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1 IMMACULATELY PRESENTED FAMILY HOUSE WITH ENVIABLE ENTERTAINING SPACE

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Double reception room ø drawing room ø family room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 6 bedrooms (3 en suite) ø 2 further bath/shower rooms ø utility room ø garden ø 346 sq m (3,727 sq ft) ø EPC=C

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PUBLISHING Publishing Director Alison Hurcombe 07718 982736 alisonhurcombe@propertyreviewsouth.co.uk EDITORIAL Editor Bob Stonebridge 01536 330314 southeditorial@propertyreview.org.uk DESIGN & PRODUCTION Dan Thompson 01536 418181 southpr@typestart.co.uk www.typestart.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS subscriptions@propertyreview.org.uk HEAD OFFICE 23a St Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street London SW1A 1HG CONTRIBUTORS Jenny Knight is an award-winning journalist, specialising in property and education. During her long career she has written news and features for nearly every national paper. Page 8 Duncan Farmer is an experienced journalist specialising in finance, business and property. Duncan writes for a wide range of newspapers including the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday. See his Finance report. Page 72

London Property Review South is a monthly magazine distributed to AB homes in: Battersea, Wandsworth, Earlsfield, Southfields, Streatham, Clapham, Balham, Tooting, Kennington, Putney, Wimbledon, Coombe Hill, Barnes, Dulwich Village, East/ West Dulwich, Camberwell, Herne Hill, as well as being available from leading South London and Country estate agents. Distribution by Regal. Copyright @ 2015 London Property Review South. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Materials are accepted on the understanding that no liability is incurred for safe custody. All prices are correct at time of going to press, but are subject to change. London Property Review cannot be responsible for unsolicited material.

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Burntwood Lane, SW18 – £400 per week A modern and well presented two bedroom ground floor flat in Earlsfield. The property comprises a large open plan reception and modern fitted kitchen with space for dining table, two double bedrooms, one bathroom with shower cubicle and a patio garden. EPC – C

March issue Macaulay Court, SW4 – £415 per week A two bedroom flat just off Clapham Common and a short walk from Clapham Common Tube Station. The flat has two double bedrooms, a lovely semi – open plan living and kitchen with granite work tops and one art deco style bathroom with an overhead shower. EPC – E

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bsolutely. And perhaps most encouragingly, all roads seem to be leading towards us here is South West London. When analysing trends from our buying arm, The Buying Solution, we can see that buy-to-let investors are increasingly looking beyond the borders of prime central London, once considered the safe haven for such investment, and out towards prime outer London in search of the yields and growth potential on offer. For the yield-hungry, returns close to 5 per cent are there to be found, which are favourable when compared to an average closer to 3 per cent in prime central London. And with prices ranging from £650 to £900 per square foot, Clapham offers good value relative to other investment hotspots and plenty of room for capital growth. The current healthy lending landscape also contributes hugely with greater access to funding in this sector. Banks are showing an appetite to lend where the figures make sound commercial sense. Knight Frank Finance are able to secure funding at historically low rates, in line with levels previously reserved for residential purchases. They too are seeing trends that suggest buy-to-let investors are moving away from the centre of the capital. In addition to the all of this, and outside of any wider economic forces or trends, the key driver in Clapham and the surrounding areas is still supply and demand. Quality rental accommodation is in short supply and a huge portion of the demographic living locally are young professionals who are simply not at a stage in life where they will be settling down and buying property. So in short, the answer is yes, if you are looking in the right places.

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MARKET VIEW When to move to somewhere smaller? Downsizing need not be a nightmare, reports Jenny Knight.

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WHAT’S HOT ... Between the Commons. A selection of fabulous trophy homes currently on the market.

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Bronze Grand Prix Award Best Estate and Letting Agent UK

THE WORD Riverside living. Appetites for the modern comforts of new-builds have skyrocketed, reports Matthew Smith.

HEADS-UP Buzzing in Balham. Growth in the outer prime corners of the capital is overtaking the central goliaths.

EXCLUSIVELY SOUTH Conversion at the old vicarage. Balham property is reborn following a total transformation.

THE PROJECT Rescued from the Seventies. Retro home is remodelled for the 21st century, reports Jenny Knight.

NEW HOMES Opportunity knocks. South West London is one of the world’s hottest property markets, reports James Hemsley.

EVENTS Culture, fashion, food, art or tradition. There’s something for everyone’s Mum this Mother’s Day.

MONEY Olympic frenzy. Queues of buyers at park site show current strong demand for homes, reports Duncan Farmer.

MORTGAGES Check out the facts, figures and interest rates in our current best buys.

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EXCLUSIVELY COUNTRY House on the lake. Lamberhurst Manor in Kent is a magnificent reflection of fine country living. FOR SALE & TO LET

SOUTH WEST LONDONModernist wonder. A 1960s property designed by one of Britain’s most prominent post-war architects is for sale with consent to extend.

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SOUTH EAST LONDON Mellow velo. Treasured home in Herne Hill hub is a short sprint from one of the world’s oldest cycle tracks.

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LETTINGS LOWDOWN Searching further afield. Tenants are settling beyond their original target location, reports Richard Hole.

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marketview Downsizing need not be a nightmare, says Jenny Knight

other’s Day is coming up (Sunday 15 March) and amid the celebrations, families whose mothers are in their sixties, seventies and eighties may find the word ‘downsizing’ pops into their minds. When to move to somewhere smaller and more convenient is a dilemma. Some hope to hang on as long as possible, while others say you should move while you are still young enough to make new friends and get to know a new location. One thing is sure: the move should be made as easy as possible, with the first priority a quick and painless sale. Sensible pricing is a must, along with the ability to recognise when it is necessary to compromise. Our experts offer other sure-fire advice to get the offers coming thick and fast. Sam Sproston from Knight Frank recommends getting a friend to cast an eye over the house. “You may be surprised what they see and what could have become less visible to you over time. De-cluttering and de-personalising are the most effective ways to prepare, as well as getting those little jobs done.“ Felicity Blair from Roy Brooks says: “If you have lived in a house for 40 years, it may be a mishmash of different coloured walls with different patterns on each carpet. Don’t worry. It will be a magnet for a young couple looking for a project. But if most of the house is painted in today’s neutral shades and just two rooms not, it may be worth painting them the same colour so the house will look more spacious and modern. “Concentrate on making the front of the house as lovely as you can because the exterior shot is the one that first draws buyers. Cleaning the windows is the cheapest improvement. It’s amazing how much more light comes in.“ Matthew Smith of Knight Frank Riverside says lots of downsizing couples are choosing to move to a flat by the river, attracted by living on one floor with a concierge for security. He recommends that sellers should use outside storage to achieve the de-cluttered look, as well as painting the front door and tidying the garden. For those downsizing from a flat, Dominic Pasqua of Knight Frank Wimbledon says get your solicitor to make all the enquiries of the managing agents because they often cause delays, and delays can cause sales to collapse.

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Fabulous trophy homes

Clapham Common West Side An immaculately presented six to seven-bedroom family home with luscious entertaining space, a full basement conversion, games room and fabulous views across Clapham Common with easy access to the restaurants on Northcote Road. The house also has a landscaped patio garden and five bathrooms or shower rooms.

£3,595,000 Savills 020 3428 2222

Kyrle Road This Victorian four-bedroom family house has been completely refurbished with a stunning contemporary theme and extended into the loft space and side return. All the bedrooms have built-in storage and there is also a cellar with extra storage. It is located just a few minutes from Clapham Common.

£1,695,000 Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

Clapham Common West Side A handsome redbrick, four-storey house, slightly wider than its neighbours, has six bedrooms and views across Clapham Common from a private culde-sac. The property has four bathrooms, two en suite and three reception rooms, off-street parking for several cars and a south-west-facing garden.

£3.6m Knight Frank 020 8682 7777

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Special report by Matthew Smith, head of Knight Frank Riverside

t is always exciting to be asked to talk about the property market. Generally at every dinner party or social gathering, as soon as an estate agent is introduced – and the hissing and booing stops – most people want to know what their property is worth. As a partner at Knight Frank, I am often forgiven for being an estate agent and people are interested to hear my opinion and trust that the advice given is genuine. Having the experience of 12 years in the business, and most importantly one of the industry’s best reputations, solid financial brokers and most trustworthy research departments behind me, I feel confident to be asked to make comment and even the odd prediction on how the market will proceed into 2015. And here it is: one of the markets in which I specialise is the River Thames and its rapidly expanding residential sector. It wasn’t very long ago that the river was really pushing the boundaries of edgy urban living, with only the

brave few daring to invest their hard-earned money into a ‘new-build’ property. No one liked new-builds. Where were the fireplaces and the sash windows? How things have changed. Appetites for lateral space, modern facilities, floor-to-ceiling windows and off-street parking have skyrocketed, much like the London skyline. The brave pioneers that embraced the river several years ago have seen excellent returns on their investments. Many are landlords with properties that rarely stay empty, such is their popularity for tenants that want trouble-free homes. As dozens of new luxury residential towers and sprawling developments make their way, floor by floor, into the sky, so the riverside residential area expands in an ever more impressive, linear pathway hugging the Thames. Each development has bigger and better on-site lifestyle facilities, quite literally creating neighbourhoods and communities. This attracts more and more owner-occupiers and those looking for a lockup-and-leave London base. The riverside market for 2015 will be one of two halves. We will see reasonable price growth

Top Thames view Superb south-facing views are served from the open plan kitchen, reception and dining room of a £930,000 one-bed fifth floor apartment at Albion Riverside, which offers a gym and swimming pool. Knight Frank 020 3597 7670.

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in many of the more established developments, with the best flats – those that have been well looked after and updated internally – achieving exceptional prices. The other half is the off-plan half, which will stagnate and most likely price-adjust downwards because of the significant number of sellers trying to ‘flip’ contracts for properties that are yet to be completed. This market is not strong and many sellers have received poor advice about timing and onward pricing. As these, for the most part, extremely impressive developments near completion, the market will gain in strength and will start to trade, giving a clearer idea of market values. Best buys on the river are in my opinion to be found in the more established blocks, with many affording the opportunity to add value, even in a more challenging market. For those not interested in undertaking work, there are many excellent properties for sale where one need only turn the key and move in.

What’s it like? A decadent family-run restaurant that has been at the heart of the neighbourhood for over three decades. Joanna’s has an elegant and sophisticated 1930s vibe and whenever I go there I feel as if I could be on the Orient Express to Venice. Make sure you get a window seat so you can enjoy the fantastic views over the whole of London.

llie Locke, star of reality TV shows Celebrity Big Brother and Made in Chelsea, is selling his two-bedroom, ground floor bachelor pad in West Brompton. Close to Fulham Broadway station, the property has itself appeared on TV as it was used for filming during Locke’s time as one of Made in Chelsea’s socially elite twentysomethings.

And the food? The food is rooted

in the 1930s American style with great hamburgers and steaks. Personally I can never go to Joanna’s without having a hamburger and at least one mojito.

Alice Thompson, sales manager of Foxtons Crystal Palace, recommends a favourite eatery

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A huge congratulations on your fourth year. South is a fantastic magazine that is going from strength to strength. We wish you and your team a successful year and look forward to our continued partnership. Aaron Nguyen Lu, Director, Acquire Estate Agents, Battersea

Alison truly enjoys her job and this comes over naturally when meeting with her. It is fantastic to see the magazine going from strength to strength after four years of fantastic personable coverage which with the dedication to the property industry provides an overall insight to any potential buyer or seller.

Congratulations on turning another year older, Property Review South! Alison and her team have been fantastic to work with and our branches benefit greatly from the exposure which this established magazine provides. Wishing you many more years of success! Lisa Mackenzie, Regional Sales Director, KFH

Congratulations on your fourth birthday! I can’t believe it’s been four years since you launched the BEST monthly magazine in London. Alison, it’s your sheer hard work and commitment that makes the magazine such a great quality product. I’m certain with you at the helm its success will continue to grow and grow. Best wishes for future issues and years to come!

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Happy fourth birthday and many congratulations to Alison and the team at Property Review South! The magazine continues to produce excellent property related articles and we are proud to be involved! Here’s to your continued success and we very much look forward to working with you in the future.

Well done Property Review South and Alison on your fourth year of publishing this well respected property magazine. It’s a pleasure to be featured alongside many other great local estate agents and as always, we look forward to your continued success.

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Alison and team, many congratulations on another successful year of London Property Review South. Your magazine has gone from strength to strength and we always enjoying reading it! Best of luck for continued success!

Congratulations Alison on four years of Property Review South. Having seen it grow over the years I’m not surprised it’s been such a success. Your personal touch and the magazine’s dedicated focus on property makes it an interesting read and a useful advertising tool. Thank you.

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g four years of success! agents are saying... Well done on another stellar year Alison. LPR South deserves the credit it gets as the region’s top property magazine. We never pitch without one.

Congratulations on a fourth year with LPR South. It continues to be the market leading publication with all the leading agents and has relevant up to date property articles. Keep up the excellent work.

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What can I say? It’s been emotional. The best magazine, run by the nicest publisher... in the world... ever! (Copyright J Clarkson.) Here’s to many more years at the top and at the helm.

I’ve known Alison for over 20 years and she knows what we estate agents want out of a magazine. Property Review South magazine ‘does what it says on the tin’: showcases property and only property – excellent.

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Congratulations Alison on the fourth anniversary of your brilliant publication. The magazine goes from strength to strength and is an important advertising tool in our business. Robin Chatwin, Head of South West London, Savills

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Congratulations Alison, four years strong and it’s flown by! London Property Review is a great magazine and eagerly awaited each month. It’s great to have a magazine devoted to property. Long may it last. Jonathan Lloyd-Ham, Area Sales Manager, Field & Sons, Kennington

Positively the glossiest, classiest and loveliest showcase for homes this side of the river. It’s the covers that grab me. They make picking them up and leafing through a must. Walking past is not an option!

Congratulations on your fourth successful year. A wonderful publication. It’s a delight to work with a team whereby nothing is too much trouble. Here’s to an equally successful 2015. Many thanks Alison and the whole LPR team!

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Another year down! And getting better and better! We love the magazine and wouldn’t dare not feature in it! I’d like to thank you personally though for all your support over the years and to wish you another successful year! Sam Sproston, Partner and Office Head, Knight Frank, Wandsworth

Colleagues in our Wandsworth office recommended South magazine as an opportunity to broaden our reach in terms of country advertising as so many of our buyers come from your neck of the woods. Alison, you are a pleasure to deal with – the ideal combination of professional, helpful and friendly.

Congratulations to you, Alison on your fourth anniversary. You’ve developed the strongest propertyfocused platform in the area for us to display our homes for sale and to let - a credit to you in such a relatively short period of time. Here’s to many more years. Austin Thorogood, Director, John Thorogood, Northcote Road, Wandsworth

Congratulations on your fourth successful year! Working with you has been a pleasure and you have helped us tap into the higher end market as well as helping to improve our brand. We look forward to continuing our relationship for many years to come. Jack Meddings, Senior Negotiator, Bairstow Eves Estate Agents, Battersea

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Four years on and the magazine still looks great, keeping to its focus on property. It’s always a pleasure to work with you Alison and I wish you continuing success with the London Property Review South magazine. Congratulations on your four years!

For over 20 years I have known Alison, working on promoting properties around Surrey. Whatever she puts her heart into she succeeds and London Property Review South is at the top of the pile. Each month the magazine goes beyond expectations bringing in new ideas and comments. Many congratulations, it has been great working with you all this time.

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g four years of success! agents are saying... Congratulations! In such a short space of time this magazine has become THE go-to property publication in South London. We enjoy the personal, great customer service from all the production team and our clients love the high quality of presentation of their properties.

Alison, many congratulations on your fourth anniversary of South magazine. From the start you have put your heart and soul into this publication and it certainly shows! South magazine is truly the leading property magazine for the South of London and Surrey, boasting a host of great properties and relevant information. Well done and here’s too many more successful years! Wendy Peterman, Director, Petermans, Herne Hill

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How time flies! Happy fourth birthday to a great magazine. Property Review South is a great advertising tool for us and one that is eagerly anticipated each month by our clients. Wishing you many more years of success. Dominic Pasqua, Partner and Office Head, Knight Frank, Wimbledon Village

Happy fourth birthday to Alison and the team at London Property Review South. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed working together and being part of such a great and well put-together magazine. All the best for many more years of continued and deserved success. Nicky Chute, Marketing Manager, Foxtons

A great magazine! Always with eye-catching aptly themed covers and full to bursting with attractively assembled adverts, editorials and appropriate property articles without the distractions often found in similar publications. Four years have flown by, well done and congratulations to you all! Susan Cornelius, Director, Robert Holmes, Wimbledon Village

Love the reassuring thud of this weighty magazine as it lands on my desk every month, with its excellent quality, meaty editorial features, and not least, how the Octagon brand is surrounded by some of the finest names in the industry. It’s the place to be, and we look forward to being part of the magazine’s continued success, which is undoubtedly going to happen, under Alison’s expert direction. David Smith, Head of Marketing, Octagon

Happy fourth birthday, London Property Review South. The magazine continues to be the sole propertyonly publication in the local area that many people reach for. Alison is a credible spokesperson and her personable approach certainly differentiates, it’s greatly appreciated by all . The team at Hamptons International wish you many more years of happy publishing. Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking, Senior Manager, ARLA South London Representative, Hamptons Clapham

Huge congratulations on the milestone of four years producing such a splendid magazine, one which here at Jacksons we feel being part of is essential to our business. Alison’s drive, enthusiasm and professionalism means we are always thrilled to receive the latest edition. Again, well done! Tony McVeigh, Managing Director, Jacksons Estate Agents

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BRAMFORD ROAD, SW12

ABERCROMBIE STREET, sw11

Reception room ø open plan kitchen/dining room ø 3 bedrooms ø family bathroom ø garden ø shed ø 97 sq m (1,040 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Double reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 2 bedrooms ø bathroom with separate shower ø loft space ø garden ø 84 sq m (909 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £950,000 Freehold

Guide £875,000 Freehold

Savills Wandsworth eseaton@savills.com 020 8877 1222

Savills Battersea Bridge mshort@savills.com 020 3402 1900

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ALBERT PALACE MANSIONS, sw11

Reception room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 2 further bedrooms ø bathroom with separate cloakroom ø eaves storage ø separate front door ø 125 sq m (1,345 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Reception room ø kitchen ø master bedroom suite ø further bedroom ø further bathroom ø 67 sq m (716 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £875,000 Share of Freehold

Guide £715,000 Leasehold

Savills Clapham mgreen@savills.com 020 8673 4111

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1 A HANDSOME SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE WITH DELIGHTFUL GARDEN

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Double reception room ø kitchen/breakfast/family room ø 7 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 bathrooms ø shower room ø garden ø off-street parking ø 374 sq m (4,026 sq ft) ø EPC=E

Savills Putney Caroline Bell cbell@savills.com

020 8780 9900 Guide £3.25 million Freehold

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SUBSTANTIAL DOUBLE FRONTED FAMILY HOUSE CLOSE TO WANDSWORTH COMMON crieff road, sw18 Reception room ø playroom ø kitchen/dining room ø master bedroom suite ø 5 further bedrooms ø family bathroom ø shower room ø cloakroom ø cellar/utility room ø 246 sq m (2,648 sq ft) ø EPC=F

Guide £1.9 million Freehold

Savills Wandsworth Emma Seaton eseaton@savills.com

020 8877 1222

STYLISH TERRACED HOUSE PRESENTED IN IMMACULATE CONDITION manchuria road, sw11 Double reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 5 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø 2 further bath/shower rooms ø cloakroom ø cellar ø garden ø 193 sq m (2,082 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £1.7 million Freehold

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A STUNNING HOUSE LOCATED IN A SECURE GATED SCHOOL CONVERSION IN THE HEART OF BATTERSEA bridge lane, sw11 5 bedrooms ø 2 reception rooms ø study/bedroom 6 ø open plan kitchen/dining room ø 4 bathrooms ø off-street parking ø 421 sq m (4,536 sq ft) ø Council Tax=H ø EPC=E

Furnished £4,200 per week + £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply*

Savills Battersea Bridge Clare Hampson champson@savills.com

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A REFURBISHED SPLIT LEVEL CONVERSION WITH ROOF TERRACE barmouth road, sw18 4 bedrooms ø double reception room ø dining room ø kitchen ø 2 bathrooms ø roof terrace ø 139 sq m (1,506 sq ft) ø Council Tax=D ø EPC=C

Flexible furnishings £645 per week + £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply*

Savills Wandsworth Charlotte Corner-Munroe ccmunroe@savills.com

020 8877 1222 *£36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/ guarantor reference where required. Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.

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A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION There are some things in life that should not be left to chance and the sale or rental of a property is certainly one of them. At a time when many people are watching and waiting, we have a dedicated team of analysts who are monitoring the movements in the property market so that we can offer the best advice for anyone contemplating a move. So, if you are considering selling or letting a property this year, now is the time to speak to Knight Frank. For a complimentary market appraisal call us today on 020 7861 1773 or visit KnightFrank.co.uk Guide price: £2,995,000

Nicosia Road, Wandsworth SW18

A splendid Victorian house with off-street parking and a south facing garden. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, garden, private parking. EPC: F. Approximately 270 sq m (3,049 sq ft) wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7771

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Guide price: £1,300,000

Cloudesdale Road, Wandsworth SW17

A handsome and well presented four bedroom house set back from the road, located in the popular Heaver Estate. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory, garden, cellar, unconverted loft. EPC: D. Approximately 184 sq m (1971 sq ft) wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7771

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Titchwell Road, Wandsworth SW18

Edwardian family house located on the Magdalen Estate with off-street parking and a 65ft south west facing garden. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom 2 reception rooms, south west facing garden, private parking. Approximately 151 sq m (1625 sq ft) wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7771

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Guide price: £2,950,000

Westover Road, Wandsworth SW18

A seven bedroom house of over 3,700 sq ft with an 88ft south facing garden close to Wandsworth Common. 7 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, 4 bathrooms, garden. EPC: D. wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7771

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Park Hill, Clapham SW4

Six bedroom house of over 4,000 sq ft

6 bedroom semi-detached house with a large garden and parking for several cars within the Abbeville village. Good transport links available at Clapham High Street over ground and Clapham Common underground stations. 6 bedrooms, 5 bath/shower rooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, downstairs cloakroom, cinema room, wine store, utility room. EPC rating D. Approximately 377 sq m (4,068 sq ft)

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Clapham Common North Side, Clapham SW4 Victorian property overlooking the Common

A superb five bedroom Victorian property with a contemporary design and a garage situated in a much sought after residential area opposite Clapham Common. The property is discreetly located behind a secure side entrance opening into a 50ft south facing garden. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, roof terrace, garden. EPC: E. Approximately 238 sq m (2,562 sq ft)

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Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon SW19

A centrally located and well presented top floor flat on Wimbledon Hill Road, set in The Oaks. The flat is well located for both the Village, with its array of shops and restaurants and the town. Master bedroom en suite, further bedroom, family bathroom, reception, kitchen, lift, private parking. EPC: C. Approximately 100 sq m (1,076 sq ft) wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

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Derwent Avenue, Putney SW15

Fabulously appointed five bedroom detached house that has been the subject of considerable modernisation and extension to now provide a spacious family house of great quality. Master bedroom en suite, 4 further bedrooms (all en suite), drawing room, kitchen/family room, study, WC, garden, off-street parking. EPC: C. Approximately 369.9 sq m (3,982 sq ft) wimbledon@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 0026

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Belvedere Square, Wimbledon SW19

A charming and unique cottage located in the heart of Wimbledon Village. 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom, reception room, kitchen, private courtyard garden. EPC: F. Available unfurnished wimbledonlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 9811

£9,000 per calendar month

Lingfield Road, Wimbledon SW19

A beautifully presented family house in the heart of the Village. 4 bedrooms, study/bedroom 5, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, terrace and rear garden. EPC: E. Available unfurnished wimbledonlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 9811

£2,500 per calendar month

Parkside, Wimbledon SW19

A charming period cottage situated opposite Wimbledon Common. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room with dining area, kitchen, utility room, private garden, communal garden and off street parking. EPC: D. Available unfurnished wimbledonlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 9811

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The Grange, Wimbledon SW19

A lovely top floor apartment located in Wimbledon Village and a very short distance to Wimbledon Common. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room with a separate study area and a fitted kitchen. EPC: E. Available unfurnished wimbledonlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8946 9811

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Littlebury Road, Clapham SW4

A beautifully presented Victorian terraced house to rent in Clapham Old Town. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), reception room, kitchen, dining room, loft and patio garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 197 sq m (2,121 sq ft) Available furnished or unfurnished claphamlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3667 6755

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Heslop Road, Wandsworth SW12

A charming Victorian family home boasting a 50ft garden close to Bellevue Road and Balham. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), dual reception room, kitchen, conservatory dining area, guest cloakroom, study, utility room, cellar and garden. EPC rating F. Approximately 211 sq m (2,270 sq ft) Available unfurnished claphamlettings@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3667 6755

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Oyster Wharf, Battersea SW11

Stunning penthouse apartment with three generous bedrooms

Immaculate property with panoramic views of the Thames and a balcony surrounding the reception room. 3 bedrooms (2 esuite), kitchen/reception room, balcony, concierge, leisure facilities. EPC: D. Approximately 150 sq m (1,615 sq ft)

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Lonsdale Road SW13 ÂŁ2,100,000 This four-bedroom house, presented over three floors, offers a reception room with a feature fire place and bay window and a large kitchen/dining room leading out to an 80ft south facing garden. Freehold. EPC=E

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Brayburn Avenue SW4 ÂŁ1,175,000 This beautiful five-bedroom Victorian house situated on a quiet residential street, offers a large double reception room with two feature fireplaces and high ceilings and a rear patio garden. Freehold. EPC=D.

Clapham: 020 7501 3666 sales.clp@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Hambalt Road SW4 ÂŁ885,000 This three-bedroom maisonette with a roof terrace, located in the heart of the Abbeville Village, boasts a spacious reception room and a kitchen/dining room with under floor heating. Share of Freehold. EPC=D

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First Avenue SW14 ÂŁ923 per week This fantastic four-bedroom house boasts a double reception room with light oak flooring, a beautiful and extensive open-plan kitchen and concertina doors providing direct access to the garden. EPC=D

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Chatto Road SW11 ÂŁ525 per week A bright and beautifully refurbished split level two-bedroom apartment boasting wooden floors situated moments from Honeywell School and Northcote Road. EPC=C

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Outer prime growth overtakes ‘goliaths’ P

roperty prices in Balham outpaced the rest of London in 2014 with 21 per cent annual growth, according to the latest Marsh & Parsons London Property Monitor. The average prime London home has risen in value by £95,000 in the past 12 months, while house prices in cheaper Balham have jumped £152,000 over the same period. With property prices in outer prime areas of the capital typically 25 per cent lower than the wider prime London average, stronger demand for more affordable homes has pushed the rate of house price inflation up in suburban ‘villages’. House prices in outer prime London climbed 9 per cent during 2014, compared to a 4.3 per cent annual increase in prime central areas. Favoured by first-time buyers and young families, Balham witnessed the steepest annual growth during 2014, closely followed by leafy Brook Green, where property values are now 19 per cent higher than a year ago. In contrast, average prices in exclusive prime central enclaves of Kensington and Holland Park have grown 8 per cent in the past 12 months. Peter Rollings, CEO of Marsh & Parsons, said: “Eve ryday demand for more affordable homes has catapulted Balham and other outer prime corners of the capital onto the map. Londoners are increasingly willing to compromise on a central location in return for more living space and manageable price tags. As a result, the price growth seen in green ‘village’ suburbs has overtaken the goliaths of London property this year.”

OnTheMarket website launches Major new property website OnTheMarket.com launched at the end of January to compete head-on with Rightmove and Zoopla. Launched with national TV, press and online advertising, the new portal features hundreds of thousands of properties for sale and to rent from more than 4600 estate and letting agent offices across the UK. OnTheMarket.com is a mutual organisation with no requirement to feed dividends to external shareholders. The board includes senior representatives of Chestertons, Douglas & Gordon, Glentree Estates, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Knight Frank, Rook Matthews Sayer, Savills, Spicerhaart and Strutt & Parker. Chief executive Ian Springett said: “We are proud to present OnTheMarket. com as a much-needed competitor in the online property search market. We have launched an outstanding website using the latest technologies which presents properties in the best possible light for consumers and avoids unnecessary clutter.” The website will also offer exclusive early listings. Paul Jarman, head of Savills Western Region Residential, said: “We believe OnTheMarket.com will soon become the only portal where consumers are able to search for all the properties from the country’s leading agents.”

Looking forward to drawing swords Ivor Dickinson, previously managing director of estate agency Douglas & Gordon, has been appointed regional chief executive of Lomond Capital to accelerate the company’s presence in the south of England. Formed in 2010, the property management company is currently expanding into the south of England residential markets, including London. It manages a £1.75bn rental portfolio across Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, and last year received private equity backing from MML Capital Partners to boost its expansion across the UK. Stuart Pender, Lomond Capital chief executive, said: “Ivor has joined the company to accelerate our acquisition strategy in the south of England and eventually London, where his reputation and experience will be invaluable.” Ivor Dickinson added: “I was very sad to leave D&G after such a long career. However, there comes a time when a change can be beneficial both for the company and the individual and after 18 years I was looking for a new challenge. “Lomond Capital has very strong backing from the City and an incredibly impressive senior management team. I look forward to drawing swords with my old adversaries in London in due course.”

2000 AT EAST DULWICH PICTUREHOUSE Names of the first 2000 founder members of the new East Dulwich Picturehouse and Café will be featured in an art installation inside the cinema. You can still apply to be a founder member of the new facility, a three-screen cinema with luxury seating and state-of-the-art projection equipment in the former St Thomas More Community Centre on Lordship Lane. Visit www.picturehouses.co.uk

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WORD ON THE STREET Herne Hill has a modern new image Herne Hill estate agent Petermans is launching a modern new image for the business, which was established in 1962 by brothers Sidney and Warner Peterman. “We decided it was time for a more up-to-date look,” said current managing director Wendy Peterman. “Being an independent family business, we decided to look for a small local design company to help us. We found Magnetic Design in Kennington, who instantly understood what we wanted,” she said. “We have tried to get across to people our professional approach, which offers excellent service as standard. We are very lucky: we have staff who have all been with us for over seven years who can give expert advice as well as plenty of local knowledge.” The new Petermans branding launches on February 23.

NEW HOMES Marsh & Parsons has strengthened its Residential Development and Investment team with the appointment of Julian Sedgwick as director of New Homes. Julian joins Marsh & Parsons from BNP Real Estate, having previously worked at JLL and Savills. He brings more than eight years of experience and in this newly created role will work alongside RDI head Charles Holland.

Grand Designs Live Described as the UK’s leading contemporary home show, Grand Designs Live – sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements – returns to ExCeL London from May 2 to 10. Exhibitors will showcase the industry’s most innovative ideas and products across the nine-day show, offering visitors the chance to plan, buy, build and furnish a house all under one roof. Show sections will include Grand Build, Grand Interiors, Grand Kitchens, Grand Bathrooms, Grand Village, Grand Technology and Grand Gardens. The Channel 4 show presenter Kevin McCloud (pictured) will, of course, be there.

How have the stamp duty changes affected your market? Sam Sproston, head of Knight Frank Wandsworth Looking back, it would be fair to say that few people saw it coming – unlike the changes made in 2012 – although the duty costs changes have not left certain sectors of the market in more unfair positions than others, such as vendors with homes between £2m and £2.15m. While the added cost is something probably no one but the Treasury is happy about, Knight Frank research indicates that sales volumes in prime central London and prime outer London for £2m-plus properties were 53 per cent higher in 2013 than 2012. More recently we have seen a boost in interest for houses around £1m, but harder negotiations at £5m and £6m, which we might have expected. Because the cost is applicable to everyone, one-sided negotiations get short thrift.

Patrick Rampton, director, Rampton Baseley The short answer is, they haven’t, not in any discernibly negative way at least. We had one chap buying a five-bed house in double catchment in December: overnight his tax bill went up by just over £37,000 and we heard not a peep, having thought he’d be on the phone first thing. We’re pretty lucky down this way as it really is a destination location, and there aren’t really any comparable inner London suburbs south of the river that tick all the same boxes that BTC does. Also it ‘lifted the lid’ on those slab levels of stamp duty and freed up movement right up and down the market.

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Detached family home Desirable location Prentis Road, SW16 Retaining many original features this six bedroom, three bathroom, detached Edwardian house offers 4110 sq ft of outstanding living space including a self-contained annex, off street parking and a wonderfully large south-facing garden. Occupying a prime residential location just off Tooting Bec Common and within easy reach of an excellent choice of schools in both the private and state sectors.

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Airedale Road, SW12 A fully renovated terrace house situated in a quiet road forming part of the Nightingale Triangle. The present owners have sympathetically extended into the side return with matching period doors leading onto the rear garden. The beautifully fitted kitchen is open plan to the rear reception room thereby creating a fabulous living, eating and entertaining space; leaving the separate front reception room to be used more formally.

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Immaculate apartment Off Lavender Hill Rush Hill Road, SW11 A larger than average, split level, period maisonette in immaculate condition. This excellent three double bedroom property boasts excellent views across the London skyline from both, its sunny roof terrace and top floor balcony. Further benefits from two bathrooms and a light and spacious eat in kitchen. Set in the hugely popular “Northside” area of Battersea, this area is served by a huge array of bars, restaurants, shops and excellent transport links.

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Stunning cottage Shaftesbury Estate Elsley Road, SW11 A truly stunning three double bedroom Shaftesbury Cottage. This wonderful property is set on a pretty, tree lined and quiet road in central Battersea and benefits from a host of period features, including feature fireplace and high ceilings. Further benfiting from two bathrooms, one of which is en-suite to the master, and a pretty patio garden.

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Early Victorian cottage Brixton borders Lyham Road, SW2 One of the most characterful ‘Chocolate Box’ cottages you could ever wish to own. Immaculately presented and with flexible accommodation, there is scope to extend into the garden to add additional living space. Comprising reception and separate kitchen, two bedrooms with a further study/ third bedroom plus bathroom. The good size rear garden has a Southerly aspect.

£750,000 Freehold Clapham 020 8875 7995

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Victorian maisonette Stylish accommodation Tooting Bec Road, SW17 A stylish and elegant first floor purpose built three bedroom Victorian maisonette with private garden and loft space, which has been recently refurbished throughout by the present owners. Situated only a short walk from Tooting Bec Northern Line underground station offering swift access into Central London. Approx 1,000 sq ft plus loft space.

£649,950 Share Of Freehold Tooting 020 8767 0522

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Beautiful family home Pendle Road, SW16 A beautifully presented three double bedroom house located in the heart of Furzedown. The property comprises a large through reception, downstairs cloakroom, modern fitted kitchen/ breakfast room leading to a substantial garden laid to lawn. To the first floor the property offers three good sized double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Pendle Road is ideally located within close proximity of both Graveney and Penwortham schools.

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Stunning apartment Off street parking Metropolis Apartments, SW12 A stunning two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with off street parking, located in the popular Metropolis Apartments development on Shipka Road. Comprising two large double bedrooms (one benefitting from an en-suite), a family bathroom, and to the top floor there is a large open/plan kitchen reception room with balcony. Shipka Road is ideally located within close proximity of Balham Tube and BR station.

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Stunning maisonette Quinton Street, SW18 A stunning and spacious two bedroom first floor maisonette located on one of Earlsfields premier roads in the Magdalen estate. The property comprises a spacious reception room with feature fireplace, two genuine double bedrooms, a beautiful modern bathroom suite and a large kitchen/ breakfast room with stairs leading to a well kept private rear garden.

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Private balcony Grevillehurst House, SW2

This stunning modern apartment has been immaculately presented throughout comprising of two double bedrooms, with en-suite onto the master bedroom, fully integrated kitchen, open plan reception room, family bathroom and a private balcony. Blairderry Road is conveniently located close to Streatham Hill mainline station and the plethora of shops and amenities along Streatham High Road.

ÂŁ392 per week Â Streatham 020 8677 9900

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PILGRIMS CLOISTERS, SE5

£219,995

First-floor studio apartment in gated GII listed alms development with impeccable interior, separate bathroom and communal gardens. Close to Camberwell Green and Elephant & Castle.

These Victorian purpose-built apartments make brilliant city crash pads and inexpensive starter-homes. Buyers living alone or staying here part-time will appreciate the security on offer: the development is gated, this studio is on the first floor and we’ll wager you’ll know your neighbours within a week. Smart white kitchen units, a built-in stainless steel oven/hob, a breakfast bar, large storage cupboards and cork flooring makes a good-looking kitchen area. Original wood shutters remain at the main window, there’s a (possibly original) cast-iron radiator and a fireplace missing the grate. The up-to-date bathroom has a simple white suite, heated towel rail and cork floor. Sedgemoor Place is just behind South London Art Gallery, close to the Camberwell’s centre and en route to Elephant & Castle. A bus will get you to the Northern and Bakerloo lines at Elephant in under 10-minutes or you can take one to the West End, City or East End from Camberwell Road. There are some excellent cafés and bars close-by while Burgess Park has floodlit tennis courts, fishing and BBQ areas to enjoy.

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total refurbishment programme has been completed at this six-bedroom former vicarage in Balham, a short walk from Clapham South tube station and Clapham Common. Offering around 3675 sq ft of living space on four floors – plus a cellar – the property in Malwood Road is decorated in neutral tones and features wooden flooring across the ground floor. The large hallway leads to an elegant drawing room with grand proportions, surround sound and a contemporary gas fireplace. To the rear is a spectacularly extended, kitchen, dining and family room featuring a handmade Bryan Turner kitchen with integrated Miele appliances, a Fisher & Paykel American fridge-freezer and freestanding Mercury cooker. There’s a large island breakfast bar, generous dining area and comfortable family area, as well as bi-folding doors that extend the entertaining space onto a paved terrace. A cellar and utility room offers excellent storage space and a second fridge-freezer.

Taking up most of the first floor is the master bedroom featuring an adjoining dressing room containing fitted wardrobes, and a luxurious en suite bathroom with contemporary freestanding bath and walk-in shower. This level also has a guest bedroom with en suite shower room and a useful storeroom. The second floor is ideal for the children of the family and has two double bedrooms – one with en suite shower room – a cot room or study and a family bathroom. The top floor has another bedroom and en suite shower room. Pleached Beech trees give increased privacy in the 30ft landscaped rear garden, which has steps from the terrace and outdoor lighting. The house is set back from the road behind off-street parking. Malwood Road, Balham SW12, guide price £2,795,000, Savills Clapham, 020 8673 4111

This sensational semi-detached, six-bedroom family house has undergone complete refurbishment and been finished to exacting standards throughout Helen MacBrayne, Savills Clapham

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atural light pours into the spectacular contemporary kitchen, dining and family space of this refurbished house in Wandsworth, impressively interiordesigned by the current owners. Skylights shine the light in from above and glass sliding doors at the rear open out onto a paved terrace, with a built-in barbecue, overlooking the lush lawn of the private 58ft garden. The kitchen has an extensive range of fitted units and floor-to-ceiling cupboards, together with a wine fridge and a large island breakfast bar. A fully fitted utility room in the cellar offers excellent storage space and development potential. New England shutters are fitted to the exterior of the five-bedroom house in Patten Road, one of the muchadmired Toast Rack streets on Wandsworth Common. Underfloor heating serves the ground floor and all three bathrooms (two en suite). A deep, wide entrance hall featuring dark wood flooring leads to the front study with built-in bookcases and a generous reception and playroom with bespoke cupboard space. On the first floor, at the rear of the house, a magnificent master bedroom suite has a fitted dressing room and a bathroom with a double Rain Cloud shower, freestanding bath and Splash waterproof TV. The other three bedrooms and a family bathroom are on the top floor. Patten Road, Wandsworth SW18, ÂŁ3.8m, Knight Frank 020 8682 7768

This exceptional and unique double-fronted five-bedroom family home of substantial proportions, with off street parking, is located on the much sought-after Toast Rack Sam Sproston, Knight Frank

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Impeccable house close to Brockwell Park and Lido B

rockwell Park between Brixton, Dulwich and Herne Hill is a delightful green open space containing a number of historic buildings, including Brockwell Hall, Brockwell Lido and a 19th century clock tower. Friends of Brockwell Park work together with Lambeth Council to protect and enhance this cherished recreational landscape, where you can admire ornamental ponds, formal flowerbeds and a walled Old English herbaceous flower garden. Close to Brockwell Park in Appach Road, Brixton, on the opposite side of Tulse Hill, this ‘impeccable’ fourbedroom house offers around 1600 sq ft of inside space on three floors together with a 23ft paved rear garden. The open plan double reception room has period

features and leads out into the rear garden, and the sleek fitted kitchen offers plenty of dining space. The master bedroom suite features a stylish Jack and Jill bathroom with a freestanding bath. The property has added storage space in the cellar, and is handy for the wide range of local shops and amenities on Brixton Hill. Appach Road, Brixton SW2, £1,295,000, Foxtons Brixton 020 7704 5757

This fantastic house offers spacious accommodation with charming period character features and a wonderful location close to Brockwell Park Matthew Thompson, Foxtons Brixton

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Meticulous renovation A

five-bedroom detached house in Granard Avenue, West Putney, has been meticulously renovated with flair and imagination to create a practical and stylish home with two floors of contemporary living space. The large central reception hall, featuring a wall of bookshelves, leads to a formal double reception room offering views across both the front and rear gardens. Also on the ground floor, the kitchen and breakfast room features a sleek fully fitted German kitchen and sliding glass doors to the rear garden and terrace. Between the two principal living and entertaining spaces is a TV or garden room. On the first floor, the master bedroom has an en suite shower room, fitted cupboards and a south-facing front terrace. Four more bedrooms and a family bathroom are on this level. The landscaped garden features a decked area for outside relaxation or entertaining and a large lawn surrounded by mature trees and shrubs. Total inside living space is more than 2560 sq ft, and the house has off-street parking at the front. Granard Primary School – built on the site of the Taylor family’s Granard House – is nearby in Cortis Road. The school grounds are full of established trees that were part of the Granard Estate and are dominated by a 300-yearold Cedar tree that serves as the school’s emblem. Nearest mainline stations are Putney and Barnes, and the nearest tube is East Putney. Granard Avenue, Putney SW15, guide price £2.35m, Savills Putney 020 8780 9900

This sensational detached family home, with off-street parking and a landscaped garden, is contemporary living at its best Alex Howard Baker, Savills Putney

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From Seventies style to the modern day What was cutting edge in the Seventies doesn’t cut it nowadays, reports Jenny Knight

ith mullet haircuts for men, The Professionals on the television and avocado or pink bathroom suites, the Seventies was a groovy time. But fashions move on and nowadays Artex-textured ceilings and lava lamps are as passé as the crinoline. So 11 years ago when Ramsey and Liz Shubbar moved into their three-storey Seventies townhouse in Putney, changes were needed. Ramsey says: “Being significantly dated and without the period features of the more common period stock in Putney, the house was not love at first sight for us. However, it had potential to become a light, contemporary and highly functional home. “It offered large open spaces with little wasted on hallways and landings. Above all, it was filled with natural light. It was ideally situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, a few minutes walk from the river and the high street. We had just got engaged and had the desire to take on a project and create our first home together.” The original layout was strange by today’s standards. The kitchen and living room were on the first floor. The ground floor had a deep garage taking up a lot of what

could have been living space with a spare bedroom looking out onto the garden and a shower room. The Shubbars set about turning the house into an ideal modern home in two stages several years apart. First they improved the frontage by exchanging plastic panelling for wood cladding, fitting a wider front door, painting the brickwork and changing the old wooden pull-up garage door for and electrically operated one. Inside, the textured ceilings were replaced by flat plasterboard, the windows modernised and the Seventies bathroom neutralised. In 2010 they set about a major redesign to turn the kitchen and dining room on the middle floor into a master bedroom suite and to open up the ground floor to install a state-of-the-art kitchen and family room with access to the garden. To create extra space, the shower room and its internal walls were removed and the garage shortened. A sleek Rational kitchen was fitted with top-of-therange Miele appliances. New Solarlux bi-fold doors that completely fold back were fitted to the new kitchen to make the garden another room and to allow the dining

The house was not love at first sight for us. However, it had potential to become a light, contemporary and highly functional home Ramsey Shubbar

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table to be carried out to the patio on warm summer evenings. Upstairs, the galley kitchen and dining room became a new master bedroom suite with a wet shower room and a dressing room. “My tips are to use local tradesmen and quality products, wherever possible. Our builder had renovated a number of houses in the close and knew the house inside out, where wires and pipes were and which were the load-bearing walls.” Ardshiel Close, Putney SW15, £1.3m, Warren 020 8780 1100

CHECK ON THE NEIGHBOURS Top tip: Check up on what the neighbours have done. The Shubbars looked at the changes a neighbouring architect had made to his house in the close, adopting ideas they thought worked and rejecting others.

PROJECT

BEFORE

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home compare To let fo r £7000 p er month

the smoke

£7000 pcm

Putney: A superb open plan kitchen leads to a newly lawned garden at this refurbished semi-detached four-bed house. Knight Frank Wimbledon Village 020 8946 9811

the burbs

£6950 pcm

Middlesex: Built in 2003, this colonial-style, four-bedroom house is behind the picturesque lock at Towpath, Shepperton. Knight Frank Esher 01372 464009

the sticks

£7000 pcm

Do you really think that all estate agents are the same? Well actually you are probably right, more or less. Even though some big estate agent chains insist that they are more caring, or more passionate or more local! At Sheraton Law we get great results, and have done so for over the 30 years that we have been dealing with properties around Clapham, Battersea, Balham and Brixton. We really do believe in courtesy and integrity coupled with a tailored personal service; so why not choose a truly local agent who is caring and passionate about what they do but doesn’t have an expensive commission fuelled corporate culture. Sheraton Law – Same great results – Only Better! For more information: sheratonlaw.com ■ 020 7627 5566

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West Sussex: Four acres of grounds, a gardener and tennis court come with this refurbished country house in Balcombe. Savills Sevenoaks 01732 789791

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From Tigers to Tenants Charles Weller, head of Palace Gates Lettings, meets Jenny Knight

rom a childhood in India dealing with the perils of elephants, snakes and rhinos, Charles Weller now deals with the less exotic demands of life as a letting agent in south London, heading up Palace Gate. Nowadays the emergencies he deals with range from tenants with lost keys to landlords anxious to get their new acquisition let as soon as possible. Charles was born in India in the Assam area of northeast India, where his father was a tea planter. From the age of seven or eight, Charles and his two sisters went to boarding schools in England, flying to Calcutta and then onto Heathrow as unaccompanied minors, looked after by the BOAC stewardess. The children returned to India for the holidays twice a year. Charles says: “That area of India is lovely and very green. It was a great place to grow up, but not seeing our parents for months at a time made me very independent at an early age.” He took his A-levels at Milton Abbey School in Dorset before moving to London to share a flat in Balham with his sister and to try his hand at various careers, ranging from running a wine bar to selling pubs and restaurants. “I started work in a wine bar in the City and became manager of a wine bar near Liverpool Street. I really enjoyed it: having lock-ins with friends was great fun and the job taught me a lot about customer service.” Next he worked for a wine importer and then managed a restaurant in Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth. The experience of selling wine bars, restaurants and pubs in his next job led to a sales job with Barnard Marcus in Clapham, and from there to Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, where he was asked to open a new lettings office for them. He says: “In those days, lettings were a secondary thing, but now agents realise it supplies a steady income

stream and that when sales drop down the lettings market is always there. I’ve enjoyed lettings ever since.” The move to Palace Gate came in August 1996. At the time it was a small company with an office in Wakehurst Road, Wandsworth, dealing with only about 50 landlords. Over time the business expanded, building up a network of four offices in South West London covering Battersea, Balham, Clapham, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield, Tooting and Wandsworth. In the 18 years since Charles joined Palace Gate much has changed. He and his wife now own the majority of the company and it has expanded to manage about 600 properties. He says: “We bought out three other estate agents and integrated the businesses, which gave us a boost. It has always been my belief that lettings are service orientated: looking after landlords to provide them with a really good service and also seeing that tenants are well looked after. We have had many new landlords come back to us from being tenants, saying that they remember that we treated them fairly. “If you are paid to manage a property, your job is to make sure all repairs and maintenance work are done for the best possible price, with a balance between good work and price. I don’t think you should charge a percentage for every bit of work done. It is morally wrong to be charging like that. “I’ve been told by contractors that some agents tell them to increase their bills by 10 to 20 per cent and pass on the extra to the agent. The result is that tenants dispute the bills and they are not paid rapidly. I like to go home and sleep with a clear conscience, after dealing with people fairly and correctly. I’m not here to make money on the side and I don’t like the practice.”

We bought out three other estate agents, which gave us a boost. Charles Weller

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ask the local Why Clapham and Battersea? South asks Stephanie Mant, Cluttons sales manager What does it have going for it?

Opportunity in the Commons A

two-bedroom garden flat of around 1000 sq ft in a handsome Victorian house Between the Commons offers the potential to extend further into the side return. Arranged on two floors, the property in Wroughton Road features a front reception room complete with original cornicing, fireplaces and bay windows. The newly refurbished kitchen has French windows that open out into a south-west-facing garden. The ground floor also contains the second double bedroom and a further family bathroom, and the first floor master suite offers plenty of built-in storage. A dug-out cellar with full head height is ideal for storage or as a utility room. Prime residential Wroughton Road runs between Thurleigh Road and Broomwood Road and is close to sought-after local schools. The open spaces and leisure facilities of Wandsworth and Clapham Commons are both within walking distance, and nearby Northcote Road has a wide selection of cafes, bars and restaurants. Clapham Junction provides links to Waterloo and Victoria, Gatwick and the District Line via London Overground, and Clapham South tube station (Northern Line) is also walking distance. Wroughton Road, Clapham SW11, £850,000, Cluttons 020 7223 7574

Well connected?

The area is home to a diverse range of demographics – from families to professionals. There’s always something going on, and locals are spoilt for choice with places to go and things to do.

Clapham Junction provides National Rail services directly into Vauxhall, Victoria and Waterloo – particularly beneficial for commuters – while the bus links across south London and into town are unrivalled. The line to Gatwick Airport takes less than 20 minutes.

And the schools?

The area offers a great selection of public schools for all ages including Park Gate, Thomas’s and Eton House. State schools include the Ofsted-rated Honeywell and Belleville.

Hang out at...

Clapham is renowned for its commons but locals are also overwhelmed with eateries, bars and pubs. Gail’s does incredible breakfasts and The Bolingbroke is the best place for a Sunday roast. Northcote Gallery is worth visiting too.

Where to buy

Northcote Road is a great option because it caters for an array of buyer preferences, offering large family homes, two-bedroom garden flats and one-bed properties for first time buyers.

Gem of the month Grandison Road, Clapham SW11 A beautiful two-bed, split-level apartment set within a Victorian conversion.

£835,000 Cluttons 020 7223 7574

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ROTHERHITHE Historically, the village of Rotherhithe has had a close relationship with the sea. It was a favourite home for many seafarers and had a fine tradition of shipbuilding. Two local master mariners, Peter Hills and Robert Booth, founded a school to help the children of destitute sailors in 1613. Today, Peter Hills School is helping to educate the present generation of Rotherhithe children. Rotherhithe’s village origins are still visible, creating a strong local community spirit and a family environment. Next to Stave Hill Ecological Park and Russia Dock Redwood Woodland, Park by Barratt London is a development of 161 studio, one, two and threebedroom apartments on Downtown Road. Redwood Park, Downtown Road, Rotherhithe SE16, from £345,000, Barratt London 0844 811 4334

New homes update Special report by James Hemsley of Landmark Estates

outh West London has become one of the world’s hottest property markets and, as a result, a number of property companies are looking to make the most of development opportunities, particularly along the river. A huge number of new-build sites will be coming to the fore in the next few years, including the Ram Quarter, The Pinnacle and others. As stock levels increase, we can see a great deal of competition among developers, each looking to make their product more attractive than the next. To command the values seen previously in the South West London new-build market, you really have to ensure that the specification and quality of your development is good enough. Buyers are aware of the competition between developers and also the levels of choice available, so at our Chatfield Road site (pictured) in Battersea, we intend to provide high specification apartments in a prime area. Many of the apartments will have a river view. We opened our London office in March last year and completed on the purchase of Chatfield Road in

the summer. At the heart of one of the capital’s bestconnected riverside neighbourhoods, the site – a former office building – was bought from Alternative Networks and has a projected gross development value (GDV) of more than £8m. Our first acquisition in London reflects our ambition to take Landmark Estates into a new territory. We are looking forward to developing around 11 great waterfront homes on the site, where people will want to live. Excellent transport links from Chatfield Road should also help to attract buyers: it is only 15 minutes from Wandsworth Town to Waterloo and there are a number of bus routes nearby. Buyers in the area tend to be a mix of overseas investors and owner occupiers who previously made a profit from selling homes in the likes of Fulham and Parsons Green and are now looking to get more space for their money in another area likely to bring about profitable returns. At Landmark Estates we are currently actively looking for more sites within West and South West London. www.landmarkestates.co.uk

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Smart house control F

orget smartphones – the latest must-have gadget is a smart house. Controlled at the touch of a button, this stylish new-build property in leafy Richmond epitomizes contemporary living. Designed by Quad architects, the 2430 sq ft house in St John’s Road is built to the highest specifications. Externally, the Victorian-inspired façade conveys a sense of grandeur, using stock facing bricks with reconstituted stone lintels and a natural slate roof. Quad managing director Nuggy Lianos said: “Internally, although it was important to incorporate traditional features to denote the classic exterior design, these were blended with cutting-edge technologies, creating a property that is ultra-light, spacious and

overall perfect for busy modern lifestyles.” Throughout the five-bedroom home, an intelligent remote-controlled lighting, heating, audio and security system by Loxone has been seamlessly integrated into the design. Highlights include concealed mood lighting in the basement home cinema, underfloor heating and Sonos multi-room hidden speakers. Photovoltaic roof cells deliver free electricity, and a light-filled double reception room has triple French windows that open out onto a landscaped garden designed by Cathy Lianos. St John’s Road, Richmond, £2,695,000, Featherstone Leigh 020 8940 1575

First for More West London housing charity and developer Peabody has sold almost two thirds of the first phase of private sale homes at its More West development in Notting Hill. The 12 remaining one, two and three-bedroom private sale apartments enjoy private balconies or terraces, highgloss handle-less kitchens with integrated appliances, and engineered oak flooring. For those hoping to step onto the property ladder, 39 shared ownership apartments will be available: prices start from £97,500 based on 25 per cent of the full market value of £390,000. James Underhill, head of London RDI at Hamptons International, said: “More West has an unusually high quality specification and very good travel connections. It’s also perfectly positioned on the cusp of the vibrant areas of Notting Hill and Portobello. More West, Notting Hill, private sale apartments from £415,000, Hamptons International 020 7758 8431 or visit www.peabodysales.co.uk

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Surrey’s Finest Saddle Stones is a magnificent new family residence situated within the prestigious St. George’s Hill Estate, with far reaching views from its beautifully landscaped south westerly backing garden of over 1 acre. The exceptionally spacious property features 6 luxurious bedroom suites, a cinema room, staff accommodation, lift access to all 3 f loors, a triple garage and an outdoor swimming pool. London Waterloo can be reached from nearby Weybridge railway station (approx. 30 minutes) and Heathrow Airport is less than 15 miles. Saddle Stones really does offer the finest.

Price £9.5 million Old Avenue, St. George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 Open weekends 10am – 4pm Octagon: 020 8481 7500 Selling agents Savills: 01932 838 000 Curchods: 01932 843 332 www.octagon.co.uk

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Modernist marvel

odernist Sir Philip Dowson was one of Britain’s most prominent post-war architects. He designed landmark projects from the redevelopment of the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane to new builds for both Oxford and Cambridge universities. Co-founder and chief architect of the influential Arup Associates, he designed Snape Maltings concert hall – opened by The Queen in 1967 – for Benjamin Britten and the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. Two years later he designed the Modern House on Drax Avenue in Wimbledon for Sir Jack Zunz, the British civil engineer responsible for the Sydney Opera House roof. Now Grade II listed, the Wimbledon house is described by English Heritage as “well crafted, meticulously planned”. Dawson’s fascinating modernist creation is on the market for the first time since it was built in 1969. The owners recently gained planning and listed building consent for a substantial extension to the side and rear, doubling existing living space and providing a large

family kitchen, alternative reception, four more bedrooms and four more bath or shower rooms. Currently the house offers open plan space combined with unique features such as a superb private terrace off the master bedroom and a split-level reception with raised dining area. The extensive garden wraps around the house on two sides. By Bob Stonebridge Drax Avenue, West Wimbledon SW20, guide Wimbledon 020 8971 8111

price

£2.45m,

Savills

Six to love in SW19 A short walk from Wimbledon’s All England Tennis Club, Marryat Place is an exclusive Berkeley development of six luxury townhouses created at the end of an established residential road. The five-bedroom homes with generous gardens are set in a peaceful location alongside existing mature trees. They combine the traditional architecture of grand London residences with high-specification 21st century living spaces arranged on four floors. Grand entrances lead to elegant reception rooms with exceptional views of the London skyline. Three of the six homes in Wimbledon Village currently remain for sale. Marryat Place, Wimbledon Village SW19, guide prices from £2.65m, Savills Wimbledon 020 8971 8111

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Where do you live? Wandsworth.

What and where was your first London home?

Aside from renting in the beginning, I still live in the first house I bought 21 years ago.

Favourite open space in London?

What did you want to be when you were growing up? Happy – not that I wasn’t.

Which living person do you most admire and why?

Right now, my nephew Edd, who is working his socks off at drama school and is doing so well.

Richmond Park – I go there on a daily basis and free my mind.

What’s your screensaver?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

What is your most treasured possession?

Trekking in Burma last year and spending the day with my sponsored child, Khin Khin.

If you could edit your past, what would you change?

Nothing. My motto is: “Never regret what you’ve done – at the time it was right.”

Aside from property, what’s your most expensive purchase?

A photograph of my dog.

My divine English Bull Terrier, Olive.

What is at the top of your bucket list?

I’d like a cottage in Cornwall on the north coast, with a private jet to take me there whenever I want. Not much to ask for!

Name Caroline Bell

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Estate Agent Savills Putney

Should I ever feel guilty? I don’t think so.

The grandfather clock in my hall.

Position Director and head of office

The album that changed your life? Hotel California by The Eagles – I’ve still got the record, but nothing to play it on.

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CULTURE VULTURE MUM WOW – WOMEN OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL,

five of the best

Culture vulture, fashionista, foodie, artist or traditionalist – five recommendations for everyone’s Mum this Mother’s Day.

SOUTHBANK CENTRE, 1 – 8 MAR

Celebrate the very best of established and emerging female talent at this global carnival featuring talks and debates, music and performance, parties and a marketplace. southbankcentre.co.uk

FOODIE MUM LUNCH AT THE CAFÉ

PETERSHAM NURSERIES RICHMOND Dine in the glasshouse restaurant, browse plants in the nursery, find antiques and gifts in the shop, or enjoy seasonal food and homemade cakes in the teahouse. petershamnurseries.com

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FASHIONISTA MUM FASHION ON THE RATION: 1940S STREET STYLE

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, 5 MAR – 31 AUG

Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this major new exhibition explores how fashion survived and even flourished during wartime. iwm.org.uk

ARTY MUM AFFORDABLE ART FAIR

BATTERSEA PARK, 12 – 15 MAR Traditional or contemporary, humorous or edgy, there’s something for all artistic tastes at prices from £100 to £5000. See paintings, prints, sculpture and photography. affordableartfair.com

TRADITIONAL MUM OXO TOWER RESTAURANT, BAR & BRASSERIE SOUTH BANK

Take afternoon tea on the rooftop served with spectacular views across the Thames to Charing Cross, the City of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. Innovative cocktails too. oxotower.co.uk

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Olympic frenzy

Queues of buyers show strength of demand, reports Duncan Farmer

nyone looking for a new mortgage in coming weeks is in for a treat with lenders slashing prices on their fixed and variable rates in order to drum up new business. With ten-year fixes now available below 3 per cent, five-year fixes at less than 2.5 per cent and two-year fixes starting from 1.29 per cent, there are some excellent deals to tempt borrowers. Rates may fall lower still, but as always if you are working to a budget, it makes sense to secure a great rate now rather than trying to be too clever. It is not a good idea to play Russian roulette with your mortgage; rates are at historic lows anyway, so you won’t get a bad deal and regret it for years to come.

money tip

wages is brighter, and as projects such as Crossrail near completion the outer edges of London become more accessible. Younger buyers relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad for a deposit can be confident that their parents have the cash, either from equity in the family home or, from April, cashing in part of a pension. The dark cloud on the horizon comes from the situation in Greece and it remains to be seen whether its rebellion against austerity which, ironically was beginning to work in the form of increased growth and lower unemployment as the polls opened, will spread to larger southern European states such as Spain, Italy and France. If that happens, the outlook for most of Europe will be bleak. In the meantime, Londoners with jobs and good prospects will take advantage of record low interest rates, which show no sign of rising, in order to take their first step on the property ladder. For those in the second and third-time buyer bracket that will soon filter through to them, maintaining the growth the capital has seen. The added benefit it has, at a time when foreign buyers may be struggling to buy at the top end, is to fuel growth from the bottom up, which is how the market should work.

he sight of buyers queuing in sub-zero temperatures to get their hands on a £370,000 one-bedroom flat in a new development next to the Olympic Park in Greenwich has confounded analysts who said that property prices in the capital would fall by more than 3 per cent this year. In fact, it shows the strength of demand for homes in the capital from both local and overseas buyers. According to reports from the queue, potential purchasers included young people who work in London and were attracted by the transport links, older people living outside the city who wanted a pied-a-terre, and a Hong Kong restaurateur looking for his first buy-to-let flat. There may be problems in the higher reaches of the property ladder, notably caused by the threat of a mansion tax on homes worth more than £2 million should Labour win the election in May, and the state of the Russian economy making it a little bit harder for wealthy but not superwealthy Russians to buy here, but at the lower levels the market is buoyant. Mortgages are cheap and appear to be getting cheaper, the outlook for jobs and

Mark Harris SPF Private Clients

Current Best Buy Mortgages

Fixed Rates

Source: SPF Private Clients Lender

Rate

Until

Reversionary Rate

HSBC

1.29%

4/30/2017

3.94%

3.6%

60%

n/a

2/1% until 30/04/17. 20% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£1,499 (per £500k borrowing)

Mx £500k borrowing per Product Fee

TSB Bank

1.54%

4/30/2017

3.99%

3.7%

75%

n/a

3/1% until 30/04/17. 10% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£1,995

£265

Mx £1m. Purchase Only

Virgin Money (via Intermediaries only)

2.35%

4/1/2020

4.79%

3.8%

65%

n/a

5% until 01/04/20. 10% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£1,495

£50

Mn £150k, Mx £1m. Free Valuation and Legals for remortgages

Nationwide

2.94%

for 120 months

3.99%

3.4%

60%

n/a

7/7/7/7/6/5/4/3/2/1% in the first 120 months. 10% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£999

£90

Mx £1m. Free Valuation and Legals for remortgages

APR

Max. LTV

HLC

ERC

Product Fee

Exit Fee

Notes

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Remortgages fall, borrowers stick

Price moves The number of people who moved house last year rose by 8 per cent to 365,400, according to the Lloyds Bank Homemovers Review. Movers said that rising prices had given them more equity in their previous home, thus allowing them to take the next step. The figure was the biggest rise since 2010, but still less than half the number who moved in 2004 (886,700). The number of first-time buyers has risen far quicker than homemovers over the past few years and as a result, the number of second and third-time buyers fell as a proportion of all new purchasers with a mortgage from 71 per cent in 2004 to 54 per cent in 2014.

The level of remortgaging fell last November, according to latest available figures, which some experts are blaming on the time of a year and the stricter lending rules brought in last April as a result of the Mortgage Market Review. Those rules have now been in force for almost a year and, as they bed in and lenders and brokers become accustomed to them, either this can no longer be used as an excuse or there are other factors at play. One important aspect is that many borrowers will have spent the past couple of years switching their loan to the cheapest deal and others have looked into their crystal ball and seen that interest rates show no sign of rising. They have therefore decided to stick with their lender’s standard variable rate.

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Asking price of a one-bedroom flat

£10m

homemover (excluding first-time buyers) since 2009.

at One Hyde Park. A buyer would pay £1.1m in stamp duty.

Size of the deposit put down

Average deposit put down by London buyers,

30.7% £166,265 by the average housebuyer.

35 per cent of average values.

YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

spf.co.uk Variable Rates

Lender

Rate

Until

Rev. Rate

APR

Max. LTV

HLC

ERC

Product Fee

Exit Fee

Notes

HSBC BANK

0.99%

Discount from SVR for 24 months

3.94%

3.5%

60%

n/a

2/1% in the first 24 months. 20% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£1999 Booking Fee (per £500k borrowing)

£90

Mx £500k borrowing per Product Fee

TSB Bank

1.14%

Tracker over base until 30/04/17

3.99%

3.6%

75%

n/a

3/1% until 30/04/17. 10% overpayments p.a. without penalty

£1,995

£265

Mx £1m. Purchase Only

NORWICH & PETERBOROUGH

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Franche Court Road, Earlsfield, SW17 £950,000 Earlsfield 020 8944 6464 earlsfield.sales@kfh.co.uk

A well presented period house with 1,522 sq ft of living space set over three floors including two bathrooms, extended kitchen and 36 ft garden. The property is situated on a sought after residential road close to Earlsfield train station.

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Balmuir Gardens, Putney, SW15 £5,500pcm Putney Hill 020 8785 3433 putneyhill.lettings@kfh.co.uk

A beautifully presented family house finished to the highest standard offering generous living space arranged over three floors including five bedrooms, three bathrooms, large kitchen/breakfast room and utility room. The property is situated close to Putney train station.

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Mayford Road, Balham, SW12 £1,550pcm Balham 020 8675 3639 balham.lettings@kfh.co.uk

A stunning and refurbished one bedroom flat with modern fixtures and fittings throughout. The property has a private entrance at ground level and is close to Wandsworth Common train station and Balham train and tube stations.

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throughout Large rear patio and front garden Private entrance Furnished EPC rating C

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n impressive six bedroom semi-detached house that has been renovated to a superb standard, boasting high-quality fixtures and a stunning open-plan reception room/kitchen with bi-folding doors opening out onto a secluded garden.

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WINNERS OF 84 AWARDS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS Ringmore Rise Forest Hill, SE23 Affording a quiet location atop Forest Hill with breathtaking views over London, this striking six bedroom house offers well proportioned interiors and landscaped gardens.

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Trinity Gardens Brixton, SW9 Benefiting from modern décor and ample entertaining space, this three bedroom Georgian mews house provides private front and rear gardens and a sought-after location in Brixton.

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£950,000 F/hld Tooting Office 020 3728 2150 Foxtons.co.uk/12654419

Weybourne Street Earlsfield, SW18 Set moments from Garratt Park, this stunning three bedroom house is beautifully presented throughout and offers chic, modern living space over three floors and a private roof terrace.

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Burland Road SW11 £975 per week Unfurnished An extremely well presented 4 bedroom home. EPC: E (charges apply)*

Chatfield Road SW11 £425 per week Furnished A newly completed two bedroom apartment. EPC: B (charges apply)*

Burns Road SW11 £850 per week Furnished An immaculately furnished two bedroom apartment. EPC:D (charges apply)*

Latchmere Road SW11 £550 per week Part-furnished A beautiful and spacious lateral apartment. EPC: C (charges apply)*

Lombard Road SW11 £875 per week Unfurnished A stunning riverside duplex apartment. EPC:D (charges apply)*

Leathwaite Road SW11 £3,685 per week Furnished/Unfurnished/Part-furnished Lovely Victorian terraced house between the Commons. EPC: D (charges apply)*

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Balham Hill SW12 £395 per week A fantastic new 1 bed apartment in Ipsus 07. EPC: B (charges apply)*

Ribblesdale Road SW16 £346 per week A beautiful refurbished 1 bedroom apartment. EPC:D (charges apply)*

Criffel Avenue SW2 £49 5 per week 3 bedroom coach house with garden. EPC: D (charges apply)*

Cavendish Road SW12 £515 per week Fantastic Victorian cottage close to Balham & Clapham South. EPC: E (charges apply)*

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Hearnville Road, SW12 £975 per week Beautiful 5 bed family home in SW12. EPC: E (charges apply)*

Fisher’s Close SW16 £335 per week Modern 2 bedroom flat with off street parking. EPC: D (charges apply)*

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Sought-after apartment H

amptons International are delighted to bring to the market this high specification brand new 1 bed apartment in Clapham South SW12. This apartment is located in the sought after front building with views over the communal gardens from the private decked balcony. The property benefits from a modern living and dining area, high specification kitchen, double bedroom with built in wardrobes. Family bathroom and separate utility room. The Secure bike storage, communal gardens, recycling facilities, CCTV security, data cabling and Satellite TV ready point are just some of the additional features available to occupiers. Early viewings are highly recommended. Ipsus 07 is set within the bourogh of Wandsworth and only 130 metres from Clapham South Underground where a 20-minute journey will take you to the major areas of the capital for working, shopping, entertainment and cultural attractions. Locally the scheme is within easy reach of Clapham Common, the largest open space in South London and is surrounded by a myriad of local shops, cafĂŠs and amenities. Ipsus 07, 4 Balham Hill SW12, ÂŁ395 per week

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Leopold Avenue, SW19

ÂŁ2,395,000

A stunning collection of six stylish family homes located close to Wimbledon Village. Offering thoughtfully designed living spaces, beautifully crafted interiors and a high level of specification, all the homes benefit from landscaped gardens and off-street parking. Superbly located close to Bishop Gilpin School whilst just 7 minutes walk from Wimbledon Station. Each house has been designed to maximise the use of space and light and is superbly appointed throughout. Stunning interiors are complimented by painstaking attention to detail that makes these homes truly special. 6 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms with Villeroy & Boch fittings, Kitchen with designer German units and appliances, Drawing Room, Family Room, Dining Room, Utility Room, Landscaped Garden, Parking, Security System. SHOW HOUSE BY APPOINTMENT 020 8946 1000

www.hawesandco.co.uk Wimbledon Village 020 8946 1000

Wimbledon 020 8542 6600

Raynes Park 020 8946 3000

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Totally secluded village location

uilt in around 1990, this delightful link-detached period-style house is set in total seclusion in one of Wimbledon Village’s most central roads, just off the High Street. Shops, boutiques, restaurants cafes and wine bars are all on your doorstep, while the discreet location and excellent security of surrounding walls and entrance gates provide extra reassurance whenever you want to ‘lock up and leave’ to go travelling. Four to five-bedroom Orchard House on Grosvenor Hill has an additional entrance leading into Draxmont and Wimbledon Hill Road on the other side, giving you a shortcut to the main town centre and its fast and frequent train services into central London. Three floors of living space deliver many fine features such as a drawing room fireplace with antique limestone surround, and a dining room fireplace

with ornately carved surround. Both have gas coal-effect fires. The property also has ornate cornicing, Gothic-style windows and French doors. The recently refitted kitchen features custom-built Smallbone units, a gas-fired Aga cooker and integrated appliances. The top floor is currently used as a lounge and media room and could easily serve as a fifth bedroom. Energy-saving, dimmer-controlled LED ceiling lights were recently installed in most of the house. Landscaped front and rear gardens are stocked with a huge variety of shrubs, evergreens, fruit trees and plants including many exotic specimens.

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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Orchard House, Grosvenor Hill, Wimbledon Village SW19, £2.85m, Robert Holmes & Company 020 8947 9833

Wimbledon

£1,350,000

Wimbledon Village 020 8947 9833 www.robertholmes.co.uk

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Wimbledon Village

£5,450,000

A brand new, luxuriously appointed detached house in a quiet cul-de-sac opposite a green and within a short walking distance of Wimbledon Common and the Village Reception hall • 3 reception rooms • kitchen/breakfast/family room • utility room • 2nd kitchen • 5 bedrooms • 5 bath/shower rooms • 3 dressing rooms • roof terrace • garage and gardens • ER/C 94

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Wimbledon Common

£6,950,000

A stunning residence built by award winning developer Newcourt Residential overlooking the Royal Wimbledon Golf Course to the rear Reception hall • 2 reception rooms • kitchen/dining room • study • cinema room • swimming pool/sauna • wine store • master suite • 5 further bedrooms • 5 further bath/shower rooms • garden • garage • lift

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Wimbledon Village

£3,600,000

Wimbledon Village

£6,500,000

A very attractive period house with many original features in a sought after road 2 reception rooms • study • kitchen/breakfast room • 6 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms (1 e/s) • cellar • south facing garden • off-street parking • ER/E

Handsome Dutch-style Edwardian house in a highly sought after road in the heart of the Village 4 reception rooms • kitchen/dining room • utility room • music/media room • large cellar • 7 bedrooms • 5 bath/shower rooms (2 e/s) • gardens • garage • off-street parking • ER/D

Wimbledon Common

Wimbledon

£3,675,000

£2,600,000

Forming part of a small and exclusive gated development adjacent to the Common 2 reception rooms • kitchen/family room • 7 bedrooms • 7 bath/shower rooms (6 e/s) • 3 balconies • wine cellar • garden • double garage • ER/C

A fully refurbished and extended luxury family house in a quiet residential road 2 reception rooms • kitchen/family room • 6 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms (2 e/s) • south facing garden • off-street parking • open aspect over playing fields • ER/C

Wimbledon £2,775,000

Wimbledon £1,950,000

With spectacular views towards Cannizaro Park to the rear in a favoured road 4 reception rooms • kitchen/breakfast room • 6 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms (1 e/s) • landscaped garden • large decked terrace • garage and off-street parking • ER/E

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Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac with versatile accommodation built by the current owner 2 reception rooms • kitchen/breakfast room • study • 4 bedrooms • 3 bath/shower rooms (2 e/s) • garden • garage & off-street parking • ER/C

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Wimbledon Village

£14,000 pcm

Coombe Ridings

£12,000 pcm

Built to exacting standards an impressive detached residence, located in a sought after residential road in the heart of the Village. ER/B

An exceptional detached family home which has been refurbished to a high standard also benefits from a large rear garden. ER/D

West Wimbledon

Coombe

£6,750 pcm

£6,000 pcm

A superb contemporary semi-detached house conveniently located for Raynes Park and leafy Wimbledon. ER/TBC

Newly built to a high specification a family home with close proximity to excellent schools. ER/A

Wimbledon Village

£2,250 pcm

In a courtyard setting a character cottage on a highly desirable road close to the Village. ER/E

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£1,850 pcm

A delightful period cottage within walking distance of Wimbledon Village and Common. ER/E

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Salcott Road £975 per week A beautifully refurbished family home, in an ideal location, off Northcote Road. Double reception room with oak wood flooring and plantation shutters, kitchen/breakfast room with high gloss white units, fitted quartz worktop, integrated AEG double oven and five ring gas hob and under floor heating. The house has the huge benefit of a side entrance, which is very secure, and is ideal storage for bikes/ scooters/buggies. The kitchen has sliding doors which open onto the paved patio garden with dwarf brick wall housing flowers and shrubs. Four double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen/breakfast room • En suite bathroom • En suite shower room • Family bathroom • Side entrance/larder • Loft/storage room • Cellar/utility room • Unfurnished

Parma Crescent £650 per week A stunning three bedroom flat, presented in excellent order throughout. This beautiful family home has been recently refurbished and is set over three floors and in an excellent location, moments from Clapham Junction Station and the amenities of Northcote Road. Comprising of three double bedrooms (all with built in wardrobes), 2 bathrooms (one shower room, one bathroom) and a south west facing roof terrace. Three double bedrooms • Reception room • Eat in kitchen • Bathroom • Shower room • Roof terrace • Furnished/unfurnished

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Broxash Road £1,475,000 Freehold

This fantastic Victorian house is situated on a superb residential street between the commons. The property is presented in excellent decorative order measuring approximately 1875 square feet. This fantastic Victorian house is situated on a superb residential street between the commons. The property is presented in excellent decorative order measuring approximately 1875 square feet. The house has had the fifth double bedroom added in the recently converted loft space. There is still potential for further development into the side return and into the basement. Four double bedrooms • Double reception room • Upstairs drawing room/ Fifth bedroom • Kitchen breakfast room • Family bathroom • Two shower rooms (one ensuite) • Cellar • Garden

Kyrle Road £1,695,000 Freehold This incredible Victorian family house approaching 2200 sq ft has been completely refurbished by the current owners with a stunning contemporary theme. The property has been fully extended on the ground floor into the side return and on the second floor into the loft space. The internal layout has been carefully thought through to maximise the feeling of space. The internal layout has been carefully thought through to maximise the feeling of space. Four double bedrooms • Two reception rooms • Kitchen dining room • Two shower rooms • Ensuite bathroom • Downstairs WC • Cellar • South facing garden

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Interior designed family home This absolutely stunning five bedroom family house has been completely refurbished by current owner and interior designer Kate Freud to an extremely high standard throughout. The internal finishes are beautiful and the layout has been cleverly arranged for a comfortable and stylish family property with plenty of space for entertaining. An attractive reception room is at the front of the property and boasts a working fire place, bay window and period ceiling mouldings. The house has superb built-in joinery throughout and the reception room is no exception. A great space for every day family living is found in the family room/snug which is open plan to the fantastic kitchen dining area. The kitchen itself is beautifully finished with a shaker style range of units, quality integrated appliances (including a wine fridge) with lyra silestone work surfaces and stunning wooden flooring. Concertina doors open to a lovely patio garden. katefreudinsidestory.dailymail.co.uk Keildon Road, SW11, ÂŁ1,800,000 Freehold, Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

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CAVENDISH ROAD SW12 – SHARE OF FREEHOLD £475,000 – 1 bedrooms EPC rating: B | Ref: NOR150007

NIGHTINGALE LANE SW12 – FREEHOLD £1,650,000 – 4 bedrooms EPC rating: D | Ref: NOR140132

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Sales: 020 7768 7701 Lettings: 020 7768 7705 clapham@cluttons.com

BROUGHTON STREET SW8 – FREEHOLD £950,000 – 3 bedrooms EPC rating: D | Ref: NOR140104

FORTHBRIDGE ROAD SW11 – LEASEHOLD £575,000 – 2 bedrooms EPC rating: D | Ref: NOR090092

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WEBBS ROAD SW11 £440 pw – 1 bedrooms EPC rating: B | Ref: 61262

WANDLE ROAD SW17 £2,400 pw – 6 bedrooms EPC rating: E | Ref: 69861

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Sales: 020 7768 7701 Lettings: 020 7768 7705 clapham@cluttons.com

LAVENDER SWEEP SW11 £975 pw – 5 bedrooms EPC rating: D | Ref: 84097

STORMONT ROAD SW11 £895 pw – 5 bedrooms EPC rating: D | Ref: 68050

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Skylight dining The open plan kitchen, dining and family room of a six-bedroom double-fronted house for sale in Barnes occupies the entire rear half of the property. Featuring a large skylight above the dining table, the contemporary space has three sets of double doors leading to the decked terrace and 70ft south-eastfacing garden, mainly laid to lawn. The property in Lowther Road has more than 3000 sq ft of inside living space on three floors together with delightful open views towards the sports fields opposite. An entrance hall leads to all ground floor rooms, which include a playroom, formal reception room, and a boot room with side access.

On the top floor, the master bedroom has an en suite bathroom and dressing room. There’s another bedroom on this level and four more plus two bathrooms (one en suite) on the first floor. The house has off-street parking at the front. Lowther Road is handy for the shops, restaurants and duck pond of Barnes Village, and the Thames towpath is nearby. Barnes Bridge and Barnes stations provide frequent services to Waterloo. Lowther Road, Barnes SW13, guide price £2.95m, Savills Barnes 020 8939 6900

Stained glass and tesselated tiles Original features ranging from a stained glass front door and tessellated tiled floors to ornamental fireplaces and ornate cornicing have been retained at an elegant Victorian house on Wandsworth Common. The principal reception rooms run either side of an elegant hall with tessellated floor. The kitchen and breakfast room leads to a 44ft landscaped rear garden together with a restored original conservatory. Seven bedrooms – one currently serving as a library and sitting room – are on the first and second floors of this 3250 sq ft Victorian property on Crockerton Road, which is easy walking distance from a number of excellent independent and state schools. Wandsworth Common station and Tooting Bec tube are also nearby. Crockerton Road, Wandsworth Common SW17, £2.5m, Jacksons 020 8672 9077

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Lambourn Road, SW4 A wonderful and spacious four bedroom Victorian family home situated on one of the most sought after roads in the heart of Clapham Old Town and within close proximity to the Common. The current owner has created a superb feeling of space with a light and bright feeling throughout, not to mention how well presented the property remains. The property comprises of double reception room, a kitchen breakfast room, separate dining room/reception room, four decent sized double bedrooms, a contemporary bathroom along with a Jack and Jill bathroom suite for the two bedrooms on the first floor, separate cloakroom and of great benefit is the off street parking. Lambourn Road is a peaceful residential street located in the heart of Clapham Old Town. The amenities of both Clapham Old Town and Lavender Hill are all within easy reach.

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Patience Road, SW11 A spacious period house which offers in excess of 1, 400 sq ft located on a residential road in the sought after “Little India” close to Clapham Junction and Battersea Park. The house comprises of a large through reception room, extended kitchen with access to a pleasant garden. Up stairs is a three piece suite family bathroom and four double bedrooms, one of which has a en suite bathroom. This property would make an ideal first family home in a great location for local amenities and schools alike. Venture a little further out and you will come across the ever popular Battersea Park renowned for is wide open space ideal for walking and recreational.

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Charlwood Terrace, SW15 £1,695,000 A rare opportunity to purchase a beautifully modernised and extended mid Victorian four bedroom family home in this sought after enclave in Putney. Over 1,800 Sq Ft • double reception room • Leicht kitchen • family room • master bedroom suite • three further double bedrooms • family bathroom • shower room • store • landscaped garden • prestigious location • EPC rating D

Abbotstone Road, SW15 £1,695,000 Offering over 2,000 Sq Ft of living accommodation, this spacious four bedroom Victorian terraced house enjoys a 30 Ft West Facing Garden with the added luxury of having access to a beautifully landscaped communal garden. Victorian • double reception • downstairs W.C. • kitchen-breakfast room • cellar • 30 Ft west facing garden • communal garden • master bedroom • three double bedrooms • two bathrooms • eaves storage • EPC rating D

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Stanbridge Road, SW15

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£850,000

Two double bedrooms • share of freehold • 1266 Sq Ft • two bathrooms (one en-suite) • reception • dining room • kitchen breakfast room • study • utility room • 43 Ft south facing garden • EPC rating D • views of the park and river • opposite Wandsworth Park and River Thames • close to transport links

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Wadham Road, SW15

£850,000

1,360 Sq ft • triple aspect • inner atrium • reception room • dining room • kitchen • breakfast room • master bedroom • two further double bedrooms • family bathroom • family shower room • off street parking • communal garden to rear • EPC rating F

194 Upper Richmond Road SW15 2SH 111

Putney Bridge Road, SW15

Victorian terraced freehold house • 1863 Sq Ft • private west facing garden • large double reception room • extended kitchen breakfast room • four double bedrooms • three bathrooms (one en-suite) • eaves storage • cellar • prime West Putney location • EPC rating D

139 Lower Richmond Road SW15 1EZ

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Freehold period house • large reception • kitchen • two double bedrooms • bathroom • west facing garden • off street parking • EPC rating E

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Putney Park Avenue, SW15

£6,500 PCM

Fairfax Mews, SW15

£4,500 PCM

Detached family home • kitchen/breakfast room • double reception • conservatory • fabulous garden • 5 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms (one en-suite) • study • cloakroom • utility room • garage • off street parking • close to Barnes station • tenant fees apply

Five double bedroom mews house • large reception room • modern kitchen/ dining room • conservatory • master suite • three further bedrooms • family bathroom • guest W.C. • patio garden • off street parking • gated development • short walk to high street • EPC rating C • council tax band H • tenant fees apply

Farlow Road, SW15

Upper Richmond Road, SW15

£2,700 PCM

Ultra modern split level flat • reception room • fully fitted open plan kitchen • three bedrooms • two en-suite shower rooms • urther bathroom • wood floors throughout • great location • EPC rating C • tenant fees apply

194 Upper Richmond Road SW15 2SH 139 Lower Richmond Road SW15 1EZ

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Stunning apartment • reception room • modern kitchen • three bedrooms • en-suite shower room • further bathroom • private balcony • off street parking • central location • EPC rating D • tenant fees apply

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double-fronted Victorian house in Clapham North has been updated and extended while retaining many of its original features such as marble fireplaces, cornices and parquet floors. “The house now enjoys a fantastic free-flowing open feel with large bright and spacious rooms arranged over three floors,” says Jonathan Lloyd-Ham of Field & Sons in Kennington. The end-of-terrace property has a small walled front forecourt with neat clipped privet hedges. A recessed porch with original panelled front door opens into a wide, bright hallway with the original tiled floor. A cosy television and family room has two sash windows to the front and built-in cupboards. On the other side of the hallway, a formal reception room with fireplace is flooded with natural light from two frontfacing sash windows with shutters. The polished parquet floor runs through to the dining room – its period features retained – with French windows opening to the rear walled courtyard garden. The large and bright kitchen and breakfast room has a large conservatory-style extension. Fitted with wall and floor units with marble worktops, the kitchen features two butler sinks and a gas range cooker. A central preparation island is ideal for informal

breakfasts, or there’s a large breakfast area in the conservatory. The house includes a cellar and a double garage with a sun terrace on its roof, and the garden has a side gate onto Rhodesia Road. Stirling Road, Clapham North SW9, £1.55m, Field & Sons 020 7840 0666

The house has been well maintained and decorated in a traditional style with much flair, and extended to supply unbeatable family accommodation Jonathan Lloyd-Ham, Field & Sons

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ALMA ROAD SW18 ARCHITECTURALLY REMODELLED PERIOD HOME. HUGELY SPACIOUS RECEPTION AND KITCHEN. FOUR BEDROOMS. T WO BATHROOMS. OPPOSITE PRET TY SAINT FAITH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL. WANDSWORTH TOWN STATION MOMENTS AWAY.

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THE TONSLEYS SW18 SITUATED BETWEEN WEST HILL AND THE OLD YORK ROAD, THE TONSLEYS ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE WORK FORCE OF INDUSTRIAL WANDSWORTH. RECENTLY THE DISTINCTIVE COTTAGES AND SMALL VILLAS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY RESTORED, MAKING THE AREA ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE IN WANDSWORTH.

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BAT TERSEA HIGH STREET SW11 STUNNING GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT. LIFESTYLE STATEMENT. OPEN PLAN RECEPTION AND KITCHEN. DOUBLE BEDROOM. MAGIC PATIO GARDEN. CLOSE TO THE WOODMAN. CLOSE TO BAT TERSEA SQUARE.

£550,000 share of freehold

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KINGSTON VALE LIGHT HOUSE There’s superb entertaining space and amazing light at an immaculate contemporary detached house with five bedrooms and five bathrooms in Kingston Vale. Offering almost 4000 sq ft of space on three floors, the Derwent Avenue home has three ground floor receptions including a huge open plan kitchen and dining room with floor-to-ceiling glass doors into the 52ft rear garden. It has off-street parking and the restaurants of Kingston, Wimbledon and Putney are all within easy reach. Derwent Avenue, Kingston Vale SW15, 2.45m, KFH Kingston 020 8939 8191

Updated home is wider than most The current owners have totally refurbished a wide five-bedroom house in Canford Road, a quietly residential address Between the Commons in Battersea. Wider than most of the mid-terraced houses in the neighbourhood, the house has a tremendous sense of light and space. The interior is finished to an extremely high standard and incorporates top quality fixtures and fittings. The ground floor is semi open plan and includes two receptions. The kitchen and breakfast room has Eggersmann units, finished with stainless steel work surfaces, and concertina doors to the patio garden. Total living space is more than 2250 sq ft. Canford Road, Battersea SW11, £1,775,000, Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

PROJECT IN STREATHAM Extended to the side, a six to sevenbedroom detached house on Streatham Hill needs updating throughout and would make an ideal development project. The 3275 sq ft property in Broadlands Avenue offers three reception rooms, three to four bathrooms, conservatory and large rear garden. It has off-street parking and immediate vacant possession.

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Broadlands Ave, Streatham Hill SW16, £1.4m, Winkworth 020 8769 6699

ICE RINK AND LEAFY VIEWS Commonside Court, an art deco-style building close to the new £26m Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre, has undergone an extensive programme of works including new common parts and a refurbished lift. With views over the leafy common (pictured), a selection of recently refurbished one and twobedroom apartments is now for sale. Some have balconies or roof terraces. Commonside Court, Streatham SW16, £245,950, Winkworth 020 8769 6699

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Lateral space on Putney Common A ground floor apartment in Sefton Street, next to Putney Common and close to the Thames Embankment, delivers lateral living space flooded with natural light. Securely gated, the contemporary property in a quiet residential location offers two to three bedrooms, a kitchen and reception room with four skylights, and a dining room, together with a secluded terrace and off-street parking. Sefton Street, Putney SW15, £1,125,000, KFH West Putney 020 8785 2122

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD BROADLANDS AVENUE, SW16 ÂŁ1,400,000 FREEHOLD Thisextraordinary very spacious and 6/7 bedroom home is located in a quiet residential adjacent to Streatham Hill station with easy access to Balham, Clapham An individualdetached modernfamily country house in a stunning location. Builtstreet originally in 1962 for the artist John Merton, Pound House is broadly and Brixton. been extended to the side requires updating benefits a large rear and off street parking for two Palladian in The styleproperty and is awhich wide,has single storey building with large windows overthroughout looking theand gardens. It from was extended ingarden 1978 to include a garden room andcars a to thestudio front. The property is offered with immediate vacant possession and nocurrently ongoing has chain. large complex including a workshop and dark room . The property very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD COMMONSIDE COURT, SW16 £245,950–£329,950 LEASEHOLD A selection of eightand recently refurbished onecountry and twohouse bedroom Ideally located by the new Streatham RinkJohn and Leisure Centre and with beautiful An extraordinary individual modern in aapartments. stunning location. Built originally in 1962 for theIceartist Merton, Pound House is broadlyviews over the leafy Streatham Common. Commonside Court iswith an Art Deco style brick block arranged over four floors has recently undergone an extensive of a Palladian in style and is a wide, single storey building large windows over looking the gardens. It wasand extended in 1978 to include a gardenprogram room and works studio including new common parts and a refurbished lift.room The apartments all have new fitted kitchens, new gas surrounding central heating and double large complex including a workshop and dark . The property currently has very high modern ceilings bathrooms, and brick parapets thesystems roof which has glazing. Some units have balconies and roof terraces and enjoy superb views. Available with immediate vacant possession and no ongoing chain. good storage space. One and Two bedroom apartments | Art Deco style | Newly refurbished | Balconies | Roof terraces | Superb views | Immediate vacant possession | No ongoing chain | Long lease

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are, Wiltshire £2,750,000 FreehOld

Victorian conversion in Herne Hill

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ted in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large, modern country se with far-reaching views and extremely flexible accommodation with potential to nd further.

Located in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large, modern country house with far-reaching views and extremely flexible accommodation with potential to extend further.

tube (Zone 2) and Herne Hill train station, this Victorian conversion is set within an impressive semi-detached house in Herne Hill village. The two double bedroom flat has its own front door and private access to a shared garden. The lovely 80 ft south-west facing garden is shared with only one other flat and backs onto the leafy open space of Brockwell Park. The property is very conveniently situated just metres away from Brockwell Park Lido outdoor pool, the café and its recently refurbished gym. The property comprises two good size double bedrooms, a bright reception room which can easily accommodate a dining room table and chairs and which benefits from a bay window at the front of the building, a good size modern kitchen with a serving hatch, a modern family bathroom and a good size hallway. The property has good storage throughout. Located in Herne Hill Village which is fast becoming more and more attractive to young families and professionals due to its proximity to the City and Central London. The property is conveniently located for both Herne Hill and Brixton which both offer a diverse range of shops, restaurants and bars from Brixton Central to the cosy gastro pub in Herne Hill, close to Brockwell Park. Dulwich Road SE24, £550,000 Share of Freehold, Winkworth Herne Hill 020 7501 8950

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD MERVAN ROAD, SW2 ÂŁ399,950 SHARE OF FREEHOLD An individual modern countryahouse inreception a stunning location. Built originally in a1962 for the artist John Merton, House isfor broadly Thisextraordinary immaculatelyand presented patio flat comprises kitchen diner (with granite work top), modern bathroom, a utility roomPound with plumbing a washing Palladian stylesized and is a wide, single storey building with large overdecked, lookingpatio the gardens. It was extended in 1978 include garden room machine, aingood double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and awindows door to the garden. The property benefits fromto a share of athe freehold andand a a large studiogarden complex including workshop and dark room .isThe property currently high ceilings andand brick parapets surrounding roof tube whichstation. has communal at the front ofathe property. The property perfectly located for allhas the very amenities of Brixton within walking distance ofthe Brixton good storage space.

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OARE, WILTSHIRE TRINITY RISE, SW2£2,750,000 £575,000 FREEHOLD SHARE OF FREEHOLD An and individual country house in a stunning Built originally in 1962 forspacious the artist John diner Merton, Poundroom House is broadly Theextraordinary property has its own front doormodern which opens onto a hallway leading tolocation. a large, semi-open plan, bright and kitchen reception with a breakfast Palladian in style is a wide,the single storey building largehas windows over bedrooms looking the gardens. wastoextended in 1978 to include a garden roomroom and a bar and dining areaand overlooking spacious garden. Thewith property two double (one to front,Itone rear), a family bathroom, a separate storage large including workshop and darkmature, room . landscaped The property currently has veryhas higha brand ceilings and brickVictorian parapetsstyle surrounding which has and a studio privatecomplex patio opening onto athe 150 ft extensive, garden. The property new timber front doorthe androof a newly good storage space. This elegant and impressive Victorian house is set back from the road with an ‘in and out’ gravel drive. The property also benefits from a share of refurbished bathroom. the freehold. Ideally located on this sought after residential, tree-lined street close to the amenities of Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and a ‘stone’s throw’ from Brockwell Park.

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | studio complex | dining room | wine cellar | integrated garaging | small lake arboretum | over six acres of land Ground floor Victorian conversion || Own front door| |hall Two| drawing double bedrooms | Large semi-open plan room kitchen reception | Bathroom | Storage throughout with separate room | Four bedrooms | four bathrooms garden room room | studio complex | dining | wine cellardiner | integrated garaging | small lake arboretum | overstorage six acres of land Private patio | Direct access to a 150ft landscaped garden | Off street parking | Share of freehold

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000CLAPHAM FREEHOLD ROAD, STOCKWELL, SW9 £749,500 LEASEHOLD TYPOGRAPHIC BUILDING, An andaindividual modern country house in a stunning location. Built to originally in 1962 for the Merton, Pound is broadly We extraordinary are proud to offer fantastic three bedroom two bathroom new build flat, finished a very high standard andartist only John a stone’s throw from House Stockwell Station, Palladian storey building with large windows over looking the gardens. It was extended in 1978 to include a garden room and a perfect forinanstyle end and user isoraawide, buy tosingle let investor. large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has 3 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | Modern Flat | Balcony | Very good decoration | Lift Access

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OARE, WILTSHIRE FREEHOLD METHLEY STREET, £2,750,000 KENNINGTON, SE11 £450,000 SHARE OF FREEHOLD An extraordinary and individual modern country houseainone a stunning Built originally 1962 for the artist Merton, Pound Houseto is abroadly Here we have an extremely rare opportunity to purchase bedroomlocation. garden flat in one of thein most prestigious roadsJohn in Kennington. Renovated high Palladian in style and a wide, single standard, this flat is notisone to miss outstorey on. building with large windows over looking the gardens. It was extended in 1978 to include a garden room and a large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has 1 Bedroom | 1 Bathroom | Flat | Period | End of Terrace | Patio | Very good decoration

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FIELD & SONS FIELD & SONS Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804 Est. 1804

Kennington Road, Kennington SE11

£1,495,000

A substantial four storey mid-terraced early Victorian family house in excess of 1750sqft located on one of Kennington’s most sought after terraces, Kennington Road is close to either Kennington or Lambeth North stations with Westminster, The Southbank and Vauxhall within easy reach. The which is set back from the road house has been completely modernised and substantially updated throughout in a modern contemporary style with bright spacious rooms and to the rear is a good size walled rear garden.

Champion Grove, Camberwell SE5

£2,350,000

A beautifully proportioned Grade II listed 5 bedroom semi-detached Regency house with off street parking, it has been skilfully extended to create a substantial family home. This stunning house retains original features and has great entertaining space with two superb formal reception rooms, enviable master bedroom suite and a large open-plan kitchen, dining and family room which leads out to a fabulous landscaped garden. Champion Grove is highly sought after and located within a short walk to Denmark Hill station.

Chute House, Stockwell Park Road SW9

£279,950 Lollard Street, Kennington SE11

Kennington 020 7840 0666

£1,250,000 St Stephen’s Terrace, Stockwell SW9

£1,695,000 South Central, Steedman Street SE17

£550,000

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Stirling Road, Clapham North SW9

£1,550,000

A vast 6 bedroom double fronted end-terraced Victorian family house with a double garage and pretty courtyard style garden. This substantial house which retains many original features has been well maintained and extended to create a superb family home. All the rooms are bright and spacious with the ground floor having a very open plan feel with large reception room, dining room and large conservatory style kitchen/breakfast room. Stirling Road is just a short walk to Clapham High Street as well as the underground stations at Clapham North and Stockwell.

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Alberta Street, Kennington SE17 A beautifully presented split-level two double bedroom purpose built maisonette with a lovely private garden located on this popular and highly sought after road. This bright and spacious property has been completely modernised throughout with a contemporary open plan kitchen and reception room with solid wood floors, two good size double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and a luxury bathroom. Alberta Street is well located within a few minutes walk to Kennington tube station and Elephant And Castle.

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Camberwell New Road, Camberwell SE5 £1,599,000 Cleaver Square, Kennington SE11

Kennington 020 7840 0666

£1,450,000 Camberwell New Road, Camberwell SE5

£999,950 Addington Square, Camberwell SE5

£975,000

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Kennington Road, Kennington, SE11

£445 per week

Two double bedroom split level flat to rent in the heart of Kennington, SE11. A charming and well-presented two bedroom Victorian conversion flat arranged over two floors. Neutrally decorated throughout, the property comprises; open plan modern kitchen and reception room, bright modern bathroom and two spacious double bedrooms. Offered Un-furnished. Available Mid-January.

Cosser Street, Lambeth North, SE1

£475 per week

Two bedroom flat for rent in Lambeth North, SE1. A modern second floor flat close to Lambeth North Station and a just short walk from Waterloo and Kennington. The property is well presented with lots of natural light and to be furnished to a good standard throughout. Available Early Feb.

Kennington Road, SE11

£325 per week Austral Street, SE11

Kennington 020 7840 0666

£435 per week Hampson Way, SW8

£350 per week Albert Square, SW8

£345 per week

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ÂŁ950,000

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Beefy 4 double bed beauty in central East Dulwich spot. End-of-terrace, huge kitchen/diner, 2 receptions, converted attic and 2 bathrooms. Find it Just off Lordship Lane and close to Heber Primary School.

Utterly up-together 4-bed house in delish Deco development. Superior interior, 2 bathrooms and en suite, carport and south-facing garden. Gated community with swimming pool, gym and tennis courts close to zone 2 trains/London Overground.

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HAWKSLADE ROAD, SE15

ÂŁ740,000

ATHENLAY ROAD, SE15

ÂŁ770,000

Charming 3 double bed home with creative interior. Period features, huge kitchen/diner, interconnecting receptions, part-decked garden. Close to Ivydale Primary School, two Harris academies and trains at Crofton Park and Honor Oak.

Refined turn-of-the-century house with 3-double bedrooms and a west-facing garden. Period features, kitchen/diner, double reception and around 1400sq.ft of space. Close to good schools and trains at Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park.

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This property offers the full works: newly refurbished and with the most amazing finish throughout. No stone was left unturned when this home was brought up to standard.

Accommodation is flexible comprising 3/4 bedrooms, reception and high-spec kitchen with top brand appliances, fixtures and fittings. All the windows have plantation shutters, the rooms have period-style radiators and there are real wood floors throughout. A stunning spiral staircase leads up to the top floor where you will also find a roof terrace overlooking the London skyline. Located in one of Camberwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime roads, this is an attractive building with all that you could want in terms of eateries, bars, shops, schools and transport right on the doorstep - (or just around the corner), This is a must view

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Beckwith Road, SE24 ÂŁ1,700 PCM Perfectly located on the desirable Beckwith Rd and within the catchment area for Dulwich schools. This two double bedroom ground floor period conversion boasts a large lounge, wood flooring and new double glazed bay windows.

Sunray, SE24 ÂŁ1,000 PCM One Bedroom flat located in Herne Hill. With nearby rail and bus transport links including Herne Hill and North Dulwich stations, this property benefits from a large living room, good sized double bedroom full appointed kitchen, modern bathroom and laminated flooring throughout.

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UNDER OFFER Frankfurt Road, SE24 ÂŁ850,000 This beautifully presented three double bedroom house enjoys an enviable position on the ever popular Frankfurt Road. Boasting a large kitchen//dining room and separate reception, this property would ideally suit any families looking to move to the area.

UNDER OFFER Frankfurt Road, SE24 ÂŁ900,000 This stunning Edwardian terraced property comes to the market for the first time in 47 years. The house boasts a wealth of original features and has been lovingly restored by the current owners.

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erne Hill Velodrome, one of the world’s oldest cycle tracks and a venue for the 1948 London Olympics, is a short sprint from this five-bedroom house on Burbage Road. Lovingly maintained and finished to a high standard, the Herne Hill property backs onto the historic Velodrome and enjoys a unique and private green outlook. All five bedrooms are doubles, and the house also has a large kitchen, three reception rooms and an impressive private garden. Burbage Road is described as ‘one of the most sought-after locations in Dulwich Village’, a short walk from excellent transport links into central London. Dulwich Park, Dulwich Picture Gallery and some of South London’s top schools are nearby. For cycling enthusiasts, Herne Hill Velodrome is the only remain venue from the 1948 Olympics still operating. It hosts open race meetings and its Super Series attracts national and international riders. Sir

Bradley Wiggins, Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton CBE have all raced here. The Velodrome is hidden away behind the houses of Burbage Road and Village Way in Dulwich, concealed from all passers-by apart from passengers travelling between Tulse Hill and North Dulwich stations. British Cycling secured a 15-year lease in 2012 and the track was resurfaced. Burbage Road, Herne Hill SE24, £2.35m, KFH Dulwich Village 020 8299 4499

Space by the park Close to Brockwell Park, a three-bedroom house in Berwyn Road, Herne Hill, has three floors of living space including a large open plan reception and kitchen across the entire lower ground level. The master bedroom with en suite is on the ground floor, together with the second bedroom and bathroom, and the first floor contains the third bedroom and a second bathroom. Handy for the shops and amenities of Tulse Hill, the house features a bespoke modern entrance design and a secure private entrance into the front garden. The sleek fitted kitchen has integrated appliances. Berwyn Road, Herne Hill SE24, £850,000, Foxtons Brixton 020 7704 5757

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Killieser Avenue, Streatham, SW2 £600,000 A stunning two double bedroom ground floor garden flat with a beautiful kitchen dining room and a 71ft private landscaped rear garden. Located in the desirable Telford Park Conservation Area. Shared freehold. EPC rating D. Streatham 020 8769 8744 Email sst@kfh.co.uk

Ribblesdale Road, Tooting, SW16 £485,000

In the heart of East Dulwich

A well presented four bedroom flat on a sought after road in Furzedown. The accommodation comprises reception room, separate kitchen, four bedrooms, bathroom and shower room. This property is arranged over two floors and benefits from a roof terrace. Shared freehold. EPC rating D. Tooting 020 8767 1400 Email sto@kfh.co.uk

Fentiman Road, Oval, SW8 beautifully presented three bedroom Victorian terraced home located in the heart of East Dulwich. £1,850,000 This property has been refurbished to an extremely high standard, providing

A substantial four bedroom, two bathroom family house ample living space and a beautifully specified open plan kitchen / diner that opens onto the south facing garden. The property offers a variety of period features, with bay set over four floors on a desirable road. The property windows in the formal reception and high ceilings and has been extended into the boasts loft a 75ft garden, self contained flat and double where the third bedroom is situated. garage at the rear of the adjoining house with potential This property is located in a sought after part of East Dulwich, just half a mile from to build a five car garage (subject to planning). Freehold. East Dulwich station. It is a stones’ throw to vibrant Lordship Lane and the renowned EPC rating E. Alleyn’s School is also within walking distance. Kennington 020 7582 7773 Email ske@kfh.co.uk Whateley Road, East Dulwich SE22, £899,995 Freehold, KFH East Dulwich 020 8299 8800

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Therapia Road, SE22 £1,350,000 Freehold A 6 bedroom semi-detached double-fronted period family house. EPC: F

Half Moon Lane, SE24 £2,900,000 Freehold A substantial double-fronted 6 bedroom Victorian house with a fabulous south-facing garden and ample offstreet parking. The house has been well looked after and many period features have been retained. EPC: E

Camberwell Grove, SE5 £1,150,000 Share of Freehold A stunning 4 bedroom penthouse apartment with the most magnificent views over London. EPC: D

Copgate Path, SW16 £535,000 Leasehold A 2 bedroom penthouse apartment set within the beautiful Norwood Grove Recreation Ground. EPC: D

Dunstans Road, SE22 £625,000 Share of Freehold A 3 bed maisonette on the top two floors of a Victorian converted house. EPC: D

Crescent Wood Road, SE26 £525,000 Leasehold A 2 bedroom first floor flat in a converted mansion off Sydenham Hill. EPC: C

Kestrel Avenue SE24 £3,800 pcm Unfurnished Stunning five bedroom family house in Herne Hill.

Beulah Hill SE19 £2,500 pcm Unfurnished Stunning modern family home with five double bedrooms.

Winterbrook Road SE24 £4,500 pcm Unfurnished Beautiful five bedroom family home in Herne Hill.

Hamptons Dulwich Sales. 020 7717 5297 | Lettings. 020 7717 5329

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amberhurst Manor, a magnificent Arts and Crafts inspired country house in Kent, stands in almost 11 acres of grounds at the end of a long drive bordered by rhododendrons and azaleas. Set in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the property in Furnace Lane, Lamberhurst, and enjoys spectacular unspoilt rural views across an immense ornamental lake, mature gardens and woodland from most rooms. The lake itself was originally a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hammer pondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; once used in the production of iron ore for making cannonballs, a staple industry in the Wealden area in the 16th century. A lakeland walk takes you through woodland and past a delightful summerhouse. Current owners of the property have carried out many high quality improvements to enhance the house and grounds. A large basement in the main house is reportedly part of an 18th century dwelling previously destroyed by fire. With the old brickwork on show, the space is now used as a wine cellar and for storage. Natural light flows through the house thanks to large leaded light windows and high ceilings, particularly striking in the grand reception hall. Bespoke light oak joinery includes panelled walls, parquet flooring, balustrade staircase and wood panel internal doors. Generous reception rooms have ornamental fireplaces and doors leading out to the terrace and gardens. The contemporary Bulthaup cherry wood kitchen has stainless steel fittings, granite services and integrated appliances. There are seven bedrooms plus one more in a selfcontained first floor apartment with its own entrance. The extensive grounds include a boat shelter and rowing boat, garden store, swimming pool and tennis court. Lamberhurst Manor, Furnace Lane, Lamberhurst, Kent, guide price ÂŁ2.45m, Savills Tunbridge Wells 01892 507003

This impressive and stylish country house nestles in picturesque grounds on the rural outskirts of Tunbridge Wells, less than four miles from Frant mainline station Robert Jacobs, Savills Tunbridge Wells

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Country vibe Sophie Wysock-Wright, director of Savills Haywards Heath, highlights the attractions of Cuckfield in West Sussex

ying immediately to the west of Haywards Heath, from where there are regular trains to London from 42 minutes, Cuckfield is a particularly popular village with a thriving, welcoming community, a good range of shops, restaurants, pubs and businesses and a flourishing social scene. Properties in the West Sussex village range from terraced period cottages to detached modern family homes and country houses. For families there are parent and toddler groups, nurseries and both primary and secondary schools. The local park has an excellent children’s playground and there are various youth groups. Sports clubs include golf, cricket, football and tennis, and Haywards Heath Rugby Club plays at Whitemans Green, on the northern edge of the village. There is a whole range of clubs and societies to join: the Cuckfield Society; the Cuckfield European Association,

which maintains links with twin towns in France and Germany; the Brook Street Cider Club; and the Independent State of Cuckfield. Currently for sale in an elevated setting in nearby Bolney, Broomsticks (pictured) is an attractive Sussex farmhouse-style house surrounded by lightly wooded gardens and grounds. Built in 1952, this beautifully presented home has an entrance hall, drawing room, study, kitchen and dining room, snug, utility/boot room, cloakroom, spiral wine cellar, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property has easy access to the A23/M23 and in turn the M25 and national motorway network. Spronketts Lane

ith January and February behind us, and a positive start to the year, spring is definitely in the air. There is optimism and enthusiasm for the arrival of fresh buyers eagerly looking for their perfect home in the highly desirable area of Cranbrook and surrounding villages. The majority of these potential buyers are moving out of South West London to take advantage of the excellent schools, including the renowned Cranbrook Grammar School. Properties in this part of the country still offer excellent value for money while being easily accessible to London and Europe. Savills benefits from 28 London residential offices who have motivated sellers keen to move to the Cranbrook areas. Savills’ Kent offices are holding open days on February 28 and you are invited to drop into Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks or Bromley between 10am and 12 noon. Last year’s open days were very well attended, with most of the attendees just formulating their plans and information gathering. They liked the relaxed format of the open day to ask questions without feeling under any obligation. It is a great way to get your facts together and get up to speed with the latest legal requirements for both selling and letting your home.

Broomsticks, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, guide price £1,295,000, Savills Haywards Heath 01444 446000

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1 EARLY 17TH CENTURY LISTED FARMHOUSE WITH PERIOD BARN AND ANNEXE

marden, kent

Marden station 1.8 miles; Goudhurst 6.5 miles; Maidstone 7 miles; Tunbridge Wells 16.5 miles ø 4 reception rooms ø 4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø 2 bedroom annexe/cottage ø unconverted detached barn ø established gardens overlooking farmland ø two ponds ø about 2 acres ø 284 sq m (3,051 sq ft)

Savills Cranbrook Patrick Baily pbaily@savills.com

01580 720161

Guide £1.295 million Freehold

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1 GRADE II LISTED BARN WITH RANGE OF VERSATILE OUTBUILDINGS

hurst green, east sussex

Etchingham station 2.8 miles; Hawkhurst 5 miles; Tunbridge Wells 15.7 miles; London 53 miles ø 2 reception rooms ø 4 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø detached 2 bedroom cottage with private garden ø 6,000 sq ft outbuilding incorporating several recreation rooms and 1 bedroom flat ø attractive gardens and grounds ø about 8 acres ø 326 sq m (3,507 sq ft) ø cottage EPC=D ø flat EPC=F

Savills Cranbrook James Lloyd jlloyd@savills.com

01580 720161

Guide £1.795 million Freehold

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1 LISTED FAMILY HOME, DETACHED ANNEXE AND BARN WITH PLANNING

benenden, kent

Benenden and Cranbrook 2 miles; Staplehurst station 6.8 miles; Tunbridge Wells 16.3 miles ø charming Grade II listed home in secluded gardens ø 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms (2 attic) ø 3 bath/shower rooms ø detached 1 bedroom annexe ø Cranbrook School catchment (2015) ø about 5.9 acres ø 259 sq m (2,786 sq ft) ø Annexe EPC=F

Savills Cranbrook Patrick Baily pbaily@savills.com

01580 720161

Guide £1.55 million Freehold

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1 GRADE II LISTED COUNTRY HOUSE WITH DETACHED COTTAGE

bearsted, kent

Bearsted 1 mile; Maidstone 3.4 miles; Ashford 16 miles; London 40 miles ø adjacent to the Tudor Park Golf Course ø 4 reception rooms ø 8 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø heated swimming pool ø extensive garaging ø woodland and paddocks ø about 6 acres ø 484 sq m (5,210 sq ft)

Savills Cranbrook Patrick Baily pbaily@savills.com

01580 720161

Guide £1.8 million Freehold

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OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A 1.3 ACRE PLOT WITH FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR AN ELEGANT FAMILY HOME haywards heath, west sussex Haywards Heath MLS 2 miles, London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes ø 2 reception rooms ø study ø open plan kitchen/dining/family room ø 5 bedrooms (3 en suite) ø family bathroom ø garden ø double garage ø about 1.32 acres ø 440 sq m (4,734 sq ft)

Guide £725,000 Freehold JSA: Mansell McTaggart

Savills Haywards Heath Mark Taylor mataylor@savills.com

01444 446006

BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED FAMILY HOME IN AN ELEVATED RURAL SETTING bolney, west sussex Haywards Heath MLS 7 miles, London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes ø 2 reception rooms ø kitchen/dining room ø 5 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø double garage with games room and shower room ø about 1.5 acres ø 230 sq m (2,476 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £1.295 million Freehold

Savills Haywards Heath Pam Buckley pbuckley@savills.com

01444 446005

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1 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED COUNTRY HOUSE WITH DETACHED ANNEXE

newick, east sussex

Haywards Heath MLS 7 miles, London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes ø 4 reception rooms ø kitchen/ breakfast room ø 6 bedrooms (3 en suite) ø family bathroom ø self contained 1 bedroom annexe ø separate studio/gym ø garden office ø garden and meadow ø about 1.25 acres ø 370 sq m (3,980 sq ft) ø House EPC=D ø Annexe EPC=E

Savills Haywards Heath Pam Buckley pbuckley@savills.com

01444 446005

Guide £1.85 million Freehold

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GEORGIAN STYLE PROPERTY REFURBISHED TO A HIGH SPECIFICATION farnborough park, kent Orpington MLS 1.9 miles (from 15 minutes to London Bridge) ø 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast/ family room ø 6 bedrooms (4 en suite) ø further bathroom ø landscaped garden ø garaging ø 496 sq m (5,337 sq ft) ø EPC=E

Guide £1.995 million Freehold

Savills Bromley Simon Scott smscott@savills.com

01689 860999

IMPRESSIVE FAMILY HOME SET IN A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE farnborough park, kent Orpington MLS 2 miles (from 15 minutes to London Bridge) ø 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/dining/ reception room ø 4 bedrooms (3 en suite) ø further bathroom ø 1 bedroom annexe ø landscaped garden ø garaging ø 412 sq m (4,435 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £1.895 million Freehold

Savills Bromley Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

01689 860999

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LUXURY HOME IN A PICTURESQUE SETTING chelsfield, kent Chelsfield MLS 0.9 miles (from 17 minutes to London Bridge) ø 5 reception rooms ø cinema ø kitchen/ breakfast room ø 5 bedroom suites ø indoor swimming pool complex ø landscaped garden ø garaging ø 829 sq m (8,918 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Guide £2.95 million Freehold

Savills Bromley Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

01689 860999

STRIKING TUDOR STYLE FAMILY HOME WITH LANDSCAPED GROUNDS farnborough park, kent Orpington MLS 1.9 miles (from 15 minutes to London Bridge) ø 4 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms (3 en suite) ø family bathroom ø swimming pool ø landscaped garden ø garaging ø 452 sq m (4,866 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Guide £1.995 million Freehold

Savills Bromley Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

01689 860999

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1 PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE ROAD ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

nevill court, tunbridge wells, kent

Exceptional opportunity on a generous plot with views ø 1.5 miles MLS ø 2 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 4 double bedrooms ø 2 garages ø gardens of about 0.78 acres ø 223 sq m (2,048 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Savills Tunbridge Wells Amanda Wyatt acwyatt@savills.com

01892 507009

Guide £1.75 million Freehold

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matfield, kent

Grade II listed farmhouse with far reaching views ø Paddock Wood MLS 2 miles ø Ebbsfleet International 23.2 miles ø 4 reception rooms ø open plan kitchen/conservatory ø 6/7 bedrooms ø annexe potential ø cellar with workshop ø detached pavilion ø garages and outbuildings ø gardens and fields ø about 10.79 acres ø additional 76.2 acres of woodland, lakes and land available ø 508 sq m (5,471 sq ft)

Savills Tunbridge Wells Amanda Wyatt acwyatt@savills.com

01892 507009

Guide £2.25 million Freehold

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MATFIELD, KENT

OLDLANDS, HERONS GHYLL, east sussex

Detached family house ø edge of village ø vacant possession ø Paddock Wood MLS 2.2 miles ø 3 reception rooms ø conservatory ø kitchen with Aga ø 4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø studio over double garage ø about 0.75 acres ø 174 sq m (1,879 sq ft) ø EPC=F

Portion of a fine country house with views ø period features ø scope for refurbishment ø 12.43 m (40' 9") drawing room ø 5 bedrooms ø garage ø private garden of about 0.35 acres ø communal grounds ø 334 sq m (3,600 sq ft) ø EPC=E

Guide £825,000 Freehold

Guide £795,000 Freehold

Savills Tunbridge Wells ldevall@savills.com 01892 507060

Savills Tunbridge Wells acwyatt@savills.com 01892 507009

ST. JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

FRANT, east sussex

MLS 1 mile ø double reception room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø garden ø outbuilding/studio ø off-street parking ø 146 sq m (1,576 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Ground floor apartment in Grade II listed mansion ø drawing room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 2 double bedrooms ø 2 bath/shower rooms ø garage ø communal grounds ø 135 sq m (1,459 sq ft)

Guide £775,000 Freehold

Guide £450,000 Leasehold

Savills Tunbridge Wells cmcantouris@savills.com 01892 507001

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1 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED SIX BEDROOM HOUSE ENJOYING RURAL VIEWS

hellingly, east sussex

Tunbridge Wells 20 miles ø Eastbourne 11 miles ø Grade II listed ø 3 reception rooms ø conservatory ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 4 bathrooms ø detached studio of 19 sq m (212 sq ft) ø swimming pool ø tennis court ø garage and outbuildings ø in total about 2.35 acres ø 471 sq m (5,078 sq ft)

Savills Tunbridge Wells Amanda Wyatt acwyatt@savills.com

01892 507009

Guide £1.65 million Freehold

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CEDAR VIEWS OXSHOTT £2,500,000

but don’t just take our word for it. Let us share some of our latest commendations: Dear Guy I wanted to write to you to thank you for your help in selling our family home in Oxshott earlier this year. In particular thank you for your patience, professionalism, clarity of advice, and for delicately navigating an emotive and difficult process for my elderly parents. I would also like to thank you for taking over from a competitor at an awkward stage, reshooting fabulous photos, marketing the property imaginatively and taking the initiative on pricing and valuation.

“THE PROPERTY IS IN A GREAT SPOT, WITHIN A WELL-KNOWN AND SOUGHT-AFTER AREA AND, BECAUSE IT IS SLIGHTLY RAISED, THE VIEWS ARE ASTONISHING.” INSIDE THIS HOME Impressive Family Home; Set over 3 Floors and extending to 6,600 sq ft: 5 Bedrooms; 4 Reception Rooms; Self contained Studio Annexe giving space for a live-in housekeepers/In-laws; Integral Triple Garage; Set in a Quiet Corner of the Crown Estate surrounded by Mature Landscaped Gardens; EPC Rating D.

HISTORICAL CHARM CHOBHAM £2,500,000

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I would not hesitate to recommend you personally and your agency to anyone. I was very impressed by your overall approach from start to finish. You are a true rarity in your industry and I remain very grateful indeed. Kind regards,

“IT IS SO PEACEFUL AND YOU CANNOT HELP BUT THINK JUST HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.”

Jason Gissing, November 2014

INSIDE THIS HOME Renovated Family Home with Period Features; 5 Bedrooms; 4 Bathrooms; Spacious Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room; Drawing Room; Dining Room; Downstairs Study; Upstairs Office; Triple Garage; Beautiful Gardens of Approx 3.5 Acres (Subject to Measured Survey); EPC Rating C.

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ESHER £2,950,000 INSIDE THIS HOME Detached Victorian Family Home; Original Character Features including Louis XVI Fireplaces; Master Bedroom with En-Suite; 4 Further Bedrooms; 5 Large Receptions; Impressive Indoor Pool Complex with Sauna Room; Detached Studio & Garage; Beautiful Walled Gardens; Approximately 0.8 Acres (Subject to Measured Survey) of Grounds; Accommodation Extends To Approximately 6158 sq ft; EPC Rating F.

“IT STILL HAD A LOT OF ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND SEEMED UTTERLY UNIQUE. WE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT AND KNEW WE COULD RESTORE IT TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD.”

Following our exchange of emails I set out my thoughts and your interest in the sale of Westbank House. Having been unsuccessful for more than two years in the selling of our Victorian home the time had come for us to rethink the marketing strategy and possibly sign up with a new agent. Looking at various websites it became apparent that Chewton Rose were ahead of the field in the preparation of brochure information and photographic input. So the decision was made in March 2013 after discussion with the Chewton Rose team to appoint them as sole agents. The market was sluggish every viewing was attended by Guy Leaning who went to great lengths to show the house to its best advantage. In December a prospective purchaser made an offer that was well below the valuation price and unacceptable. In my opinion Guy Leaning went the extra mile in producing records of sales in the neighbourhood, a build up of pricing comparison with other agents in the area together with an analysis of running costs. This approach had never been suggested by agents we had used in the early days of marketing.

A HOME OF SUBSTANCE ESHER £3,250,000

“IT IS A SHORT DRIVE TO SURBITON STATION WHICH HAS FAST LINKS INTO LONDON WATERLOO AND IT IS A 18 MILE CYCLE RIDE INTO THE CITY.”

As a result of this effort we were able to agree a sale price acceptable to both parties and completion was achieved in June 2014. In the event of our moving again we would instruct Chewton Rose.

INSIDE THIS HOME Detached & Private Gated Home; Accommodation Over 3 Floors; Beautiful Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Rooms & En-Suite; 5/6 Further Bedrooms & 6 Further Bathrooms; Spacious Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room & Pantry; 5 Reception Rooms; Generous South East Facing Garden; Integral Double Garage & Extensive Off Street Parking; Private Road Location close to Esher Town Centre & Excellent Schools; EPC Rating C.

Richard Hetherington, December 2014

COBHAM 01932 576600 CHEWTONROSE.CO.UK/COBHAM

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Country Calling Are you thinking of moving to the country? On the 26th February our country agents will be in London to answer all your questions. If you are interested in attending or would like more information please contact us on 020 8128 1001 or email laura.feldman@knightfrank.com

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Kensington 54 Kensington Church St Charlie Taylor Bath

Edward Khodabandehloo Bristol

Tom Woods Winchester

Chelsea 352a Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road Luke Pender-Cudlip Sherborne

Richmond 5 Duke Street Matthew Leonard Bath

Chiswick 64 Turnham Green Terrace Rob Wightman Hungerford

Knightsbridge 60 Sloane Avenue Nick Loweth Hungerford

Bobby Hall The Buying Solution

Richard Northey Schooling expert

Clapham 11 The Polygon Shaun Hobbs Basingstoke

Wandsworth 26 Bellevue Road George Clarendon Winchester

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Fulham 203 New Kings Road James Toogood Bristol

Wimbledon 81 High Street Chris Clifford Exeter Edward Clarkson The Buying Solution

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“Sandbanks – Approx. 1hr 50 mins by train and 114 miles by car from London”

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BURY ROAD BRANKSOME PARK

£3,450,000 F/H

Superb new build home • Extensive, versatile accommodation • Four double bedroom suites • Five reception areas and gym • Luxury kitchen and bathrooms • State of the art technology • Landscaped grounds and private woodland • Double garage and secure electric gates • EPC Rating: TBC COMPLETION DUE SPRING/SUMMER 2015

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GOLDEN GATES £635,000 SHARE OF F/H

Purpose built raised ground floor apartment • Secure gated development • Two reception rooms, both westerly facing • Fitted kitchen with appliances • Three bedrooms • Two en-suite bathrooms & shower room • Beautifully maintained grounds • Two underground parking spaces • EPC Rating: C

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£935,000 SHARE OF F/H

Bright and spacious second floor apartment • Refurbished throughout to a high specification • Lounge with access onto balcony • Uninterrupted stunning panoramic views • Three double bedrooms • En-suite to the master bedroom and family bathroom • Single garage • Two undercover parking spaces • Easy walk to golden sandy beaches • EPC Rating: C

16 Banks Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset BH13 7QB. Tel: 01202 706006

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REDWOOD BRANKSOME PARK

£2,495,000 F/H

Brand new detached house • Four bedrooms, all en-suite • Living room with snug/study • Kitchen/breakfast room & Family room • Dining Room • Office • Media Room • Downstairs cloakroom • Utility room • Double garage • Landscaped gardens • Approx 5000 sq ft home set on a plot of approx 3/4 of an acre • Inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright • EPC Rating: C

TEAK HOUSE BRANKSOME PARK

MIRAGE £535,000 L/H

First floor character apartment • Views across Poole Bay towards Old Harry Rocks • Just a short walk to Branksome Chine beaches • Lounge/ dining room & feature loggia/sun room • Fitted kitchen/breakfast room • Three double bedrooms • Two bathrooms (one en-suite) • Garage and off road parking • EPC Rating: D

16 Banks Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset BH13 7QB. Tel: 01202 706006

SANDBANKS

£499,950 L/H

Ground floor purpose built apartment • Much sought after development • Open plan living space • Contemporary kitchen with appliances • Two double bedrooms • En-suite bathroom & further shower room • Two underground parking spaces • Exclusive location close to beaches • EPC Rating: D

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uilt by luxury developer Octagon, Jadica on the exclusive St George’s Hill estate in Weybridge stands in 1.3 acres of gardens and grounds with an easterly rear aspect that delivers total privacy and seclusion. The 7000 sq ft five-bedroom property offers excellent family and entertaining space on three floors complete with an indoor pool complex, spa and sauna. It also has an attached triple garage block with independent staff quarters above on the first floor. On the ground floor of the main house, a large entrance hall leads to a drawing room, dining room, kitchen and family room – all with superb views across the mature garden. This level also includes a private study and a TV room. The first floor contains a master bedroom suite with dressing room, en suite bathroom, balcony and separate shower room. The other four bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en suite) are all on this level. The indoor pool complex is on the lower ground floor. Set behind electric gates, the contemporary property on Camp End Road is 13 miles from Heathrow, four miles from M25 junction 10, and 24 miles from central London. Among the excellent schools in the area are ACS

Cobham International, Claremont Fan Court in Esher and St George’s in Weybridge. Visit Esher, Cobham or Walton-on-Thames for a huge selection of shops, international restaurants and recreational facilities. Jadica, Camp End Road, St George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, £3.95m, Knight Frank Esher 01372 464496

An exceptional spacious family home within this exclusive estate, Jadica is situated at the head of an impressive long private driveway culminating in a substantial forecourt Alex Herman, Knight Frank Esher

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Luxury new build house in Esher

KnightFrank.co.uk/esher esher@knightfrank.com 01372 464496

A wonderful newly built detached family home located on one of Esher’s most exclusive, private roads. Arranged over 3 levels this new home boasts a master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite, 5 further bedrooms, 5 reception rooms, 5 bathrooms and off-street parking. EPC rating D. Approximately 408 sq m (4,400 sq ft). Freehold

Guide price: £2,590,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/ESH130188

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PECKHAM RYE Close to Peckham Rye station, a three-bedroom house has a generous, bright white kitchen and dining space with French windows into the southfacing rear garden. The 1260 sq ft Victorian property on Choumert Road, next to Bellenden Village, also has a double reception with original wood flooring and doors into the garden. On the first floor is a modern family bathroom with separate shower.

Special report by Richard Hole, head of Lettings at Savills Putney

he lettings market in Putney has performed incredibly well over the last few years. It is a wonderful place to live and, with five-year growth of 21.5 per cent, Putney remains a particularly popular location for tenants. The outlook remains bright as Savills predicts further growth of 2.5 per cent this year. The first few months of the year are always fairly lively in terms of the number of new applicants looking, and 2015 has yet to disappoint. Tenants are searching for well priced and, most importantly, well presented properties such as a five-bed house we let on Mercier Road at the beginning of the year. This was a stunning property, kept in immaculate condition, and benefited from a stylish formal reception room in addition to a large contemporary open plan kitchen, dining and family room. A property’s location is no longer the main deciding factor: more often than not tenants are expanding their search radius to find a top quality finish, often further away from their original preferred location. We have a lovely two-bed period house coming to the market soon on Castello Avenue (pictured) at £2950 per calendar month, which I expect will be very well received. The New Year often brings with it a degree of corporate relocation, and a good deal of our tenants have been looking for this reason. Indeed, last year we saw relocation as the most common factor for new tenants renting in Putney, with 36 per cent citing this as their motive for moving.

From under £500 per week to over £1000, the mix of international and UK tenants has remained relatively consistent in Putney, with close to a 50/50 split between the two. We are lucky to have variety of properties here, from beautiful residential streets of high-quality Victorian and Edwardian buildings to a number of contemporary new developments, making Putney a highly desirable place to live. Coupled with wonderful four-bedroom homes, excellent open spaces and good schools, it is an obvious choice for families. We have experienced more tenants looking for family houses than usual at this time of year, trying to get ahead of the traditionally busy family market in the spring. With such a positive start to the year, we expect to see a busy few months ahead, as Putney continues to work its charm and encourage tenants to the area.

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VINEYARD ON RICHMOND HILL The Vineyard is a totally refurbished four-bedroom house on desirable Richmond Hill Road. A summerhouse in the garden has wooden floors and a shower room and would make an ideal occasional guest bedroom, home office or gym. On the ground floor, a large kitchen has tiled flooring, space for a family seating area, and doors out into the rear garden. There’s also a separate dining room and a formal front reception room with a feature fireplace. The Vineyard, Richmond Hill Road, Richmond, £5500 per month, Hamptons Richmond Lettings 020 8940 1199

Walking to Clapham Junction Clapham Junction station is walking distance from a split-level ground floor apartment with two double bedrooms to let Between the Commons in Kelmscott Road. The property includes a large reception with ornamental fireplace and wooden surround, a modern fitted kitchen with space for dining, and two modern bathrooms. It also offers a cellar – ideal for storage – and a garden. Kelmscott Road, Battersea SW11, £495 per week furnished, Palace Gate Estates Battersea 020 7978 4404

High-spec classic in Wimbledon Classic yet contemporary, an immaculately designed five-bedroom house to let in Wimbledon Village enjoys a quiet location close to Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon station. This impressive and high-spec home in Lancaster Gardens features a superb kitchen, breakfast and family room on the lower ground floor with a lounge, dining area and bifolding doors to the terrace and 40ft rear garden. This floor also has a wine cellar, media room and play room. On the ground floor, a large reception has plenty of natural light and dark wood floors, and a study could serve as a formal dining room. The home includes off-street parking for several cars. Lancaster Gardens, Wimbledon SW19, £14,000 per month unfurnished, Knight Frank Wimbledon 020 3582 7633

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Ribblesdale Road, Tooting, SW16 £485,000

A modern house with period charm

Fentiman Road, Oval, SW8 beautifully appointed family house offering five bedrooms and three luxurious bathrooms and also featuring a fantastic kitchen breakfast room with bi folding £1,850,000 doors opening onto a low maintenance and child friendly garden.

A substantial four bedroom, two bathroom family house The house is packed with great features including an open plan reception which can be separated depending on needs, a Sonos sound system, heated bathroom set over four floors on a desirable road. The property mirrors and under floor heating. In addition, the fully landscaped garden incorporates boasts a 75ft garden, self contained flat and double an integrated watering system. garage at the rear of the adjoining house with potential This is the perfect house, meeting the needs of modern day renters without sacrificing to build a five car garage (subject to planning). Freehold. on period charm and character. It is located on a quiet street in West Putney, a short EPC rating E. walk from Putney mainline station which offers direct links to London Waterloo and East Kennington 020 7582 7773 Putney underground station. Putney High Street with its array of shops and restaurants Email ske@kfh.co.uk is just a stone’s throw away. Balmuir Gardens, Putney SW15, £5,460 per month, KFH Putney 020 8785 3433, www.kfh.co.uk

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Goulden House, SW11 Large 3 double bedroom flat, close to Battersea High Street and within walking distance to Chelsea and Battersea Park (2 other units available to buy). from £450,000

Gatton Road, SW17

Ethelburga Tower, SW11

A 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment, new build, in a fantastic location within minutes of Tooting Broadway Underground Station. Available now.

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Balham

73-79 Balham High Road, Balham SW12  020 8772 8000  balham@foxtons.co.uk

73-75 Church Street SW13  020 8563 8333  barnes_sales@marshandparsons.co.uk

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

174A Lavender Hill SW11  020 7924 2255  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Savills Waterfront 62-64 Battersea Bridge Road, SW11  fmoynihan@savills.com www.savills.co.uk/waterfront Savills Blue C100 M76 Y12 K68 Savills Grey C40 M10 Y0 K70 (25%)

www.foxtons.co.uk

501 Battersea Park Road SW11  020 7228 0174  battersea@johndwood.co.uk

52 Barnes High Street SW13  020 8939 6900  scarline@savills.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

108 Northcote Road, SW11  020 7228 2666  sbc@kfh.co.uk

www.kfh.co.uk

567 Battersea Park Road, SW11  020 7585 0378  info@turnerwise.co.uk

www.turnerwise.co.uk

280/278 Battersea Park Road, SW11  020 7228 2629  battersea@acquireestateagents.co.uk

198 Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11  020 7924 2777  manager.battersea@bairstowevescountrywide.co.uk

www.bairstoweves.co.uk

45 Balham Hill SW12  020 8673 4377  balham_sales@marshandparsons.co.uk

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

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67 Barnes High Street, Barnes SW13  020 8658 7344  barnes@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

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www.thresherowen.co.uk

242 Battersea Park Road, SW11  020 7924 1944  sbp@kfh.co.uk

207-217 Lavender Hill SW11  020 7228 9265  battersea@winkworth.co.uk

www.kfh.co.uk

www.palacegatesestates.co.uk

Management Services

Battersea

www.acquireestateagents.co.uk

Lettings - 80 Balham High Road SW12  020 8675 5050  balham@palacegatesestates.co.uk

Letting Specialists

29 Battersea Square SW11  020 7924 3130  info@thresherowen.co.uk

www.johndwood.co.uk

www.savills.com

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115 Balham High Road SW12  020 8675 6565  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

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THRESHER OWEN Estate Agents

11–13 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12  020 8618 2013  balham@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

Stone C11 M13 Y30 K32 White Background colour: Purple C81 M93 Y39 K38

21 Battersea Square SW11  020 7771 7100  battersea@first-union.co.uk

www.first-union.co.uk

168 Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11  020 7801 1111  battersea@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

Knight Frank 7a Albion Riverside, Hester Road, Battersea Park, SW11  020 3597 7670  battersea@knightfrank.co.uk www.knightfrank.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

9 Lee Road, Blackheath SE3  020 8432 7200  blackheath@foxtons.co.uk

29 BATTERSEA SQUARE LONDON SW11 3RA Tel: +44 (0) 20 - 7924 - 3130 Email: info@thresherowen.co.uk Web: www.thresherowen.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

Knight Frank Knight Frank Riverside, 7a Albion Riverside, 8 Hester Road SW11  020 3597 7670  matthew.smith@knightfrank.co.uk www.knightfrank.co.uk/riverside

Lettings - 134 Northcote Road SW11  020 7978 4404  battersea@palacegateestates.co.uk

Blackheath

Brixton

506–508 Brixton Road, Brixton SW9  020 7704 5757  brixton@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

Crystal Palace

www.palacegateestates.co.uk

238a Battersea Park Road SW11  020 3402 1900  battersea@savills.com

26 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace SE19  020 8772 8080  crystalpalace@foxtons.co.uk

Knight Frank 56 Barnes High Street, London SW13  020 3371 3130  barnes@knightfrank.com

www.knightfrank.com

98–100 Northcote Road, SW11  020 7411 9965  battersea@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

www.savills.com

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Clapham

28 Old Town SW4  020 7501 3666  clapham_sales@marshandparsons.co.uk 27-31 The Pavement SW4  020 7498 8686  clapham@hamptons-int.com

8 Woodwarde Road, SE22  020 3397 1144  info@pickwickestates.com

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

www.pickwickestates.com

www.truepennys.com

www.hamptons.co.uk

Lettings - 1 The Polygon SW4  020 7720 5588  clapham@palacegateestates.co.uk 73 Abbeville Road, Clapham SW4  020 8875 7995  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

16 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22  020 8693 2277  sales@truepennys.com

www.palacegateestates.co.uk

57 Nightingale Lane SW12  020 8673 9278  rchatwin@savills.com

www.savills.com

47 Balham Hill SW12  020 8673 2854  clapham@johndwood.co.uk

OLIVER BURN

2 Barry Parade, Barry Road SE22  020 8299 3021  post@roybrooks.co.uk

Exceeding expectations

5 Half Moon Lane SE24  020 7274 3333  info@oliverburn.com

www.roybrooks.co.uk

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Herne Hill

www.oliverburn.com

Earlsfield

63-65 Herne Hill SE24  020 7733 5454  wendy@petermans.co.uk

390-392 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield SW18  020 8963 5100  earlsfield@foxtons.co.uk

www.petermans.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

www.johndwood.co.uk

1-3 Old Town SW12  020 7627 5566  clapham@sheratonlaw.com

www.sheratonlaw.com

Sales – 30 The Pavement, Clapham SW4  020 3700 8555  scc@kfh.co.uk

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Coombe Hill

www.kfh.co.uk

Knight Frank Sales – 11 The Polygon SW4  020 3667 6750  robert.french@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.com

www.winkworth.co.uk

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

www.kfh.co.uk

Lettings – 30 The Pavement, Clapham SW4  020 3700 6300  lcc@kfh.co.uk

236 Railton Road SE24  020 7501 8950  hernehill@winkworth.co.uk

372-374 Garratt Lane SW18  020 8971 7070  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

Lettings - 370 Garratt Lane SW18  020 8879 6205  earlsfield@palacegateestates.co.uk

www.palacegateestates.co.uk

259 Coombe Lane SW20  020 8947 9393  hani@coomberesidential.com

www.coomberesidential.com

Dulwich Village

East Dulwich

Honor Oak

47 Honor Oak Park SE23  020 8699 0011/020 8291 9252  info@pickwickestates.com

www.pickwickestates.com

Kennington FIELD & SONS Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804

12 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22  020 8875 7999  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Sales - 323 Kennington Road SE11  020 7840 0666  kennington@fieldandsons.co.uk

www.fieldandsons.co.uk

FIELD & SONS Knight Frank Lettings – 11 The Polygon SW4  020 3667 6756  anna.czaban@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.com

Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804

29-35 Lordship Lane, Dulwich SE22  020 8613 6200  dulwich@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

8 Woodwarde Road, SE22  020 3397 1144  info@pickwickestates.com

www.pickwickestates.com

Lettings - 323 Kennington Road SE11  020 7840 0666  kennington@fieldandsons.co.uk

www.fieldandsons.co.uk

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292-294 Kennington Road, SE11  ske@kfh.co.uk

www.kfh.co.uk

198 Upper Richmond Road SW15  020 8780 6111  cbell@savills.com

40-42 Hill Rise, London  020 8614 9100  mgthompson@savills.com

www.savills.com

Sales. 299 Kennington Road SE11  020 7587 0600 kennington@winkworth.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

194 Upper Richmond Road SW15  020 8780 1100  sales@warrenputney.co.uk

www.warrenputney.co.uk

22 Streatham High Road SW16  020 8769 6699  streatham@winkworth.co.uk

Southfields

www.winkworth.co.uk

21 Replingham Road SW18  020 8870 8811  southfields@johndwood.co.uk

47-49 Mitcham Road, SW17  020 3728 2150  tooting@foxtons.co.uk

241 Wimbledon Park Road SW18  020 8877 1000  southfields@winkworth.co.uk

58-60 Tooting High Street, SW17  020 8767 1400  sto@kfh.co.uk

www.johndwood.co.uk

Lettings. 299 Kennington Road SE11  020 7587 0600  lettings.kennington@winkworth.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

139 Lower Richmond Road SW15  020 8780 1100  lettings@warrenputney.co.uk

www.warrenputney.co.uk

Kingston

www.winkworth.co.uk

173-177 Clarence Street, Kingston KT1  020 8879 2121  kingston@foxtons.co.uk

196 Upper Richmond Road SW15  020 8788 9295  putney@winkworth.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

Nunhead

Raynes Park

323 Kennington Road SE11  020 7840 0666  kennington@fieldandsons.co.uk

Putney

Richmond

175 Putney High Street, Putney SW15  020 8355 1000  putney@foxtons.co.uk

27a The Quadrant, Richmond TW9  020 8973 2700  richmond@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

143-145 Upper Richmond Road SW15  020 3195 9100 Property Management 020 3195 9130  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

31 Sheen Road TW9  020 8940 6611  richmond@johndwood.co.uk

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

www.johndwood.co.uk

Tooting Bec

77 Trinity Road SW17  020 8767 0522  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Streatham

Station Buildings, Coombe Lane SW20  020 3542 2000  srp@kfh.co.uk

www.kfh.co.uk

Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804

www.fieldandsons.co.uk

www.roybrooks.co.uk

Stockwell

www.foxtons.co.uk

FIELD & SONS

145 Evelina Road, Nunhead SE15  020 3206 3063  post@roybrooks.co.uk

Tooting

82 Streatham High Road, Streatham SW16  020 8150 5400  streatham@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

26 Tooting Bec Road, Tooting SW17  020 8767 0522  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Wandsworth

1-3 De Montfort Parade, Streatham High Road, SW16  020 8677 9900  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

370 Old York Road SW18  020 8480 4444  wandsworthtown@first-union.co.uk

1 Leigham Court Road, SW16  020 8769 8744  sst@kfh.co.uk

507 Old York Road SW18  020 8875 8899  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

www.kfh.co.uk

www.first-union.co.uk

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

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Knight Frank 338 Garratt Lane, London SW18 4EL  020 8871 0445  wandsworth@sheratonlaw.com www.sheratonlaw.com

131 Northcote Road SW11  020 7228 5111  battersea@ramptonbaseley.com

91 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19  020 8542 6600  malcolm.gee@hawesandco.co.uk

99 Northcote Road, SW11  020 3428 2222  rchatwin@savills.com

53 Wimbledon Hill Road SW19  020 3195 9111  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

www.ramptonbaseley.com

www.hawesandco.co.uk

81 High Street SW19  020 8946 0026  dominic.pasqua@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.com

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125 Northcote Road SW11  020 7223 7574  clapham@cluttons.com

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www.savills.com

Knight Frank

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Wandsworth Common

Knight Frank Lettings, 81 High Street SW19  020 8946 0026  ruth.barr@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.com

www.cluttons.com

324 Trinity Road SW18  020 8871 3033  wandsworth@johndwood.co.uk

22 Bellevue Road SW17  020 8672 9077  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

49 Wimbledon Hill Road, SW19  020 8944 4000  swm@kfh.co.uk

www.kfh.co.uk

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

www.johndwood.co.uk

35 High Street SW19  020 8947 9833  enquiries@robertholmes.co.uk

www.robertholmes.co.uk

Wimbledon Village

Knight Frank

140 Northcote Road SW11  020 7228 7474  sales@john-thorogood.co.uk

26 Bellevue Road, SW17  020 8682 7777  wandsworth@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.com

www.hamptons.co.uk

www.john-thorogood.co.uk

98–100 Northcote Road, SW11  020 7411 9965  battersea@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

118 Northcote Road SW11  020 7728 9292  batteresa_sales@marshandparsons.co.uk

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

Hampton House, High Street, SW19  020 8946 0081  wimbledon@hamptons-int.com

12 Huguenot Place SW17  020 8877 4810  rchatwin@savills.com

www.savills.com

Wimbledon

55 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon SW19  020 8605 2900  wimbledon@foxtons.co.uk

www.foxtons.co.uk

6 High Street SW19  020 8946 1000  malcolm.gee@hawesandco.co.uk

www.hawesandco.co.uk

5 Church Road SW19  020 8944 7172  wimbledon@johndwood.co.uk

www.johndwood.co.uk

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Lettings - 11-13 Church Street SW19  020 8870 9669  rentalenquiries@robertholmes.co.uk

www.robertholmes.co.uk

1 High Street SW19  020 8971 8111  cmoon@savills.com

www.savills.com

37 Church Road SW19  020 8946 2930  efoley@winkworth.co.uk

www.winkworth.co.uk

we’ve got property covered.

Winkworth Kennington

020 7587 0600 299 Kennington Road, SE11 4QE winkworth.co.uk/kennington

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Tell us how you joined the property industry and briefly describe your career history to date. I started out as a junior sales negotiator for a local agency in Dorking, Surrey. I had just completed university and wanted to pursue a career in property. A few years later, I ventured to South West London, joining KFH’s Earlsfield branch, and then moved to Wimbledon office as assistant manager. Two years ago, I was promoted to sales manager and opened a new branch in Raynes Park.

enjoy interacting with the public, thrive on competition and think you would enjoy working in a fun atmosphere, I would highly recommend a career in estate agency.

What do you enjoy most about working in this market, and what have been your highlights so far? I really enjoy working with people and the variety that this job brings. Property is a great market to work in – my colleagues are fantastic and I love helping people find their dream home.

What are your predictions for the sales market in South London for the next few years? While I feel the heady double-digit price growth of the past few years is now gone, I anticipate that in my area we’ll likely see around 4 to 6 per cent increase per year for the next two years.

Describe the biggest challenges you face on a day-to-day basis. Overcoming challenges is a huge part of working in this industry. Reviewing asking prices with sellers can be a tricky conversation as property values do not always increase. Conversations with buyers when they don’t secure the home they want can also be difficult.

How difficult is the current market for homebuyers, and what advice do you give them? There is always competition among buyers and usually a shortage of supply in London. Ensure

In your view, how does the South London market differ from other areas of London? I love the open space combined with the hustle and bustle. There are endless places to visit, restaurants to explore, bars and theatres to pick from. The local nurseries and schools are incredibly popular as well.

your finances are in place before offering and that you understand the necessary timescales. Keep all communication channels open with estate agents: we register many new buyers each week so it helps if we know who’s motivated. Where, in your view, is the best place to live south of the river and why? Raynes Park, of course! Prices here are quite a bit less than nearby Wimbledon but you have access to the theatre, village, shops, restaurants and schools. Raynes Park station offers access to the overland, which provides access to either Wimbledon or Waterloo for underground access, while the A3 is also easily accessible. If you were not an estate agent, what career would you choose and why? I would work in the travel industry, selling exclusive trips to different destinations across the world. Travelling, as well as property, is a huge passion of mine.

What advice would you give to anyone considering a career in estate agency? Go for it! If you find property interesting,

Somerset Avenue, Raynes Park, SW20 £829,950 Freehold A truly stunning semi-detached three bedroom family home located within easy access of Raynes Park High Street and Train Station. The property is beautifully presented and well extended. Boasting bi-folding doors and a south facing garden this property can be extended further into the loft to gain a fourth bedroom and en-suite (SSTP). KFH Raynes Park: 020 3542 2000 | www.kfh.co.uk

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Killyon Road, SW8

ÂŁ495 per week Let agreed

A very impressive two bedroom Victorian garden flat in the heart of Clapham. The property is split over two levels and consists of a beautiful living room with an original fireplace and wooden floors, two double bedrooms benefiting from stylish shutters and a large open plan kitchen/dining room with doors leading onto a private garden.

Traditional values

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Aigburth Mansions, SW9

ÂŁ435,000 Leasehold

A superb ground floor garden flat with a very spacious kitchen/breakfast room. The property is located in an imposing mansion block and is within a short walk of both the Oval and Stockwell tube stations.

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