouse apartment occupying the top 2 floors of the most prominent warehouse development within Shad Thames. Direct views of Tower Bridge. Offered part furnished and available now. £1295 per week

Java Wharf SE1 A spacious & bright two bedroom apartment within a highly sought-after converted warehouse development. Offered with a balcony, a secure parking space and a day concierge. Furnished & available mid April 2012. £700 per week

Anchor Brewhouse SE1 A beautifully presented 3rd floor 2 bedroom riverside warehouse conversion with views of the River Thames and Tower Bridge. Fitted to a high standard throughout. Offered furnished and available mid April 2012. £650 per week

Fusion Building, E14 The accommodation at this modern block comprises reception room open plan to fitted kitchen, master double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, further bedroom and a further bathroom.

Available immediately, unfurnished. £300 per week

Sherwood Gardens, Isle Of Dogs, E14 The accommodation comprises of reception room with dining area, separate kitchen, two double bedrooms and bathroom with bath/shower. The property is offered furnished and available April. £300 per week

Brunswick Quay, Rotherhithe, SE16 This one double bedroom garden flat is situated in this popular area with views onto Greenland Dock. The property includes parking and is offered furnished.

Available now. £270 per week

SHAD THAMES OFFICE

CITY & EAST LONDON OFFICE

Borough Office 020 7234 9633

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Shad Thames Office 020 7403 8571

City & East London Office 020 7790 9832

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Roupell Street, Waterloo, SE1 Superbly presented 3 bedroom Victorian house. This is a rare opportunity to rent a house within walking distance to Waterloo station. Available unfurnished from 7th £695 per week April.

Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 Well presented 2 bedroom, first floor apartment.

This modern apartment has a spacious reception room and two private balconies. Unfurnished and available 16th April. £410 per week

Bentham House, Falmouth Road, SE1 Stunning 2 double bedroom apartment. This property is in excellent condition throughout with secure allocated parking and use of gardens. Furnished £485 per week and available now.

Discovery Dock West E14 A bright and airy apartment, offering spacious modern living with two double bedrooms, two luxury bathrooms and a large decked balcony with west facing views of London.

Offered furnished and available now. £570 per week

Admirals Court SE1 An ideally located 2 bed 2 bath duplex apartment, situated in the heart of Shad Thames, within a short walk of The River Thames, London Bridge station and The Financial City. Offered unfurnished and available now. £475 per week

Butlers & Colonial Wharf SE1 A bright & airy 1 bedroom apartment, located within this highly sought-after modern development. Pleasant southfacing balcony and a day-time concierge. Offered furnished and available now. £410 per week

The Sphere, Canning Town, E16 The accommodation comprises reception room with balcony open to fitted kitchen, two double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Offered unfurnished, available immediately. £300 per week

Tanner Street, Bermondsey, SE1 The accommodation comprises two bedrooms, reception with open plan fitted kitchen, two bathrooms and balcony. Offered furnished and available mid April. £550 per week

Reservoir Studios, Limehouse, E1W This large studio is located on the top floor of this popular private gated development. Semi open plan fitted kitchen, reception with sleeping area, bathroom and balcony.

Offered furnished and available May. £280 per week

Borough Office 020 7234 9633

Kennington Office 020 7840 0666

Shad Thames Office 020 7403 8571

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Shooters Hill Road, SE3 OIEO ÂŁ2,000,000 Incredibly edible 6 double bed home, infused with tasty 1 bed apartment beneath. Gratifying square footage of around 4,237ft and delectable location in Blackheath close to top performing schools.

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Camberwell Grove, SE5

£1,660,000

Magnificent GII listed Georgian monster circa 1790. Chock-full with original features, 5/6 bedrooms, 3/4 receptions, 5 floors and garden with side access. Potential for basement flat (with separate access) and OSP. On the best street in the area and close to Denmark Hill trains.

Pepys Road, SE14

£985,000

Fancy 5 bed (all doubles) and huge basement opposite glorious Telegraph Hill. Impressive double frontage with panoramic views from the front of the house, 2 receptions, study, utility and downstairs cloak. Close to Haberdashers’ Aske’s and Zone 2 trains. Chain free.

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Pan Peninsular, E14 £1,585,000 Leasehold

Boardwalk Place, E14 Guide Price £470,000 Leasehold

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Providence Square £550 per week

Event Rentals £££ Negotiable

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

34th floor 1755 sq ft two bedroom apartment, three balconies, stunning views, spa, cinema, lounge bar, gymnasium, valet parking, on-site restaurant, parking space available at £30,000.

Stunning two bedroom two bathroom 725 sq ft apartment set in a very desirable complex in Shad Thames, furnished to a high standard and available soon your immediate viewing is highly advised.

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Two bedroom, two bathroom apartment overlooking the Dock, Dockside balcony, wood flooring, separate modern kitchen, secure gated parking and concierge.

Give us a ring! Spanish client requires 37 well located properties in and around Docklands & Canary Wharf.

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Docklands, E16 £235,000 Leasehold

Coldharbour, E14 £370,000 Freehold

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Limehouse, E14 £435 per week

New Providence Wharf, E14 £400 per week

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Docklands Office Tel: 020 3515 0011 docklands@bushells.com

Presented in excellent decorative order this stunning one bedroom apartment is perfect for investment or a FTB looking for River & Canary Wharf views, gymnasium, concierge, balcony and secure parking.

Superbly located two bedroom apartment next to Canary Wharf, wood floors, floor to ceiling windows, newly fitted luxury kitchen, newly completed bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and porter.

A lovely well located two bedroom house, spacious reception room with access to the secluded garden, secure gated parking space, en-suite to master bedroom, family bathroom good size fully fitted kitchen.

Beautifully presented two bedroom apartment furnished to a high standard. The property is well located for Canary Wharf and greatly benefits from superb facilities with swimming pool, gymnasium, spa, sauna and concierge. Parking space available.

Offices throughout South, West and East London

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Horizon Building E14 A spectacular three bedroom penthouse with panoramic views boasting large terraces and extremely spacious living accommodation being in excess of 2200sqft. Luxurious features include the latest technological installations, state of the art Multi Media, and ultra-contemporary finishes including walnut and marble flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows throughout. Two secure parking spaces are included with the property.

ÂŁ1,750,000 Leasehold

Canary Riverside E14 A luxurious three bedroom apartment on the 17th floor of Berkeley Tower, on the Canary Wharf Estate. It is presented in immaculate condition and offers commanding views of the River Thames and London skyline. The development benefits from security, concierge, proximity to a Virgin Active Health Spa and the best restaurants / bars that Canary Wharf has to offer. Includes two secure parking spaces.

ÂŁ1,400,000 Leasehold

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Baltimore Wharf, E14 £320pw

Adriatic Building, E14 £340 pw

• Brand new furnished studio • 5th floor luxury apartment • Stunning dock views • Crossharbour DLR

• One bed apartment • Limehouse location • Furnished to high standard • 24hr concierge & allocated parking

Landmark East, E14 £500pw

Dovecote House, SE16 £460pw

• Stunning two bedroom apartment • 11th floor west facing • 24hr concierge, and residents’ gym • Heron Quays DLR and Canary Wharf Jubilee Line

• 6th floor apartment • Two beds, two baths • Two balconies and allocated parking • 300m from Canada Water station

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