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Albert Court, Knightsbridge SW7 Exceptional five bedroom duplex apartment

A very elegant and spacious duplex apartment offering exceptional accommodation throughout. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room, 4 further bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, drawing room, dining hall, family room, kitchen, study/bedroom 6, utility room, cloakroom, balcony, 24 hour porterage. EPC: D. Approximately 420 sq m (4,520 sq ft).

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

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Egerton Gardens, Knightsbridge SW3

The perfect pied à terre

A fabulous second floor apartment with south facing views over Egerton Crescent and Egerton Gardens to the rear. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, guest bedroom, shower room, reception room, kitchen, use of communal gardens. EPC: D. Approximately 76 sq m (818 sq ft).

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

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With the threat of the mansion tax having now receded, what effect will this have on the prime Central London market in the next few months?

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Following the Conservative Party general election victory and the immediate removal of the threat of mansion tax, we should expect a number of short-term impacts within the prime central London property market.

Several weeks after the result, annual growth in prime central London is lower than at any point since before the general election in 2010. Though prices grew 0.3 per cent in May, an annual increase of 2.3 per cent is the lowest since November 2009.

This relatively low level of growth underlines the gap between the expected impact of the result and the reality of a property market still digesting a series of tax changes.

Despite the fact annual growth continued to slow in May, it is worth noting that six-month and quarterly growth were at their highest point in 2015, suggesting the current slowdown is bottoming out.

We can, however, expect a boost in sales, specifically with the £2m to £5m bracket, which has experienced weak trading conditions since the beginning of the year. In addition, a number of transactions that had been put on hold pending the outcome of the vote will proceed as further property taxation is seen to be less of an immediate threat.

This ‘unblocking’ of the market is likely to be accompanied by a hardening of expectations on the part of the vendors in relation to asking prices. Political risk has faded and some will expect prices to rise as a direct result. In the short term, however, the impact on pricing is likely to be less marked than some would expect. The main reason is the quantity of properties likely to come onto the market, and secondly the increase in supply is likely to exceed any immediate uptick in demand.

The view is that generally price growth will remain subdued in central London, as stock volumes remain high through the year. However, the most notable impact of the election will be felt on transaction volumes, which are likely to rise across all price brackets throughout the course of the year.

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NEWS AND FEATURES

MARKET VIEW Hyperbolic headlines.

22 Post-election predictions have been wide of the mark, reports Rupert Collingwood.

CHAPTER & VERSE Who lives in Mayfair?

22 It’s now a resort village for affluent young 20 and 30-somethings, says a new report.

LONDON VOICE Confidence restored.

23 Forecast growth of 25.5 per cent in five years, reports Jonathan Hewlett.

COUNTRY VIEW 2015

Aspirational country living We are proud to present the first edition of Country View, Knight Frank’s annual publication focusing on prime residential properties for sale in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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PROPERTY TALK What’s next? With the 23 election out of the way, experts give their property predictions to Jenny Knight.

FINANCE Mortgage high. Approvals rise 24 and they look set to keep on growing, reports Duncan Farmer.

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

COMMENTARY Chelsea insight.

25 Groundwork is complete for a resurgence in residential property, reports Tom Bill.

LONDON EYE Ex-council gold mines.

26 ‘Blinged up’ former local authority homes are making their owners a fortune.

COUNTRY PROPERTY Natural beauty 85 premium. Paying the price for homes within the National Parks boundaries.

FOR SALE & TO LET MARYLEBONE, MAYFAIR, PIMLICO, 30 BELGRAVIA, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, CHELSEA, SOUTH KENSINGTON,

HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON Russian House. The Sainsbury family once lived at this historic home created behind the façade of a traditional Russian dacha.

KENSINGTON, NOTTING HILL, 41 PADDINGTON, HOLLAND PARK, FULHAM, BROOK GREEN Magnificent

seven. A collection of luxury apartments has been developed at two grand Georgian mansions overlooking Hyde Park.

LETTINGS LOWDOWN Flying starts.

120 Lucy Morton reports on a mass influx of new tenant applicants since polling day.

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Eresby House, Knightsbridge SW7

Two bedroom apartment in portered building

A ground floor apartment presented in good order throughout, which benefits from excellent ceiling heights. The building is well managed and benefits from a resident porter.

2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room, kitchen, resident porter. EPC: E. Approximately 78 sq m (844 sq ft).

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

Leasehold: approximately 968 years remaining

Guide price: ÂŁ1,775,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/SLA140314

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Onslow Gardens, Knightsbridge SW7

A newly refurbished three bedroom duplex apartment

An extremely light and airy maisonette situated in one of South Kensington’s best known addresses.

The Grade II listed building is serviced by a lift and there are excellent views of the gardens from the apartment. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen, guest cloakroom, laundry room, access to communal gardens, lift. EPC: D. Approximately 116 sq m (1,253 sq ft).

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

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Elizabeth Street, Belgravia SW1

Classic four bedroom town house with terrace and garden

This house provides spacious living accommodation and an adundance of outside space. Master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, 2 further bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, dining room, study, cloakroom, bedroom 4 with separate bathroom, reception room, kitchen, utility room, roof terrace, garden. EPC: C. Approximately 303 sq m (3,261 sq ft).

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

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Guide price: ÂŁ6,150,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/BGV150039

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Kings Road, Chelsea SW10

Two bedroom flat for sale in Chelsea

A delightful top floor double aspect flat in the heart of Chelsea. The property benefits from a tremendous amount of natural light and is presented in good order. 2 bedrooms, reception room, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. EPC: E.

KnightFrank.co.uk/chelsea chelsea@knightfrank.com 020 4379 4300

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Studdridge Street, Fulham SW6

A superbly renovated Lion house on the Peterborough Estate

This house has been entirely redesigned and rebuilt internally and has an impressive finish with high quality fitments. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, family room, utility room and garden. EPC: C. Approximately 283.8 sq m (3,055 sq ft).

KnightFrank.co.uk/fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2400

Freehold

Guide price: ÂŁ3,700,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/FLH140077

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Rosary Gardens, South Kensington SW7

A stunning raise ground floor one bedroom apartment in SW7

A fantastic well proportioned one bedroom flat, with spacious reception room that has recently been refurbished to a high standard. The property is laid out over the raised ground floor of this red brick conversion with separate kitchen and bathroom. EPC: D.

KnightFrank.co.uk/southkensington southkensington@knightfrank.com 020 7871 4115

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Guide price: ÂŁ1,450,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/STK150084

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Highbury Road, Wimbledon Village SW19

A fine Edwardian house in one of Wimbledon Village’s premier roads and well presented whilst retaining many charming period features. Master bedroom suite, 6 further bedrooms (1 en suite), kitchen/breakfast area/ dining room, double reception room, family room, games room, music room, utility room, garage, garden.

EPC: D. Approximately 512.5 sq m (5,516 sq ft). wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

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Coombe Park, Kingston Upon Thames KT2

Spectacular Mediterranean style villa set in the highly prestigious Coombe Park. Master bedroom suite, 7 further bedrooms (6 en suite), drawing room, sitting room, kitchen/family room, garden room, study, swimming pool and pool complex, garage, garden. EPC: C. Approximately 1,025.9 sq m (11,043 sq ft). wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

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3 reception rooms ø dining room ø kitchen ø 4 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 further bathrooms ø garden ø garage ø 203 sq m (2,188 sq ft) ø EPC=E

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1 NEWLY BUILT AND IMPRESSIVE HOUSE LOCATED OFF EATON SQUARE

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Entrance hall ø drawing room ø dining room ø study ø kitchen ø 3/4 bedroom suites ø wine room ø utility room ø cloakroom ø gym with steam shower ø roof garden ø garage and additional parking ø 453.83 sq m (4,885 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Savills Sloane Street Noel De Keyzer ndekeyzer@savills.com

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Guide £15.5 million Freehold

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First floor reception room ø dining room ø kitchen ø 3 bedrooms ø bathroom ø shower room ø guest cloakroom ø off-street parking ø 142 sq m (1,527 sq ft) ø EPC=F

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Some of the hyperbolic headlines predicting runaway house prices post-election have been wide of the mark, reports Rupert Collingwood, CEO of The London Search Company.

The market was certainly subdued in the run-up to the general election with the threat of the mansion tax, higher stamp duty rates and other tax changes. Understandably, people weren’t that keen to move house.

With a Conservative victory, many of those fears have evaporated but the widely predicted bounce in house prices has yet to take off. There is certainly more confidence and some pent-up demand has been released but the queues have yet to start forming outside the estate agents’ offices.

George Osborne’s hike in stamp duty is partly to blame. In his Autumn Statement, he introduced a graduated tax that did away with the old-fashioned ‘slab’ system. While this means many homebuyers are now paying less in stamp duty, Londoners are generally paying more.

The top rate of stamp duty on properties priced above £925,000 is 10 per cent while the top rate for properties over £2 million is now 12 per cent. As the mansion tax furore demonstrated, a £2 million property in London is hardly a mansion, more like a terraced house in Hackney.

A number of factors that were fuelling the pre-autumn boom in London property aren’t quite as prevalent now as they were just months ago. Whilst international buyers have continued to use London property as a safe haven, the increase in the price of sterling following the Conservative victory means it is now more expensive for them to buy.

This is, of course, coupled with what currently feels like increased levels of stock, following the lull that embraced the market in the run-up to May 7. So with overseas buyers hit by currency fluctuations, and increased stock levels keeping prices under control in prime central London, I anticipate that values in the areas favoured by traditional British buyers will plateau for a while as the market readjusts itself to a new era.

Of course, a flat market isn’t a bad thing. We’ve seen aggressive house price growth for a very long time and if it had continued unchecked, we probably would have been on course for an unpleasant readjustment. In the same vein, headline-generating house price growth puts housing in the political spotlight, and we have endured quite enough tinkering in the housing market thanks to political point scoring.

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Mayfair has become a resort village for affluent young 20 and 30-something residents from around the world, representing a huge shift in demographics from the post-war period when 50 to 70-somethings dominated the housing market, according to a new report by agent Wetherell, in association with Dataloft.

The Wetherell report highlights that this re-population with moneyed 20-somethings has resulted in a massive makeover and character change in Mayfair’s shops, restaurants, bars and homes, as staid and stuffy has been replaced by hip and cool.

Who Lives in Mayfair? reviews the huge demographic shifts that have taken place in Mayfair and the impact on the local economy and housing market. Almost 6 per cent of the 5118 residents in Mayfair are now aged below 44, with almost 45 per cent aged 25 to 44. Mayfair with its 279 acres and 4348 residential properties is now dominated by wealthy mid-20 to mid-30-something households.

Mayfair households are typically young bachelors or bachelorettes (55 per cent of private rented and 52 per cent of owner occupier households consist of single people), who want to live in a fun and lively resort village with easy access to fashionable shopping, restaurants, bars and clubs.

The report reveals that 33 per cent of Mayfair’s housing stock consists of end

user, privately owned homes, 21 per cent is social housing (shared ownership and rented) and 46 per cent privately rented dwellings owned by landlords/investors.

Chief executive Peter Wetherell says: “Mayfair has become a global oasis for young people and a twin of destinations like New York, Monaco, San Tropez and Miami – the other hubs where the world’s wealthy elite choose to relax and enjoy their leisure time.”

An entry level flat in Mayfair now costs over £1 million while rents average £1225 per week. Bankers, wealth managers, commodity brokers, young business owners, advertising directors and students from ultra-wealthy families are now typical Mayfair household profiles.

Modern Mayfair has also become highly cosmopolitan. Whereas post-war the largest group of overseas residents were American, there are now residents from over 42 nationalities, with over 60 per cent of Mayfair’s residents now born overseas, up from 49 per cent back in 2001.

Over the last 15 years the biggest rise has been residents born in Europe and the Middle East. Wetherell reports that Mayfair is now the London address of choice for wealthy residents from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, France, Germany, Italy, India Nigeria and Russia.

Who Lives in Mayfair? Wetherell 020 7529 5566 wetherell.co.uk

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Special report by Jonathan Hewlett, head of London Residential at Savills

With hindsight after the general election, we can now look back at how the market reacted and what to expect for the remainder of the year.

In the months before the election, property prices across prime London saw small falls, caused by political uncertainty and the stamp duty changes announced in last December’s Autumn Statement.

The clear political outcome, beneficial for the property market, of May 8 was generally unexpected. This prompted a sudden increase in activity, which soon settled and we have seen a return to normal market conditions, although still with a layer of caution. The new homes market had a more delayed response, only picking up in the first week of June, and we are noticing considerably more international buyers again.

We do expect a positive third quarter with deferred demand flowing back into the market. Vendors who had hesitated are bringing their properties to the market with a greater confidence, especially in prime central London with the concern regarding a mansion tax removed. Record low interest rates and mortgages, employment levels high and the FTSE in a good position suggest an

opportune time to buy.

Despite increased stock and activity, we do not anticipate a strong and sudden uptick in prices, which would be unsustainable. Rather, we expect to see an improvement in the turnover and volume of sales, assuming both vendor and purchaser expectations can be aligned. Well located and good quality properties will, as always, sell well.

In the long term, the restored market confidence needs to be considered in light of the situation prior to the period of pre-election uncertainty. Prime London markets have to operate in a relatively high tax environment given the stamp duty increases in December last year, which in some cases amount to a significant expense.

This will, of course, take time to be fully absorbed and accepted by the market. Nonetheless, our research department forecast a strong market, with a price growth over the next five years in prime central London of 25.5 per cent.

The Tory election victory had a dramatic effect on the luxury property market in central London with a flurry of deals, but those hoping for prices to rocket again will probably be disappointed.

According to Knight Frank, the post-election bounce was largely confined to the capital but house price expectations remain positive throughout the country.

Grainne Gilmore, head of UK Residential Research at Knight Frank, says: “Activity is certainly picking up following the election of a majority government, and the certainty this has provided in the housing market.

Demand is rising, but an increasing number of vendors are putting their homes on the market, and this is set to create more balance in terms of pricing.

“Londoners expectations for future price rises reached their highest level since November last year, perhaps reflecting the increased certainty in the outlook for property taxes in the capital.”

Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills, says: “We expect much of the deferred demand from the pre-election period to flow back into the prime market over the remainder of 2015 and 2016, particularly given that the threat of a mansion tax is now removed from the market.

“Improvements in the London market are likely to be sufficient to trigger a renewed ripple effect into the markets beyond the capital, as those relocating from London find it easier to sell their existing home and take advantage of the price differentials with the rest of the country.

“Given where London prices sit relative to the rest of the country, we would expect the biggest growth to be outside the capital, with the strongest mediumterm prospects in the remainder of the south of the country given the expected pattern of economic growth.”

Robert Bartlett, group CEO of Chestertons, says: “No one predicted such a clear-cut result, so homeowners and landlords can be forgiven for feeling in the dark as to which way to jump.

“A mansion tax on homes worth more than £2 million would have disproportionally penalised Londoners. Now the spectre of political uncertainty is finally lifted, and we can all move on. We are predicting the next few months will be very busy indeed.

“There are still issues to be addressed in the property sector in London, not least the need to boost housing supply, make the rental market more transparent and unlock opportunities for regeneration through a joined-up approach to planning and infrastructure delivery.”

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Borrowers are taking advantage of record low mortgage rates and the signs are that these will continue to be competitive over coming months.

When a record-breaking mortgage rate is pulled, it is soon replaced by an even lower one as lenders compete for business. They have ambitious targets for the year and to achieve them will have to compete on rate or loosen criteria. While many are not yet prepared to do the latter, they are tightening margins and cutting rates across the loan-to-value curve.

Remortgaging numbers also continue to grow as borrowers take advantage of lower rates and improved circumstances to secure a new deal. Many people have more equity in their homes than a year or two ago, which should make it easier to remortgage.

Mark Harris, SPF Private Clients

Approvals rise and they look set to keep on growing, reports Duncan Farmer Mortgage approvals in Britain rose in April to their highest level since June last year and they look set to keep growing, according to figures from the British Bankers’ Association.

Even though the general election in May appeared to have slowed house-buying activity, approvals for house purchase rose to 42,116 from 39,203 six weeks before Britain went to the polls.

“There was a significant pre-election jump in mortgage approvals which we would expect to continue in the coming months,” said Richard Woolhouse, chief economist at the BBA. The BBA data are generally a good guide to trends in more comprehensive Bank of England lending, but the BBA figures do not include building societies, which account for almost a third of mortgages.

Part of the increase may well have come from better deals coming onto the market.

For the first time there is a ten-year fixed rate loan for less than three per cent, and borrowers need only have a 20 per cent deposit.

That loan, from Barclays, has a rate of 2.99 per cent, and there is a £999 fee. It is now the only loan priced below 3 per cent

Negative inflation News that inflation fell to a negative figure of minus 0.1 per cent in April led to fears that the UK was entering a period of deflation and that this was a bad thing for the economy.

The good news is that if deflation continued, the Bank of England would be more likely to cut interest rates than to put them up, so the cost of borrowing would fall in the same way that petrol, clothing and food had also fallen.

That said, however, Mark Carney, the Bank’s governor, does not believe deflation is here to stay, and as a result analysts believe a rate rise next year is on the cards.

after First Direct and Nationwide withdrew their 10-year deals last month, although those loans needed deposits of 35 and 40 per cent. Barclays also topped the charts briefly with a five-year rate of 1.99 per cent, but it was available last month during a two-week window only.

This is not uncommon, as lenders look to grab the headlines with low rates and borrowers must act fast to get a slice of the money.

The Co-operative Bank has also been active in the cut-throat, cut-rate lending market, with a two-year fix at just 1.09 per cent, but it carries a high fee – £1499 – that actually makes it more expensive in the long term than similar deals. Tesco Bank, for example, has a two-year rate at 1.89 per cent but a fee of just £195 and so it is cheaper over the term.

With no end in sight to the record low Bank of England base rate, the cost of borrowing is unlikely to rise for some time, and lenders will continue to offer and withdraw good deals to buyers who are in a position to make a quick decision.

Because of the variables in terms of fees – and some lenders offer other incentives such as free legal costs and valuations – it is worth taking a little time to do the sums and work out which mortgage really is the best.

Current Best Buy Mortgages

Fixed Rate – 2 years

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Early Repayment Charge (Erc)

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31/7/17

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4.7% APR

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£1,499

£90

Accord

1.49%

31/8/17

5.99%

5.7% APR

75%

No

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£975

£90

Newcastle

1.65%

31/7/17

5.99%

5.7% APR

80%

No

Nil

£1,299*

£195

*0.3% above £500,000

Coventry

2.15%

30/6/17

4.74%

4.5% APR

85%

No

3/1% to 30/6/17. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£999

£125

Free valuation.

On remortgages free legal fees.

Leek United

2.69%

31/7/17

5.19%

5.0% APR

90%

No

2% to 31/7/17. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£995

£80

Valuation fee refund.

Woolwich

4.49%

30/6/17

3.99%

4.2% APR

95%

No

3% to 30/6/17. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

Nil

£275

Purchase only

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Borrowers take out extra equity

Tom Bill, Knight Frank’s head of London Residential Research, reports on a Chelsea resurgence

Homeowners looking to remortgage and find a cheaper deal are also using the exercise to take a little bit of equity out of their home, according to the Mortgage Search Tracker from Mortgage Advice Bureau.

Its research found that the typical customer looking to remortgage had a home worth £248,191 – up 7.9 per cent on last year, a rise roughly in line with annual house price inflation – giving people an extra £18,091 of property equity.

Over the same period, the average remortgage rose from £119,954 to £129,023, keeping the same loan-to-value of 52 per cent, but on average taking out the difference, just over £9000, for themselves.

Price growth in traditional markets like Chelsea has been overtaken by new areas since 2013 as buyers seek better value following particularly strong growth in the immediate aftermath of the financial crash.

As a result, prices have risen more steeply in markets like Marylebone, Hyde Park Estate and around the City financial district. Prices in Marylebone and Hyde Park rose 17 and 18 per cent respectively in the two years to March 2015, outperforming the prime central London average of 11 per cent, and 3 per cent in Chelsea.

However, it means prices in newer markets are approaching parity with Chelsea, with an average range in Hyde Park and Marylebone of about £1500 to £1700.

As prices north of Hyde Park catch up, demand in Chelsea is likely to grow given it remains an elegant and upmarket residential neighbourhood with a more British character than much of prime central London.

Its appeal will be reinforced by fast-improving transport links, which include a proposed Crossrail 2 station on the King’s Road that would dramatically enhance connectivity and may convince major landowners like Cadogan Estate, Sloane Stanley and Martins Properties to invest further.

Imperial Wharf station at the western end of SW10 is four stops from Willesden Junction, which sits next to the proposed interchange between Crossrail and the High Speed 2 train link at Old Oak Common. In addition to an increased river taxi service from Chelsea Harbour, there is planning permission for a footbridge across the Thames to Battersea.

Together with major infrastructure plans and the narrowing price gap versus other areas of prime central London, the groundwork is laid for a resurgent residential market.

Source: Knight Frank Chelsea Market Insight 2015

numbercrunching

10%

£9000

Homeowners who take out offset mortgages – ideal for high-net-worth borrowers.

Equity the average homeowner takes out of their property when they remortgage.

42,116

0.1%

Mortgage approvals just before Britain went to the polls, the highest figure since June 2004.

Rate of deflation – not enough to trigger a fall in interest rates, but nor will it lead to a rise.

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

Rate

Until

Rev. Rate

APR

Max. LTV

HLC

ERC

Product Fee

Exit Fee

Notes On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees Free valuation.

Free valuation On remortgages free valuation and legal fees. Must open Metro Bank c/a.

1st 2 rates for 6m each, 4.09% for 4 yrs. (av rate = 3.69%). Interest only for 2 years.

On remortgages valuation fee refund (max £360) and free legal fees.

Purchase only. £300 cashback.

NatWest

2.19%

30/9/20

4.00%

3.7% APR

60%

No

5/4/3/2/1% to 30/9/20.

£995

Nil

Post Office Leeds

2.35% 2.64%

31/7/20 31/7/20

4.49% 5.69%

4.1% APR 5.5% APR

75% 80%

No No

5% to 31/7/20. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free (Min £500) 5/5/4/3/2% to 31/7/20. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£1,995 £1,999

£195 £199

Metro Bank

3.19%

5 years

4.00%

3.8% APR

85%

No

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

£1,999

£150

Family B S

1.39%/2.79%/ 4.09%*

5 years

4.79%

4.5% APR

90%

No

7/6/4/3/1% for 5 years. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free

£670

£100

Virgin Money

4.89%

31/8/20

4.79%

4.9% APR

95%

No

5% to 31/8/20. Can repay up to 10% p.a. ERC free.

£99

£50

Furnes s National Counties Marsden Marsden Hinckley & Rugby Hinckley & Rugby

1.15% (4.39% disc)

2 years

5.54%

5.3% APR

60%

No

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

£999

£50

On remortgages free valuation and free legal fees

1.59% variable

Term

N/A

1.6% APR

75%

No

Nil

£125

£100

Valuation fee refund. On remortgages free legal fees

1.44% (4.51% disc) 1.64% (4.31% disc)

30/9/17 31/8/17

5.95% 5.95%

5.7% APR 5.7% APR

80% 85%

No No

3/2% to 30/9/17. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free 3/2% to 30/9/17. Can repay up to 5% p.a. ERC free

£998 £998

£50 £50

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees

2.45% (3.19% disc)

2 years

5.64%

5.4% APR

90%

No

Nil

£999

£150

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees.

3.49% (2.15% disc)

2 years

5.64%

5.5% APR

95%

No

Nil

£999

£150

Free valuation. On remortgages free legal fees.

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

Square premium

Brown Hart Gardens, Duke Street

Ex-council gold mines ‘Blinged up’ ex-council properties with Candy & Candy-style interiors in London’s best addresses can be privately rented for significant sums – around £30,000 per year – and are turning their owners into millionaires, according to new research from prime London lettings specialist E J Harris.

The research highlights that the supply of these high-spec ex-council properties available for let remains extremely low: just 3 per cent of the firm’s portfolio of luxury lettings properties are ex-council, a rise from 1 per cent two years ago. In the current buoyant market, E J Harris forecasts that this could rise to 5 per cent during the next few years.

Around 90 per cent of ex-council flats in the company’s lettings portfolio have been interior designed to an extremely high specification. Elizabeth Harris, managing director of E J Harris, says: “These excouncil flats might be located in a local authority apartment block, but step inside and most of the interiors are extremely luxurious and equivalent to anything in the private sector luxury homes market.

“The kitchens are designer and stateof-the-art, the living rooms fitted with LED televisions, the bathrooms beautifully finished and the bedrooms glamorous.

The owners want to attract affluent private tenants so they ensure that the interiors are extremely stylish and luxurious.”

A stylishly furnished one-bedroom ex-council flat in London’s West End can now command a weekly rent of £350 to £400, and a two-bed £500 to £600. Top hotspot addresses are Gilbert Street in Mayfair, Martlett Court in Covent Garden, Weighhouse Street in Mayfair and Marshall Street in Soho.

Families owning two or three ex-council properties (one owned by the parents, two by the children) now have property portfolios potentially worth anything from £1.5m to £2m. Elizabeth Harris says: “Ex-local authority flats in central London are nearly always large, with generous room sizes and in superb addresses. This makes them a ‘gold mine’ for anyone purchasing, refurbishing and then using them for rental income.”

The average home on one of central London’s garden squares now costs above £2m and commands a sales premium of 25 per cent over a similar home in the surrounding area, according to new research by Hamptons International, sponsors of London’s Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Research analysed house prices in and around 64 of central London’s garden squares. The 25 per cent premium for 2015 remains unchanged from 2014, although the average price of a home in a garden square rose 7 per cent to £2,041,000, breaking the £2m mark for the first time.

Average price for a similar property within a 200-metre radius of a square is £1,644,000.

Average for a flat on a central London garden square is £1,718,000, compared to £1,237,000 for neighbouring flats, and for a house £5,022,000, compared to £3,320,000.

Johnny Morris, head of research at Hamptons, said: “Overall it’s a combination of factors that accounts for the price premium buyers are prepared to pay for a home on a London garden square – namely setting, prestigious address and exceptional architecture.”

The top ten most expensive squares are: Wilton Crescent SW1 (average house sale price £16,119,000), Chester Square SW1 (£15,267,000), Collingham Gardens SW5 (£14,979,000), Kensington Square W8 (£12,015,000), Gainsborough Gardens NW3 (£9,119,000), Thurloe Square SW7 (£8,711,000), Earls Court Square (£8,403,000), Hereford Square SW7 (£8,070,000), Bedford Square (£7,627,000), Norland Square W11 (£6,865,000).

FRESH APPROACH Sandfords staff hosted a stall at London Business School Fresher’s Fair, where they gave advice to future students on renting a property during their time at university.

Julia Garber, director of lettings at Sandfords in Marylebone, said: “The school is very prestigious and many of its students are from overseas, particularly America and China, so our presence at the fresher’s fair is really important as this group of renters are new to the area and need our professional advice.”

The Sandfords office is in Gloucester Place across the road from the school.

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South Kensington joins Marylebone Just a few weeks after opening its new Marylebone branch, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened another new sales and lettings outlet in South Kensington.

Sales manager Laurie Kavanagh (left) and lettings manager Chris Coombes bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the branch at 29 Harrington Road, having worked in the prime London and local property market for many years.

Lee Watts, KFH managing director, says: “Prime London will continue to be a significant focus of our ongoing

expansion plans, with further branches in Fulham, Parsons Green, Earls Court and Clerkenwell scheduled to open during the next six to nine months.”

KFH has also expanded its Marylebone sales branch to include a new lettings division, and has moved to bigger premises at 136 Baker Street. The new lettings operation is headed by Valentina Axenova (pictured), who has worked in Marylebone lettings for more than six years. Sales manager is Mai Pexton.

High achiever is on Baker Street team Up, up and away A collaboration between ski holiday and property specialist Erna Low and artist Johny Midnight is bringing a winter scene to picturesque Reece Mews, home to the Erna Low South Kensington offices since the 1960s.

Joanna Yellowlees-Bound, CEO at Erna Low, is the owner of a Johny Midnight picture after buying a raffle ticket from the charity Cancer Caring Trust at the London Ski Show last October.

“I then decided it would be a fantastic idea to commission Johny to do a painting on the Reece Mews wall outside our office,” she said. “Our neighbours have been hugely supportive and we are excited to be adding to the artistic heritage of the area, as Francis Bacon used to live immediately opposite.

Titled ‘Up, up and away’, the picture is to be launched on July 9 at an event supporting the Cancer Caring Trust.

Zohreh Benn, who recently achieved the highest poundsper-square-foot price (£2000) for a property in Primrose Hill, has joined the sales team at Knight Frank Marylebone.

Philosophy and law graduate Zohreh has worked in the north London residential property market for the last four years.

The Knight Frank Marylebone sales team has now doubled in size since moving to Baker Street three years ago, recently gaining publicity for selling 33 Portland Place (pictured) for £27m.

NOTTING HILL

Mountgrange Heritage, established on Notting Hill Gate since 1999, has opened a new corner site office in Notting Hill at 27 Kensington Park Road.

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Beyond your expectations www.hamptons.co.uk

Westrovia Court SW1V £595,000 Leasehold A one bedroom apartment set inside the courtyard of a modern residential building called Westrovia Court. EPC: B

Tachbrook Street SW1V £1,050,000 Leasehold A charming top floor maisonette with two bedrooms situated in a traditional stucco fronted Pimlico property on the sought after Tachbrook Street. EPC: C

Warwick Place North SW1V £1,995,000 Freehold A well presented freehold house with its own integrated garage, three bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en suite) on the approach to Eccleston Square Mews. EPC: D

Charlwood Street SW1V £620,000 Leasehold A beautifully presented top floor apartment on the corner of a stucco fronted Victorian building in the heart of Pimlico. EPC: E

Hamptons Pimlico & Westminster Sales. 020 7717 5315 pimwest@hamptons-int.com

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Belgrave Road SW1V £875,000 Leasehold A well presented corner position two bedroom apartment set behind a white stucco fronted Victorian conversion. EPC: D

Riverlight SW8 £1,095,000 Leasehold A modern two bedroom apartment with its own terrace and parking in the new Riverlight development, which forms part of the Nine Elms regeneration.

Tufton Street SW1V £1,500,000 to £2,025,000 Leasehold 67 Tufton Street combines modern London living with British charm in the heart of historic Westminster. A mixture of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom duplexes.

Westmoreland Terrace SW1V £2,595,000 Freehold A family house arranged over five floors, with two fabulous roof terraces and views over Pimlico and some of Westminster’s most eye catching historic buildings. EPC: E

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Stately penthouse Harrington Road in South Kensington forms part of the Harrington Estate that was owned by the Stanhope family – the Viscounts Petersham and Earls of Harrington – until the 11th earl sold up in 1957.

Harrington Gardens, Stanhope Gardens, and Petersham Lane, Mews and Place also honour the family, as do Elvaston Mews and Place after Elvaston Castle, the family’s country seat in Derbyshire.

Currently for sale on Harrington Road is a magnificent three-bedroom penthouse apartment featuring a vast dual-aspect reception and a full-length

decked roof terrace with a dining area, sunroom/gym and Jacuzzi. Skylights and floor-to-ceiling, full-width windows flood the 3065 sq ft seventh floor property with natural light.

Will Pitt of Foxtons South Kensington said: “This stunning penthouse boasts unique contemporary design features and spectacular views across South Kensington, presenting a rarely available offering of true luxury.”

Harrington Road, South Kensington SW7, £10m, Foxtons South Kensington 020 7590 1000

Queen’s Gate duplex An immaculate duplex penthouse on the fourth and fifth floors of a white stucco-fronted building on Queen’s Gate has been totally refurbished throughout.

Close to Hyde Park, the mid-terrace, four-bedroom property features a vast double reception linked to the dining room and kitchen in an open plan set-up bathed in natural light. It also has a private decked roof terrace.

Queen’s Gate, South Kensington SW7, £3.95m, Marsh & Parsons 020 7590 0800

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Russian House is former home of Sainsbury’s Historically known as the Russian House, 27 The Vale near King’s Road in Chelsea has the façade of a traditional Russian dacha and was home to the Sainsbury family from the 1920s.

The façade is a genuine Russian dacha, built for an exhibition in Crystal Palace at the turn of the 20th century and transformed afterwards by architect FG Williams, who extended it for his family in Chelsea.

The black clapboard façade is commonplace in Russia but unique to London. This one-of-a-kind home is preserved in Chelsea folklore and featured in Lord Snowdon’s 2000 photography portfolio, London Sight Unseen.

Translated as ‘something given’, dachas were first developed in rural areas of Russia, forming part of larger estates gifted from tsars to loyal vassals. Traditionally made from solid oak, dachas were used as a second home or holiday retreat.

Russian aristocracy used dachas for special and cultural gatherings such as masquerade balls and summer parties.

By the 19th Century, the quaint wooden homes became popular retreats for the upper and middle classes, usually escaping the demands of city life.

In modern day Russia, around half of city families own a dacha as a holiday home or weekend retreat. Considerably larger than a traditional dacha, 27 The Vale is a five-storey family home with all the amenities a modern Russian family would enjoy.

Lord Alan Sainsbury, grandson of founder John James Sainsbury, occupied the Russo-inspired home from the 1920s. His son John Davan Sainsbury (now Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover) was born here, later taking J. Sainsbury onto the London Stock Exchange in 1973, then the largest floatation in history.

The Sainsburys were followed by Conservative politician Sir Richard Hamilton Glyn, chairman of Crufts Dog Show for 10 years. He also chaired the Kennel Club.

27 The Vale, Chelsea SW3, £16m, Russell Simpson 020 7225 0277

“This is one of Chelsea’s finest properties, a real gem in the crown of the area ... We would expect to see interest from a Russian family” Jake Russell, Russell Simpson

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Many historic love letters to the future King Edward VIII carry the address of Bryanston Court, home of Mrs Wallis Simpson in the 1930s.

Their affair led to his abdication in 1936, and yet there’s no blue plaque to the Duchess of Windsor on the wall of this illustrious Marylebone apartment block. English Heritage turned down a request a few years ago to wait for a ‘settled view of her historical reputation’.

As the world continues to wait for her reputation to settle, a meticulously refurbished apartment is now for sale on the ground floor of Bryanston Court, complete with 24-hour uniformed porters and a lock-up garage.

The 1683 sq ft property has underfloor heating, Lutron lighting, surround sound and exceptional carpentry work. A double reception room leads to a sleek contemporary kitchen. There are two bedrooms – both en suite – plus a third or study, currently used as a dressing room.

Bryanston Court, George Street, Marylebone W1, guide price £3.5m, Savills Marylebone 020 3527 0400

Prince’s household Clabon Mews, west of Cadogan Square, was built in the early 1880s on the boundaries of the former Prince’s cricket field, used by sporty types from Smith’s Charity Estate.

Currently for sale in the Knightsbridge mews, a wide three-bedroom house has been virtually rebuilt inside its external walls. The turnkey home features superb interior design combined with high-spec fixtures and finishes.

Each double bedroom has a bathroom or shower room, and there are three separate reception areas

and a fully equipped kitchen with a large island unit for casual dining. Each floor has video entry and the house includes an audio-visual system.

An integral garage will hold a Fiat 500, Smart Car or similar, and the home’s eco credentials include programmable LED lighting, fully insulated walls and new double glazed windows throughout.

Clabon Mews, Knightsbridge SW1, £5.65m, Kaye & Carey 020 7590 0066

Seymour Chelsea Seymour Walk is a quiet and pretty cul-de-sac that runs north off the Fulham Road in Chelsea, between Redcliffe Road and Hollywood Road.

A five-bedroom house for sale at the address has a ground floor containing a double reception room that overlooks – and has access to – the patio garden. An open plan kitchen and dining room at lower ground level also leads to the paved split-level garden, which includes a sheltered sitting area.

The master bedroom suite covers the entire first floor, and there are three more bedrooms and two more bathrooms on the top two floors.

After the Second World War, Seymour Walk was the venue for an informal workshop led by architect and designer Rodney Thomas on the links between architecture and industry. Those who took part included sculptors Elizabeth Frink and Lynn Chadwick.

Seymour Walk, Chelsea SW10, guide price £5.5m, Savills Chelsea 020 7578 9000

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Prime house on premier square Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie will be among your illustrious neighbours at a Grade II listed six-storey house on prestigious Connaught Square, north of Hyde Park.

Mr Blair bought his own dark-brick and cream townhouse on the square from art historian Roger Bevan for a reported £3.6m in 2004. He later extended the property by buying a one-bedroom mews cottage behind it in Archery Close.

A large townhouse currently for sale on this premier London square offers more than 5300 sq ft of inside space on six floors including the attic, vaults and stores. Grade II listed – like Mr Blair’s – it is the gated square’s only double-fronted property.

Three tall windows in the elegant first floor drawing room overlook the communal gardens. On the raised ground floor, the kitchen and breakfast room leads out onto a decked rear terrace.

There’s a second reception on the lower ground floor, and the property also offers a dining room, two studies, master bedroom with dressing room and two en suite bathrooms, five more bedrooms and three more bathrooms. It also has a lift and a plant room.

Connaught Square, Hyde Park W2, guide price £7.95m, Knight Frank Hyde Park 020 7871 5060, Savills Mayfair 020 7578 5100

Skyline balcony The wraparound terrace of an eighth floor penthouse in Mayfair serves spectacular 270-degree views across the London skyline from east to west.

North of Berkeley Square, the lateral contemporary apartment in recently refurbished Grosvenor Hill Court is high-spec and high-tech.

Open plan space is currently divided into separate kitchen and dining, living and entertaining areas – all with access to the terrace.

Luxury touches in the master bedroom suite include a granite sunken bath and a double shower, plus adjoining dressing room. The second en suite bedroom has views of the London Eye, Shard and Gherkin.

The Penthouse, Grosvenor Hill Court, Bourdon Street, Mayfair W1, £4.75m, Knight Frank Mayfair 020 7499 1012

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Two mansions contain magnificent seven Overlooking Hyde Park by Marble Arch, two magnificent Grade II listed Georgian mansions at 5 & 6 Connaught Place have been transformed into seven ultra-prime lateral and duplex homes.

Known for illustrious past residents including royalty, aristocracy and the Churchill family, the mansions were originally built between 1807 and 1812 by architect Graham Taylor in a project funded by John Lewis, a wealthy Harley Street surgeon turned developer.

The 13 properties were named after HRH Prince William Frederick, Earl of Connaught and a great-grandson of King George II. 1 Connaught Place became the home of Lady Augusta Murray, first wife of HRH Prince Augustus Frederick, sixth son of King George III. Lady Augusta was joined at No. 7 by HRH Princess Caroline, Princess of Wales, in No. 8 the Earls of Lindsay, and No. 9 the Dukes of Cleveland. Nos. 5 and 6 were homes to wealthy City merchants.

Between the 1880s and the 1920s a new generation of residents moved into Connaught Place including politicians and socialites. No. 2 was the childhood home of Winston Churchill, and Lady Myra Sackville, whose life is reviewed in the Hollywood movie White Mischief, occupied No. 4. After the Second World War, the mansions were converted into multi-let offices.

Now Connaught Place is becoming residential again, with the properties converted back into luxurious homes.

Residential developer Redrow London is adding a new chapter to the history of 5 & 6 Connaught Place, creating a boutique project of seven luxurious two, three and four-bedroom lateral and duplex homes of up to 6,251 sq ft behind the grand facades.

Connaught Place, Hyde Park, from £11.75m for a three-bedroom home, Beauchamp Estates 020 3441 5941, Kay & Co 020 7262 2030, www. connaughtplaceresidences.com

“These residences overlook Hyde Park and are six windows across, providing exceptional lateral living space rarely found in the local area” James Moody, Redrow London

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Sunlight on Fulham One of five individually designed mews houses, all with double-height ceilings and outside space, is for sale at Sunlight Mews in a historic former Edwardian warehouse.

Close to the Thames, Chelsea Harbour Club and Imperial Wharf, the contemporary home forms part of the former Sunlight Laundry, which once supplied fresh sheets to major hotels across the West End and has now been given a new lease of life.

The five homes in the development

by London’s Verve Properties are hidden in a secure gated mews and priced from £1.85m to £2.8m. All maximise light and space and feature roof terraces and private courtyard

gardens combining indoor and outdoor living.

Currently on the market, No. 1 Sunlight Mews is the first of the new homes to be completed and offers more than 2000 sq ft of luxury living space on two floors complete with topof-the-range appliances and finishes.

The three to four-bedroom property is a short walk from Imperial Wharf rail station, and the river bus at Chelsea Harbour offers an alternative transport solution. The Sands End pub is also handy.

Sunlight Mews, Stephendale Road, Sands End, Fulham SW6, guide price £2.2m, Savills Fulham 020 7731 9400

Parsons conversion Totally refurbished and extended a year ago, a house on the Peterborough Estate in Parsons Green has six bedrooms served by four bathrooms.

All the windows are new double-glazed sashes and the house is fully wired for the latest technology including a Sonos sound system. Space of almost 2720 sq ft on four floors includes a contemporary open plan kitchen, reception and dining room that opens out into a 20ft landscaped garden.

There’s a second reception room at the front of the ground floor, and another on the lower ground floor leading to a patio. One of the bedrooms and a utility room are also on this level.

Coniger Road, Parsons Green SW6, £3.35m, Winkworth 020 7736 3117

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Professional appeal Walking distance from Earls Court, West Brompton in SW6 remains relatively underrated but is fast becoming a property hotspot, reports Brett Walton, sales manager of KFH Fulham.

With the regeneration of Earls Court and large-scale residential developments such as The Landau and Lily Square currently under way, West Brompton has seen a significant increase in buy-to-let investors, long-term investors, and first time buyers looking for properties. The number of properties sold in SW6 has also increased by 20 per cent in the past year,” said Brett.

“Throughout the wider Fulham area, we are mainly seeing young professionals interested in buy-to-let investments, and wealthy first-time buyers. We are also finding that not as many families are purchasing properties here. They seem to be moving out of Fulham into larger properties that have better gardens for their children.”

Currently for sale in Epirus Road, Fulham, an updated six-bedroom Victorian terraced house with a sleek contemporary kitchen offers further potential to extend. In Stephendale Road, another six-bed Victorian terraced house has been fully refurbished and extended.

Both homes have bi-fold doors into the garden.

(Above) Epirus Road, Fulham SW6, £2,375,000, KFH Fulham 020 7731 0051

(Below) Stephendale Road, Fulham SW6, £1.75m, KFH Fulham 020 7731 0051

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Dancing in the street Street dancers from Funky S freestyle and breakdance collective were popping, locking and roboting at the launch of three contemporary townhouses in Clapham.

As drinks and canapés were served to party guests on the garden terrace, the specialist dancers showed off their amazing moves on the wooden floor of the huge open plan reception of Osbourne House on Macaulay Road.

One of the three properties is the new family home of Michael Squire, founder and senior partner of architects Squire & Partners, who has lived on the road for almost 30 years. Squire & Partners designed and developed the scheme in a project led by Michael’s son and business partner Henry.

Osborne House and 9 Macaulay Road, currently for sale, were launched to the market by estate agent Savills at the dance party, hosted by Robin Chatwin of Savills and Henry Squire.

Drawing on the architectural language of the existing Victorian Villas, the new townhouses use traditional materials in contemporary style, offering six levels of exceptional space including six bedrooms, formal and informal living spaces and generous landscaped gardens.

Contemporary open plan kitchens are set in the heart of the houses, leading to light-filled living and dining rooms that connect to the gardens via full-height doors.

Squire & Partners are internationally renowned, awardwinning architects known for high profile developments such as Chelsea Barracks, One Tower Bridge and The Knightsbridge.

Michael Squire has ranked in a list of London’s 1000 Most Influential People, and has also been described as one of four ‘Des Res Designers’ who are the ‘go to’ architects in London for prime residential.

By Bob Stonebridge Osborne House and 9 Macaulay Road, Clapham SW4, guide price £6.5m, Savills 020 8877 4812

“Using traditional materials in a contemporary manner, the houses offer exceptional accommodation over six levels” Robin Chatwin, Savills

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It’s a sign of the times Gilmore House at 113 Clapham Common North Side is the former home of John Walter (1739-1812), founder of The Times. A GLC blue plaque here was unveiled in 1977 by Sir Denis Hamilton, then chairman and editorin-chief of Times Newspapers.

The first issue of Walter’s newsheet, the Daily Universal Register, appeared in 1785 and it was renamed The Times three years later. Walter’s son John, born at No 113, went on to establish the newspaper as one of the world’s most influential broadsheets.

Dating largely from 1763, Gilmore House is named after Deaconess Isabella Gilmore, William Morris’s sister, who lived here from 1891. It was originally one of a pair known as the Sister Houses – the other was demolished.

Currently for sale at Gilmore House is a Grade II listed converted chapel, built for Isabella Gilmore in 1897 by Philip Webb of the Arts and Crafts movement. Stained glass windows are by Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer Edward Burne-Jones, and busts of Shakespeare and Milton are set into the front bay window. Original fixtures

and fittings are now in the V&A Museum.

The current owners converted the raised ground floor chapel during 2012 and 2013 to create an artist’s studio with generous and fascinating living space. A magnificent roof lantern bathes the chapel’s doubleheight reception and studio in natural light.

Below the gallery, a hand-made contemporary kitchen has an open plan dining area and is surrounded by wooden panelling. A circular glass staircase leads up to the galleried bedroom suite, supported on steel columns and clad in timber panelling.

Filigree panels along the front balustrade were inspired

by Webb’s original altar table. Egyptian sandstone runs across the property, which now offers modern home comforts such as underfloor heating and electronically controlled windows.

By Bob Stonebridge Gilmore House, 113 Clapham Common North Side, Clapham SW4, £1,395,000, Knight Frank Clapham 020 3667 6750

“This converted chapel steeped in history combines original features with contemporary design creating a unique living space” Robert French, Knight Frank Clapham

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Exhibition of excellence Elsynge Road, one of the most prized addresses in Wandsworth, was originally designed for Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition of 1851. Its fine Victorian architecture now helps to form a conservation area.

Currently for sale in this much-admired location near Wandsworth Common, a five-bedroom house offers more than 2900 sq ft of inside living and entertaining space on four floors, together with a private walled rear garden with two patios and a lawn.

The property is finished to a high standard with high quality fixtures and fittings. Its raised ground floor entrance leads into a hallway and on to an elegant, bay-fronted, double reception room with an ornamental fireplace and dual-aspect views of the garden. A study has a glass door to a balcony leading into the garden, which includes mature trees and shrubs, feature lighting and a sunken trampoline.

On the lower ground floor, a family playroom opens into a generous dining space leading to a contemporary kitchen and breakfast room flooded with natural light.

With underfloor heating, the kitchen has a large breakfast bar and wide French windows into the garden.

Play your favourite sounds on the integrated music system fitted to the dining area, kitchen and garden.

There’s a utility room off the kitchen together with a downstairs cloakroom and wine cellar.

Upstairs, the master bedroom suite at the front of the house has a walk-in dressing room and luxury bathroom.

There’s a guest room with en suite shower room on this level, and the top floor has three more bedrooms and a family bathroom. Clapham Junction and the shops and restaurants of St John’s Hill are nearby.

Elsynge Road, Wandsworth SW18, £2.95m Knight Frank 020 8682 7777, Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

“This spectacular five-bedroom detached Victorian house of over 2900 sq ft has off-street parking and a 72ft south-facing garden” Sam Sproston, Knight Frank Wandsworth

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his superb, architect-designed contemporary house in Wimbledon Village promises three floors of chic living and entertaining space together with a landscaped garden and off-street parking for multiple cars.

The distinctive four-bedroom property on a corner plot in St Mary’s Road offers more than 3240 sq ft of luxury living space featuring top-of-the-range fixtures and fittings such as a Bang & Olufsen surround sound system.

Natural light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the generous main reception room on the raised ground floor. The Poliform Varenna kitchen on the lower ground floor features integrated appliances, and there’s also a second reception room, a dining room and a utility room.

The impressive master bedroom on the first floor has an en suite bathroom and Poliform wardrobes, and one of the other three bedrooms is also en suite.

Configuration zones for mood lighting and music run throughout the house, which also has an integral garage.

St Mary’s Road is a quiet tree-lined street within easy reach of the shops, restaurants and bars of Wimbledon Village and Wimbledon town centre. Nearest stations are Wimbledon and Dundonald Road.

St Mary’s Road, Wimbledon Village, SW19, £2,895,000, Foxtons Wimbledon 020 8605 2900

“With stylish décor, expansive living space and a wealth of high-tech modern appliances, this property would make a fantastic contemporary home for a wide variety of buyers” Oliver Rodbourne, Foxtons Wimbledon

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BOTANIC BEAUTY Wake up and smell the magnolias in this magnificent five-bedroom property, with additional staff accommodation, in a prime location opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Built by niche developer Richstone Properties, Walpole House offers contemporary eco living in the heart of a leafy London suburb. Arranged over four floors, the 6500 sq ft house has been skilfully designed from the impressive roof lights, which flood the house with natural light, to the palatial master suite with twin dressing rooms.

Walpole House, Kew Road, Kew TW9, offers above £6.5m, Hamptons 020 8261 7187

New homes update Special report by Mark Goodeve-Docker, operations director of Foxtons New Homes and Investments It was well documented that the London property market experienced subdued activity in the run-up to the election, and political uncertainty affected many buyers at the higher levels.

Having said that, the new homes sector in South London remained fairly steady, with many buyers below the £1million mark benefiting from the changes in stamp duty brought in last December.

South London has had a good level of new homes instructions continuously coming to the market throughout 2015 so far, with new phases having been released at all price points.

There has also been an increase in house development schemes coming to the market, where historically we’ve primarily seen more apartment schemes. The supply of stock, however, still remains woefully short of the needed levels as more buyers are focusing on the South London corridors.

Some of the most popular recent developments included Norwich House in Streatham, launched in April, where 47 out of the 87 available flats were already reserved one month later. The new Hero development

in Wimbledon has been selling steadily since the start of the year, and is now down to the last few units available.

Developments using the ‘soft launch’ approach such as Putney Rise (pictured), a Barratt Homes development, are also seeing an impressive number of units being reserved well ahead of their official launch.

Looking at the exciting new developments coming soon, we are expecting a good response to the Battersea Reach development, now in its final two phases, and The Print House in Streatham, due to launch in the next couple of months.

With the improvements of transport links and regeneration of Streatham, Brixton, Wandsworth, Tooting and the ever-improving Croydon, I expect the new homes market in South London to be a very exciting place for the second half of 2015, especially with mortgage rates still within the affordable brackets.

The future for the market will most probably be more competitive, with the buyers’ base becoming more influenced by investors. There are very few London areas left offering good value, close proximity to central London, and with prices still averaging £350,000 for a one-bedroom apartment and £450,000 - £500,000 for a two-bedroom flat.

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Square deal London Square is launching The Terrace Collection at London Square Putney – an exclusive compilation of 11 two and three-bedroom premium apartments – at its new 11-storey Upper Richmond Road development now shaping the Putney skyline.

Arranged over the four upper floors of the building, designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, the elite apartments feature beautifully crafted terraces with dual-aspect panoramic views of the London skyline.

Rebecca Littler, London Square sales and marketing director, said: “The Terrace Collection is the jewel in the crown of our London Square Putney scheme.

These fantastic properties showcase the ultimate in luxury living. The level of off-plan interest has been truly outstanding, with over 70 per cent now sold.”

Apartments in The Terrace Collection feature generous open plan kitchens, living and dining rooms with bi-fold doors that open out onto large south-facing terraces for al fresco entertaining. Interiors are flooded with natural light, with hardwood floors and clean lines providing a stylish blank canvas.

Residents can also benefit from the south-facing private garden and communal roof gardens, a new public plaza, 24-hour concierge and CCTV surveillance.

The Terrace Collection, London Square Putney, Upper Richmond Road, Putney SW15, from £1.2m to £2m, Sales Suite 0333 666 2838, www.londonsquare.co.uk

Ryder Cup location Fair Wind, Touchstone and Cannon House are three five-bedroom luxury homes at Walton-on-the-Hill, set on a private road a short walk from Walton Heath Golf Club, former Ryder Cup venue.

High on the Surrey Hills, Walton-on-the-Hill is a thriving village surrounded by rolling open countryside and tranquil woodland. Yet Epsom racecourse, host to the Derby, is little more than a mile away.

Each of the high-spec trio has a generous mature garden. Nearby Tadworth station offers regular rail services to London Bridge (minimum journey time 47 minutes) and Victoria (52 minutes).

TWO HENLEY WINS Henley Homes won two awards for new developments in Lambeth at the prestigious London Evening Standard New Homes Awards 2015.

They collected top prize for Best Small Development for The Annie McCall, in Stockwell SW4, and Highly Commended in the Best Conversion category, for Baylis Old School, Lollard Street SE11.

The Annie McCall (pictured), a Victorian Grade II Listed former Hospital on Jeffreys Road, has been carefully restored and redeveloped into 30 one and twobedroom apartments.

Baylis Old School is a collection of 149 new homes – from one to four bedrooms – housed within the Grade II listed former Lilian Baylis School, on the borders of the Nine Elms regeneration area.

Hurst Drive, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, Fair Wind (pictured) guide £2.6m, Touchstone and Cannon House POA, Ashgrove Homes 01483 209600, Michael Everett 01737 814877

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Dukes Gardens On the site of the former Atkinson Morley Hospital on Wimbledon’s Copse Hill, Wimbledon Hill Park is an exclusive collection of new apartments and executive townhouses in the grounds of what was once the ancestral home of the 2nd Duke of Wellington.

Two and three-bedroom apartments at Dukes Gardens sit within two elegant new buildings, architecturally designed to mirror the graceful proportions of the former hospital building. Each apartment features a glass balcony or terraces to maximise the views over the 19 acres of protected parkland that surrounds the development.

Launching this September, Wellington Row is the prominent centrepiece of Wimbledon Hill Park: the restoration and conversion of the former hospital building into an elegant collection of two and three-bedroom apartments, duplexes and triplexes. Many of the apartments will feature original period details such as stained glass windows, traditional wood panelling and stucco pillars.

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Kitchen showcase MODERN VICTORIAN

Totally redeveloped, with a high-spec contemporary interior, a home Between the Commons is one half of a pair of wide Victorian houses, unique for the area.

The 25ft wide kitchen and breakfast room at the rear has integrated Miele appliances and stone work surfaces. A bank of Fineline concertina doors open into an impressive southfacing garden, landscaped to maximise space and containing a recently installed hot tub.

Fully excavated, the basement provides space for a guest bedroom with en suite shower room, utility room, steam room and a separate WC. A superb playroom has bespoke toy storage, a lighting system and rubberised floor.

Clapham Junction station is a 10-minute walk away.

Salcott Road, Battersea SW11, £2,595,000, Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

Tall concertina doors in the open plan kitchen and dining room lead out into the garden of a newly refurbished house on Elsynge Road, close to Wandsworth Common.

Landscaped and south-facing, the garden at the semi-detached property has a paved terrace leading to tiled steps between raised flowerbeds to the upper lawn. The home’s ground floor also has a front reception room, and the first floor contains a large formal reception and a front study.

You can admire the blooms in the garden from the

balcony of the master bedroom suite, which covers the entire second floor. There are four more bedrooms and two bathrooms on the third and fourth floors.

Elsynge Road was designed for the Great Exhibition of the 1850 and is now a conservation area. You’ll find excellent local shops and wine bars on St John’s Hill and Battersea Rise.

Elsynge Road, Wandsworth, SW18, guide £3,395,000 Savills Wandsworth 020 8877 1222

Extended family A Victorian family house in Lauriston Road, Wimbledon, has been extended and refurbished in recent years, still retaining original features such as ornate fireplaces.

The ground floor offers excellent formal and informal reception space together with an impressive open plan kitchen with stone flooring and underfloor heating. Extended to create a superb family space, the kitchen has glass doors that lead out into the 66ft rear garden.

There are five double bedrooms and two bath or shower rooms, and the master bedroom has a shower room of its own. The basement contains a laundry room, and there’s off-street parking on the front drive.

Lauriston Road is a fine village address described as one of the most sought-after in Wimbledon. The Common is just 150 metres away.

Lauriston Road, Wimbledon SW19, £3.3m, Savills Wimbledon 020 8971 8111

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Star location Legendary bandleader Ted Heath, the first to take a British swing band on a highly successful tour of the USA in the mid-1950s, once lived at this superb early Victorian house at the end of a quiet lane in Wimbledon.

Son of a Wandsworth bandmaster, he put together an all-star band that topped the bill at the London Palladium, appeared in three Royal Variety Performances, and played on his own BBC radio show.

Heath, a trombonist, entertained many guests from the music world at his Wimbledon home, and American jazz pianist and singing star Nat King Cole stayed here on numerous occasions when he was in London.

Only four families – including Heath’s – have lived at the house on Copse Hill since it was first built in 1848. Standing on a secluded elevated plot of 0.7 acres, the eightbedroom property has undergone an extensive programme of modernisation and refurbishment in recent years.

The ground floor has an elegant drawing room, kitchen and dining room and playroom, and the lower ground floor features a large games room, a media room and an ancillary kitchen or utility room.

A terrace at the top of the south-facing garden leads to a lawn with steps down to an outdoor swimming pool and changing rooms resembling old-style bathing huts. A timber garden room is currently set up as a gym, and the gated drive provides secure off-street parking for several cars.

The Wimbledon Village specialists with over 30 years of experience, and substantial knowledge of the South London property market, providing a friendly, flexible service to clients in order to make moving home a positive experience.

Robert Holmes & Company has earned its reputation by providing a bespoke approach to estate agency, offering clients an independent and distinctly personal service tailored to individual requirements.

Specialising in the sale and letting of high calibre residential property primarily within Wimbledon, Coombe and the surrounding areas.

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£4,750,000

A delightful detached house in a sought after road, with beautifully maintained and well-balanced accommodation, a wonderful garden with a swimming pool and planning permission for significant extensions (Ref: 14/P3552) Currently with: 3 reception rooms • study • kitchen/breakfast room • 5 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms (2 e/s) • fantastic southerly garden • heated swimming pool • garage & carriage drive • ER/E

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£3,000,000

A beautifully presented modern home with versatile accommodation and a lovely garden 4/5 reception rooms • kitchen/breakfast room • serving kitchenette • garden flat • 6 bedrooms • 8 bath/shower rooms • lovely garden • garage • gated drive • ER/C

In a quiet and picturesque road a short distance from the Common and the Village Double reception room • kitchen/breakfast room • family/TV room • cellar • 6 bedrooms • 3 bath/shower rooms (1 e/s) • garden • ER/E

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Wimbledon Village

£1,695,000

A fine Victorian house refurbished to a very high standard, close to the Village 3 reception rooms • kitchen/dining room • cellar • 6/7 bedrooms (inc gym) • 5 bath/ shower rooms • sauna • landscaped garden • garage & OSP • ER/D

A delightful ground floor apartment with its own beautiful garden in a period house Reception hall • reception room • kitchen/breakfast room • cloakroom with shower • 3 bedrooms • 2 en-suite bath/shower rooms • private garden • garage & OSP • ER/D

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£2,100,000

Beautifully presented and extended with potential for further extension into roof if required Reception room • kitchen/breakfast room • sitting room • dining room • 3 bedrooms • 2 bath/shower rooms • large loft • garden • garage & OSP • ER/D

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Finished to a very high specification in a quiet private location close to Richmond Park Living/dining area • study • bespoke kitchen/family room • 6 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms (2 e/s) private gardens • OSP • private road • ER/D

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£8,500 pcm

Situated in the heart of Wimbledon Village a charming detached home providing versatile family living, private garden and off street parking. ER/F

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A light spacious conversion apartment, occupying the entire top floor of this handsome and substantial detached period property. ER/E

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An elegant Victorian family home, boasting period features over three floors located within walking distance of Wimbledon Town and Village. ER/F

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Grandison Road £1,200 per week A stunning family home, measuring over 2800 sq ft and presented in excellent order throughout. On the ground floor there is a stunning double reception room with wooden floors and plantation shutters leading through to a fully extended kitchen/breakfast room.

Concertina doors open out onto the garden which has been adapted to include a private off street parking space.

Four double bedrooms • Single bedroom/dressing room/study • Double reception room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Basement reception room • Two shower rooms • En suite bathroom • Two further bathrooms • Utility room • Garden and off street parking • Unfurnished

Muncaster Road £995 per week A fantastic family house of over 2100sq ft which offers exceptional entertaining space and four bedrooms. The house is wider than average with a double reception room with wooden floors, kitchen/ dining area plus a conservatory leading out to a good sized patio garden. There are two double bedrooms and one smaller double on the 1st floor, two with built in wardrobes, and a family bathroom with overhead shower. The master suite is on the second floor with a smart bathroom with separate shower and a spacious bedroom with built in wardrobes.

Double reception room • Kitchen/dining room • Conservatory area • Garden • Cloakroom • Cellar • Four double bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Utility area • Unfurnished

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This beautifully presented family house has a tremendous sense of space and light. The accommodation measures approximately 2100 sq ft with well-balanced living space on the ground floor and five bedrooms on the upper floors.

Five double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen breakfast room • Family bathroom • Master suite bathroom • Downstairs WC • Cellar • Chain Free

Salcott Road £2,595,000 Freehold This fantastic family house measures approximately 2800 sq ft and is situated on a highly sought after residential street. This stunning property is one half of a pair of particularly wide Victorian houses that are completely unique for the road and the area. The house has been totally redeveloped with family living in mind, however the interior has been beautifully designed with high quality contemporary theme.

Five double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen breakfast room • Play room • Utility room • Master suite bathroom with dressing room • Family bathroom • Two en-suite shower rooms • Steam room • Downstairs WC

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Chatham Road SW11 This impressive family house measures approximately 3100 sq ft and is part of this exclusive small development. There are four classically designed houses within this stunning gated mews. The properties all boast an extremely high quality finish with excellent proportions and a tremendous sense of natural light. This house is situated to the rear of the mews and the accommodation is arranged over three floors. Created by the highly respected and local niche developer Artesian. £2,950,000 Freehold

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• Six double bedrooms • Reception room • Kitchen/ breakfast room • Family room • Four bathrooms (Two en-suite) • Two dressing rooms • Utility room and downstairs WC • South facing 41ft garden • Off street parking space • Gated secure entry system (Audio/Visual)

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Chatham Road SW11 This spectacular family house measures approximately 3250 sq ft and forms part of this small and exclusive new development. There are four classically designed houses within this stunning gated mews and all four boast an extremely high quality finish and excellent proportions. Created by the highly respected and local niche developer Artesian. £2,950,000

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• Five double bedrooms • Four reception rooms • Kitchen breakfast room • Four bathrooms (Two ensuite) • Two dressing rooms • Utility room • Downstairs WC • Roof Terrace & South facing garden • Off street parking space • Gated secure entry system (Audio/Visual)

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Manchuria Road Between the Commons SW11 £1,450,000 | Freehold This handsome end of terrace Victorian house has a smart tiled frontage and wide square bay window. Having been attractively extended into the loft and side return it benefits from a super-useful and extra large storage/utility cellar. Set in an exclusive location just yards from Clapham Common, close to numerous excellent schools and under half a mile from Clapham South tube. EPC - D.

• Hallway • Double Reception Room • Extended Kitchen/Dining Room • South-West Facing Garden • Downstairs WC • Large Storage /Utility Cellar

• 4 Double Bedrooms • 2 Bath / Shower Rooms • Potential for a 5th Bedroom • Residents Parking • London Borough of Wandsworth • 1970 Sq Ft / 183 Sq M

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Thurleigh Road Between the Commons SW12 £1,450 | PER WEEK This substantial, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, Victorian house, in a prime spot just yards from the edge of the common, has been renovated and extended with flair to create a stylish and contemporary open-plan family house. It is less than a quarter mile from the mainline train station, three quarters of a mile from the tube at Clapham South and close to excellent schools and both Bellevue and Northcote Roads. Available end July. EPC - F.

• Front Garden with Bike Store • 2 Large Receptions • Kitchen / Breakfast Room • Extended Family Room • Cloakroom / WC • Cellar • 5 Double Bedrooms • Large En Suite Bath / Shower Room

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Thurleigh Road Between the Commons, SW12 £1,850 | PER WEEK

This substantial Victorian property with 50’ garden has just completed an outstanding programme of extension and refurbishment to create a stylish family house of 3250 SQ.FT / 302 SQ.M. It is immaculately presented with high-quality finishes throughout and has a contemporary layout with wonderful living/entertaining space and a luxurious master suite. The house is situated in this exclusive address between the commons close to Wandsworth Common and its recreational facilities, good transport connections, fashionable Northcote and Bellevue Roads and excellent schools. Available End August. EPC - D. • Wide Entrance Hall • Front Reception Room • Extended Kitchen/Dining Room • Family Room • Master Suite with 2 Dressing Rooms • 4 Bath/Shower rooms

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Bramfield Road Between the Commons SW11 £1,375,000 | FREEHOLD This unadulterated natural 4 bedroom Victorian house, with a wealth of original features, has full planning permission for basement, side return and loft extensions plus ready-made party-wall agreements and no onward chain.

It affords incoming buyers a unique opportunity to create a superb 2300 sq.ft. family house. This is prime territory close to first-class transport links, soughtafter primary and secondary state schools, fashionable Northcote Road and exclusive Wandsworth Common. EPC - E.

• Hall • Double Reception Room • Kitchen • Breakfast Room • Conservatory • Garden • 4 Double Bedrooms

• Shower Room / WC • Separate WC • Cellar • Unconverted Loft • Existing 1967 Sq Ft / 182.7 Sq M INC LOFT

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Honeywell Road Between the Commons SW11 £1,900,000 | FREEHOLD This beautifully-refurbished Victorian house with south-facing garden, offers substantial accommodation (2432 SQ.FT./226 SQ.M) including five double bedrooms, extra-wide receptions, a magnificent extended kitchen and an undeveloped basement with separate access. Situated in a most desirable street off fashionable Northcote Road and Wandsworth Common, very close to the everpopular Honeywell School. EPC - E.

• Semi-Linked • Front Garden • Entrance Hall • Front Reception • Extra-Wide Rear Reception • Extended Kitchen/Dining Room • Wine Store • Basement/Utility Room with Separate

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Access • Cloakroom/WC • South-Facing Garden • 5 Double Bedrooms • 2 Bath/Shower Rooms • Roof Terrace • 2432 Sq.Ft/226 Sq.M.

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Spencer Park SW18 £4,200,000 & £4,350,000 | FREEHOLD

Two remaining available of four exceptional new homes that combine a ‘state of the art’ finish with a classical and contemporary exterior in one of the most exclusive locations south of the River. Each offers approximately 4600 square feet of refined family living space, private gated parking, a large landscaped garden and direct access into glorious Spencer Park, (just under four acres of privately owned and managed parkland). 10 year NHBC guarantee.

• Access to Spencer Park (3.8 acre private park) • Gated Off-Street Parking • Drawing Room • Study • Kitchen/Dining Room • 800 Sq Ft Family/Media/Games Room

EXCLUSIVE, HD FILMS FOR EVERY PROPERTY

• Utility Room • Master Suite and Dressing Room • Gaggenau and Miele appliances • 6 Double Bedrooms • Guest Suite and Dressing Room • 5 Bathrooms (4 En Suite) • Large Garden • 3 Terraces

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Briar Walk, SW15 £4,400,000 An extremely handsome and substantial double fronted period house with ample off-street parking and a spectacular south facing private rear garden.

Double fronted detached house • 4,231 Sq Ft • three reception rooms • kitchen/breakfast room • 90 Ft x 50 Ft south facing garden • six double bedrooms • four bathroom/shower rooms • self-contained guest/ nanny flat • laundry room • west facing roof terrace • EPC rating D • eaves storage • off street parking

Landford Road, SW15 £1,750,00 A well-presented, five bedroom Edwardian family house located in the heart of prime residential West Putney.

Edwardian family freehold house • 2,393 Sq Ft • five bedrooms • two family bathrooms • double reception • conservatory • cellar • eaves storage • private garden • prime West Putney location • catchment area for a number of highly regarded local schools • EPC rating D

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Coalecroft Road, SW15 £1,495,000 A beautiful example of a comprehensively and very sensitively modernised semidetached mid-Victorian Freehold cottage.

Semi-detached • freehold • victorian cottage • 20 Ft west facing garden • superbly appointed bespoke kitchen / breakfast room • ground floor W.C. • large double reception room • comprehensively renovated by the current owner • three double bedrooms • ensuite bathroom • bathroom • large loft storage • total area 1,503 Sq Ft • EPC rating C

Manfred Road, SW15 £1,625,000 An extremely striking and contemporary four bedroom semi-detached family home situated on a quiet residential road in East Putney.

1,800 Sq Ft • entrance hallway • open plan kitchen/ dining room • family room/bedroom four • reception room • downstairs cloakroom • master bedroom with en-suite shower room • two double bedrooms with access to private balcony • secluded garden • off street parking • EPC rating C • state of the art features

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National Parks premium Living within the boundary of a National Park comes at a price, and there is a clear premium for a home in areas of England and Wales celebrated for their landscapes and nature A room with a view can command a premium, and if that view happens to be of some of the finest countryside in England and Wales the uplift can be even greater. But just how much more are people prepared to pay?

Knight Frank analysis of Land Registry house price records shows that in 2014, on average, the price of a property within the borders of a National Park in England and Wales was 43 per cent higher than in the county where the park is located.

Supply of stock in these areas can often fall short of demand as there are more restrictive planning regimes, and this is one factor underpinning pricing. Four of the 13 National Parks analysed attracted a house price premium in excess of £100,000.

The New Forest and the South Downs were the most expensive National Parks examined. In the New Forest, average house prices were £451,241, some 93 per cent higher than the average for the wider county. The South Downs had an average house price of £392,148, a 60 per cent premium compared to the local county average.

Knight Frank also analysed the potential uplift for properties in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

where the premium, at 48 per cent, is broadly similar.

Gower commands the largest house price premium relative to the local county: the average price of a home in this area was 125 per cent higher than in West Glamorgan in 2014. However, the average price in West Glamorgan, at £123,550, was below the national average for England and Wales, at around £177,000.

The Surrey Hills was the most expensive AONB in 2014 with an average house price of £568,000. Within easy reach of London and close to major towns such as Guildford and Epsom, this is a popular commuter location and strong demand – especially from London – has underpinned house prices.

The London ripple effect is evident in other AONBs including the Chilterns, the second most expensive AONB with an average house price of £464,082, a 61 per cent premium over the wider counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

House prices for properties in the Wye Valley and the Malvern Hills were 6 per cent and 7 per cent below the average for the wider county, the only two areas where a premium was not present.

Source: Prime Country Review, UK Prime Country House Market Summer 2015, Knight Frank

Natural beauty spot Manton Weir is an elegant Grade II listed house, a mile from Marlborough in Wiltshire, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The property has its own fishing rights.

Between Marlborough and the northern edge of Manton village in the Kennet Valley, the house looks out over its established garden and paddock towards half a mile of double bank fishing and a quarter of a mile of single bank.

Dating back to the 17th century, the house was altered in the mid-18th and 19th centuries. Its construction is redbrick elevations with Ashlar quoins and keystones, under a tiled roof with gabled dormers, and four pane sash windows. Period features include fireplaces, shutters, panelled doors, beams and flagstone floors.

London 94 miles.

Manton Weir, Manton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, offers above £1,295,000, Birkmyre 01672 516619

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For centuries Dartmouth has been synonymous with the sea and in particular the Britannia Royal Naval College, which has trained Royal Naval officers since 1863. For others Dartmouth’s call of the sea has been for rather smaller vessels generally moored in the sheltered waters of the River Dart, and the keen but friendly rivalry which takes place during the annual Dartmouth Royal Regatta that started nearly two centuries ago.

Dartmouth lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offers much more than just water sports.

Dartmouth Golf and Country Club has two courses built to championship standard and Dart Marina Spa offers both treatment rooms and gym to cater for the more and less athletic. Culture also abounds covering most, if not all, preforming arts.

Sails by developer Environ Communities is a chic contemporary building of six apartments inspired by the ocean going clippers. There are striking views across the harbour to HMS Britannia and Coronation Park, and the flats have been designed with luxurious interiors, oak floors in the reception rooms, Italian tiling in the bathrooms and kitchens by Pyram of France.

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Call of the sea The sleek open plan interiors are easy to maintain and great for entertaining. Each property has its own secure parking and a storage pod for boat gear, golf clubs and other outdoor paraphernalia.

The apartments each have two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a private balcony. The three-bedroom, threebathroom penthouse occupies the entire top floor and also has a Japanese roof garden.

London 213 miles.

Sails, Dartmouth, Devon, from £685,000 to £1.5m, Jackson-Stops & Staff, Southwest New Homes Office 01392 214222

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Cowslip Country The chalk downland of South Downs National Park is host not only to one of England’s treasured wild flowers, the cowslip, but also to one of the most fashionable summer festivals of racing – Glorious Goodwood.

This undulating countryside with the odd steep escarpment provides endless walking opportunities.

This is the countryside that inspired John Ireland’s A Downland Suite and more famously William Blake’s poem Jerusalem.

The Downs have lured many away from the capital, 60 or so miles away. One of those was a past president of the RIBA, drawn to Switchback Barn on the edge of the hamlet of East Marden. The traditional brick-and-flint barn had already been converted but was then rather dark and made little of the glorious countryside. However, the architect’s lifetime’s experience realising the potential in buildings, working with glass in particular, and understanding how a property and its environs should complement each other were vital, and the building was transformed.

Full-length glazing of part of the original opening on the west elevation and the first floor Juliet balcony connects the 40ft open plan first floor reception to the rolling agricultural land outside. On the opposite side of the room, the original doors have been replaced by a full-length window overlooking the former farmyard,

now a garden. The swimming pool is behind a neatly clipped hedge, and another barn on the opposite side of the farmyard garden provides guest accommodation or letting potential.

Switchback Barn includes an open plan entrance hall, master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two more bedrooms and second bathroom, study/fourth bedroom and utility room on the ground floor. A sweeping circular staircase leads up to the vaulted 40ft first floor open plan reception/dining room/kitchen.

London 65 miles.

Switchback Barn, East Marden, Chichester, West Sussex, guide price £1.65m, Jackson-Stops & Staff Chichester 01243 786316 or London 020 7664 6646

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Dating back to the 19th century, this charming fivebedroom semi-detached house is a three-minute walk from Market Harborough railway station – an hour’s high-speed journey from London St Pancras International.

Half a mile from the Leicestershire village of Great Bowden, The Firs offers more than 3000 sq ft of inside space on a generous plot of mature trees, landscaped west-facing garden, ample off-street parking and a carport.

The recently refurbished kitchen and dining room is a stylish contemporary space flooded with natural light from a glazed and vaulted roof and French windows leading to the garden and circular decked terrace. The kitchen has bespoke units with granite worktops and integral appliances.

An impressive living room has wooden flooring, large bay window and original ornamental fireplace with wood and slate surround. The sitting room also has an open fireplace together with more French windows into the rear garden. A third reception would make an ideal home office.

London 88 miles.

The Firs, Great Bowden Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, £595,000, Fine & Country 01858 463747

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Church Farmhouse near Oundle School Twelve miles from Peterborough station and a 45-minute train journey to London King’s Cross, Church Farmhouse is also just a mile away from the leading independent public school at Oundle.

Next to the 12th century village church – St Leonard’s – the renovated four-bedroom property stands in 1.65 acres of land. Original features include a late medieval doorway and fireplaces with bressumer beams.

London 102 miles.

Church Farmhouse, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire, guide £995,000, Woodford & Co 01832 274732

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Living in peace and luxury at high-tech Poole house Set on the most prestigious road at Branksome Park, a suburb of Poole in Dorset, this magnificent five-bedroom contemporary home has been totally redesigned – inside and out – by its current owners.

The imposing property on Western Avenue stands in an acre of immaculately landscaped grounds.

Tall mature trees provide privacy and seclusion in a peaceful location behind secure electric gates and a sweeping paved driveway.

An extensive luxury leisure suite on the lower ground floor features an indoor swimming pool with fibre-optic ceiling, polished travertine plaster walls, Dripool safety cover and Calorex dehumidifier system. There’s also a seven-seater steam room.

An impressive range of Technogym equipment is installed in the airconditioned gym, and a cinema room – also air-conditioned – is fitted with a 9ft HD-enabled screen and 5.1 surround sound system.

On the ground floor, a superb open

plan living space has a state-of-theart kitchen by Kitchen Elegance with Gaggenau appliances including two ovens, steamer, microwave, coffee machine, two dishwashers, fridge, freezer and wine cooler. Bi-fold doors open out onto a sun terrace with a fully fitted outdoor kitchen and Napoleon stainless steel barbecue.

Interior design is by Jigsaw Interior Architecture there are plenty of hightech fixtures and fittings such as home automation, intelligent audio-visual system, Cat 5 cabling, zoned underfloor heating, and electric curtains and blinds in the main rooms.

A three-storey galleried atrium features a distinctive downfall cascade light fitting, and a formal lounge has a living flame fire inset in the wall. The luxurious 6900 sq ft property includes a triple garage.

London 108 miles.

Western Avenue, Branksome Park, Poole, £3,695,000, Tailor Made 01202 706 006

“This outstanding residence has been entirely redesigned by the current owners to create a home of exceptional design” Adrian Dunford, Tailor Made

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Sitting under a newly thatched roof, fivebedroom Totney House delivers superb panoramic views towards Bath and beyond from all the principal rooms.

Built around 1933, the property offers period features in arts and crafts style and is on the market for the first time in almost 30 years. An acre of grounds includes large lawns, terraces and two patios.

London 107miles.

Totney House, Lower Kingsdown Road, Kingsdown, Wiltshire, price on application, Pritchards 01225 466225

Eastwoods elevated in the New Forest Eastwoods is a secluded six-bedroom house that stands in an elevated position with uninterrupted views over its own estate of around 40 acres.

A drive of six to eight minutes from the marinas of Lymington, the New Forest home is in a wonderful setting between Mount Pleasant and Shirley Holms.

It comes with numerous outbuildings and extensive stabling: the main stable block has nine loose boxes and four more stable rooms for tack and feed storage, and there’s an additional block of two loose boxes and a store room.

There’s plenty of potential to enlarge the facilities and the sizeable outbuildings could be used or adapted for a car collection, boats, helicopter hangar, indoor swimming pool or gym complex. The existing outdoor pool and generous terrace overlooks the neighbouring fields and beyond. The property is a registered farm and has forest rights.

Eastwoods, Shirley Holms, Lymington, Hampshire, £3.95m, Caldwells 01590 675875

Manor house has four cottages A beautifully preserved 16th century manor house – Grade II listed – has four letting cottages in its gardens and grounds. The house is typical of the period with its symmetrical façade, small pane sash windows and majestic chimneys.

An expanse of lawn surrounded by balustrading to the front of the property is bounded by six half-moon-shaped carp ponds and high mature yew hedges leading through to further lawned areas beyond.

London 178 miles.

Ellicombe Manor, Ellicombe, Dunster, Somerset, £1.75m, Jackson-Stops & Staff Taunton 01823 325144

Alexander McQueen’s retreat Previously owned by fashion designer Alexander McQueen, this detached twobedroom stone granary, close to Hastings Country Park and the Firehills, has farreaching views to the sea at the rear. On a clear night you can see the lights on the coast of France.

The interior, designed by McQueen, features an open plan living room leading through to the kitchen and dining room. The first floor main bedroom has an en suite bathroom, and there’s also a shower room as well as a detached double garage.

On the market together with a one-bedroom guest annexe or studio, the property stands on a half-acre plot a mile from Fairlight village. It includes planning permission for a single-storey side extension to provide a dining room.

London 74 miles.

The Old Granary, Warren Road, Fairlight, East Sussex, guide £695,000, Phillips & Stubbs 01797 227338 or Mayfair office 0870 1127099

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A major renovation, extension and renovation programme lasting 10 years is now complete at Grade II listed Naldrett House, which stands in 45 acres of land on the Surrey/Sussex border.

Dating back to the 18th century, this fine country house at the end of a private no-through lane stands in an exceptional rural location a mile south of the village of Rudgwick. The village facilities of Cranleigh and Billingshurst are about five miles away, Horsham is seven miles and Guildford 15 miles.

The handsome front elevation is in the symmetrical Georgian style of brick with deep sash windows under a Horsham stone roof. Living space of 8000 sq

ft – transformed into contemporary style – includes a reception hall, cloakroom, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/family room, utility room, side hall/ boot room, entertaining suite, and wine cellar.

There are seven bedrooms, six bath or shower rooms, office and gym. Landscaped gardens and grounds include a swimming pool, tennis court, garaging, outbuildings and pastureland.

London 43 miles.

Naldrett House, Rudgwick, West Sussex, guide price £4m, Grantley 01483 893939

Estuary view from The Mount In the second half of the 19th century, gentlemen of means returning from the colonies required a suitable pile in which to enjoy their wealth. The Mount at Kingswear is one such residence.

Kingswear held many irresistible attractions such as its elevated location on the sunny side of the river Dart. The railway to Kingswear, which opened in 1864, was built by Dartmouth and Torbay Railway and would have furthered the benefits of this riverside town, opposite the historic port of Dartmouth in South Devon.

In the 1960s, this Victorian villa was arranged as two apartments to suit the economic climate of the times. The property was restored to its former glory in 2008 and 2009 as a single impressive coastal residence, which has spectacular views over the River Dart estuary and Dartmouth.

London 35 miles.

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The Mount, Ridley Hill, Kingswear, Dartmouth, £2.25m, Marchand Petit Dartmouth 01803 839190

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A wonderfully situated Queen Anne style country house enjoying glorious outlooks.

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•3 reception rooms •Conservatory •Garden room •Folly/studio •Cellar •7 bedrooms •3 bathroom/shower rooms •Outbuildings •Parkland •Pasture •Woodland •Orchard •Wild flower meadow •In all about 85.44 acres •EPC rating D Guide price: £3,750,000

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Cookham Dean

A spacious house with considerable potential, views over the Thames Valley and terraced garden running down to the river bank.

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library •Drawing room •Dining room •Study •Conservatory •5 bedrooms •Hall •Double height 2 bathrooms Double garage •Terraced garden •Waterside garden •Direct river frontage •70’ mooring and • boathouse • •In all about 0.75 of an acre •EPC rating C

Offers in excess of £1,900,000

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Peter Hughes country property

Idyllic rural setting WISBOROUGH GREEN WEST SUSSEX - £1,250,000

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Peter Hughes country property

Modern country house KIRDFORD WEST SUSSEX - £1,490,000

Newly built townhouse PETWORTH WEST SUSSEX - £535,000

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5 bedrooms • 1 ensuite bathroom • 3 ensuite shower rooms • Family bathroom Galleried entrance hall/library • Drawing room • Family room • 2 Cloakrooms Large kitchen/breakfast room • Boot room & laundry • Gym • Office Integral garage • Stable yard • Summer house, greenhouse & sheds Extensive gardens, paddocks and woodland in all extending to about 11 acres • EPC C

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Within walking distance of the town centre Entrance Hall • Kitchen/breakfast room • Living/dining room Master bedroom with ensuite shower room • Bedroom 2 • Family bathroom • First floor study • Covered parking • Shed storage • Garden • EPC B

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Manton, Marlborough, Wiltshire

Offers in excess of ÂŁ1,295,000

Marlborough 1 mile, Swindon 11 miles (London Paddington 1 hour), M4 (Junction 14) 13 miles, Hungerford 9 miles

AN ELEGANT AND CHARMING GRADE II LISTED FAMILY HOUSE, SET ON THE EDGE OF THE HISTORIC MARKET TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH. Four reception rooms, kitchen, utility rooms, cellar, seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, beautiful mature gardens and fishing rights on the River Kennet.

In all c. 1.08 acres.

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Bincknoll, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire

Offers in excess of ÂŁ1,100,000

Royal Wootton Bassett 3 miles, Marlborough 12 miles, Swindon 7.5 miles (London Paddington approx 55 mins), M4 (Junction 16) 3.5 miles

A HANDSOME BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED GRADE II GEORGIAN FARMHOUSE SET IN A GLORIOUS RURAL HAMLET AT THE END OF A LONG COUNTRY ROAD. Two reception rooms, an impressive 33ft kitchen/dining room, utility room, study, pantry, cellar, seven bedrooms, two bathrooms, music room, set in beautiful mature gardens with bothy, garages and converted granany.

In all c. 1.2 acres JSA Savills Circencester

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Embracing forest, town & coast...

The New Forest’s leading independent Estate Agent

Sway, Lymington

A traditional, three bedroom detached New Forest cottage situated adjacent to the open forest, enjoying a south facing garden, double garage & plenty of privacy in this tucked away location, benefitting from full double glazing & providing a rare opportunity for modernisation & potential extension. £675,000

East End, Lymington

An intriguing property set in this very quiet, rural lane in the National Park, providing a three bedroom detached cottage, a separate detached two bedroom annexe and further potential office space and substantial workshop, providing the possibility of a variety of uses and enjoyment. £835,000 Beaufort House, 69 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire S041 9AL T: 01590 675875 W: www.caldwells.uk.com

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ESTATE AGENTS

The plot, the potential and the location... £575,000

A pedigree home

...are just a few of the reasons why Henderson Connellan are pleased to offer an amazing opportunity to purchase this four bedroom detached property that sits on a private 0.635 acre plot perfect for development (subject to planning) in the heart of the beautiful Market Harborough town.

Market Harborough 01858 410400

This superb detached Stanion village property enjoys a prime position and a generous sized plot including a driveway providing parking and access to a double detached garage. This is a wonderful opportunity to secure an executive style detached house in a prime village position.

Corby 01536 409717

Easy London Commute

£450,000

This individual four bedroomed detached residence occupies an enviable plot on the sought after, tree lined Headlands. The town centre, Restaurant Quarter and mainline railway with access to London St Pancras International are a short walk away.

Kettering 01536 417888

One Hour to London!

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£395,000

This seriously impressive extended four bedroom semi-detached Victorian villa is situated on the periphery of town, with ultra-convenient access to the mainline Railway and Restaurant/Cultural Quarter. The stunning interior enjoys a blend of period styling coupled with contemporary enhancements and additions.

Kettering 01536 417888

Only 60 minutes by train to London ◆ Offices in Corby ◆ Kettering ◆ Market Harborough

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Udimore, East Sussex

£550,000

Brookland, East Sussex

£440,000

Rye, East Sussex

£185,000

Winchelsea, East Sussex

£750,000

Rye, East Sussex

£595,000

Nr. Rye, East Sussex

£395,000

A lovely detached Grade II listed 16th century house, forming part of a rural community set well away from the road in a private yet not isolated position. Accommodation includes sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, and three bedrooms. Cottage gardens and parking.

A charming first floor flat, full of character in this Grade II listed building located centrally within the Conservation Area. The accommodation has good ceiling heights and roofscape views and comprises kitchen, living area and one double bedroom and study/ occasional bedroom two. 125 year lease.

A charming Grade II listed period town house of early 16th century origin, full of character opening onto a cobbled street in the Citadel. Accommodation includes sitting/dining room, kitchen, five bedrooms and a south facing paved garden. There are far reaching views from the upper floors to the rear.

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A spacious 5 bedroom Grade II listed property formerly a 19th century granary. Located between Rye and Ashford this lovely village house includes sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, master bedroom and 4 further bedrooms. Landscaped garden.

An immaculate attached early 20th century town house in the Conservation Area of the Ancient Town with a south facing landscaped garden. Accommodation includes sitting room, kitching/dining room overlooking the garden and four bedrooms.

EPC rating G

A detached single storey wisteria clad period cottage set in secluded gardens off a quiet no through road in a hamlet one mile from the ancient town of Rye. Accommodation includes open plan living/dining room, kitchen, two double bedrooms. Single garage/ studio. EPC E

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Pett Level, East Sussex

ÂŁ995,000

A most appealing detached Arts & Crafts period style residence occupying an elevated cliff top position off a private road with commanding sea and countryside views. The thatched property has direct access to the Saxon Shore Way footpath and National Trust land. The property retains many original features, with high ceilings and tall windows to take full advantage of the views. Accommodation includes a triple aspect drawing room, vaulted dining room, morning room, kitchen, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and balconies, and two further double bedrooms, and dressing room. An attached cottage provides sitting/dining room, kitchen, and double bedroom and en-suite.

Beautiful mature gardens approaching 3/4 acres surround the property. Detached open bay double carport. Garden sheds and glasshouse.

EPC rating G.

Nr Tenterden, Kent

ÂŁ1,450,000

An impressive period farmhouse about 5 miles south of Tenterden, affording light, stylish, and well-proportioned accommodation, occupying an elevated rural position. The property has far reaching views across the countryside, and is located off a country lane with beautiful mature gardens and land. The well presented accommodation includes large reception room with open fireplace and double doors to the terrace, study, utility room, open plan kitchen/breakfast and day room with wood burner and doors to the garden and cellar. The first floor has master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, four further bedrooms and two bathrooms. The recently converted annexe has open plan kitchen/living space and one double bedroom. There are formal gardens and grounds of approximately 7 acres. Double garage. EPC rating D.

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Dormans Park, West Sussex Central London only 28 miles

Brand new 5 bedroom home of 5160 sq ft.

Magnificent Stonehams kitchen, Villeroy & Boch bathrooms, underfloor heating. Half acre gardens, triple garage. EPC rating B. £1,975,000

Newly constructed 5 bed double fronted residence.

Underfloor heating, traditional inglenook fireplace. Half acre gardens, triple garage and 2 acre paddock. EPC rating B. £1,895,000

A newly constructed energy efficient house of 4670 sq.ft. including 5 bedrooms and 4 en-suites.

Gardens of about a third of an acre. Double garage.

EPC rating B. £1,650,000

Elegant 6 bedroom Victorian residence, well presented, with adaptable accommodation. Newly constructed double garage. Southerly garden of half an acre. EPC rating F. £1,395,000

A new 6 bedroom detached home of conventional construction providing 3856 sq.ft of accommodation, extensive southerly views.

Double garage. EPC rating B. £1,395,000

Impressive 5 bedroom Manor House. Character features, including traditional decorative oak panels. 3 bay garage, gardens approaching half an acre. EPC rating E. £1,195,000

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

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Country & Equestrian Estates

Lingfield, Surrey A Premier Equestrian Estate.

Olympic indoor school, 3 outdoor arenas, 80 stables, grooms quarters. Country house, indoor pool. About 20 acres. EPC rating F. £4,250,000

South Godstone, Surrey Elegant Victorian residence refurbished by present owners. 6 bedrooms, views, grounds of 7 acres, glorious rural setting. EPC rating F. £1,750,000 UNDER OFFER

Near Lingfield, Surrey Substantial 6 bedroom Victorian house of over 4000 sq. ft. Detached outbuilding, tennis court. About 2 acres. Views over surrounding farmland. EPC rating F. £1,725,000

Cowden, Kent Impressive 6 bedroom barn conversion including self-contained wing. Stunning rural location. Equestrian facilities, grounds of about 24 acres. EPC rating F.£1,575,000

Outwood, Surrey Immaculately presented Grade II listed medieval farmhouse. Stable block, sand school, paddocks & outdoor pool. About 7 acres. EPC rating E. £1,500,000

Newchapel, Surrey Magnificent Grade II Listed barn conversion. Picturesque setting overlooking pond. 2 self contained apartments. About 5 acres, stable block. EPC rating E. £995,000

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

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01206 299222

www.grierandpartners.co.uk Specialising in the sale of country and village homes on the Essex Suffolk border in the heart of Constable Country and the Dedham Vale

East Bergholt, Essex/Suffolk Borders Centrally situated in this well served popular village in the heart of Constable Country the Raymond Erith designed striking family home makes the most of its South facing rear garden and offers well proportioned accommodation throughout. Master and guest bedrooms with en suite facilities, two further double bedrooms and bedroom five/store. Delightful drawing room with doors to the garden, dining room, snug and office, kitchen/garden room. Easy access to Maningtree Station, the A12 and A14. ÂŁ750,000 01206 299222 enquiries@grierandpartners.co.uk

Higham, Essex/Suffolk Borders A charming four bedroom period home enjoying many original features offering recently updated well presented accommodation. Four bedrooms, bathroom and two shower rooms, split level landing, sitting room with inglenook fireplace, dining room, bespoke fitted kitchen and utility, open plan family/garden room. Very private mature gardens with brick store. ÂŁ649,950

01206 299222 enquiries@grierandpartners.co.uk

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www.grierandpartners.co.uk Specialising in the sale of country and village homes on the Essex Suffolk border in the heart of Constable Country and the Dedham Vale

Holton St Mary, Essex/Suffolk Borders Occupying a prime position in the rural village two individual newly constructed family homes offering well proportioned accommodation and enjoying views over open farmland to the front and rear. Master bedrrom en suite, three further bedrooms, family bathroom, sitting room with open fireplace, dining room, study, and stunning high specification hand built kitchens with Neff appliances. Private landscaped gardens, garage and parking. 10 year NHBC Buildmark Warranty. ÂŁ595,000 01206 299222 enquiries@grierandpartners.co.uk

East Bergholt, Essex/Suffolk Borders Completed to the highest specification this individual newly constructed detached five bedroom property with spacious accommodation over three floors is found in the heart of this desirable village. Two bedrooms with en suite facilities, family bathroom and shower room, sitting room the log burning stove, dining room, study, stunning open plan kitchen/living/family room. Double garage, private mature gardens. 10 year NHBC. Easy access to the A12, A14 and Manningtree Mainline station. ÂŁ895,000

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Entrance Hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Sitting room, Studio, Study, Kitchen/Breakfast room, Utility room, Pantry, Cloakroom, Main bedroom with en suite bathroom, 4 further bedrooms, family bathroom. Numerous outbuildings.

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A beautifully presented Grade II* Listed Georgian property situated in the heart of Petworth.

Reception hall, Drawing room, Dining room, Study, Cloakroom, Family room with kitchen area, Kitchen/breakfast room, Wine cellar, Utility room, Children’s den, Boiler room, Exceptional master bedroom suite, Separate guest suite in south wing, 5 further bedrooms, Family bathroom, 2 further shower rooms, Garaging for 3 cars, Car port, Mature and secluded gardens and grounds, Swimming pool.

In all about 0.47 acres.

Petworth, West Sussex

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Berkhamsted Office: Agenda medium 27pt 01442 863000 Agenda bold 21pt nashpartnership.co.uk

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ESTATE AGENTS, CHARTERED SURVEYORS, VALUERS & AUCTIONEERS

KEA, NEAR TRURO, MID CORNWALL

BRAND NEW DETACHED HOUSE A magnificent newly completed detached house in a very special location with fabulous mature gardens extending to an acre. In a quiet and picturesque rural setting within the hamlet of Kea, just 5 minutes drive from Truro city centre, close to Killiow golf course and within easy reach of the river Fal and Carrick Roads. The build quality is unquestionably of the highest standard, the finish is superb and the layout has been well thought out and is ideal for modern day living with luxurious bathrooms, hand painted kitchen and underfloor heating on the ground floor and all bathrooms. The gardens and grounds are a sheer delight, well established with many fabulous mature shrubs and plants and extensive lawns. The detached quadruple garage has a huge hobby room above also ideal for a home office/studio. 4 double bedrooms, 2 en-suite and master also with dressing room, magnificent kitchen/dining room, sitting room, lounge, study, utility, 2 bathrooms and cloakroom. Just available - viewing imperative. EPC - TBC.

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ROSELAND PENINSULA, SOUTH CORNISH COAST

A SMALL ROSELAND FARM IN A PERFECT SETTING A 71 acre ring fenced holding - a fabulous combined residential and commercial farm together with a lucrative holiday cottage enterprise in an enviable location in the heart of the Roseland Peninsula just inland from the sea. A rare opportunity in this special geographic location. The house is a traditional building probably about 200 years old of mainly stone construction under a slate roof and which includes two unusual “eyebrow” gables over two of the first floor windows. The 4 bedroom farmhouse is now a very comfortable home and has been completely refurbished in recent years with planning consent to extend, furthermore there are 4 and 2 bedroom holiday cottages with excellent income and potential for further cottages. Superb modern farm buildings easily adapted to a wide range of farming activities or even equine use, productive arable and pasture, private lane approach and no near neighbours. Footpath from the farm to Pendower Beach. EPC - E

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LONDON PROPERTY

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Tenant chief Tenants would overwhelmingly support the appointment of a government minister whose sole responsibility is tenancy issues, according to new research.

When asked if they thought there should be a minister with specific responsibility for tenants, 60.2 per cent of respondents said yes, compared to only 14.9 per cent who thought it was a bad idea, according to the First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from Your Move and Reeds Rains.

The survey also reveals that renting is becoming a longer-term option for increasing numbers of people. When tenants were asked when they expect to become homeowners, only 11.2 per cent now feel they will be able to get onto the ladder during the year from April 2015, down from 13.4 per cent in April 2014.

Equally, 13.1 per cent say they will probably never be able to own their own home, up from 11.0 per cent 12 months ago.

Adrian Gill, director of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says: “Tenants feel that their particular circumstance deserves special representation at the heart of government.”

Lettings Lowdown Tenancy starts are up 20 per cent year-on-year thanks to post-election registrations, reports Lucy Morton, director and head of agency at WA Ellis The prime London lettings market has experienced a complete shift from a quiet lull before the election to a mass influx of new applicants registering since polling day.

The mid-term break is normally a quiet period but this year we have seen a 20 per cent increase in tenancies starting year-on-year with the seasonal student market in full swing and demand exceeding supply.

However, when trying to secure accommodation for the start of the school year in September, few landlords will agree to their property sitting empty until then so it may be necessary for students to wait until July or August before starting their search, or take their chosen property now in order to secure it.

Our market share in super prime continues to rise month by month with huge success in the super prime sector of the London lettings market recently. Of note were a six-bedroom house in Herbert Crescent with a guide price of £8950 per week and a seven-bedroom house in Justice Walk with a guide price of £8500 per week.

We have also launched a maisonette in Cleveland Square which is interior designed by Kelly Hoppen and which benefits from three bedrooms, a private entrance, communal gardens and a fabulous swimming pool.

A further notable instruction is a stunning five-bedroom house in Brompton Square with an asking price of £7000 per week overlooking arguably one of London’s finest garden squares. We have two further houses with six bedrooms, each with a swimming pool, which will be launched on to the market in the coming months with guide prices of £17,000 per week and £30,000 per week.

This time last year we informed you of Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s launch of the London Rental Standard (LRS). People differ in opinion as to whether this scheme has been a success or not. However, the mayor’s office has pointed to figures showing that 331 lettings agents managing an estimated 121,000 properties have already signed up. We fully support the initiative.

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Bayswater feature Set in a Grade II listed stucco-fronted building, an exceptional interiordesigned maisonette on Cleveland Square has a 30ft swimming pool with dual jets on the lower ground floor.

The lower ground level of this 3844 sq ft four-bedroom property also contains a steam shower room, media room and two en suite bedrooms. The master bedroom with en suite shower room and separate dressing room is on the first floor, and the fourth en suite bedroom has its own kitchen area, private entrance and access to three storage vaults.

With high-spec fixtures and finishes, the Bayswater apartment features luxury touches such as American Oak flooring, solid wood doors, Lutron

lighting and Nova home automation.

It also offers underfloor heating, a gun safe, indoor water feature, and is fully wired for sound with music speakers throughout the home.

There’s period coving and a contemporary fireplace in the large reception room, and the bespoke main kitchen has built-in Miele appliances.

The home also has access to the communal gardens. Cleveland Square is handy for the shops and restaurants of Whiteleys and Westbourne Grove, and the nearest stations are Paddington and Lancaster Gate.

Cleveland Square, Bayswater W2, £3750 per week, Knight Frank Mayfair 020 7871 5060

Passive house A newly refurbished maisonette in Mayfair is a Passivhaus home, an airtight property with a ventilation system that maintains a constant temperature of 17C – unless you heat it higher.

The system not only helps to keep your utility bills down, but the filtered air supply with lower levels of dust and impurities is also a huge benefit for people who suffer from asthma and allergies.

Finished to high standards, the split-level maisonette on Adams Row, near Mount Street, has three floors of space including an open plan kitchen and reception room – part double-height – that covers almost the entire second floor.

The three bedrooms, two with en suite bathrooms, are on the first floor, and there’s a study and storage room on the third.

Adams Row, Mayfair W1, guide £2500 per week furnished, Savills Mayfair 020 7578 5101

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Bark Place W2 ÂŁ3,800,000 A wonderful opportunity to acquire this beautifully presented four-bedroom family home, moments away the wide opens spaces of Kensington Gardens. Freehold. EPC=D

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Moore Park Road SW6 ÂŁ2,800,000 A simply stunning five-bedroom family home in the prestigious Moore Park Estate.

The property is in immaculate condition throughout and benefits from a lovely garden. Freehold. EPC=D

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

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Queens Gate SW7 ÂŁ1,795,000 A grand two-bedroom period apartment with large room dimensions and wonderfully high ceilings, moments away from Hyde Park, Gloucester Road and South Kensington. Share of Freehold. EPC=D

South Kensington: 020 7590 0800 sales.skn@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Billing Street SW10 £1,750,000 A beautiful and stylish two-bedroom cottage located on a private street known locally as ‘The Billings’ just off the Fulham Road. Freehold. EPC=C

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

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Chester Street SW1X ÂŁ1,700 per week A bright and spacious three-bedroom lateral apartment in immaculate condition, situated in a prestigious location in the heart of Belgravia. EPC=C

Chelsea: 020 7591 5570 sales.chs@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Spectacular rooftop garden in South Kensington Matching people and property in London for over 150 years.

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Whatever your property you always get our full focus.

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

savills.co.uk

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