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1 SUPERBLY RESTORED GRADE II LISTED GEORGIAN TOWNHOUSE

eaton terrace, sw1

Entrance hall ø double reception room ø study with terrace ø living/dining room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 4 further bedrooms (2 en suite) ø 27 ft landscaped rear garden ø 271 sq m (2,921sq ft)

Strutt & Parker

Savills Knightsbridge

James Gilbert-Green james.gilbert-green@struttandparker.com

William Duckworth-Chad wdchad@savills.com

020 7235 9959

020 7581 5234

Guide £7.75 million Leasehold, approximately 124 years remaining

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1 GRADE II LISTED HOUSE IN A PRIME BELGRAVIA LOCATION

belgravia, sw1x

5 reception rooms ø 6 bedrooms ø 6 bathrooms ø use of Belgrave Square Gardens ø roof terrace ø patio ø 695.4 sq m (6,409 sq ft) ø EPC exempt

Aylesford

Savills Sloane Street

Brendan Roberts brendan-roberts@aylesford.com

Noel De Keyzer ndekeyzer@savills.com

0207 351 2383

020 7730 0822

Guide £22 million Freehold

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I have been advised by a friend to hold off putting my house on the market until the New Year on the basis that the market is traditionally quiet until then. Is seasonality in the market an outdated myth?

We helped many people’s wishes come true this year.

Here’s to doing the same in 2016.

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While the London property market is far less seasonal now than it has been historically, it is undoubtedly quieter over the Christmas period, with what often seems like a mass exodus out of London and many businesses closing until the New Year.

This can lessen a property’s prospects of viewings and securing a buyer, so vendors are often unsure about whether or not to launch their property to the market in December.

There is, of course, no perfect answer. In the main, buyers in the current market are looking for best-in-class and realism when it comes to pricing. If you feel you will tick these boxes, it is worth coming to the market to expose it to these willing buyers.

Even if you don’t expect a rush of viewings between Christmas and New Year, it can be worth appearing online as many property websites and portals report that some of their busiest days of the year are at this time, when families are together and often make decisions to move.

This is especially the case if you are selling a property that might appeal to first-time buyers and young couples, who are less likely than families to have gone away. Alongside this, properties are certainly thinner on the ground through December, at least on the open market, so having your property as one of the few could be incredibly advantageous, especially with those buyers who missed out in the busier autumn market.

If you are hesitant, don’t hold off completely as doing so will only delay your property’s chances in the New Year.

Instruct an agent now and do everything possible to get your property ready for the market – paperwork, photographs and floorplans – so there is no delay once you do choose to launch it online.

This would also allow us to talk to our existing pool of buyers and show your property during this time (we will be open between Christmas and New Year), so when it does come to January and your property goes on the market, you will know your property has already had a really strong exposure.

Reasons why people moved this year: 48% Moved to a bigger home 17% Moved to a new area 11% Invested or redeveloped a property 10% Moved to a smaller home 8% Bought a second home 3% Moved to the UK for a new job 3% Other wishes

Jonathan Hewlett Head of London Residential 020 7730 0822 jhewlett@savills.com

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NEWS AND FEATURES

MARKET VIEW You can do it. Determined 22 buyers can still get on the property ladder, reports Rupert Collingwood.

CHAPTER & VERSE Five-star luxury.

22 Ultra-prime lifestyle apartments have facilities to rival hotels, says a new report.

LONDON VOICE Quality statement. Silk 23 chinoiserie wallpaper shows a property is worth investing in, reports Tom Lamb.

HOME FRONT Cancel Christmas? There’s 23 no need just because your house is on the market, reports Jenny Knight.

MONEY Prime outlook. Growing capital 24 economy is matched by huge incentives to buy, reports Duncan Farmer.

BEST BUYS Fixed, discount or tracker – 24 check out the facts, figures and interest rates from our current top ten mortgages.

LONDON EYE Prime forecast. Wealth 26 generation will see London prices continue to grow in the next five years.

COUNTRY PROPERTY House detective.

51 Researching architectural and social history can bring a building to life.

FOR SALE & TO RENT MARYLEBONE, MAYFAIR, PIMLICO, 28 BELGRAVIA, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, CHELSEA, SOUTH KENSINGTON,

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON Grosvenor evolution.

Luxurious lateral apartment has 17 windows serving views of the major transformations on this renowned Mayfair square.

KENSINGTON, NOTTING HILL, 38 PADDINGTON, HOLLAND PARK, FULHAM, BROOK GREEN Notting Hill’s ‘best kept secret’. Historic Dickens theatre – now a wedding and conference venue – is a short walk from this five-bedroom mews house.

LETTINGS LOWDOWN Best advice. Keep 86 in touch with your agent to maximise rental investments, advises Rahim Najak.

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1 BEAUTIFULLY DEVELOPED GRADE II LISTED BELGRAVIA MEWS HOUSE

lyall mews west, sw1

Reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø master bedroom suite ø guest bedroom suite ø further bedroom/study ø cloakroom ø steam room ø 216 sq m (2,646 sq ft)

Knight Frank

Savills Knightsbridge

Matthew Armstrong matthew.armstrong@knightfrank.com

William Duckworth-Chad wdchad@savills.com

0203 430 6861

020 7581 5234

Guide £6.05 million Freehold

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1 A SUPERB KNIGHTSBRIDGE PENTHOUSE WITH BEAUTIFUL GARDEN VIEWS

cadogan place, sw1x

Drawing room ø sitting room ø family kitchen/breakfast/TV room ø chef's kitchen ø 5 bedroom suites ø utility room ø guest cloakroom ø winter garden ø 387 sq m (4,172 sq ft) ø EPC exempt

Strutt & Parker

Savills Knightsbridge

James Gilbert-Green james.gilbert-green@struttandparker.com

Alex Christian achristian@savills.com

020 7235 9959

020 7590 5065

Guide £13.95 million Leasehold, approximately 987 years remaining

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1 A STYLISH AND IMMACULATELY PRESENTED TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT

ennismore gardens, sw7

Reception room/dining room ø kitchen ø 2 double bedroom suites ø further bathroom ø utility room ø lift ø 136.56 sq m (1,471 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Savills Knightsbridge Ben Morris bmorris@savills.com

020 7581 5234 Guide £4.95 million Leasehold, approximately 101 years remaining

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IMMACULATE CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE OVERLOOKING GARDEN SQUARE

paultons square, sw3

4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø 3 reception rooms ø study ø kitchen ø dining room ø guest cloakroom ø garden ø 251.78 sq m (2,710 sq ft) ø Council Tax=H ø EPC=E

Savills Chelsea Nick Walters NWalters@savills.com

0207 578 9012 Unfurnished £3,600 per week + £276 inc VAT tenancy paperwork fee and other charges may apply* *£36inc incVAT VATfor foreach each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor whereInventory required.

Inventory out fee end – charged at termination the end of or early termination *£36 additional tenant/occupant/guarantor referencereference where required. check out fee -check charged at the of or early of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees. of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details including example inventory fee, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.

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Thurloe Square, Knightsbridge SW7 A magnificent Grade II Listed double fronted corner house This substantial house, located in this highly sought after garden square, has exceptional proportions, wonderful reception space and a fantastic Thomas Cubitt designed cantilever staircase. The accommodation includes an impressive entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, study, media room, master bedroom suite, 5 further bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 2 terraces. Approximately 533 sq m (5740 sq ft).

Freehold

Guide price: £13,250,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/knightsbridge knightsbridge@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5929

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/SLA150273

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Trevor Square, Knightsbridge SW7 An immaculate house in a desirable Knightsbridge garden square The house has been meticulously and stylishly refurbished to a very high specification and is in a prime position overlooking the picturesque garden square. It offers a generous open plan kitchen and dining room, a wellappointed reception room flowing onto a large west facing garden, a large master bedroom suite, 3 further bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, a dressing room and laundry room. EPC: D. Approximately 216 sq m (2,330 sq ft).

Freehold

Guide price: £6,450,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/knightsbridge knightsbridge@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5929

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/SLA110426

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Chesil Court, Chelsea Manor Street, Chelsea SW3 A bright one bedroom flat with balcony situated in the heart of Chelsea The flat comprises of a large bedroom with built in wardrobes, open plan reception and dining room, separate kitchen, bathroom and a large balcony accessible from both the bedroom and reception room. Situated on the third floor of Chesil Court, a striking and popular 1930's art deco block with lifts and porters, Chelsea Manor Street is a quiet street ideally located just south of the King's Road. EPC: F. Approximately 52 m sq (560 sq ft).

Leasehold: approximately 145 years remaining

Guide price: £975,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/knightsbridge knightsbridge@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5929

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/SLA100008

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Pont Street, Knightsbridge SW1 An elegant ground floor maisonette benefiting from its own front door Located in this prestigious Knightsbridge address, the maisonette provides a grand reception room with excellent ceiling heights and original period features, an entrance hall, guest cloakroom and kitchen. The lower ground floor provides two impressive bedroom suites, the master being exceptional in scale. Apartments of this calibre are rarely available on the market. EPC: D. Approximately 190 sq m (2,042 sq ft).

Leasehold: approximately 60 years remaining

Guide price: £4,750,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/knightsbridge knightsbridge@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5929

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/SLA150109

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Eaton Mews South, Belgravia SW1 A very attractive Mews House for sale in Belgravia Situated in Eaton Mews South just behind Eaton Square, this lovely South facing mews house is presented in good condition throughout and could perhaps be extended further, subject to consents. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 2 further bedrooms, shower room, reception room, dining room, kitchen, garage.

EPC: F. Approximately 146 sq m (1,567 sq ft).

Freehold

Guide price: £3,650,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/belgravia belgravia@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5905 johndwood.co.uk/belgravia belgravia@johndwood.com 020 7824 7900

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/BGV150154

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Connaught Square, Hyde Park W2 Impressive town house on one of London's finest garden squares An elegant Grade II listed town house located on the east side of Connaught Square, within close proximity of Hyde Park and a short walk from the amenities of Connaught Village. 5 bedrooms (3 en suite), dual aspect reception room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, family room, guest shower room, cloakroom, 3 terraces, 2 external storage vaults, access to private gated communal gardens.

Approximately 341 sq m (3,671 sq ft).

Freehold

Guide price: £5,950,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/hydepark hydepark@knightfrank.com 020 3544 2487

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/HPE110138

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Lansdowne Road, Notting Hill W11 Lovely house with parking and direct communal garden access A detached property located on this key road in Notting Hill, offering excellent lateral accommodation and a separate flat on the lower ground floor. 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 shower rooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, dining room, 3 patios, garage, loft, access to communal gardens. EPC: F. Approximately 455 sq m (4,899 sq ft).

Freehold

KnightFrank.co.uk/nottinghill nottinghill@knightfrank.com 020 3544 8021 Marshandparsons.co.uk sales.hol@marshandparsons.co.uk 020 7605 6890

Guide price: £10,900,000

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

KnightFrank.co.uk/NGH100136

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HELPING YOU MOVE FORWARD IN 2016 To find out how we can help you or to arrange your complimentary market appraisal please contact us: KnightFrank.co.uk/southkensington

southkensington@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6121

Guide price: £1,725,000

Old Brompton Road, South Kensington SW7 This unique first and second floor three apartment is located on the upper half of an attractive converted house. The property further benefits from a share of freehold and private outside space. 3 bedrooms, 1 reception room, 2 bathrooms, patio/terrace. EPC: E. Approximately 89 sq m (956 sq ft). southkensington@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3641 6121

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

Guide price: £1,675,000

Collingham Place, Earl's Court SW5 Stunning apartment situated on the raised ground floor of a period building. The property features a very large double-aspect reception room with two bay windows, and an open-plan kitchen. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 reception room, ground floor. EPC: G. Approximately 107 sq m (1,148 sq ft). southkensington@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3641 6121

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CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR PLANNING Over the festive break, hundreds of people will be conptemplating their next move. Call us today for a free market appraisal to make sure your property is waiting for them in the new year.

KnightFrank.co.uk/wimbledon

wimbledon@knightfrank.com 020 8946 0026

Guide price: £2,450,000

Coombe Wood Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 Stunning brand new contemporary detached five bedroom house near Richmond Park. Master bedroom suite, 4 further bedrooms (2 en suite), family bathroom, family room, drawing room, study, kitchen/dining room, utility, WC, garden, off street parking. EPC: B. Approximately 309.9 sq m (3,336 sq ft). wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

Guide price: £3,950,000

Ulswater Close, London SW15 A brand new contemporary detached Huf Haus in this quiet cul de sac near Richmond Park. Master bedroom suite, 4 further bedrooms (2 en suite), 2 family bathrooms, living room, family room, kitchen/dining/family room, garden, detached garage. EPC: B. Approximately 519.9 sq m (5,596 sq ft). wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

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marketview Determined young buyers can get still on the property ladder, says Rupert Collingwood, CEO of The London Search Company?

Ask just about anyone over the age of 35 about house prices in London and before long, they express sympathy for the younger generation for whom home ownership is a very distant prospect.

I know many who are considering buying investment properties to give to their children once they become adults. Those whose children are already grown are releasing equity from their own homes to give them a boost up the property ladder.

One simply has to look at the house-price-toearnings-ratio to see how difficult things have become.

In 1987, London house prices were approximately five and a half times the average salary. Now they stand at nearly nine times the average.

Even in 1987, few first-time buyers would have expected to buy their first home in central London. It’s why areas like Fulham and Battersea became popular – they were ungentrified areas a generation ago and reasonably inexpensive at the time.

Expectations were also different. People were more accustomed to saving for the things they wanted whereas now the ubiquity of easy credit and massmarket luxury means few people make sacrifices to afford what they want. People may have got onto the property ladder earlier in life a generation ago, but they didn’t take gap years or buy designer handbags while still in their 20s.

Those who are determined to get on the property ladder can still do it. I’m not saying it isn’t difficult but it isn’t impossible. In 1987, mortgage-lending criteria was very strict: three times salary with at least a 10 per cent deposit. Nowadays, it is based on affordability so if you’re frugal and can demonstrate that you’re able to afford the mortgage payments, lenders are willing to lend more.

Help to Buy is there for those who can’t turn to the Bank of Mum and Dad, and even if Mum and Dad are willing but don’t have the spare cash, there are specialist mortgages where parents merely have to guarantee the loan.

First-time buyers have to be realistic. Looking for properties in Pimlico is probably out of the question.

These days, Fulham and Battersea are probably beyond the reach of most first-time buyers. Queen’s Park is relatively affordable, though, as is Ealing, Camberwell, Stoke Newington and many other areas of London.

Okay, so these areas aren’t within walking distance of Peter Jones but they’re gentrifying rapidly. In 30 years’ time, I expect we’ll be saying: “Remember when a first-time buyer could buy a property in Ealing?”

Five-star luxury The number of apartment buildings with lifestyle facilities to rival five-star hotels has risen dramatically in the last 10 years, says a new report.

have seen a From their original significant lack of heartland in new luxury apartment NEW APARTMENT BUIL Knightsbridge, these DINGS RIVAL LUXURY HOTELS development: of luxury buildings have the 38 projects expanded across 341% reviewed, only central London. In two are in Chelsea eight inner districts, 38 £2.25 million proper. Another two – buildings now provide Chelsea Barracks and 4000 hotel-style 1083 Grosvenor Waterside – apartments, according are on the border with to the report New 35% Pimlico.

Apartment Buildings In an emerging Rival Luxury Hotels, 72% north-south divide, a commissioned by Kay HOTEL-STYLE LUXURY LIVING IN CENTRAL swathe of one, two and & Co with analysis by LONDON three-star apartment Dataloft. buildings runs parallel to Using a hotel-style, the river from Chelsea star-rating system for to Westminster. To the prime central London north, an arc of four and (PCL) developments, five-star buildings runs the report outlines that four and fivefrom Knightsbridge, via Bayswater and star schemes were historically clustered in the Hyde Park Estate, to Marylebone and Knightsbridge and expanded into Mayfair Fitzrovia. and Belgravia. In recent years, developers Rising global wealth has resulted in a have delivered ultra-prime projects demand for hotel-style, lateral apartments in Fitzrovia, Westminster, Bayswater, by investors from the Middle East, Asia Marylebone and the Hyde Park Estate. and Africa. The success of projects such There are now 1083 five-star rated as The Knightsbridge and One Hyde Park apartments in London with a combined has encouraged developers to stretch value of £2.4bn. The proportion of topthe boundaries of specification, amenities grade apartments has risen steeply in the and pricing to offer not just a home but a last 18 months from 60 to 74 per cent of lifestyle, with concierge services, gyms, all new PCL developments. More five-star swimming pools, spas, retail outlets, inapartments are due to be completed in room dining and valet parking.

2015 and 2016 than in the previous 10 Prices have increased at an astonishing years. rate. The average price of a hotel-style The focus of luxury pipeline apartment in PCL has risen 341 per cent development is along the northern and from £511,000 in 2009 to £2.25m in western boundaries of London’s West 2014-15. New apartments with hotelEnd. Eighty-one per cent of all five-star type amenities now sell at a 62 per cent apartments scheduled for completion price premium compared to second-hand in 2015 and 2016 are in Fitzrovia or conventional apartments.

Marylebone, and some of the most Martin Bikhit, Kay & Co managing recent luxury projects unveiled, or in the director, said: “Global demand, rising pipeline, are in the Hyde Park Estate and prices and excellent developer standards Bayswater. have resulted in a huge expansion of this One Hyde Park and The Knightsbridge hotel-style apartment offering. Over the had the highest amenity scores, followed next five years we can expect to see more

by The Chilterns and Chiltern Place, both three, four and five-star rated projects in in Marylebone; Riverwalk in Westminster; locations including Euston, Kings Cross and Rathbone Square and Fitzroy Place in and Paddington. A new prime London Fitzrovia. region is emerging.”

Kensington and Chelsea, however, Autumn 2015

rise in new build apartmen t sales prices since 2009

average price paid for central London new build apartments since 2014

private 5* apartments in central London

of units under construct ion or completed since 2014 are in 5* developments

of 5* apartments since 2014 are in Fitzrovia and Marylebone

Some of the best addresses in the world can be found in London’s new luxury complexes, where residents apartment enjoy much more than just unparalleled living space spectacular views. And, as this report will explore, with many of can be found in emerging property hotspots like Bayswater these ultra-prime developments and Marylebone.

Welcome to a new style of city living, where residents have access to concierge gyms, swimming pools, spas, retail outlets, valet facilities, parking and any number services, all available on-site of bespoke and delivered to an exception living in a luxury hotel. ally high standard. It’s just That’s why we have come like up with a star-rating system demonstrate how these to help superb properties deserve to rub shoulders with some London’s luxury hotels. of

This new report has been commissioned by leading London estate

agency Kay & Co, with research analysis produced by Dataloft.

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homefront Should you cancel Christmas if your home is on the market, Jenny Knight asks.

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Chinoiserie wallpaper is a statement of high quality, suggests Tom Lamb, associate director at Savills Sloane Street

We have noticed a recent revival in the use of silk chinoiserie wallpaper in high-end London homes, with some beautiful new installations.

Chinoiserie was at its height of popularity from 1750 to 1765 and was seen in all the great houses and palaces. It was particularly loved by both royalty and aristocrats across Europe, championed by the French kings, before the next trend took over.

Some original examples still exist in stately homes such as Saltram in Devon and Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk, but the new examples are equally stunning. Modernday installations require great skill and detail, often taking hundreds of painstaking hours to create, whether in the form of traditional embroidered wallpaper or chinoiserie-inspired, hand-painted murals.

The Goring and The Dorchester boast their own, but it is increasingly popular in private homes and we have some properties on the market now with beautiful examples. A stunning dyed silk chinoiserie wallpaper by Fromental, a company specialising in bespoke and traditional Chinese wallpaper, can be seen in the dining room of a house in Tite Street, Chelsea, and is a superb example of how this can make a striking impact.

We also have a lateral apartment for sale on Sloane Square that recently underwent a 14-month restoration project, one of

the highlights being the stunning emerald green hand-dyed silk chinoiserie covering the walls of the dining room. This had to be hand-painted with gold leaf ribbon once the silk was applied to the wall, taking an artist 18 weeks.

Like every piece of artwork, some buyers love it and others prefer a more minimalistic style. It is generally used by the more artistic clients who aim to sell a particular lifestyle with their property, often with fine furniture and accompanying artwork.

As well as making a stunning and luxurious impact, it can be a clear sign for a buyer when the previous owner spends such a good deal of money and time on chinoiserie wallpaper. It suggests the same level of quality and attention to detail throughout the rest of the property, so that it’s most likely worth investing in.

The dark, gloomy days of winter don’t show our homes off to best effect. Gardens look sombre and all too often, without sunshine to brighten them, interiors look uninviting.

Yet the combination of Christmas decorations, the smell of punch, pinecones and a fir tree can whisper to viewers: “Buy me.”

Says Joseph Divito, operations director at Foxtons Sloane Square: “Opposite to the common perception, December can still be a very busy time for the property market. With a bit of extra time off during the Christmas holidays, more buyers are available for viewings, and it can be a great opportunity for sellers to present their property in its best light, styled with beautiful seasonal decorations.

“Both buyers and sellers like to have the security of agreeing an offer before the end of the year, and it is not unusual for our office to exchange contacts or agree a sale on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve. “January and February are often the busiest months of the year for traffic to our website, so getting organised in advance would be a wise move for both buyers and sellers. For those planning to buy soon in the New Year, having finances in place and a solicitor ready in advance can help speed the process up by a few weeks once an offer is agreed.

“For sellers, we always advise to start marketing their property as early as possible to be in a strong position before the rush of properties come to the market in the New Year.”

Sam Sproston of Knight Frank adds: “If the market is keen, to delay would be silly. We have been selling a lot of homes in the £2m to £2.5m bracket, a market that for a time was quite sticky. Under the previous stamp duty rules there was a big jump in tax after £2m, but now although stamp duty is more expensive it is also fairer and we are getting real value for homes over the £2m mark. Who knows whether we will have a busy December or a quieter one so my advice is, go for it.”

His colleague Dominic Pasqua offers the advice that sellers launching at Christmas should ensure the decorations are not up when photographs are taken.

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Bright outlook

Anyone in the market for a new mortgage in the coming weeks is in for a treat, with lenders slashing pricing on their fixed and variable rates.

Lenders want to finish the year on a high but also have one eye on next year’s pipeline and want to start the year in a strong position. With two-year variable rates available around 1 per cent, and five-year fixes available for just over 1 per cent more, there are some excellent deals to tempt borrowers.

The other option lenders have to drive business levels is to offer more flexible underwriting, but at the moment they are reluctant to push the risk curve. Borrowers may still find it tough to get a mortgage, particularly if they require interest only, they’re an older borrower or selfemployed.

Rates may get cheaper but as always, if you are working to a budget, then you should get stuck in now rather than trying to be too clever. Let’s not forget that rates are still historically very low.

Mark Harris, SPF Private Clients

Mortgage bias The Financial Conduct Authority is to consider an investigation into complaints that mortgage lenders have been discriminating against women of child-bearing age and older people by rejecting their applications. In a survey by uSwitch, one in ten women aged between 25 and 45 said they had faced mortgage discrimination because lenders feared they would be unable to meet repayment costs if they had children. A spokesman for the authority said it would monitor the situation.

Growing capital economy is matched by huge incentives to buy, reports Duncan Farmer The average price of a London property will almost certainly pass the £500,000 mark this month, and the reasons are not hard to understand. Average London earnings are almost twice the national average, and in prime central London disposable income outstrips that in every other part of the country. The outlook is equally bright.

London is forecast to see rises in employment this year, next year and in 2017, and household income and spending are both forecast to increase over the next three years, according to economic forecasts collated by the Greater London Authority. And the capital’s economy as a whole is expected to grow by 3.6 per cent this year, 3.2 per cent next year and by 2.5 per cent in 2017 – far greater than the rest of the country.

You only have to look up and see the number of new skyscrapers under construction, all of which bring well-paid work for the architects, builders and their suppliers and then a waiting army of workers ready to occupy them and neighbouring businesses to feed, clothe and entertain them. And they all need somewhere to live.

Much has been made of the so-called Generation Rent, who simply cannot afford to get their foot on the first rung of

the housing ladder, but as well as a raft of government schemes to help young buyers, wages are rising – Barclays staff saw pay rise 3.4 per cent and in the construction some salaries are up 7 per cent – leaving staff with extra cash to save for a deposit.

The incentive to buy is huge: mortgage rates remain at rock bottom – HSBC, Halifax and the Post Office all have fixedrate deals at below 1.5 per cent – and the cost of ownership is said to be well over £100 a month lower than renting. Add to that the fact that average properties are growing in value at a rate of £5 an hour, and it is not surprising to see why tenants want to become owners.

Saving up for that deposit may seem daunting, but simple steps can reap big rewards. Among the most common tips for savers include switching your energy, broadband and mobile phone supplier to save several hundred pounds a year.

Making a shopping list knocks £1000 off the annual grocery bill, and learn to say ‘no’ once in a while when your friends are planning a ‘quick drink’ after work, which often ends up with a huge bar, restaurant and taxi bill.

Current Best Buy Mortgages

Fixed Rate – 2 years

Source: John Charcol LENDER

INITIAL RATE

UNTIL

GO TO RATE

APR

MAX ADV

HLC

EARLY REPAYMENT CHARGE (ERC)

LENDER LENDER FEE EXIT FEE

West Bromwich

1.19%

28/2/18

3.99%

3.8% APR

65%

No

3% to 28/2/18 + interest to end of month.

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

£999

£200

Post Office

1.59%

28/2/18

4.49%

4.3% APR

75%

No

3% to 28/2/18. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free-min £500

£995

£195

Free valuation and £250 cashback

Post Office

1.68%

28/2/18

4.49%

4.3% APR

80%

No

3% to 28/2/18. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free-min £500

£995

£195

Free valuation and £250 cashback

Post Office

1.95%

28/2/18

4.49%

4.3% APR

85%

No

3% to 28/2/18. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free-min £500

£999

Nil

Free valuation and £250 cashback

Marsden

2.39%

31/1/18

5.95%

5.6% APR

90%

No

3/2% to 31/1/18. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free

£978

£50

Free valuation.

On remortgages also free legal fees.

Hinckley & Rugby

3.95%

2 years

3.99%*

5.4% APR

95%

No

Nil

£199

£150

*1.65% disc for 3 yrs. On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees.

NOTES

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REVIEW Ideas from Rising Stars The idea of a talent show based on mortgages may seem like pushing reality TV a step too far, but the Council of Mortgage Lenders says that its Rising Stars initiative, in which entrants are invited to suggest ways the market could be improved, is said to have taken off.

Among the ideas that the judges particularly admired were those aimed at helping young people to demonstrate their financial credentials to lenders, as well as those aimed at helping young people to build and strengthen their finances in preparation for homeownership.

Another idea was that lenders developed apps to bring the borrowing process into the smartphone era. Last year’s winner, from Leeds building society, proposed a Help to Buy Isa, which has since been introduced by the government.

Older borrowers

numbercrunching

3p

£5

Hourly rate of increase in the value of the average London home

Hourly rate of increase in the value of the average home in the North West

288

2.6%

Houses sold for more than £2m in July – a steep fall from a year earlier – blamed on stamp duty changes

Average annual rise in house prices in Westminster, fractionally ahead of Kensington and Chelsea

With the average age of the population forecast to carry on rising, and first-time buyers unable to afford their first home until well into their 30s, the mortgage industry has been asked to consider what it can do to help older borrowers who, at present, will struggle to get a loan with a term that extends beyond their working life.

At the Financial Conduct Authority’s conference, Moray McDonald asked: “Should it still be seen as some sort of personal failing not to have completely paid off your mortgage by the time you retire? What is wrong with owing – or borrowing – money in old age? And do we need to consider new mortgage models – perhaps ones that are fully paid down when customers are working, but where paying down can slow or even reverse to capitalisation when that is what customers need?”

One of the biggest problems is that while older people have billions tied up in their homes, the only way to get hold of that cash is through equity release, a scheme that some experts believe is wrong for the borrower.

Fixed Rate – 5 years / Variable, including tracker and discount Lender

Rate

Until

Rev. Rate

APR

Max. LTV

Product Exit Fee Fee

HLC

ERC

£999

Nil

£999

£150

Halifax

2.29%

31/12/20

3.99%

3.6% APR

60%

No

5/4/3/3/1.75% to 31/12/20. Can repay up to 10% p.a.

ERC free

Metro Bank

2.49%

5 years

4.00%

3.7% APR

70%

No

5/4/3/2/1% in 5 years. Can repay up to 20% p.a. ERC free

Notes On remortgages free valuation, free legal fees and £250 cashback

Nottingham

2.64%

1/2/21

5.74%

5.2% APR

80%

No

1.32% to 1/2/21. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£999

£199

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees.

Coventry

2.95%

31/12/20

4.49%

4.1% APR

85%

No

5/3/3/1/1% to 31/12/20. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£999

£125

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees.

Virgin Money

3.40%

31/1/21

4.79%

4.4% APR

90%

No

5% to 31/1/21. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£1,195

£50

On purchases £500 cashback. On remortgages free valuation & legal fees.

Tesco Bank

4.49%

31/1/21

4.24%

4.5% APR

95%

No

5/4/3/3/2% to 31/1/21. Can repay up to 20% p.a. ERC free.

£495

£90

On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees

Marsden

1.39% (4.56% disc)

31/1/18

5.95%

5.7% APR

80%

No

3/2% to 31/1/18. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free

£798

£50

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees(both on properties to £500K)

Marsden

1.69% (4.26% disc)

30/11/17

5.95%

5.7% APR

85%

No

3/2% to 30/11/17. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free

£199

£50

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees(both on properties to £500K)

Marsden

2.09% (3.86% disc)

31/1/18

5.95%

5.8% APR

90%

No

3/2% to 31/1/18. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free

£998

£50

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees(both on properties to £500K)

3.59% Hinckley & Rugby (2.05% disc)

2 years

3.99%*

5.1% APR

95%

No

Nil

£999

£150

On remortgages free valuation and free legal; fees. *1.65% discount for 3 years

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Lond n eye Keeping you informed on latest property news and views

Prime fundamentals Driven by international wealth and the strength of London’s economy, property prices in prime central London will grow by 21.5 per cent in the next five years, according to forecasts by Savills.

The estate agency’s latest Residential Property Focus also records that this year, prices rose by just 2.3 per cent in the six months to the end of September, leaving them effectively the same as a year ago.

This was due largely to the price falls triggered after the new stamp duty rates announced last December.

Sophie Chick (pictured) of Savills Research said properties at the top end of the market, which saw the biggest stamp duty increase, fell over the past year on a scale similar to the increased transaction costs.

“At the lower end of the prime London market, prices are still increasing, albeit at a slower rate than last year. For these properties, the increased mortgage regulation is a key consideration,” she said.

“Importantly, the slowing price growth also reflects a market that has seen five-and-a-half years of sustained growth prior to the tax changes, which leaves little capacity for prime growth in the short term.

“The fundamentals of wealth generation support medium-term price growth. However, this is likely to be muted in the short term as the market, which currently looks fully valued and fully taxed, adjusts to a new fiscal and regulatory backdrop.”

Quiz fundraiser A charity quiz night staged by Knight Frank Chelsea and South Kensington teams raised more than £10,000 for the five chosen charities in the company’s Day of Giving campaign.

More than 150 quizzers took part in the event at Chelsea Old Town Hall. First prize was a Fortnum & Mason hamper, and raffle prizes and auction lots included a Mulberry Alexa handbag and prints by photographer Terry O’Neill.

Snoopy and the agent Hamptons International is partnering 20th Century Fox to mark the upcoming release of the Blue Sky Studios 3D animation, Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie.

Pupils are designing the doghouse of Snoopy’s dreams in a Hamptons competition for primary schools. Entries will be displayed in Hamptons branch windows during the Christmas period.

Marc Goldberg, head of Sales at Hamptons, said: “We’re thrilled to be bringing Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang to Hamptons International with this exciting partnership. Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie is an animated film for the whole family to enjoy, and to mark the occasion, Hamptons International has launched an exciting competition which will see one lucky child win a super-sized playhouse inspired by Snoopy’s very own doghouse!”

Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie will release in cinemas nationwide on 21 December. Marc Goldberg and Lesley Cairns, head of Lettings, are pictured with Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

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Regeneration could bring back the St James’s ‘pack’, reports Harvey Cyzer, head of Knight Frank Mayfair and St James’s

Mews photographer Fashion photographer Terence Donovan’s former mews studio in Bourdon Street, Mayfair, has been transformed in a spectacular makeover by design house Candy & Candy.

The £18m five-bedroom house, for sale through Wetherell, has a glittering history combining celebrity, fashion, rock music and television. In the studio or on the street outside, Donovan photographed famous names including Twiggy, Cindy Crawford, Lennox Lewis, Bryan Ferry and Richard Attenborough, and processed shoots for magazines including Vogue, Marie-Claire, Harpers Bazaar and Sunday Times Magazine.

Music videos and around 3000 TV commercials have also been produced here. In 2012 bronze statues by sculptor Neal French showing Terence Donovan photographing Twiggy were installed in the street next to the property.

LETS TEAM

Sarah Ward has joined the Russell Simpson lettings team in Chelsea as property manager after nine years at Farleys, where her role combined both lettings and property management.

Harry Douglas joins the team as a lettings negotiator after two years at Parkgate in Putney.

He previously worked in construction and real estate sales.

Property operatics Madame Butterfly can sing in your drawing room with the help of Salon Opera, a bespoke chamber company set up to host operatic events in beautiful homes.

The company curates musical evenings for weddings, parties or other gatherings to encourage people to engage with opera in a different setting, also providing a performance platform for professional young artists.

Salon Opera’s Alice Beckwith said: “The combination of opera with the intimacy of individual homes could be a novel way to present property.”

Phone 07957 863742 or visit www.salonopera.com

The Crown’s regeneration of St James’s is currently receiving significant attention. A few months ago, they began a public consultation on the redevelopment of Duke’s Court on the corner of Duke Street and Jermyn Street.

This scheme, as part of a £500 million investment in St James’s, will create in excess of 30,000 sq ft of office space, a flagship retail unit, restaurant and six luxury apartments (subject to planning permission). This is only a small percentage of their vision to create high quality commercial space for new retailers, whilst retaining architecture that fits in with the surroundings.

The regeneration echoes the process used to transform Regent Street years ago. What is particularly important is how it will bring back those who left the area originally, not because they didn’t want to be in there, but because space wasn’t available for them. It will be interesting to see if the traditional St James’s ‘pack’ will return – mainly those financial and wealth businesses that moved to the area after the Second World War. The Crown has already seen significant success in this respect, with the announcement that the prestigious Colnaghi gallery is set to return to SW1 after its move to Mayfair years ago, and Virgin Money’s move to the group’s £100 million One Eagle Place development. It is argued that the Crown’s ‘bottom-up’ approach to regeneration, and the quality of amenities they are supplying at ground and first floor levels, is crucial in attracting high quality office occupiers who are willing to pay a larger rent.

Any new residential supply is seen as a huge positive for the area – especially towards the higher end of the market. Plans to create 260,000 sq ft of new residential space (double the current amount in the area) will undoubtedly be met by strong demand from Middle Eastern and Indian buyers.

This recurring cycle of luxury supply and demand will ensure the snowballing effect of prices and status of St James’s for the foreseeable future.

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MARYLEBONE MAYFAIR PIMLICO BELGRAVIA KNIGHTSBRIDGE CHELSEA SOUTH KENSINGTON

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Belgravia: latest mews Belgravia currently has a choice of three mews houses on the market, each with three bedrooms.

A recently refurbished house in Eaton Mews North has 2505 sq ft of space on four floors, with high-tech systems for heating, air conditioning and audio-visual equipment all managed by Control 4 home automation.

There’s also a garage and a mews parking space outside.

Also with four floors, the 1566 sq ft refurbished house in Belgravia Mews North includes a master bedroom with en suite bathroom and balcony. On three

floors, the 1570 sq ft home on the north side of Eaton Mews South has south-facing windows overlooking the mews.

Top left and centre: Eaton Mews North, Belgravia SW1, £6.45m, Knight Frank Belgravia 020 7881 7722 Eaton Mews South, Belgravia SW1, £3.65m, Knight Frank Belgravia 020 7881 7722 Top right: Belgravia Mews North (not shown), Belgravia SW1, £4.25m, Knight Frank Belgravia 020 7881 7722

House rejuvenated on medical street Known in the 18th century as the ‘Gentleman Highwayman’, courteous bandit James Maclaine had tried and failed to make an honest living as a grocer in Marylebone’s Welbeck Street. His career as a robber eventually led him to the end of a rope at the Tyburn.

Physicist, physician and Egyptologist Thomas Young, who helped decipher the Rosetta Stone, ran a distinguished medical practice at 48 Welbeck Street, where he lived with his wife Eliza, from 1800 to 1825. Today the street remains firmly linked to the medical profession, in the same neighbourhood as Harley Street and Wimpole Street.

Built in the early 1800s, a house currently for sale on Welbeck Street was used more recently for offices. Now the present owners have totally refurbished the property to return it to its former glory as a single family residence.

New technology installed at this classic fivebedroom home ranges from air conditioning and double glazing to integrated touch-screen sound and lighting. There are five en suite bathrooms, four receptions, contemporary kitchen and breakfast room, and a lower ground floor gym and studio.

Welbeck Street, Marylebone W1, £6.95m, Knight Frank Mayfair 020 3435 6440

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Grosvenor transformation Today’s Grosvenor Square is totally different to the vision created between 1725 and 1731 by the Duke of Westminster, and only a handful of its original Georgian townhouses remain.

The first complete reconstruction work took place around 1800, with significant internal and external alterations to meet the fashions of the day. Between 1853 and 1866, 12 houses were completely re-built or re-faced and organisations such as the French and Belgian embassies moved in.

They were followed by the Japanese, the Canadians and, most notably, the Americans, who settled at 1 Grosvenor Square in 1938 before moving to their Eero Saarinen designed building in 1960. Many original houses on the square were demolished to make way for more desirable apartment buildings.

Now major redevelopment is set to transform Grosvenor Square once again. The former US Naval Attaché building at 20 Grosvenor Square is being turned into 30 apartments, the old Canadian High Commission at Number 1 will be converted into 41

apartments, and the US Embassy will become a hotel when the diplomats transfer to Nine Elms in 2017.

33 Grosvenor Square, a purposebuilt apartment block on the corner of South Audley Street, was built in 1959 on the site of three former houses.

Today it includes the high-end meat, game and seafood restaurant 34, owned by the Caprice Group.

A luxurious three-bedroom lateral apartment – designed by super-prime residential developer Rigby & Rigby – on the fourth floor of Number 33 serves full or partial easterly views of Grosvenor Square from 17 windows.

Opulent specifications include underfloor heating, comfort cooling, Lutron lighting, ultra-HD TVs and surround sound, and automated curtains. This exclusive address also offers a dedicated 24-hour concierge, two passenger lifts, secure underground parking and storage space.

Grosvenor Square, Mayfair W1, £11.5m, Knight Frank Mayfair 020 3811 2676

“This elegant and wonderfully light lateral apartment is set on the fourth floor of a handsome residential building in this world renowned address” Alastair Nicholson, Knight Frank Mayfair

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Cheyne penthouse GARDENS

A one-bedroom apartment on the third floor of The Knightsbridge faces east looking out across the communal gardens of this high-prestige development close to Sloane Street, Harrods and Hyde Park.

The reception has wooden flooring and opens out onto a balcony.

With its impressive entrance foyer, the development offers residents exclusive services and facilities such as a storage cage, 24-hour concierge, swimming pool and gym, valet parking and business centre.

The Knightsbridge SW7, £3,995,000, Mercer Pasqua 020 7665 6633

Behind the grand Victorian façade of Chelsea’s Cheyne Court, a two-year reconstruction project has transformed a bijou period apartment into a spectacular duplex penthouse.

The owners commissioned a number of interior designers to transform the penthouse into a contemporary five-bedroom, four-bathroom home.

While the corner turret and roof were restored in keeping with the building’s character, the interiors were completely remodelled and rebuilt.

Refurbishment involved doubling the ceiling heights in some of principal rooms, and creating a maisonette level and a private roof terrace – the largest in Cheyne Court. Producing a New York-style loft apartment, the penthouse is immaculately finished with a minimalistic feel.

Key design features include engineered oak flooring in a mosaic pattern, steel wall frames, large window panels to fill the living spaces with natural light, Vibia feature lighting, and bespoke furniture crafted by Sergio Rodrigues.

Leading Belgian kitchen designer Dirk Cousaert provided bespoke features including hand-cut slate worktops and bronze leaf cabinets. The kitchen offers full Gaggenau cooking appliances, with Novy cooker hood, as well as a Sub-Zero refrigeration unit and temperature-controlled wine storage.

Cheyne Court, Chelsea SW3, £8.5m, Russell Simpson 020 7225 0277

Effie Gray’s reception Described as the West End’s ultimate ‘fixer-upper’ opportunity, an elegant apartment in Mayfair is set on the first floor of 6 Charles Street, former home to both architect Charles Tatham and art critic John Ruskin.

The bedroom was Tatham’s study, where he worked on designs for a Nelson memorial in Trafalgar Square before resigning over a budgets row with the Treasury.

In the early 1850s, Ruskin and his wife used the reception rooms to introduce Mayfair socialites to their art and literary friends. In a major Victorian scandal, their marriage was annulled in 1854 on ‘non-consummation’ grounds, as told in the 2014 movie Effie Gray.

6 Charles Street, Mayfair W1, £1.25m (15 years remaining on lease), Wetherell 020 7529 5566

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Regal location A duplex penthouse on the six and seventh floors of Bryanston Court, Marylebone, has five bedrooms plus a maid’s room that would be ideal for a nanny or au pair.

The property offers a total of more than 3570 sq ft of space including an impressive open plan living and dining room, a second reception room on that floor, and a well equipped kitchen and breakfast room.

Handy for Hyde Park and the West End, Bryanston Court is a purposebuilt apartment block renowned as the former home of Wallis Simpson, who

began her affair with the future Edward VIII here three years before he was crowned king.

Mrs Simpson’s own apartment went on sale for £5.35m in July this year.

Requests for a blue plaque at the building have so far been turned down due to her controversial past before meeting her royal suitor.

Bryanston Court, George Street, Marylebone W1, guide price £6.95m, Savills Marylebone 020 3527 0400

Pont Street garden A south-facing rear garden is the green attraction at a ground floor maisonette in Pont Street, Knightsbridge, midway between Harrods and Sloane Square.

All the main rooms overlook the 29ft garden, which would make an ideal project for any wannabe landscape designer. The unmodernised two-bedroom property itself is also ready for a makeover.

Quietly located at the back of the portered building, the apartment features a modern kitchen, and an open plan reception room with raised dining area and sliding doors to the garden. A spiral staircase links the upper and garden levels.

Pont Street, Knightsbridge SW1, Kaye & Carey 020 7590 0066, Savills

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Tachbrook Street SW1V A split level maisonette with terrace is offered to the market in Pimlico, located just 0.1 miles from the underground station.

Reception room kitchen 3 double bedrooms 2 bathrooms roof terrace EPC rating C

ÂŁ1,100,000 Leasehold

FF63149

Pimlico 020 7828 4050

pimlico@jackson-stops.co.uk Offices in London & across the country

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St. George’s Square SW1V An apartment occupying the upper floors of a stucco-fronted, Thomas Cubitt terraced house in Pimlico. This Grade II Listed property is located just under 500 ft from the underground station.

44 ft dual aspect reception room with open plan kitchen 2 double bedrooms (one en suite) bathroom.

ÂŁ1,295,000 Share of Freehold

FF63310

Pimlico 020 7828 4050

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Eaton Place SW1X A first floor flat with direct lift access and a roof terrace accessed from the bedroom, located 0.3 miles from Victoria station.

Reception room kitchen double bedroom bathroom roof terrace EPC rating D

ÂŁ1,950,000 Leasehold

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Mayfair 020 7664 6644

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Ennismore Gardens SW7 A first floor one bedroom flat with west facing roof terrace, located 0.5 miles from South Kensington underground station.

Open plan reception room/kitchen bedroom bathroom terrace porter lift entry phone underfloor heating EPC rating B

ÂŁ1,895,000 Leasehold

FF59948

Chelsea 020 7581 5881

JSA Maskells 020 7581 2216

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KENSINGTON NOTTING HILL PADDINGTON HOLLAND PARK FULHAM BROOK GREEN SHEPHERDS BUSH

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Huge back garden Hyde Park is the vast rear garden for a Grade II listed, low-build mansion in Stanhope Terrace. The white stucco-fronted property spans five floors and offers five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

With private gated access, the house is just 100 yards from the park and features a six-seater private cinema and a contemporary roof terrace. State-of-the-art RAKO home automation can be controlled by smart phone or tablet, a Sonos system covers all the main living areas, and there’s a huge open-plan designer kitchen and dining room.

Joe Le Beau of estate agent Kay & Co said: “This house is a great example of how elegant exteriors can belie Tardis-like interiors. With it being less than two minutes to Hyde Park, you can comfortably say that you have one of the largest back gardens in London!”

Nearest tube is Lancaster Gate.

Stanhope Terrace, Bayswater W2, £6m, Kay & Co 0207 262 2030

Two buildings, one duplex A contemporary lateral duplex apartment in Notting Hill reaches across two freehold buildings on the corner of All Saints Road and St Luke’s Mews.

The 1915 sq ft three-bedroom property on the second and third floors features a double reception room, modern open plan kitchen and a superb enclosed roof garden with access from the two upstairs bedrooms.

Handy for Portobello Road, Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove, the apartment includes a master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, and two guest shower rooms. Nearest tube stations are Westbourne Park and Notting Hill Gate.

St Luke’s Mews, Notting Hill W11, £3.35m, Domus Nova 020 7727 1717

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Wellington reveals Notting Hill secret Claiming to be ‘Notting Hill’s best kept secret’, the 20th Century Theatre in Westbourne Grove once hosted readings by Charles Dickens and staged performances by the leading actors of its era.

Dating back to around 1860, the Grade II listed English Heritage building has welcomed a multitude of influential musicians, authors, actors and playwrights of the century it was named after.

A host of highly distinguished thespians from Laurence Oliver and Rex Harrison to Margaret Rutherford and Sir Henry Irving have trodden the theatre’s boards. For 20 years it was the headquarters of Rudolf Steiner, who perfected and showcased the harmonious rhythm and dance movement ‘eurythmy’ here. (The band Eurythmics was named after it, and you may be performing it today for therapeutic reasons.)

Following Steiner’s eurythmic residency, the theatre became the London Opera School as well as a venue for both professional and amateur repertory groups.

Today it is used as a unique venue for wedding receptions, conferences, exhibitions and retail events.

A five-bedroom mews house currently for sale in Wellington Close is a five-minute walk from the theatre, and even nearer to the many boutiques, shops, bars and restaurants on Westbourne Grove. Portobello Road and its antiques dealers are also nearby.

Set in a peaceful mews, the house offers more than 4050 sq ft of inside space on four floors including a generous open plan contemporary kitchen, luxury reception room with a study area, and a large master bedroom with en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. The property also has a private terrace, patio and garage.

Wellington Close, Notting Hill W11, £7.95m, Foxtons Notting Hill 020 7616 7000

“Enviably located moments from Portobello Road and Westbourne Grove, this luxurious house offers stunning interiors throughout with a beautiful private terrace and patio area” David Roberts, Foxtons Notting Hill

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Chiswick Green Studios W4 An apartment arranged over two floors situated within a private gated development, just 0.2 miles from Chiswick Park underground station.

Open plan reception room/kitchen with 14 ft high ceilings dining room 2 double bedrooms 2 bathrooms sauna storage private parking communal gym EPC rating E

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Queen’s Gate SW7 A refurbished split level flat, located 0.6 miles from High Street Kensington station and approx. 400 ft from Hyde Park.

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Dulwich dimension Less than a mile from Dulwich College, this exceptional five-bedroom family house in Court Lane is one of two newly built here in Dulwich Village by Oppidan, developers and architects.

Development in Dulwich Village is strictly protected and any work on existing properties or new-builds is closely scrutinised by the Dulwich Estate before permission can be granted to proceed.

Oppidan worked closely with the estate to ensure the design would compliment the Dulwich Village character.

Built in a contemporary style, the developers undertook extensive consultation with the estate’s in-house architect, right down to fine details including dimensions and materials used.

Both houses in Court Lane have secluded private gardens with substantial soft landscaping and water features to integrate into the existing village setting.

At 3420 sq ft, the house currently for sale offers

flexible luxury living space, with a large sliding wall on the ground and lower ground floors providing the option to separate the kitchen and reception rooms into two separate spaces.

There are excellent ceiling heights on all floors and a double-height dining area on the lower ground floor.

Combined with extensive use of glass, this creates a strong feeling of space and light throughout.

The houses have been built to a high specification including CAT 6 cabling, intelligent lighting in the living rooms and master bedrooms, colour video entry phone and internet boosters to ensure each property is well connected throughout. They are also ready-wired for BT, Sky+ and Virgin Media.

Court Lane, Dulwich Village SE21, guide price £3.5m, Savills Clapham 020 8673 4111

“This is a spectacular, architect-designed, five-bedroom family home located in sought-after Dulwich Village” Max Green, Savills Clapham

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Total renovation Totally renovated a year-and-a-half ago, this impressively updated semi-detached house now offers a basement leisure complex featuring a games room, TV and media room and a wine room.

The 3020 sq ft five-bedroom property in Laitwood Road, Balham, also has a new roof, new wiring and new plumbing throughout with a Vaillant boiler and Megaflo system.

Among the new high-tech features on offer are underfloor heating in the basement, on the ground floor and in the three luxurious CP Hart bathrooms; Lutron lighting on the ground floor; and CAT 6 network cabling, with the server cabinet in the basement.

The property is wired for Sonos sound with ceiling speakers, protected by Banham locks and alarm, and the Poliform kitchen has Gaggenau appliances. There’s a Chesney’s gas fire and fireplace inside, and another fireplace outside in the 36ft landscaped garden.

Laitwood Road is handy for the bars, restaurants and shops along Balham High Road and Bedford Hill, as well as Tooting Bec and Clapham Common. Nearest rail and tube stations are Balham and Clapham South.

Laitwood Road, Balham SW12, £2.35m, Foxtons Balham 020 8772 8000

“This incredible five-bedroom house, renovated to an impeccable standard, features new cutting-edge appliances throughout” James Redington, Foxtons Balham

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Understanding the architectural and social history of a building, and how the two relate, can bring a building to life. Dawn Carritt of Jackson-Stops & Staff, who researches the background to each period home she sells, says some buildings have well-documented histories and plenty of material readily available, while others are more challenging.

A recent case was Fiddler’s Croft, a Grade II* listed Hertfordshire country house dating from the early 17th century. The conundrum was how or why a relatively modest house was built to such a high standard, with particularly fine plasterwork?

Secondly, why was it called Fiddler’s Croft? “This was easier to establish since it was owned by several generations of the Pamphilon family, who were among the finest makers of early English violins in the 17th and 18th centuries,” says Dawn.

The clue to the origins of the building was the name Sabine or Sabyne, a family of lime burners who first held a lease of the land for a lime kiln in the late 16th century. Lime was important not only in the construction of brick buildings but also in the decorative plasterwork more generally associated with manor house interiors.

At the end of the 16th century, the manor house was rebuilt and Sabine was providing lime to the estate.

Bricks were being made locally so Sabine would have had access not only to the materials but also the knowledge to build his own more modest house.

The decorative plasterwork found on the first floor of Fiddlers Croft has been dated by the Royal Commission to 1603 and celebrates the union of the crowns of England and Scotland. “In addition to supplying lime for the building of the manor house, Sabine may have worked on the decorative plaster or had access to the moulds,” says Dawn.

Four to five-bedroom Fiddler’s Croft stands in two acres of mature gardens and grounds on the edge of the hamlet of Little Hadham.

London 42 miles.

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Fiddler’s Croft, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, guide price £995,000, Jackson-Stops & Staff 020 7664 6646

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Well Cottage in Tetbury continues to live up to its name thanks to the well with a glazed panel in the floor of the sitting room.

The four-bedroom stone cottage in Gloucestershire dates back to 1750, and an extension of natural stone was added in 1975. Retained original features include exposed beams and stone walls.

London 106 miles.

Well Cottage, Chavenage Lane, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, guide price £525,000, Perry Bishop Tetbury 01666 504 418

Coach House delivers amazing coastal views During the Second World War, the Coach House at Leeson served as a laboratory where Sir Bernard Lovell and other eminent physicists carried out vital radar research work.

The Telecommunications Research Establishment occupied Langton Matravers and Worth Matravers, near Swanage. When an enemy bomb landed nearby, the radar research was moved from the Coach House to Malvern.

Originally part of Leeson House, the Coach House was built in around 1800 and is set in a cobbled courtyard within Leeson House’s parkland grounds. It stands on the outskirts of Langton Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck – not a true island but a peninsular. The

village is surrounded by an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, also incorporating a World Heritage coastline.

The property was converted into a dwelling in the 1960s and delivers superb coastal views. It has five en suite bedrooms (two with dressing rooms), four receptions and a kitchen and breakfast room. The secluded walled garden has gravelled, lawned and paved areas, and there’s a detached double garage and workshop and plenty of parking.

London 125 miles.

The Coach House, Leeson, Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, £925,000, Corbens 01929 422284

This Old House has oak beams Dating back to the 16th century, The Old House is a Grade II listed, three-bay building in the East Sussex farming hamlet of Udimore.

Inside, the three-bedroom property features honeyed oak beamed ceilings, exposed studwork and a main sitting room containing a huge inglenook fireplace.

The hamlet has an 11th century church, but its medieval manor house – where Edward I and III are rumoured to have stayed – was dismantled in 1912 and rebuilt several miles away in Groombridge.

London 80 miles.

The Old House, Court Lodge Cottages, Udimore, Rye, East Sussex, £499,000, Phillips & Stubbs 01797 227338

Looking out across the creek Waterhead House, a finalist in the 2005 Ideal Home and Daily Telegraph National Home Awards, stands in an elevated location with spectacular views of wooded hillsides, Waterhead Creek and across the River Dart to Dartmouth.

Sympathetically renovated while retaining a number of original features, the fivebedroom house in Kingswear has a modern extension containing a light and open plan kitchen and breakfast room that opens out onto the veranda and garden.

The property has a large dining hall, a double reception room, and a family room or study. The master bedroom suite on the top floor delivers amazing creek and river views from a large decked balcony.

Kingswear sits on the east bank of the Dart, opposite the historic port of Dartmouth and the home of Britannia Royal Naval College. Popular with the sailing community, the village offers excellent marina facilities, deep-water moorings, and the Royal Dart Yacht Club.

London 224 miles.

Waterhead House, Brixham Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, £1.15m, Marchand Petit 1548 857588

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Farm buildings adjoining Little Budbridge Farmhouse on the Isle of Wight have planning consent for conversion. They are available separately for any buyer considering developing them for holiday lets.

The stone-built farmhouse, newly refurbished, is near Arreton on the Isle of Wight and dates back to the late 17th or early 18th century. Restoration has given the house a contemporary feel, but the use of natural stone and wood gives due respect to its origins.

Standing in around 7.5 acres, the house is surrounded by unspoilt farmland of the Arreton Valley.

The property includes four to five bedrooms and four bath or shower rooms.

Isle of Wight property prices offer excellent value for money and are significantly lower than mainland Hampshire, which you can reach using the regular ferry services.

London 98 miles.

Little Budbridge Farmhouse, Merstone, Isle of Wight. ÂŁ1.45m, Jackson-Stops & Staff Chichester 01243 786316

Sail, surf or fish on the lakes Sail, jet-ski, windsurf, canoe or fish on the lakes of Cotswold Water Park next to a five-bedroom lakeside house at South Cerney.

Serving excellent views of the lakes, the high-spec modern detached house features a superb kitchen, breakfast and family room at the rear that runs the full width of the property. Bi-folding doors open out into the south-facing garden.

Cotswold Water Park covers 40 square miles of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and West Oxfordshire countryside and has more than 150 lakes to choose from.

London 90 miles.

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Isle of Wight farm

Swan Close, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, ÂŁ1.2m, Perry Bishop Cirencester 01285 655355

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Seaside Windmill Gardens and grounds of almost an acre surround a five-bedroom house in the Hampshire village of Milford on Sea. A sunken garden stocked with shrubs and specimen shrubs contains a pond feature, together with a fascinating wooded area to entertain your children or grandchildren. They’ll also love the large trampoline – included in the sale.

Built by Ravenscroft, the house has an impressive panelled sitting room facing south and west and overlooking the gardens. It contains an ornamental fireplace and a glazed door that opens out into the south-facing garden.

The dining room, also panelled, has another open fireplace with a

brick arch surround. A connecting door leads to the study and on to the kitchen and breakfast room, which has granite worktops, a travertine floor and integrated modern appliances.

A second staircase from the hall leads to the former staff quarters, which would make an ideal au pair suite. The 3500 sq ft house also includes a wood store, workshop and garage. Milford on Sea village is easy walking distance.

London 101 miles.

Windmill House, Barnes Lane, Milford on Sea, Lymington, Hampshire, £1.45m, Caldwells 01590 675875

House and flat have extensive gardens At the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, between Bath and Wells, a five-bedroom house in the village of Oakhill contains a self-contained apartment, ideal for a relative or nanny.

The impressive kitchen and family room features flagstone flooring and an Aga cooker, and the main reception rooms look out across the extensive southfacing rear gardens. The house includes a double carport, ample driveway parking, and a detached studio and games room.

London 122 miles.

Underleigh, High Street, Oakhill, Bath, guide price £975,000, Pritchards 01225 466225

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A beautifully appointed five bedroom detached home built of traditional construction in 2009 by the Award Winning Pennyfarthing Homes. Situated in a sought after location in a quiet cul-de-sac, the property is half a mile south of the High Street and close to the local marinas and yacht clubs.

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A nationally important and exquisite example of Baroque architecture.

A fine Grade II listed Georgian house with beautiful gardens.

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A rare gem in Surrey with an exceptional rural outlook.

Guide Price £4,500,000 SOLD

An exceptional Grade II* listed Georgian house with earlier origins.

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A beautiful home set in the picturesque Nadder Valley.

Tisbury 1.5 miles (London Waterloo about 1 hr 48 mins) | Salisbury 12.9 miles | A303 5 miles

About 3.3 acres Hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room Kitchen/breakfast room | Gallery | Master bedroom suite with dressing room | 6 Further bedrooms 4 Further bathrooms | Coach house with stabling and storage over | Tack room | Riverside gardens and grounds | Fishing rights on the River Nadder

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A tranquil and private rural retreat

About 10 acres

Farnham 3.5 miles | Guildford 14 miles Heathrow airport 35 miles | Central London 50 miles

5 Principal reception rooms | Study | Kitchen and extensive utility space | 10 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms | Coach house comprising 2 cottages and garaging | Gardens and grounds | EPC rating F

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Whittlesford

A superbly located residential and equestrian property commutable to London, Cambridge & Newmarket.

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A tastefully appointed 6 bedroom country house in a delightful parkland setting, accessed off a private road, set in about 7.35 acres.

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A substantial and characterful family house, Listed Grade II, set in beautiful gardens and grounds of about 8.5 acres.

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East Knoyle

A handsome classically designed family house with breath-taking views standing in about 64 acres.

3 reception rooms Kitchen/breakfast room 4 first floor bedrooms 3 bathrooms (1 en suite)

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Private Estates

A select choice of exceptional private residences in some of the world’s most exclusive addresses, across Surrey and the Home Counties. Commuting distance of London. 6,000 to circa 29,000 sq ft.

Properties are in various stages of construction and, therefore, not all are on the open market. Some provide an opportunity for the buyer to be involved in the final specification, whilst others are available for immediate occupation.

Prices from circa £2 million to about £60 million.

To discuss your personal requirements confidentially, please call:Paul Dixon FCIM, AssocRICS, FNAVA Private Estates, Robert Leech Estate Agents Limited 27 High Street Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AA +44 (0)1342 837783 pauldixon@robertleech.com

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A contemporary 5 bedroom country house with self contained 2 bedroom wing, set in undulating grounds of about 5.5 acres. With spectacular views across its own land, an abundance of space and state of the art design that focuses on the latest in modern concepts, the property is constructed to take advantage of the commanding location. Large areas of glass seemlessly take living accommodation into the outdoor environment and optimise the uninterrupted views. A wide westerly terrace is ideal for al fresco entertaining. ÂŁ3,400,000 Freehold

Paul Dixon FCIM, AssocRICS, FNAVA Private Estates, Robert Leech Estate Agents Limited 27 High Street Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AA +44 (0)1342 837783 pauldixon@robertleech.com

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Adjacent to Sunningdale Golf Course, Surrey

A classically designed Georgian style mansion extending to 8,500 sq ft. 6 bedrooms each with en-suites.

The elegant airy rooms and high ceilings are in complete harmony with the landscaped, secure 2 acre site. Triple garage with staff/guest accomodation of living room, kitchen, bedroom & bathroom. Build completion late 2015 (photo shows Sunningdale Golf Course). Offers in excess of ÂŁ6,000,000 Freehold

Paul Dixon FCIM, AssocRICS, FNAVA Private Estates, Robert Leech Estate Agents Limited 27 High Street Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AA +44 (0)1342 837783 pauldixon@robertleech.com

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Built to Octagon’s renowned standard of quality and finish, Burford Place is an impressive new country house set within 5.5 acres of mature, secluded grounds. Located on the Surrey/Hampshire borders, this elegant family home offers luxurious countryside living with 5 reception rooms including a cinema room, 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and a detached triple garage. The house is set back behind electric gates with a sweeping main drive and beautiful grounds ideal for a pony paddock and stables with additional storage barn, if desired. Ready for immediate occupation. Picketts Hill is to the west of Haslemere and to the south of Farnham. Guide Price £4,750,000

Paul Dixon FCIM, AssocRICS, FNAVA Private Estates, Robert Leech Estate Agents Limited 27 High Street Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AA +44 (0)1342 837783 pauldixon@robertleech.com

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www.philip-martin.co.uk PORTLOE, THE ROSELAND PENINSULA

BEAUTIFULLY POSITIONED COASTAL COTTAGE

PAIR OF FORMER COASTGUARD COTTAGES - Skilfully amalgamated into ONE SPACIOUS HOUSE about eighty years ago. Strategic location with views to Portloe Harbour, the cliffs and out to sea. This property is unique and it stands on rising ground at the far end of Coastguard Terrace in what is arguably one of the best positions in this charming harbourside village. It faces south and with a lovely open aspect to take full advantage of the views, not only down into the harbour but to the rising cliffs beyond and out to sea with Gull Rock as a magical island in the distance. 3 bedrooms, spacious sitting room, separate dining room, kitchen, bathroom and cloakroom. EPC - F

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LUXURIOUS DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE IN DELIGHTFUL SETTING

The location of this property is very special indeed being only a mile and a half from Truro city centre, in a quiet and picturesque setting within the rural hamlet of Kea. The house occupies a fabulous garden extending to approximately one acre and the gardens are very well established. The house is located at the end of an unmade lane and is within a short walk of Kea Church and Killiow golf course. The build quality of this brand new house is unquestionably of the highest standard, the finish is superb and the layout has been well thought out and ideal for modern day living. The house is very imposing and extremely attractive with half slate and stone front elevations, Georgian style windows, granite quoins and lintels underneath a natural slate roof. EPC – B

Guide Price £1,350,000

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Rye, East Sussex

£329,950

Old Town Hastings, East Sussex

£865,000

Brede, East Sussex

£250,000

A charming two bedroom property in the heart of the Ancient Town of Rye, and in the lee of the church. This Grade II listed property has living room, kitchen, utility area, dining room, main bedroom with en-suite, second bedroom, bathroom. Outside store.

An elegant Grade II listed classical pavillion style house with versatile accommodation in a favoured residential area close to the country park. Accommodation includes receiption hall, sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 double bedrooms, studio. Garden and off road parking.

A Grade II listed end of terrace two bedroom cottage situated within the centre of the village. The accommodation includes, living room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and bathroom.

Off road parking and carport and part walled garden.

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Rye, East Sussex

£365,000

Stone In Oxney, Kent

£800,000

Rye, East Sussex

£275,000

A well presented Grade II listed period cottage in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town. The accommodation includes 25 ft living/dining room, fitted kitchen, cloackroom/utility, and three bedrooms. Paved courtyard garden.

A well presented detached four bedroom period farmhouse in a stunning location with views across the Rother valley. The accommodation includes sitting room, conservatory, dining room, studio/reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, four double bedrooms. Lovely cottage garden of 1/2 acre. EPC E.

A four storey 19th century town house now in need of modernising and updating close to the Ancient Town Centre.

The accommodation comprises living room, kitchen, garden room, sunroom and study and two bedrooms. Enclosed garden.

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Rye, East Sussex

50% now reserved

£335,000–£565,000

A stunning and unique development of 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in the centre of the Ancient Town and Cinque Port of Rye. The development combines contemporary features and a high specification with influences from the historic local buildings.

All the properties are fully fitted and ready for occupation with balcony terraces. Allocated Parking. Lift. EPC B.

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Clanfield, Hampshire

Guide Price ÂŁ1,200,000

Master Bedroom with En Suite Bathroom l 4 further Bedrooms l Family Bathroom l

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Entrance Hall l Drawing Room l Sitting Room l Large Family Room | Dining Room l

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Study l Morning Room l Utility Room l Kitchen/Breakfast Room l Cloakroom l Cellar l

countryside.

Rear Hall l Attractive Gardens of 1.67 acres l Flint Garage Building l Large Timber Garage with space for up to 9 cars l Views over countryside

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Wilson Hill

West Meon, Hampshire

Guide Price: £1,795,000

Master Bedroom with En Suite Shower and Dressing Room l Guest Bedroom also with

‘We never tire of a different view from

En-Suite Shower/Bathroom l 3 further Bedrooms l 2 Family Bathrooms l 5 Double

almost every window and being in real

Bedrooms in all l Hall | Drawing Room l Dining Room l Study l Kitchen/Breakfast Room

country, yet 10 minutes or so of

with Sitting area and open fireplace l Cloakroom l Utility Room l Courtyard outbuildings

Petersfield’

with triple bay open Garaging, Tack Room and 3 Loose Boxes/Stores l Garden and Grounds, including back drive about 4.28 acres (1.732 ha) l Situated within the South Downs National Park EPC – E41

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H AV E YO U B E E N MIS-SOLD AN INVESTMENT? JACKSON STEAD CAN HELP YO U G E T YO U R M O N E Y B AC K If you hold any of the following investments you could be owed thousands in compensation...

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We offer a bespoke recovery service to consumers who have been mis-sold financial investments.

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Crescent Beach Villas Bequia - Grenadines

Crescent Beach Villa sits above the beach in Industry Bay, so-called because a century ago the site was home to a thriving sugar cane plantation.

Today both cane and industry have gone – replaced by waving palm trees and lush meadows.

Standing on a headland of spectacular sunrises and day-long cooling Atlantic breezes, the villa started life as a small and delightful Bequia cottage, constructed entirely from local stone. The villa has been totally renovated, with all three bedrooms offering en suite facilities and air-conditioning.

A gazebo overlooks the Atlantic to provide the perfect location for early evening drinks or a relaxing barbecue, while a covered patio area offers shade for leisurely lunches or more formal dining occasions.

The warm infinity pool delivers superb uninterrupted views across the bay, and you’ll find there’s little to disturb the calm and beauty of this unique destination, just the sounds of the beach and the ocean as it crashes over the reef.

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Two double bedrooms One twin bedroom Ensuites to all bedrooms Fully fitted out kitchen: washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer Swimming pool TV (+ movie streaming app) Free Wifi and SONOS music system On site Housekeeper & Manager Maid service & personal cook (optional)

For more details please visit:

www.crescentbeachvilla.com Grenadine Island Villas The Grenadine Island Team are experienced, reputable and most important friendly. Please feel free to call them to discuss plans for your vacation.

Opening Hours: 1pm to Midnight (UK time) Email grenadinevillas@mac.com Fax +44 (0)870 123 1880 UK USA

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LONDON PROPERTY

REVIEW

Lettings Lowdown Seek the best advice to succeed, advises Rahim Najak, head of Knight Frank Mayfair Lettings In October, the Knight Frank Mayfair lettings team agreed 24 new tenancies, the highest among our Mayfair and St James’s competitors. During what is historically a quieter time of the year, this was an excellent month and a sign of a strong market as we enter the festive period.

In the last six months of 2015, 44 per cent of our tenancies began at £1000 per week or below, showing a very active core market within Mayfair and St James’s. Two-thirds of our active applicants are currently looking for properties in this price bracket, with a high demand for Covent Garden and St James’s areas.

Both corporate clientele and high-net-worth individuals remain attracted to London’s West End. Our student clientele remain attracted to the area due to its proximity to top London universities and the vibrant social scene that the West End has to offer.

With the launch of Knight Frank’s Super Prime Lettings team, 2015 has seen a dramatic increase in super prime activity – £5000 per week and above – across prime central London, with a number of

instructions going under offer prior to officially coming to the market.

With the number of applicants registering to move in the New Year, our market remains buoyant with high activity levels set to continue well into the winter months. It has never been more important to seek the best advice in order to succeed in what remains a competitive market.

We strongly encourage clients to maintain an active relationship with your agent throughout the life of your property investments in order to achieve the maximum rental value with minimal voids.

International study International tenants and low stock levels are key features of the prime central London lettings market, especially at its uppermost levels, reports E J Harris in its latest market review.

The study found that while domestic tenants – including students and middle-ranking, pieda-terre-seeking business commuters – tend to dominate the £300 to £1000 per week price band, the £1000 to £4000 per week band is characterised by bankers and corporate tenants. Ultra-wealthy visitors from Russia, Africa, the Middle East and Asia dominate the market above £4000 per week.

E J Harris reports that rental values have increased by one per cent in prime central London over the past three months, achieving an average gross yield of 2.92 per cent.

Average rent per square foot is currently £54.

Managing director Elizabeth Harris said: “London is the premier world city to live in, shop, do business and visit for leisure. It’s perfectly positioned midway between New York, Moscow and the Middle East, and is in a time zone which allows someone residing in London to trade on the world’s key stock markets throughout the day.”

Premier lettings location: Berkeley House, near Berkeley Square in Mayfair

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REVIEW

Ringo lived here Three mews houses are to let in a new Knightsbridge development on the site of the former home of legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and his Bond Girl wife, Barbara Bach.

The three rock-star properties are set in the culde-sac at Glynde Mews, off Walton Street, a private hideaway where Ringo could escape from his devoted fans or roaming paparazzi. All three have secure underground parking.

In the largest of the three, where Ringo lived, there are three bedrooms plus a fourth or media room.

Space of 2077 sq ft on four floors includes a barrel-

vaulted reception room, large kitchen, separate dining room and four bath or shower rooms.

With 1895 sq ft of space, a two-bedroom house features a large reception room occupying the top floor of four. It also has a study, media room or gym at lower ground level. The third house has 1670 sq ft on three floors including three bedrooms, 30ft barrel-vaulted reception, dining hall, and three bath or shower rooms.

Glynde Mews, Walton Street, Knightsbridge SW3; £2000, £1850 and £1750 per week furnished or unfurnished; Kaye & Carey 020 7590 0060

Green interiors on Mount Street Chelsea-based design studio Helen Green crafted the interiors of a newly refurbished lateral apartment in Mount Street, Mayfair.

Serving superb views across the Mount Street gardens, the first floor property offers 93 sq m (1000 sq ft) of space including two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a reception room with a 3.45m high ceiling. It also has a semi-open-plan kitchen and breakfast room.

RIVERSIDE A reception balcony delivers Thames views at a recently refurbished one-bedroom apartment in a riverside development close to Bishops Park in Fulham.

The open plan reception and dining space featuring large windows and high quality hardwood flooring leads through to a fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances.

Fulham High Street is nearby and it’s a short journey to the King’s Road in Chelsea.

Stevenage Road, Fulham SW6, £375 per week, Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings 020 7581 2112

Mount Street, Mayfair W1, guide price £2250 per week, Savills Mayfair 020 7578 5144

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STUNNING FAMILY HOME 5 DOUBLE BEDROOMS DOUBLE RECEPTION WITH WOOD FLOORS LARGE BRIGHT KITCHEN/DINING ROOM WONDERFUL 56FT / 17M GARDEN

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Fourteen offices open six days a week Monday - Saturday Canary Wharf | City | Colindale | Ealing | Fulham | Greenwich | Hammersmith | Hampstead | Highgate | Hyde Park | Kensington | Knightsbridge | Surrey Quays | Wapping Additional charges apply: Tenancy Agreement, Credit Check & Inventory Report. For details visit www.brlets.co.uk/tenantinfo

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Imperial Wharf

£500 pw Furnished

Marylebone

£675 pw Furnished

1 Bedroom | Reception | 1 Bathroom | Apartment Balcony | 24hr Concierge | Lift | Gym |EPC – B | Sole Agents Fulham 020 3417 4316 iw@brlets.co.uk

2 Bedrooms | Reception | 2 Bathrooms | Apartment Balcony | Pool | Gym | Near Amenities & Tube | EPC – C Hyde Park 020 3302 9637 hyde@brlets.co.uk

Hammersmith

West Kensington

£750 pw Furnished

2 Bedrooms | Reception | 2 Bathrooms | Apartment Balcony | 24hr Concierge | Gym | EPC – C | Sole Agents Hammersmith 020 7412 8683 fr@brlets.co.uk

£1,100 pw Furnished

3 Bedrooms | Reception | 3 Bathrooms | Apartment Balcony | Porter | Parking | Close To Amenities | EPC – C Kensington 020 3302 4797 kens@brlets.co.uk

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London’s Letting Agency

info@brlets.co.uk | www.brlets.co.uk To arrange a viewing or for more information call

020 7319 9783

Paddington

£450 pw Furnished

1 Bedroom | Reception | 1 Bathroom | Apartment Close To Amenities | Tube Nearby | EPC – B Hyde Park 020 3302 9637

Kensington

hyde@brlets.co.uk

£1,450 pw Unfurnished

3 Bedrooms | Reception | 3 Bathrooms | Period Apartment Balcony | Close to Amenities | Near Tube | EPC – D Kensington 020 3302 4797

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Battersea

£525 pw Furnished

1 Bedroom | Reception | 1 Bathroom | Apartment Balcony | 24hr Concierge | Lift | EPC – B | Sole Agents Knightsbridge 020 3302 6761

Imperial Wharf

£1,700 pw Furnished

Hammersmith

knight@brlets.co.uk

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3 Bedrooms | Reception | 3 Bathrooms | Apartment Balcony | 24hr Concierge | Lift | Gym |EPC – B

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Fulham 020 3417 4316

Hammersmith 020 7412 8683

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Imperial Wharf London SW6 Apartments to rent from £400 per week

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Coleherne Mews SW10 ÂŁ3,850,000 An exquisite three-bedroom house providing well-balanced accomodation, a private roof terrace and a large garage, situated close to Earls Court and West Brompton Stations. Freehold. EPC=C

Earls Court: 020 7835 0620 sales.ect@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Garden Mews W2 ÂŁ3,500,000 A refurbished three-bedroom house with a garage and a roof terrace, tucked away in this quiet enclave of Notting Hill, close to Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Freehold. EPC=C

Notting Hill: 020 7313 2890 sales.not@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Bovingdon Road SW6 ÂŁ2,750,000 A stunning five-bedroom, end-of-terrace house with a garden and residents parking, arranged over four floors and situated close to the transport links of Fulham Broadway. Freehold. EPC=C

Fulham: 020 7736 9822 sales.ful@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Gledhow Gardens SW5 ÂŁ2,200,000 A simply stunning three-bedroom, split-level apartment with beautiful views from a private roof terrace into exquisite Gledhow Gardens, located close to excellent transport links. Share of Freehold. EPC=F

Earls Court: 020 7835 0620 sales.ect@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Brondesbury Road NW6 £1,200 per week An incredibly stylish three-bedroom property with a private garden and off-street parking, set within a beautiful double-fronted villa in Queen’s Park. EPC=E

Queen’s Park: 020 7624 4513 lets.qpk@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Albion Road W2 ÂŁ1,995 per week An elegant three-bedroom Grade II listed town house, arranged over three floors and ideally situated for the local amenities of Cannaught Village and Hyde Park.

Notting Hill: 020 7313 6910 lets.not@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Season’s Greetings Helping you move in 2016.

To discuss your property requirements please contact us on 020 8022 1359

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