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EXCEPTIONAL DOUBLE FRONTED FAMILY HOUSE WITH OFFSTREET PARKING trinity road, sw18 Double reception room ø kitchen ø family room ø study ø 4 bedrooms ø family bathroom ø utility room/cloakroom ø cellar ø 114 ft x 40 ft south-west facing garden ø off-street parking ø 203 sq m (2,185 sq ft) ø EPC = E Guide £1.885 million Freehold

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STUNNING NEW DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE CONTEMPORARY TOWNHOUSES sisters avenue, sw11 Family room ø living room ø study ø kitchen ø master bedroom suite ø 4 futher bedrooms (1 with en suite shower room) ø family bathroom ø utility room ø 2 guest cloakrooms ø garden ø from 239 sq m (2,573 sq ft) to 256 sq m (2,763 sq ft) ø EPC = B Price from £1.725 million Freehold

Savills Clapham Christopher Lewis cblewis@savills.com

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1 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED SEMI-DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE WITH OFF-STREET PARKING trinity road, sw18 Sitting room ø dining room ø study ø 5 bedrooms (2 en suite, 1 with dressing room) ø bedroom 5/nanny room with kitchen ø family bathroom ø cellar ø 113ft south west-facing garden ø off-street parking ø 329 sq m (3,550 sq ft) ø EPC = E

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The short answer would simply be the summer, but not surprisingly it is rather more complicated than that.

The rental market in London is consistently active throughout the year. People are always looking to move due to preference or necessity, and there is never a shortage of potential tenants. There will be key points in the year where demand hits highs and the summer months are definitely among the best. This comes down to a number of factors: Firstly, and most predominantly in SW11, school terms: families especially want to be settled into their new homes before the start of the school year, so they will be actively looking around June or July to make sure they are moved in for September.

Secondly, a large number of corporate relocations occur in the summer months providing an influx of quality tenants with healthy budgets. Both of these factors form a rental cycle, with a large number of tenancies running for one to two years ending at a similar time of the year.

This results in competition for the most popular properties and it is not uncommon to have multiple offers at the height of the summer, and even offers that come in over asking price – an obvious bonus for the owner.

Ultimately, a good lettings agent will always have the marketing reach and network of offices to ensure your property can be let as efficiently and at the best price possible all year round. But if you are thinking of letting your property in the near future, this is the prime time to speak to an agent and make hay while the sun shines.

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Market View Sealed bids. Lack of stock is creating lively competition for key properties, reports Cheryl Markosky.

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Village Vibe Balham and Clapham. We take a guided tour of its main attractions, top streets, best schools and shops.

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Heads-Up Embassy move. Developer confirms a deal that will see the Dutch leave Hyde Park Gate for Nine Elms.

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Exclusively South Traditional and modern. A grand design in Putney succeeds without getting too personal.

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Money Perfect boost. The Government’s new Help to Buy scheme could make a real different, reports Duncan Farmer.

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

The Project Brand new world. An uninspiring 1960s property has been replaced with a contemporary ‘suitcase house’.

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New Homes Update Fierce competition. Many development sites are attracting multiple bids, reports Darren Baker.

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Events Five of this month’s best shows and events around South for your diary.

Exclusively Country Webb site. An exclusive estate in a conservation area was created by the local estate agent.

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South West London Overlooking Albert. Two apartments have been transformed into one to create a spectacular £6m riverside home with superb views of Albert Bridge, the Thames and Chelsea.

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South East London Cocktails and lily pads. A five-bed semi features a generous open plan kitchen and conservatory with tall glass doors out onto the terrace by the fishpond.

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Lettings Lowdown Expanding portfolios. Buy-to-let is on the up as new landlords increase and new properties arrive on the marketplace, reports Charles Weller.

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marketview Lack of stock and competition for key properties are leading to homes going to sealed bids, says Cheryl Markosky

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andra Carline of Savills Barnes sympathises with buyers, as sealed bids can be incredibly stressful.

“However, this competitive environment is often the quickest way for sellers to get the best price for their property,” she admits. To be in the pole position as a buyer, she recommends “having all of your finances arranged and going to the very best offer you can comfortably afford.”

This might sound odd, but bidding an odd number might win you the property of your dreams, argues Tom Crabtree from Marsh & Parsons Clapham. “Often, two bids are neck-in-neck and most people put down an even number, so a bid that isn’t a round figure might offer that extra bit to the vendor, who will accept it.”

Certain details could sway the seller, depending on their motivation. Jo Eccles from Sourcing Property says you should find out about the seller’s circumstances (have they found a new property that fits in with a particular timescale?) and be flexible. “If the vendor’s been messed about by a previous buyer, he may choose the most reliable and credible buyer.”

Relating to a seller on a personal level can reap benefits too. Crabtree says a good tip is to write a letter or email about yourself saying why you want the property. “Request the agent to send it to the vendor.

It could well pull on the heartstrings, as normally sellers only get a buyer’s name and his price from agents.”

Be transparent, advises Eccles. “If you say you’re a cash buyer, prove it with bank statements. And if you win the bid, aim to exchange contracts rapidly. Otherwise, you run the risk of the seller switching to a competing buyer.”

Whatever happens – and a lot can from the start of the process to the finish – stay calm, adds Crabtree. “An agent will guide you as best they can, but they can’t tell you what to do. Clearly, a house attracting multiple bids is worth more than the guide price. Also, don’t look at what it sold at six months ago, as this is pointless today.”

For sellers, Crabtree suggests sealed bids come down to “a balancing act of getting the highest number of viewers through the door, but not resulting in a drawnout process that frustrates buyers who then drop out.

It’s all about managing things correctly.”

To let: newly refurbished two-bedroom flat with patio garden at Alderbrook Road in the Nightingale Triangle, £610 per week unfurnished, John D Wood & Co 020 8673 2854

village vibe

Louise Shaw-Brown, lettings manager for John D Wood & Co Clapham, takes South on a guided tour of Balham and Clapham ATTRACTIONS There are many attractive aspects to Balham and Clapham, drawing in a pleasing mix of young families and professionals to ensure a village atmosphere championing local businesses.

Clapham Common is the area’s centrepiece and provides the necessary open spaces for exercising dogs, keep-fit boot camps, touch rugby, football, jogging and other sports. It’s also a great space for sunbathing and picnicking in the summer months.

SHOPS Balham offers Chadwicks superb family butchers, which provides organic meat. James Nicholas is a good upmarket kitchen accessories shop, and Bertie and Boo and Lavish Habit are two excellent cafés providing a welcome excuse to forget the diet.

TOP STREETS Top streets in the area include Abbeville Road, The Pavement in Clapham Old Town, Nightingale Square, Streadbourne Road in the Hever Estate, and Boundaries Road.

RESTAURANTS AND PUBS There are a plethora of restaurants and pubs locally, specifically but not exclusively, such as: The Fish Club; Ciullo’s, a great ‘secret’ Italian; Hache, which does the best burgers in town; and Bodean’s BBQ. If you are looking for a good pub to spend a lazy Sunday, I would

recommend The Avalon on Balham Hill or The Windmill on the Common.

LEISURE Clapham Picture House shows art house films as well as the latest blockbusters in a classic cinema setting, or there are plenty of gyms: Clapham Leisure Centre on Clapham Manor Street, Soho Gym on North Street in Clapham Old Town, Virgin Active on North Road, plus a Fitness First in Balham and Balham Leisure Centre.

SCHOOLS Clapham and Balham have many excellent schools including independents Oliver House on Nightingale Lane, offering education from nursery to Year 6, and Bertrum House on Balham High Road for nursery and pre-prep. Also worth note are Holy Ghost and Henry Cavendish primary schools, and Chestnut Grove Academy, a state secondary school in Balham.

TRANSPORT The area is well served by public transport with four underground stations on the Northern Line (Balham, Clapham South, Clapham Common and Clapham North), overland train stations at Balham (with trains to London Victoria and Waterloo) and Clapham High Street (which is now on the London Orbital), and plenty of bus routes into Central London, Battersea, Clapham Junction and the rest of South London.

celebritywatch Actor Rafe Spall, 30, star of movies such as I Give It A Year, Life Of Pi, Prometheus and One Day, says he enjoyed a ‘golden childhood’ growing up with his sisters Pascale and Mercedes at the family’s six-bed Victorian house in Honor Oak SE23.

“It’s the kind of place that needs a family in it. It has a lot of memories for all of us,” he said in a recent interview. His actor father, Timothy Spall, and mother Shane bought the house in 1990 and recently placed it on the market for £899,950. It is now under offer.

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Special report by Robin Chatwin, head of Savills Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham

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e have had an excellent first few months of the year in South West London.

Applicant levels have risen dramatically – by over 70 per cent from the same period in 2012 – and confidence has returned to the marketplace.

The areas around the Commons and Battersea Park have never been more popular and demand is outweighing supply at the moment. The result is many properties receiving multiple offers and achieving prices above the guide price. For example, a three-bedroom cottage in the everpopular Tonsleys had eight viewings in the first week and three bids at or over the asking price.

First-time buyers are finally finding they can get back into the market due to preferable mortgage rates, and buy-to-let investors are back after seeing rising rents over the past year.

The measures in this year’s Budget, especially the Help to Buy scheme improving mortgage availability, will support the recent momentum at this end of the market.

It’s great to see some support for the sale of existing homes as well as the new-build sector.

This boost for first-time buyers should in turn help second steppers upsize and so on. However, the majority of our first-time buyers in this part of London still rely on some assistance from the bank of mum and dad.

While these initiatives make buying a first home independently more feasible, it’s unlikely that parents will be able to put away their purses just yet. But in spite of this, we are expecting to see an increase in first-time buyers looking in the traditionally popular areas of South West London such as Clapham, Balham and Battersea.

Rental yields have remained high throughout most of South West London and low interest rates ensure there are some excellent returns to be found. Both company lets and individuals are taking tenancies at all levels of the market.

Family houses have never been more in demand, with people staying longer in the area rather than move out of London, or carrying out basement conversions and extensions – these are becoming the norm rather than the exception as some families look to improve rather than move. These works can take up to 18 months to complete so people are looking for somewhere close at hand to live.

Mortgage rates are incredibly low at the moment, boosting all the markets. We have a two-year, interest only, fix available at 1.9 per cent. This is incredible value compared to some of the rates we were seeing last year, when interest-only was almost impossible to find.

We are also noticing more sellers looking to cash in on their London equity for the

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commuter suburbs further out. However, any increase in people moving away from the capital will still be significantly down compared to six years ago. There has also been a noticeable growth in the number of Europeans coming to these areas from more central London locations eager to buy, with the French school in Clapham Common a big draw.

bestbites John Chase of First Union Estate Agency recommends a favourite eatery The Woodman, 60 Battersea High Street, Battersea SW11 • 020 7228 2968 Where? Battersea High Street

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What’s it like? A superb local pub, rustic and steeped in history, with a welcoming atmosphere and some great ales!

And the food? Some excellent gastropub food.

Whether you need a quick lunch or a more leisurely supper, they never fail to deliver. I cannot resist the Dorset Burger with mature cheese for lunch, backed up with a glass of South African red. The three-course supper menu offers great value and lots to tempt you. Oh, and don’t forget the award-winning Badger Ales!

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BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED HOUSE CLOSE TO WANDSWORTH COMMON cicada road, sw18 Double reception room ø kitchen/ breakfast room ø 4 double bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø garden ø cellar ø 162 sq m (1,754 sq ft) ø EPC = E Guide £1.2 million Freehold

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WONDERFUL TERRACED HOUSE WITH EXCELLENT ENTERTAINING SPACE eltringham road, sw18 Reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 3 bedrooms ø family bathroom ø garden ø 97 sq m (1,050 sq ft) ø EPC = E Guide £750,000 Freehold

Savills Wandsworth Charlie Williams cwilliams@savills.com

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SENSATIONAL REFURBISHED FAMILY HOUSE WITH OFFSTREET PARKING alma road, sw18 Double reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø master bedroom with en suite bathroom ø 3 further bedrooms (1 en suite) ø family bathroom ø study ø cloakroom ø garden ø studio with shower room ø off-street parking ø 185 sq m (2,000 sq ft) ø EPC = D Guide £1.45 million Freehold

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Robin Chatwin rchatwin@savills.com

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CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HOUSE WITH A WEST-FACING GARDEN barmouth road, sw18 Reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø 5 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø family bathroom ø utility room ø west-facing garden ø 207 sq m (2,235 sq ft) ø EPC = B Guide £1.35 million Freehold

Savills Wandsworth Emma Seaton eseaton@savills.com

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SENSATIONAL RIVERSIDE APARTMENT CLOSE TO BATTERSEA PARK albert bridge road, sw11 Open plan reception room/dining room ø kitchen ø master bedroom suite ø 2 further bedrooms ø shower room ø wrap around balcony ø 2 secure underground parking spaces ø 152 sq m (1,642 sq ft) ø EPC = C Guide £2.25 million Share of Freehold

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SUBSTANTIAL FAMILY HOUSE WITH A 39 FT GARDEN endlesham road, sw12 2 reception rooms ø family room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø guest cloakroom ø cellar ø garden ø 189 sq m (2,044 sq ft) ø EPC = E Guide £1.425 million Freehold

Savills Clapham Christopher Lewis cblewis@savills.com

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WYCOMBE PLACE, sw18

4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø double reception room ø kitchen/dining room ø patio garden ø 148 sq m (1,593 sq ft) ø EPC = D

4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø 2 reception rooms ø open plan kitchen ø garden ø 160 sq m (1,722 sq ft) ø EPC = C

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YVON HOUSE, sw11

3 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø kitchen ø patio garden ø 115 sq m (1, 235 sq ft) ø EPC = C

2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø open plan kitchen ø off-street parking ø 102 sq m (1,097 sq ft) ø EPC = C

£695 per week Unfurnished

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Savills Clapham hhoyland@savills.com 020 8772 6989

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Magdalen Road, Wandsworth SW18 Beautifully presented

The property has off street parking and a superb 74ft south facing garden to the rear with planning permission to add approximately 400 sq.ft in the loft. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, reception room, kitchen/ dining/family space, off street parking, south facing 74ft garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 131 sq m (1,410 sq ft) Freehold Asking price: ÂŁ1,200,000

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Tantallon Road, Balham SW12 Corner plot

A beautifully presented Victorian 4 bedroom end of terrace family house set on a corner plot with useful access to the back garden. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), reception room, kitchen/dining/family room, utility room, downstairs cloakroom, cellar, garden. EPC rating C. Approximately 209 sq m (2,250 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ1,200,000

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Rydal Road, by Tooting Common SW16

Semi-detached family house This property has the feel of a country house with lots of character and many original features. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite) 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining/family room, downstairs cloakroom, south facing garden. EPC rating C. Approximately 274 sq m (2,949 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ1,525,000

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Hendham Road, Wandsworth SW17 Large garden and off street parking

A handsome and beautifully presented detached family house benefitting from off street parking and a large mature garden.

5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en suite), 2 reception rooms, kitchen/family room, downstairs cloakroom, utility, off street parking, 80ft garden. EPC rating F. Approximately 225.5 sq m (2,427 sq ft) Freehold Asking price: ÂŁ1,650,000

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Alan Road, Wimbledon SW19 Attractive ‘Village’ house

Well modernised and presented period family house in the heart of the Village. Master bedroom suite, 5 further bedrooms (2 en suite), family bathroom, drawing room, open plan kitchen/dining/family room, study, media room, utility, cloakroom, wine store, garden, parking.

EPC rating C. Approximately 446 sq m (4,805 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: £4,500,000

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Greenoak Way, Wimbledon SW19 Opposite the Common

A detached house, built to high specifications in 2001 and incorporating a wealth of technical and labour saving features. Master bedroom suite, 5 further bedrooms (4 en suite), drawing room, family room, dining room, study, kitchen/ breakfast room, utility, cloakroom, garage, garden, parking. EPC rating D. Approximately 478 sq m (5,148 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: £4,950,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/Wimbledon wimbledon@knightfrank.com 020 8946 0026 (WMB110003)

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Dora Road, Wimbledon SW19

A well situated, ground floor apartment situated in this ideal Wimbledon location. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan reception room, modern kitchen, balcony, communal gardens and off street parking for one car.

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A stylish and contemporary family house located a short distance from the Village and town centre. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, beautiful kitchen, self contained two storey annexe, terrace, patio and garden, garage and off street parking. EPC rating B

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A spacious and well positioned family house located in the heart of Wimbledon Village. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, good size kitchen/breakfast room, rear garden, garage and street parking.

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A unique, detached family house located in the heart of Wimbledon Village. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, large kitchen with dining area, garden, outdoor swimming pool, garage and off street parking. EPC rating E

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The Chase SW4 £2,750,000 Located on one of Clapham’s most sought after roads, this superb Victorian house provides the perfect opportunity to create your ideal home.

The property comprises a large open plan kitchen/dining room with doors leading out to a decked area and a large lawned garden, a further double reception room with feature fireplace, a utility room and a cloakroom. The upper floors comprise a generous master bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms, a single bedroom/study, family bathroom and a separate shower room. Freehold. EPC=E. Sole Agents.

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

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Northbourne Road SW4 ÂŁ2,650,000 An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a wonderful, early-Victorian family house with impressive lateral living space, a secluded walled garden, off street parking for two cars and a private garage. The property comprises a spacious kitchen/dining room, three separate reception rooms, two of which lead out to the private garden, a TV/cinema room and a cloakroom. The bedroom accommodation provides five double bedrooms (two en suite) and two bathrooms. EPC=D. Sole Agents CLAPHAM: 020 7501 3666 sales.clp@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Wisley Road SW11 ÂŁ1,250,000 This superb house has recently undergone a full renovation. The stunning accommodation comprises an open plan kitchen/ breakfast room with concertina doors leading out to the garden, three double bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms, a fourth room, which could be used as a bedroom or formal reception room and a guest WC. Located on a quiet residential street just off Broomwood Road, a short walk away from the Northcote Road. Freehold. EPC=C. Sole Agents.

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Larkhall Rise SW4 £2,000 per week

Kyrle Road SW11 £975 per week

This magnificent house boasts over 3,000 sqft of living space as well as off street parking and a large garden. The property is arranged over five floors and comprises two floors of stunning living space, an exceptional master bedroom taking one whole floor with a generous en suite bathroom, a further five double bedrooms and two family bathrooms.

Located moments from Clapham Common, this fantastic five bedroom house is presented to the market in excellent condition. Comprising a double reception room, an eat-in kitchen with extended side return, WC, cellar, a patio garden with water feature, five double bedrooms and three modern bathrooms (one en suite). EPC=F

CLAPHAM: 020 7501 3666 lets.clp@marshandparsons.co.uk

BATTERSEA: 020 7228 9292 lets.bat@marshandparsons.co.uk

Tennyson Street SW8 £595 per week

Gateway House SW12 £430 per week

This beautiful three bedroom family house is immaculately presented throughout, featuring a double reception room, a large eat-in kitchen, three double bedrooms, a modern family bathroom and a lovely patio garden. EPC=E

This rare, immaculately presented property comprises an ‘L-shaped’ open plan kitchen/reception room, a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, a further double bedroom with a bathroom, a large full-width balcony, underground parking and a shared entertaining deck. EPC=D

CLAPHAM: 020 7501 3666 lets.clp@marshandparsons.co.uk

BALHAM: 020 8673 4377 lets.bal@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Embassy site Ballymore Group has confirmed a deal with the Netherlands that will see the Dutch Embassy move to a site forming part of the Embassy Gardens development – a landmark riverside neighbourhood at Nine Elms on the South Bank.

The embassy will move from its current location at Hyde Park Gate and will sit next to the new US Embassy, which is already under construction and due for completion in 2017.

With 2000 homes - from studio apartments to threebedroom penthouses - Embassy Gardens is set to be a vibrant new destination for London. It will feature a kilometrelong Linear Park – starting in Vauxhall and moving through Embassy Gardens on the way to Battersea Power Station – and 130,000 sq ft of retail space including Waitrose and two new bar and restaurant concepts from The Inception Group.

Masterminded by architect Sir Terry Farrell, Nine Elms is a 200-hectare site with 16,000 new homes, and has the highest forecast property value growth in London (140 per cent by 2016), according to Knight Frank Hotspots research.

Alice tackles Mount Everest for a good cause Alice Evans, lettings negotiator at John D Wood & Co Wandsworth, is undertaking a gruelling 17-day trek to Mount Everest’s Base Camp to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Starting on April 24, the trip is entirely self-funded and Alice aims to raise £2700. She is already past the halfway mark after hosting fundraisers such as a pub quiz, a ‘swishing’ clothes swapping party, and two car boot sales, with extra donations from family and friends.

It was on New Year’s Eve that Alice made the spontaneous decision to climb to Everest Base Camp, having made a resolution to raise money for a good cause in 2013. “I have been training hard since January 1 to ensure I am both physically and mentally fit for this challenge,

preparing through running the Brighton Half Marathon in February. I will also be running the Brighton Marathon on April 14, days before I set off to Nepal.”

Alice chose Marie Curie as it recently supported close friends. You can sponsor Alice via her Just Giving web page: www.justgiving.com/AliceMillyEvans.

Major projects on the horizon at Love London aerial display Spectacular aerial views of London by photographers Jason Hawkes and Andy Spain appeared at the recent Love London exhibition in Covent Garden. The show at Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery focused on some of the capital’s current and recent major development projects.

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Design entries focus on Vauxhall landscape A design exhibition is set to showcase shortlisted entries to RIBA and the Landscape Institute’s design competition to create a striking new identity for the area in and around Vauxhall – a stretch of land dubbed the ‘Missing Link’ between the new US Embassy and London’s South Bank.

The event at the Garden Museum in Lambeth, which runs until April 19, will bring together concepts and visualisations from professional architects, landscape designers and students worldwide.

Entries were received from 21 countries including the UK, China, the USA, Australia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Mexico, Serbia, Italy, Spain, and Brazil. The winner will add their name to an impressive list of many of the world’s finest architects already involved with this significant regeneration area.

Budget measures and spring fever will get people moving The relative shortage of stock sees house prices in the capital setting new records, according to Nationwide.

Demand from home and abroad is set to continue with the much-anticipated return to more spring-like weather, reports Marsh & Parsons CEO Peter Rollings.

“The measures in the Budget – while unlikely to be felt until next year when the mortgage guarantee for second hand homes comes into force in January – will also provide a stimulus to get the housing market moving at a more rapid pace,” he said.

“This is essential as it will enable people to move onto the ladder and for those existing owners to move up.

This mobility will bring more homes onto the market and free the logjam at the lower end. But for now, London house prices are immune to the ramifications of what’s happening in Cyprus and the wider eurozone.”

River speed Thames Clippers has published its new timetable for the Putney to Blackfriars riverbus service, revealing journey times will be slashed to just 37 minutes.

The boat operator’s high-speed catamarans took over the route on April 2, and the total number of services each day will rise from seven to 23. Wandsworth Council transport spokesman Russell King said a new pier would soon be added to the route at Plantation Wharf, and in a few years another outside Battersea Power Station.

Since early February, there has been a distinct improvement in the property market. There is a backlog, which has built up over the last few years, of largely young professional first-time buyers who are now stepping onto the property ladder, with the easing of the mortgage situation and increased job security.

Activity at the bottom of the market inevitably affects the higher end, where the impact of increased stamp duty on properties over £2 million has declined.

Robert Holmes and Company are receiving a healthy number of new enquiries at all price levels and we expect this confidence to consolidate during the spring and summer months.

John Chase, First Union Estate Agency, Battersea Square It’s been a few years since we have seen the seasonal peaks and troughs in the housing market, but early indications are that this could be about to change.

The spring market is already looking quite frantic and there is definitely a strong demand from buyers, cash or otherwise. Properties are coming onto the market for sale and are being snapped up within hours at the asking price or above.

So if you are looking to buy, get your finance sorted and start looking. If you are looking to sell, it’s a great time to achieve a good price.

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Althorp Road, SW17 Located adjacent to Wandsworth Common in the heart of ‘Bellevue Village’ this bright and spacious end of terrace house is a wonderful family home. Its location, size, condition and character are all flawless and make for a property that is exceptional in all aspects.

£1,395,000 Freehold Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

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Balham 020 8675 6565

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Osward Road, SW17 The idea is to take a Victorian structure and design and internally bring it fully into the 21st Century. The finished product is one of beauty, elegance and contemporariness. The house has five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a truly stunning ground floor entertaining come living space.

ÂŁ1,350,000 Freehold Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

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Ravenstone Street, SW12 A lovely three bedroom period property located on minutes away from central Balham.

The house is in a prime location and is in fantastic internal condition, it is also very large and would be ideal for a family. Further to the three bedrooms you will find a through reception room, kitchen, bathroom and rear garden.

ÂŁ775,000 Freehold Balham 020 8675 6565

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Norfolk House Road, SW16 Located on one of the nicest roads in the Streatham area this very large four bedroom family home is in wonderful condition throughout, is exceptional well laid out and has accommodation exceeding 1600 square feet. This is a wonderful property which has been lovingly looked after and would be a fabulous home for a young family.

ÂŁ679,950 Freehold Streatham 020 8677 9900

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Badminton Road, SW12 This is a beautiful three double bedroom ground floor Victorian maisonette which is close to Clapham Common and the amenities of Clapham South. The property is light and spacious and has an abundance of Victorian features, adding to the bedrooms there is a reception room, bathroom, kitchen/dining room and access to a private garden.

ÂŁ645,000 Share of Freehold Balham 020 8675 6565

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Four bedrooms

Earlsfield Road, SW18 At over 1300 square foot, you could be forgiven for thinking this imposing and spectacular property is a freehold house rather than a split level flat garden flat, such is the imposing nature of this home.

Over two floors there are four double bedrooms, a large kitchen breakfast room, two bathrooms and a reception room.

ÂŁ625,000 Share of Freehold Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

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Wonderful home Sabine Road, SW11 A gorgeous Victorian cottage located in the heart of the fabulous Shaftesbury Estate, which is one of the most sought after locations in the Battersea area. The property comprises a large reception room, kitchen conservatory, two double bedrooms, bathroom and a private garden. This is a wonderful property for a young family.

ÂŁ625,000 Freehold Battersea 020 7924 2255

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Ravenslea Road, SW12 A simply beautiful home in every way, from its location, to the size and layout of the rooms, this property is just exceptional. Located moments from Wandsworth common train station and a short walk from the southerly end of Wandsworth Common itself giving the occupier access to all manner of amenities and activities.

ÂŁ810 per week Balham 020 8675 6565

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Great location St. Ann’s Hill Within easy reach of both Allfarthing and Swaffield primary schools this three bedroom mid terrace Victorian house would be perfect for a family looking to relocate or move within Wandsworth. As well as three bedrooms the property benefits from a large open plan living space that occupies most of the ground floor, bathroom and a private garden.

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Very modern

Spacious flat Shipka Road, SW12

A wonderful modern apartment located within seconds of Bedford Hill (a major Balham thoroughfare) and only a few minutes walk from the Tube and Mainline station. The property has two large double bedrooms, two bathrooms, large reception room, kitchen and roof terrace. A lovely property in every way.

ÂŁ465 per week Balham 020 8675 6565

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CHAMPION GROVE, SE5

ÂŁ1,250,000

Regal Regency style Villa in spectacular spot on Champion Grove. 3 double bedrooms, bathroom plus shower room, 2 receptions and a very stylish garden room; large kitchen, utility and wonderful 70ft garden. Semi-detached, close to Denmark Hill trains, great schools and presented chain free.

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ewly built and impressively designed on a grand scale, a double-fronted detached house in Roehampton Gate offers four floors of lateral living space plus an indoor swimming pool, sauna, gym and media room.

Handy for Richmond Park and the Roehampton Club, this 10,266 sq ft house has a gated carriageway at the front and a 91ft landscaped garden at the rear. Savills Interior Services – headed by Simon Buhl-Davies – has been involved with the project advising the developer for 18 months from conception to completion.

“The idea behind the design concept was that we were trying to make it stand out against a backdrop of similar looking houses in the same location, without alienating potential purchasers by making statements that were too personal,” said Simon.

“We wanted to go for traditional with a modern twist, as the house is new, yet built in a traditional style. We wanted interiors to reflect the quality of the build and have a sense of luxury and comfort,” he said.

“Wooden floors in the reception rooms are smoked oak. In light of the grand room sizes, we also had to ensure that the specification matched these spaces. For example, in the kitchen, we used floor tiles that measure one metre by one metre, each of which took three contractors to lay.”

The pool in the lower ground floor features mosaic tiles in British Racing Green, with pearlescent mosaic tiles in the steam room. The house includes seven bedrooms, three receptions, and separate staff accommodation, together with underfloor heating, comfort cooling and air source heat pumps.

Roehampton Gate, Putney SW15, guide price £8.2m, Savills Putney 020 8780 9900

“ The house is perfect for entertaining both formally and informally and has some of the best reception space I have seen in the area in recent years” Alex Howard Baker, Savills Putney

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riginal Victorian features live in harmony with contemporary design at an extensively refurbished house in a corner position on Gorst Road, Battersea.

Its corner location means dual aspect rooms can draw in the maximum amount of natural light. The six-bed property exudes Victorian grandeur and its total inside living space of almost 3300 sq ft could be extended by developing into the basement.

An impressive entrance hall has double doors that open into an open plan drawing room with a study or library area, large sash windows, ceiling mouldings and ornamental fireplace.

The kitchen and breakfast room has integrated units and plenty of entertaining space and is connected to a family or play room with a small glass box extension.

Double doors lead to a 34ft south-facing garden with side access.

Towards the rear of the first floor, the master bedroom has a walk-through dressing room and en suite shower room. Five more bedrooms and a second shower room are on the upper levels, with the largest of the top floor bedrooms featuring an open plan bathroom. The

property also offers useful storage space in the eaves and cellar.

Gorst Road is regarded as one of the premier residential streets Between the Commons and forms a no-way-through horseshoe shape with Dents Road.

Transport is at Wandsworth Common or Clapham Junction, and the amenities of Northcote Road and Bellevue Road are easy walking distance.

Gorst Road, Battersea SW11, £3.25m, Rampton Baseley 020 7228 5111

“ The house has a tremendous sense of grandeur and space on all three levels with superb Victorian proportions in all of the principle rooms” Joel Baseley, Rampton Baseley

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ike Elsynge Road and Spencer Road, Wandle Road is one of the residential addresses built in Wandsworth as part of the Great Exhibition of 1951, allowing architects to show off their latest Victorian design styles.

For sale today in Wandle Road, south of Wandsworth Common, is a Victorian family house that has been brought into the 21st century following refurbishment to an ‘exceptional standard’ by its current owners. Many of its original features have been retained.

The five-bedroom, three-bathroom (two en suite) property has a raised ground floor entrance that opens into a light hallway with solid wood flooring. Off the hallway to the front of the house is an elegant bayfronted drawing room with intricate ceiling plasterwork and a marble fireplace.

Bi-folding doors lead to a second reception room with useful shelving and views across the garden. To the rear is a study with direct access down to the garden, and a glass-sided stairwell leads to the lower ground floor and a superb architecturally designed kitchen, dining and family room.

The bespoke kitchen offers an extensive range of fitted units and floor-to-ceiling cupboards, integrated appliances, induction hob, two ovens and a large central island breakfast bar. Bi-folding doors open onto a terrace – perfect for outside dining – overlooking a 70ft landscaped garden, mostly lawn and with a children’s play area at the bottom.

The lower ground floor has its own separate street access and bike store, a children’s playroom, downstairs cloakroom, wine store and fully fitted utility room. The house includes underfloor heating in the kitchen and all bathrooms.

Wandle Road, Wandsworth SW17, £2.65m, Knight Frank 020 8682 7777

“ This family house has been refurbished to an exceptional standard by the current owners and decorated in fresh, neutral tones” Sam Sproston, Knight Frank Wandsworth & Clapham

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et over five floors, this exceptional mid-terrace house in Eglantine Road, Wandsworth, has been meticulously and comprehensively refurbished to create an impressive 21st century family home.

High quality smoked-oak flooring has been used throughout the ground floor, together with limestone in the kitchen and bathrooms. The generous double reception room has a large bay window to the front, maximising the feeling of light, and two contemporary fireplaces.

A magnificently extended kitchen and breakfast room features a handmade walnut kitchen with ample storage space, integrated Bosch and Smeg appliances, and surround sound. This light and bright contemporary space includes a large central island with natural Basalt stonework surfaces, and has plenty of room for a large dining table.

Full-length glass folding doors open out into the garden making the whole area ideal for entertaining. The lower ground has been converted into a spacious family room, which contains another bay window.

On the first floor, the master bedroom has a modern limestone fireplace and built-in wardrobes in the dressing area, plus a luxurious en suite bathroom with Philippe Starck fittings and underfloor heating. There are four more double bedrooms and under-eaves storage on the upper floors.

The landscaped 61ft south-facing garden has both outdoor lighting and an irrigation system. Glass doors from the kitchen lead to a paved area – ideal for al fresco dining – with steps taking you onto the Easigrass.

Contemporary fencing and mature shrubs and trees surround the perimeter.

Eglantine Road, Wandsworth SW18, £2.25m, Savills 020 8877 1222

“This stylishly refurbished fivebedroom family house, presented in immaculate condition, is situated on a popular residential road and has a large south-facing garden” Emma Seaton, Savills Wandsworth

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ince the onset of the financial crisis, the availability of property finance has been suppressed.

Product pricing has been volatile and lending criteria difficult to satisfy. With Bank of England base rate anchored at 0.5 per cent for the past four years, borrowers have been happy to sit on their lender’s standard variable rate (SVR), which may be lower than the rates on new deals.

However, market sentiment has been changing fast following the introduction of the Funding for Lending scheme, leading to a significant reduction in new mortgage rates as lenders aggressively compete for business. New mortgage rates are now priced significantly below some lenders’ SVRs, so it may be worth considering a remortgage onto one of these lower rates. Two-year fixes are available below 2 per cent, and five-year equivalents sub-3 per cent.

It may not be as good as it seems. While lenders battle for market share and to reach their targets, some borrowers may find it difficult to remortgage as lenders have tightened policy in certain areas – interest only, for example.

HSBC and Yorkshire Building Society have announced they will no longer accept these applications.

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ews that UK banks will have to find an extra £25 billion by the end of the year to protect against future losses is worrying news for taxpayers and investors who own stakes in the big banks. The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee believes banks could face losses of £500 billion over the next three years as a result of bad debts and fines, and so need to shore up reserves.

The cash call could have some impact on lenders’ willingness and ability to grant new loans, which could have a knock-on effect on the mortgage market. However, elsewhere there is good news.

The crisis in Cyprus, which will see savers with more than 100,000 euros on deposit lose a hefty chunk of their money, is almost certain to drive cash to safer havens, one of which is, of course, the UK. Since the banking crisis of 2008, Europeans and Russians have been pouring money into the safest haven of them all: prime London property.

According to the latest Hometrack report on the UK property market, average prices have risen by 0.3 per cent in March, their biggest jump in three years. While many parts of the country recorded falls, the overall rise was boosted by a strong performance in London (up by 0.7 per cent), and analysts predict that prices here, particularly at the very top end, will continue to climb as cash is pulled out of Cyprus and other weak economies.

Not only is there good news at the

SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that total gross mortgage lending declined to £10.5 billion in February. This is 8 per cent lower than January’s gross lending figure of £11.4 billion but a 1 per cent increase from £10.4 billion in February 2012.

Commenting on market conditions, the CML’s chief economist Bob Pannell says: “There continue to be signs of improvement in activity and sentiment in the housing and mortgage market sector, despite headwinds from a challenging economic backdrop. With relatively strong house purchase numbers and subdued remortgage activity, the underlying position does not appear to have changed much over recent months.”

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higher end of the market, but the bottom is also doing well – I reported last month that the number of first-time buyers in the capital had risen dramatically – and the support for young buyers announced by George Osborne in the Budget will give another fillip.

Mark Harris of SPF Private Clients, the mortgage broker, believes the impact of the Help to Buy scheme will be important. “It should provide a significant boost for the housing market,” he says.

“It is effectively a Government-backed mortgage indemnity guarantee (MIG) that will enable lenders to offer high loan-tovalue mortgages while mitigating their risk.

“We have been calling for an extension of the MIG scheme for some years as something that would make a real difference to first-time buyers, and the fact that the Government is supporting £130 billion of mortgages over three years is excellent news. From next year, lenders will be incentivised to make more mortgages available for those with deposits of between five and 20 per cent, which should result in cheaper mortgage rates even though the Government has said it won’t be involved in the pricing.

“If lenders are serious about boosting their business levels, this is the perfect way of doing so and it should be of real assistance for first-time buyers in particular.”

And what’s good for first-time buyers has to be good for everyone further up the property ladder.

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5/5/5/4/3% until 30/06/18.

10% overpayments allowed p.a. without penalty

£130 Admin Fee (non-refundable). £1345 Product Fee

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Fixed until 30/06/15

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Stop the fraudsters

The Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme, which is already being credited with boosting borrowing among small business and homebuyers, should be extended into the specialist lending sector, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.

With many wealthy buyers using non-High Street lenders, usually because their financial circumstances do not suit the mainstream market, Peter Williams, executive director of IMLA, says widening the scheme would boost the property market even further.

“It would improve the flow of funding into the mortgage market, through specialist lenders as well as mainstream banks and building societies. Their exclusion has almost certainly limited the impact of what FLS has been able to achieve so far,” he said.

“There is a real appetite among lenders to increase their volumes this year, and widening the FLS to make it more inclusive would fuel competition and help to drive the sustained growth that is so keenly sought.”

Experts predict that mortgage fraud will climb dramatically as potential borrowers exaggerate their earnings to circumvent the tougher lending conditions imposed by banks and building societies.

While other areas of financial fiddling are falling – the car industry has seen a drop in fraudulent finance applications – analysts predict that 43 out of every 10,000 mortgage applications made this year will be dishonest. The industry is taking steps to weed out crooked applications and next year even tougher rules aimed at stopping fraud in its tracks will be introduced.

As well as borrowers lying about their income, some also apply for owner-occupier loans on buyto-let properties because rates are lower, and others conspire with valuers to exaggerate the purchase price. The bad news for would-be fraudsters is that the industry and all its regulators are employing ever more sophisticated checks to stop these practices.

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A brand new world Unhappy with an imitation of a period home, a developer has created a whole new domain, says Cheryl Markosky

K

nocking down an uninspiring 1960s house and replacing it with something modern was always going to be an exciting prospect. Yet housebuilder Richard Williams from the Cherwell Group and his lead architect Ian Faithfull seem to have gone that extra mile to produce something special.

“Based on historical property on Arthur Road, we’ve come up with something with a contemporary lilt, rather than just another pastiche,” explains Williams.

Working in the area for some time – Cherwell has built around 40 houses in Wimbledon – the firm knows this location and is able to design homes for locals and people from Fulham, Chelsea and Notting Hill seeking better value.

One of a pair of semi-detached properties – the other semi’s already sold to a Canadian family – the five-bedroom house with three bathrooms, a very large kitchen, family dining room and garden is ideal for a second family.

A clever design feature is a secondary staircase running from the ground floor kitchen and breakfast

room down to a generous family room on the level below. It neatly links two different zones so “the kids can be downstairs watching TV, while adults can be upstairs, but still hear what’s going on,” points out Williams.

Other key selling points are the rear sunny southfacing gardens and the fact that the Cherwell Group is always in the area, making it easy for someone to deal quickly with any snagging problems.

In addition, the house is also extremely well insulated and energy efficient. In these days of soaring bills from utility companies, anything that makes a difference to energy payments is welcomed. “You’d be amazed at how small the cutting-edge boiler is – it looks like the sort of thing you used to see in a one-bedroom flat.

There’s also underfloor heating throughout and acoustic glass at the front to cut out the noise,” Williams adds.

So what is Williams’s favourite room in this fourstorey family-friendly home? He plumps for the formal living room on the first floor. “It has stunning views over Wimbledon Park and beyond, which I think is one of the best features of the whole place.”

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Another big plus is you’re only a 10-minute walk from the High Street and very close to both tube and mainline stations. Several good schools, including Kings and Wimbledon High, are also nearby.

Selling agent Matthew Hahn from Knight Frank is impressed by the quality of the build. As well as families, he thinks the house could also suit a young couple planning to have a family. “It’s a superb entertaining place that flows well. You can get your friends round and really show off the space.”

He also praises Arthur Road’s ‘semi-open-plan’ layout – “spaces aren’t too big or open” – and that it’s a ‘suitcase house’. “You just need a suitcase with your belongings – and nothing more.”

Arthur Road, Wimbledon SW19, £2.85m, Knight Frank Wimbledon 020 8946 0026

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New homes update Special report by Darren Baker, head of Land and New Homes at Lauristons of Wimbledon

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ollowing the arrival of the term ‘credit crunch’ into our vocabulary, new homes development across the country went into a sharp decline. Housebuilders had to deal with potential development sites bought at the height of the market that were now worth significantly less.

Along with disposing of units already built, and losing value each day they remained unsold, came the realisation that breaking ground on new projects had suddenly become a pipe dream. Developers also found themselves affected by the same dearth of funding affecting homebuyers seeking to get onto the property ladder.

Mortgage lenders, caught out by ‘gifted deposit’ schemes on new-build homes effectively lending at up to 125 per cent of the property value, rapidly withdrew products from this sector of the market and introduced new rules for developers and surveyors. The lenders’ shift in approach to new homes went further: purchasers would now require a deposit of a minimum of 20 per cent of the property value, excluding many potential buyers.

Throughout the downturn, the Government has sought to support the housing market through innovative buyer incentives such as the stamp duty holiday, as well as making

shared equity schemes a more attractive proposition for private developers. However, while the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers certainly brought about an increase in completions, shared equity schemes such as NewBuy remain more expensive than renting due to punitive interest rates. Many small-tomedium-sized developers are prevented from taking part due to obligations to leave some of their own profit tied up in the development for several years.

The Government has more recently attempted to stimulate the property market, and more specifically the new homes sector, with the announcement of the Help To Buy and Mortgage Guarantee schemes, unfortunately neglecting to ensure lenders would have products readily available to support these initiatives.

However, as the dust settles and the Treasury makes the finer detail available, we strongly believe that demand for new homes is likely to increase further as purchasers take up the opportunity to limit the funds they are required to arrange before proceeding with a new homes purchase.

Developers are also recognising the change in market conditions. Competition for development sites with Lauristons Land Department has not been this fierce since before the market downturn and many sites are receiving multiple bids.

The lack of high quality ‘second hand’

residential sales property has also forced more purchasers to consider brand new homes, and they have been pleasantly surprised at what is on offer. This helped lead to a significant lift in new homes sales activity in 2013 at Lauristons: approximately 50 per cent up on last year so far with sales on 14 new homes sites across South-West London ranging from apartments at £250,000 to family homes up to £2m. Coming on the back of a 100 per cent increase on the number of sales from 2011 to 2012, we believe this trend is likely to continue for some time within our core areas.

Of all of the metropolitan areas in Britain, certain regions in London, in particular SouthWest, are the only locations experiencing higher rates of development than before the start of the credit crunch. Developers have clearly identified where they can find the strongest levels of demand from the best quality buyers.

Areas benefiting from the future Northern Line extension into Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea have seen property values on offplan purchases rise to levels in excess of the previous peaks in 2007. Many of the new apartments in the Vauxhall and Nine Elms Opportunity Area, surrounding the new US Embassy site, are achieving £1000 per sq ft, values previously only found in Central London or more salubrious locations such as Knightsbridge and Kensington.

Looking to buy or sell a new build?

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he Joinery is a new development of nine contemporary two and three-bedroom apartments in Carpenters Place, just off Clapham High Street.

Handy for Clapham Common, these exceptional new homes are being finished to high specifications featuring kitchens with a range of integrated appliances, contemporary white bathroom suites, and a mix of engineered wood, tiled and carpeted floors. Most have a private balcony or terrace.

Apartments are arranged over three levels, with the six homes on the second and third floors featuring balconies leading off the living areas. “The optimum use of space and uncluttered lines, combined with an overwhelming sense of flexibility, creates a modern way of living for all kinds of home owners,” says selling agent Lauristons of Wimbledon.

“Every detail is focused around creating abundantly

light and spacious rooms, where form and function blend perfectly.”

All apartments will be sold with a 10-year building warranty and completion is due in the second quarter of 2013.

The Joinery, Carpenters Place, Clapham SW4, from £560,000, Lauristons 0870 600 3690

Space inspired by Kew Close to the Thames, Kew Bridge West is a landmark development by St James and offers fine contemporary living at one, two and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses. Each property has a private balcony or terrace, and many enjoy views over the landscaped inner courtyard.

Designed by Assael Architecture, the seven apartment buildings are set in a crescent formation. Communal spaces inspired by Kew Gardens flow throughout the development, and a tree-lined boulevard and linear park run parallel to Kew Bridge Road.

Kew Bridge West, Kew Bridge Road TW8, from £350,000, Kew Bridge West New Homes 020 8662 6000

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QUARTER HOUSE

LONDON’S AWARD-WINNING RIVERSIDE DESTINATION Located close to the heart of the capital amidst this highly desirable Thameside development, Quarter House will offer a range of stylish one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses.

Benefitting from an exclusive range of on-site facilities including, 24-hour concierge, managed underground parking, Tesco Express, French pâtisserie and coffee shop, bars and restaurants.

With extensive transport links, Battersea Reach is perfectly positioned for all that London has to offer.

Prices from £439,950* www.batterseareach.com Call Dorothea Garewal: 020 7978 4141 OPEN WEEKDAYS 10AM – 8PM, WEEKENDS 10AM – 6PM

Email: batterseareachsales@stgeorgesl.com Proud to be a member of the Berkeley Group of companies

* Computer enhanced photograph of Battersea Reach. *Price and details correct at time of going to press.

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Completely at home in London With 50 branches across the Capital and over 35 years’ London property experience, we are perfectly placed to help with all your property needs.

So, if you’re thinking of selling, letting, buying or renting, visit kfh.co.uk today.

Our services Sales and Lettings Financial Services Chartered Surveyors Block Management Commercial Property BROCHURES/DETAILS PAPER:

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Pendle Road, Furzedown, SW16 £765,000 Freehold Tooting 020 8767 1400 Email sto@kfh.co.uk

A beautifully presented five bedroom semi detached Edwardian house arranged over three floors. This property is located on an attractive residential road in the popular Furzedown area.

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Five bedrooms Two bathrooms Double reception room Extended kitchen Excellent condition Period features Beautiful garden Cellar EPC rating E

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St Giles Road, Camberwell, SE5 Prices from £580,000 Freehold New Homes South East 020 7740 2640 Email newhomesse@kfh.co.uk

Six contemporary three and four bedroom villas opposite Brunswick Park.

Set within the grounds of the former St Giles Hospital these stunning three/ four storey homes offer well planned accommodation. St Giles is situated in a quiet tree lined road a short distance from Camberwell Green’s shops, restaurants, bus routes and Denmark Hill station.

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Three or four bedrooms Study/family room Cloakroom Gas central heating Master with en suite bathroom Fitted kitchen/dining room 16ft reception room Secure parking

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Queens Road, Wimbledon, SW19 ÂŁ1,350,000 This spacious property is well presented throughout and offers the opportunity to extend further (subject to planning). The accommodation comprises entrance hall, cloakroom, utility room, kitchen/dining room with folding doors, four bedrooms, family bathroom, separate shower room, large loft space, front drive and large rear garden.

Freehold. EPC rating E. Wimbledon 020 8944 4000 Email swm@kfh.co.uk

Stannary Street, Kennington, SE11 ÂŁ700,000 A stunning first floor two bedroom school conversion offering a fabulous 24ft reception room with double height ceilings and large sash windows on two sides. The property is located in a gated development with access to a communal garden and secure parking. Shared freehold. EPC rating E. Kennington 020 7582 7773 Email ske@kfh.co.uk

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Leigham Court Road, Streatham, SW16 £1,250 pcm A larger than average, beautifully presented one bedroom garden flat conveniently located for the amenities and transport links of Streatham Hill. Part furnished.

Streatham 020 8769 3337 Email lst@kfh.co.uk

Kennington Park Road, Kennington, SE11 £1,950 pcm Spacious Grade II listed, two bedroom Georgian conversion flat located in the heart of Kennington, benefitting from a private patio and its own private entrance on Ravensdon Street. Part furnished.

Kennington 020 7582 4040 Email lke@kfh.co.uk

Netherfield Road, Tooting, SW17 £1,750 pcm This stunning ground floor, three double bedroom apartment is neutrally decorated throughout and offers modern kitchen and private rear garden. Situated only a five minute walk from Tooting Bec underground station and Tooting Bec Common. Furnished.

Tooting 020 8767 2666 Email lto@kfh.co.uk

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Where do you live?

Which living person do you most admire and why?

Shepherds Bush

What and where was your first London home?

A flat on Portobello Road above an antique shop - it had a great roof terrace.

Dine out, takeaway, or cook at home?

Ian McGeechan, former Scottish rugby international and British Lions coach, for combining different players from different nations and creating a world-class team.

What is your most treasured possession?

Go out.

My fishing rod, which my grandfather gave me.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

What is your favourite book?

Running two marathons in one year.

Go! Go! Go!, a former SAS soldier’s account of the Iranian Embassy Siege.

Favourite open space in London?

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Cycling along the Thames towpath.

secret agent Name Alex Oppenheim

Curry for one in front of Take Me Out.

Aside from property what’s your most expensive purchase?

Agent John D Wood & Co Battersea

My wine collection.

Football, rugby or cricket?

Rugby.

How do you relax?

Position Associate Director

The majority of my spare time is spent with my two young children, which is not that relaxing! When I can, I like a spot of fishing.

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6 – 11 MAY Let’s do the Time Warp again at the show billed as the biggest and baddest rock ‘n’ roll musical ever. Squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet meet Dr Frank-N-Furter. www.atgtickets.com

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10 – 19 MAY Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this year’s festival by Southwark Council presents London Life, a series of live art events from tree walks to art and music in unusual spaces. www.dulwichfestival.co.uk

MOONWALK LONDON BATTERSEA POWER STATION

SAT 11 MAY Cheer on thousands of women – and even a few men – in their colourfully decorated bras as they walk the walk in spacethemed costume to raise money for breast cancer. www.walkthewalk.org

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FRI 17 MAY How Sweet It Is: the ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of Motown is back by popular demand in its 10th successive year.

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21 – 25 MAY Join the spectacular celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of this Royal Horticultural Society event, including show gardens, contemporary gardens and floral displays. www.rhs.org.uk

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Clapham: Refurbished six-bed home in Honeywell Road has four floors of space and a garden. It’s Between the Commons.

Savills Clapham 020 8772 6989

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£1846 per week

Weybridge: Set in the prestigious St George’s Hill estate, this sprawling villa-style mansion stands on a 1.5-acre plot.

John D Wood & Co. 01932 842323

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£1731 per week

At Sheraton Law in Clapham Old Town you will find a very professional attentive service tailor made to your individual requirements. This has been so for over the 30 years that we have been successfully dealing in properties around the Clapham, Battersea, Balham and Brixton areas.

Sheraton Law is a specialist firm of estate agents with an expert knowledge of the Clapham and surrounding areas. We don’t believe in the commission fuelled culture of multi branch corporate agents but believe instead in traditional values of courtesy, integrity and attention mixed with the latest advances in technology to provide an unparalleled service attaining the optimum results for you the Client.

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Kent: Victorian Downe Hall in Orpington and its three acres of gardens are in the village where Charles Darwin lived.

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The house of commons An extremely elegant and beautifully proportioned double fronted family home with a large garden, extensive basement living space and a garage. Situated between the commons and close to the excellent local shops and restaurants on Northcote Road, this exceptional family home extends to over 4,000 sq ft and retains an abundance of original features, with lovely high ceilings and cornices, period fireplaces and the original Victorian tiled hallway.

This house is undoubtedly one of the finest properties to come to the market in recent years and lends itself to entertaining with four spacious reception rooms, six well proportioned bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The large hallway affords access to three generous reception rooms; a formal dining room, a large sitting room and a inviting drawing room with a large sash window overlooking the garden. The magnificent kitchen is designed around the serious chef with a full size Mercury range with matching hood and an abundance of useful counter space. Stairs lead down to a converted basement offering over 500sqft of family space that is currently used as a games/TV room.

Also on this floor is a large utility room, store room and fabulous temperature controlled wine cellar. Rather than converting the house to an open plan style, the owners have retained the original design of these wonderful houses with a choice of reception rooms giving a large family the space to live together without all having to share the same space.

Making the most of the corner plot, the property can be accessed through the well maintained front garden or from the side gate. The garage also has access into kitchen via the rear garden. Thurleigh Road is one ofthe most desirable streets between the commons and this end is particularly sought after given its proximity to the nearby Northern Line underground station at Clapham South and the wide open spaces of Clapham Common.

Indeed the Bowling Green Cafe and tennis courts can be accessed from the house without crossing a road.

There is a plethora of popular shops, boutiques and restaurants in both Bellevue Road and Northcote Road and there is an excellent choice of both state and private schools nearby.

Thurleigh Road, SW11, ÂŁ3,500,000 Freehold

Hamptons Battersea Sales. 020 7924 2170 battersea@hamptons-int.com

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Ensign House, SW18 £2,950,000 Leasehold A fabulous 10th floor, 3 bedroom penthouse apartment which has magnificent views of the River Thames and the London skyline beyond. The apartment benefits from a huge reception room with wood flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Kelmscott Road, SW11 £775,000 Leasehold A beautifully presented three double-bedroom duplex flat ‘between the commons.’ Natural light floods in from the skylight above, emphasising the generous 1047sqft of floor space.

Hamptons Battersea & Wandsworth Sales Sales. 020 7458 4253 battersea@hamptons-int.com

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Leathwaite Road, SW11 ÂŁ875 per week Unfurnished A lovely example of a four bedroom between the commons terrace. There is a spacious double reception, extended kitchen, patio garden and four good double bedrooms.

Gowrie Road, SW11 ÂŁ825 per week Unfurnished A wonderful newly decorated family home that has four double bedrooms, two fantastic bathrooms, reception, beautiful kitchen and a great decked garden.

Hamptons Battersea & Wandsworth Lettings Lettings. 020 7458 4253 battersealettings@hamptons-int.com

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Rastell Avenue ÂŁ1,595,000 Freehold A superbly presented and recently refurbished Victorian 5 bedroom family home overlooking Tooting Bec common.EPC: E

Englewood Road ÂŁ1,495,000 Freehold A newly refurbished five bedroom double fronted Victorian family home.EPC: D

Hamptons Balham Sales Sales. 020 3285 7744 balham@hamptons-int.com

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Ormeley Road SW12 £475 per week A fantastic 2 double bedroom, 2 bathroom Victorian conversion flat with private garden in the heart of Balham. EPC: D

Ipsus 07, Balham Hill SW12 £525 per week A 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment within Ipsus07, an iconic new scheme located on Balham Hill, SW12, just a stone’s throw from Clapham South Tube and Clapham Common. EPC: B

Hamptons Balham Lettings Lettings. 020 3285 7745 balhamlettings@hamptons-int.com

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At Jacksons we are expanding at an incredible rate and, having opened four offices in the last two years, we have emerged as one of the fastest growing estate agents in South West London. We have no plans to rest on our laurels and 2013 will see the next exciting phase in our expansion with a further four branches being opened South of the river.

Our company’s success has been built around our amazing staff and without every single person who works for Jacksons our plans could not be put into fruition. Do you want to be part of this wonderful, enthusiastic and down-to-earth team? Are you struggling to find promotion and job satisfaction where you are currently working? Then send your CV to us today and get on the road to being respected for your hard work and becoming a name and not a number.

Trainee negotiators Do you want to be taught how to be the very best estate agent you can be, by some of the most successful and dynamic agents in South West London? Then apply to be a trainee lettings negotiator today.

Send your cv to recruitment@jacksonsestateagents.com

Senior negotiators Are you finding your climb up the career ladder to be a hard slog?

This may just be the opening you have been looking for, and the reward your hard work deserves. Jacksons are looking for senior sales and lettings negotiators across all of our offices. Send your CV to recruitment@jacksonsestateagents.com

Assistant Managers Not quite ready to take the plunge into your own office, but feel you have a lot to offer in terms of support, knowledge, sales techniques and training? Then a position as assistant manager in one of our busy offices could be for you. Send your CV to recruitment@jacksonsestateagents.com

Managers Do you want to start selling a brand you truly believe in and have the backing of viable and tangible working systems that lead you to not only meet your targets but exceed them? Jacksons are on the look out for sales and lettings managers with a proven track record, so contact us today at recruitment@jacksonsestateagents.com

*You can be assured that all enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence and with the utmost respect for your current employment situation.

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The beautiful of Clapham and Battersea Parkbrick are located nearby. good storage space.

Shaftesbury cottage | rare end of terrace | well presented | lots of natural light | west facing garden

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD

OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD

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.

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.

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room

FLORIS PLACE, SW4 £650,000 LEASEHOLD An immaculately presented, spacious, two double bedroom, first floor apartment in a highly desirable gated mews development in the heart of Clapham Old Town.

It benefits from a superb private entertaining terrace, two bathrooms and off street parking and offered for sale with ‘No Onward Chain’. Ideally located within

OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD

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moments of the amenities of Clapham Old Town and Clapham High Street. The green open spaces of Clapham Common are a short walk away.

Located in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large, modern country Located in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large, modern country house and extremely accommodation with potential house with far-reaching views and extremely flexible accommodation with potential to Gated with mewsfar-reaching developmentviews | Clapham Old Town flexible | Stunning roof terrace | Spacious | Privateto off street parking extend further. extend further.

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room

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OARE, WILTSHIRE FREEHOLD STANNARY STREET,£2,750,000 SE11 £600 PER WEEK UNFURNISHED An extraordinary and individual modern country house located in a stunning location.

Built originally in 1962 forKennington the artist John Merton, House is broadly Winkworth are delighted to offer this stunning penthouse in the heart of Kennington, moments from and Oval tubePound stations.

The property Palladian style and spacious is a wide,reception/dining single storey building withplan largetowindows over looking the gardens.

It was extended in 1978 include a garden room and comprises:insurprisingly room open modern kitchen with integral appliances and granite work tops,tothree double bedrooms, two of a large including a workshop andw.c dark room . The property has very ahigh ceilings brick with parapets surrounding the roofofwhich has whichstudio benefitcomplex from en-suite bathrooms, separate and ample storage.

Thecurrently penthouse boasts ‘wrap round’and balcony fantastic panoramic views Kennington good storage space.

Park and London landmarks such as The Houses of Parliament, London Eye, The Shard, and the BT Tower. A property truly not to be missed! Available Now. Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hallbathrooms | drawing |room | studio complex | dining | wine cellar| |Balcony integrated Penthouse apartment | Three double bedrooms | Two Spacious reception/dining roomroom | Modern kitchen and garaging terrace | small lake arboretum | over six acres of land 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD LAMBETH ROAD, SE1 ÂŁ460 PER WEEK An extraordinary and individual modern in a stunning location.

Built originally 1962 for the artist Merton, Pound is broadly A beautifully presented, two bedroom, topcountry floor flathouse in a stylish pub conversion.

Situated momentsinfrom Lambeth North John and Waterloo stationHouse and only a short Palladian styleWestminster. and is a wide, storey buildingawith largereception/dining windows over looking the gardens. was extended in 1978 to include a garden roomdouble and a walk awayinfrom Thesingle property comprises: spacious room, modern fitted It kitchen with quality appliances and two good sized large studio complex including and dark roomwhich . Thehave property currently has very high completed ceilings and brick parapets surrounding which has bedrooms with the added bonusaofworkshop a large separate study, wooden flooring throughout, with a modern tiled bathroom the withroof shower over bath. good storage space.

Offered furnished, this is a rare opportunity to rent a characteristic pub conversation, refurbished to a high standard. Available now.

Four bedroomspub | four bathrooms gardenbedrooms room | hall| study | drawing roomfully | studio dining room | wine| excellent cellar | integrated Characteristic conversion | two| double | modern, fittedcomplex kitchen || spacious reception location garaging | small lake arboretum | over six acres of land 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD LONDON, SE11 £700,000 Freehold KENNINGTON LANE, KENNINGTON, An extraordinary individual modern country inSouth a stunning location.most Built charming originally of in neighbourhoods.

1962 for the artist Johnlike Merton, House is broadly A once in a lifetimeand house presents itself for sale in house possibly East London’s If you quirky,Pound then you will jump at this Palladian in style is a wide, single storey building with large over looking theyou gardens. was extended to house includeand a garden room and a opportunity, as it isand steeped in period features, space and Gods giftwindows - light! We honestly think will beItchomping at thein bit1978 for this will understand large studio including exactly what complex all the fuss is about.a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has good storage space.

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD FLAGSTAFF HOUSE, ST GEORGES WHARF, VAUXHALL, LONDON, SW8 ÂŁ850,000 Leasehold An anddouble individual modern houseWharf in a stunning location.

Builtfrom originally in 1962 theconvenient artist Johntransport Merton,connections Pound House is the broadly Thisextraordinary is a splendid two bedroom flatcountry in St. George that boasts river views its balcony andfor has into City and Palladian West End. in style and is a wide, single storey 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 good storage space.

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE FREEHOLD SUNNYHILL ROAD,ÂŁ2,750,000 SW16 ÂŁ799,950 FREEHOLD An extraordinary and individual modern country house in a stunning location.

Built originally in 1962 for the artist John Merton, Pound House is broadly Could this be the perfect family home in Streatham?

Beautifully presented and practical semi-detached house with a wonderful lower ground floor kitchen and Palladian in opening style andonto is a awide, single over looking It was extended in 1978 to include a garden room and a dining room sunny southstorey facingbuilding garden with with alarge largewindows chalet/studio - perfectthe for gardens. quiet study and relaxation. large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has

Semi Detached House | Four/Five Bedrooms | Double Reception Room | Large Kitchen/Dining Room | Shower Room & WC | Separate Utility Room | South Facing Garden

good storage space.

Off Street Parking | Chalet/Studio | Sole Agency

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD COBURG CRESCENT, SW2 £1,700 PCM An extraordinary modern country house in a stunning Builthouse originally in located 1962 for artist John HouseHill is and broadly With a light, brightand andindividual airy interior this four bedroom ex local authoritylocation.

1970’s Town is well forthe easy access to Merton, Tulse Hill,Pound Streatham Brixton.

Palladian in style and from is a wide, single storey building with large over looking the gardens. was extended in 1978 to include a garden room and a The property benefits a large kitchen/diner with modern unitswindows and integrated appliances.

AvailableItNow! large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has *Usual administration fees apply please enquire within*

good storage space.

Four Bedroom Town House | Modern Kitchen/Diner | Fitted Bathroom and separate WC | Reception Room | Garden | Close to Tulse Hill, Streatham Hill & Brixton | Furnished

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 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

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OARE, FREEHOLD HELIX WILTSHIRE ROAD, SW2 ÂŁ2,750,000 ÂŁ715,000 SOLD STC An and individual country house in double a stunning location. in 1962 the artist Merton, Pound House broadly Thisextraordinary beautifully presented house modern comprises of a good sized reception roomBuilt withoriginally open fireplace andfor French doorsJohn to the garden, a good sizediskitchen/diner, a Palladian style and is a wide, storey building withand large windows overpossibility looking the It was extended 1978 to include a garden a cellar, fourindouble bedrooms, onesingle box room, one bathroom, a large loft with to gardens. convert STPP, a 45ft approxinlandscape paved garden plusroom side and return. large studio including a workshop dark room The property currently hassituated very high ceilings and brick parapetsstreet surrounding the Hill, roofclose which The house is complex in excellent decorative order andand would make an. ideal family home.

Ideally on a quiet tree-line residential off Brixton to has the good lovely storage Brockwellspace.

Park.

Four bedrooms | garden room hall | drawing | studio complex | dining room cellar garaging Victorian House || four Four bathrooms Double Bedrooms | One Box| Room | Doubleroom Reception Room | Kitchen/Diner | Cellar| wine | Good Sized| integrated Garden | Large Loft | small lake arboretum | over six acres of land 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE FREEHOLD HALF MOON LANE,£2,750,000 SE24 £1,300 PCM An modern country house a stunning location.

Builtflat originally 1962 forthe theSainsbury’s artist Johnand Merton, House We extraordinary are pleased toand offerindividual this spacious, newly decorated oneindouble bedroom first floor situatedinopposite withinPound minutes walkisofbroadly Herne Hill Palladian in and stylethe and is a wide, single storey building Rail Station lovely Brockwell Park.

Available now!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 First Floor | One Double Bedroom | Large Reception Room | Kitchen/Diner | Bathroom | Separate WC | Unfurnished | Vacant

good storage space.

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD GREENOAK WAY, WIMBLEDON COMMON, SW19 ÂŁ4,950,000 FREEHOLD An exceptionally extraordinarywell andappointed individualdetached modern country house location.cul-de-sac Built originally in 1962 for the artist John Merton, is broadly An family home setininaastunning prime residential adjacent to Wimbledon Common and onlyPound half a House mile from the Village Palladian style and ishome a wide, storey with large windows overhigh looking the gardens.

It was boasting extendedmany in 1978 to include a garden room shops.

Thisinoutstanding of single over 5000 sq building ft has been built to an extremely specification throughout attractive features including anand a large studio complex including andaspect dark room . The property currently hasopening very high ceilings and brick parapetsrear surrounding impressive galleried staircase anda aworkshop 37 ft double drawing room with French doors onto the recently landscaped gardens. the roof which has good storage space.

Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Family room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room & 2 cloakrooms | Gym | Master bedroom suite including dressing room | Guest

Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden hallwith | drawing room | studio complex ||dining room west | wine cellargarden | integrated garaging suite | 2 further bedrooms with en-suite | Toproom floor |loft en-suite bedroom & bathroom Landscaped facing | Double garage | small lake arboretum | over six acres of land 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD SW19 ÂŁ750,000 CLAREMONT LODGE, WIMBLEDON, An extraordinary andfloor individual modern country a stunning location.

Built originally 1962 forand thereserved artist John Merton, House is broadly Simply stunning first apartment set within thishouse gatedindevelopment with attractive communalingardens parking.

The Pound property has state of the art Palladian style andits is aperiod wide,features. single storey building with large windows over looking the gardens. It was extended in 1978 to include a garden room and a fittings yetinmaintains large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and brick parapets surrounding the roof which has Large reception room | Modern kitchen | 3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | Set within walking distance of the village and the station

good storage space.

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 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

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OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 GREYSWOOD STREET, SW16FREEHOLD £650,000 An and individual modern country house in a stunning location.

Built originally in 1962 for artist John Merton, Pound House is broadly Youextraordinary will not see this type of property very often!

A four bedroom ‘eco’ style link detached house decorated to the a very high standard in Furzedown, close to excellent Palladian in style is a wide,with single storey building the gardens.

It wasThere extended to include garden room a schools. The homeand is brimming great features suchwith as a large greenwindows roof and over underlooking floor heating throughout. is alsoina1978 summer house inathe garden withand power large complex and dark . The property high ceilings brick parapets surrounding the roofamongst which has whichstudio could be used asincluding an officeaorworkshop studio. A warm androom inviting house, one ofcurrently only twohas andvery a welcome touch and of sensible, economical, new technology older good storage space. style properties.

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 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

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Sophisticated City Living Tony Ennis

198 Lavender Hill Battersea London SW11 1JA

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Situated on the upper floors of this charming Victorian conversion is a wonderfully bright and spacious three bedroom apartment.

Located to the north of Clapham Common and west of Clapham Common Old Town this property is ideally placed for the numerous trendy cafes and bars nearby. The property is presented to the market in good condition throughout and briefly comprises of a sitting room, a well designed kitchen, three double bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room.

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This bright and stylish apartment is situated on the third floor of Omega Building forming part of the Riverside West development close to Wandsworth Bridge.

The accommodation comprises of an open plan kitchen and living room, two double bedrooms, a bathroom and a balcony. There are numerous restaurants and bars within easy reach and a gym neighboring the complex. Wandsworth Town mainline station is just a few minutes walk away with its direct access to Clapham Junction and Waterloo.

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CAMBRIDGE ROAD, SW11 A substantial mid-terraced Victorian house with much charm and character situated close to Battersea Park.

Arranged over four floors with an abundance of living space. Approx. 2,410 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception room.

Freehold Guide Price £1,900,000

VALIANT HOUSE, SW11 A delightful riverside apartment with direct views across to Chelsea Harbour from the main reception rooms.

Located on the 3rd floor and benefiting from a car parking space. Approx. 980 sq ft. Energy Rating: C. 2 double bedrooms, bathroom, reception room.

Leasehold Guide Price £750,000

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4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen/dining room, cloakroom, garden.

Freehold Guide Price ÂŁ895,000

WANDSWORTH 020 8871 3033 wandsworth@johndwood.co.uk

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A beautifully presented Victorian family house, extended and cleverly reconfigured with the help of an interior designer to create a fabulous home with a lovely balance of reception space and sleeping accommodation.

Approx. 1,404 sq ft. Energy Rating: D.

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HEYTHORP STREET, SW18 A beautifully presented Edwardian ‘grid’ house, extended and reconfigured to create a practical and stylish home. Approx. 1,668 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, utility, cloakroom, garden.

Freehold Guide Price £975,000

BROOKWOOD ROAD, SW18 A wonderful ‘grid’ house extended and renovated to an exacting standard, with a fabulous open-plan kitchen/reception designed to maximise a feeling of space. Approx. 1,571 sq ft.

Energy Rating: D. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, kitchen/dining/reception, garden.

Freehold Guide Price £975,000

ELSENHAM STREET, SW18 A modernised split-level apartment with exceptionally good living space. Presented to an exacting standard with high specification kitchen and bathroom fittings. Approx. 1,096 sq ft.

Energy Rating: C. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath/shower rooms, reception, kitchen/breakfast room.

Freehold Share Guide Price £585,000

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CATHLES ROAD, SW12 A truly striking terraced house located in the heart of Clapham South, fully extended on the ground floor and into the loft to create an extremely well laid out family home. Approx. 1,808 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 5 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, garden.

Freehold Guide Price £1,050,000

2 bedrooms, bathroom, open-plan reception/kitchen/dining room.

Freehold Share Guide Price £425,000

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A smartly presented flat on the top floor of a desirable period conversion. Finished to a high standard and well placed for the transport and shopping amenities of Balham. Approx. 700 sq ft. Energy Rating: C.

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£1,975,000

Mayfield Road, Wimbledon

A grand imposing five bedroom family house set in beautiful landscaped gardens and situated in this sought after road within the John Innes Wilton Crescent Conservation area. The property has been skilfully refurbished throughout by retaining much of its original character and period features.

£1,995,000

Copse Hill, Wimbledon

An exceptional modern 5 Bedroom house that has recently been the subject of a comprehensive programme of refurbishment and extension and is offered for sale in brand new condition throughout.

020 8946 1000

020 8542 6600

£2,175,000

McKay Road, Wimbledon

A substantial detached five bedroom ‘Styles Built’ family house occupying a delightful elevated position. The property requires updating but offers substantial scope for enlargement. Within a few minutes walk of KCS and Wimbledon Common.

020 8946 1000

Home Park Road, Wimbledon

£2,850,000

An intresting contemporary detached house opposite Wimbledon Park Golf Course in a quiet location. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, 150’ garden, double garage with consent to replace with a new house or substantially extend the existing house. Close to DL tube and local shops.

020 8946 1000

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Wimbledon 020 8542 6600

Raynes Park 020 8946 3000

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Great potential, with champion’s garden Close to Wimbledon Common and Village, this extensive detached family house on a popular residential road was the home of Formula One World Champion James Hunt from 1982 to 1993.

The impressive former property of the late flamboyant motor racing star offers eight bedrooms, five reception rooms and five bath or shower rooms, and stands on a wide plot in gated grounds of more than half an acre.

Lateral living space is arranged over just two floors and with a versatile garden house totals more than 7000 sq ft. The ground floor features a small heated indoor pool that can be pressured so that you can swim against the current.

Also on the ground floor, a reception

hall leads to an elegant drawing room with an open fireplace, a library or study with fitted cabinets and bookcases, a dining room, smaller study and family room. The kitchen and breakfast room features top-of-the-range appliances and a large walk-in larder.

A fine oak staircase leads to first floor accommodation including the master suite with bathroom, walk-in shower and a bespoke dressing room for two.

The 160ft rear garden features a paved terrace, lawns, floodlighting and an irrigation system. The property also has secure parking and an integral double garage.

Bathgate Road, Wimbledon SW19, £6.85m, Robert Holmes & Company 020 8879 7899

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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Wimbledon Common

£3.5 million

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Wimbledon Village

£8,500,000

A unique residence in a picturesque part of the Village on a plot of over half an acre with a detached house, detached lodge, detached garage complex and beautiful gardens Main house with 6 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • lodge with wonderful vaulted entertaining space • gym • spa pool and wine cellar • garage with flat above • drive with electric gates • ER/D 98 Robert Holmes Sales DPS.indd 1

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Wimbledon

£4,250,000

A beautifully refurbished family residence with a heated swimming pool and the benefit of a stable block with planning permission for additional garaging Reception hall • 3 reception rooms • super kitchen/dining/family room • 5 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • landscaped gardens • gated drive • garage • ER/D

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Wimbledon Common

£5,175,000

Wimbledon

£3,000,000

Detached family residence in a sought after private road backing onto Wimbledon Common 7 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • heated swimming pool • all-weather tennis court • garage • drive • ER/E

A substantial part of a fine Victorian residence near the Village with a large mature garden 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large kitchen, 121 ft garden, double garage, drive ER/E

Wimbledon Village

Wimbledon Village

£4,350,000

Very attractive presented period house close to the All England Tennis Club and the Village 7 bedrooms • 6 bathrooms • garden living room • generous westerly garden • garage • ER/E

Wimbledon

£2,600,000

In a quiet cul-de-sac in West Wimbledon with a generous south-west facing garden 5 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 3 reception rooms • generous drive • garage • ER/D

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£3,300,000

Very attractively presented, set in picturesque development in the heart of the Village 4 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 3 reception rooms • landscaped garden • double garage • drive • ER/D

Wimbledon

£1,700,000

Unique contemporary home with very bright accommodation close to Wimbledon Common 5 bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • landscaped garden • off-street parking • ER/C

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Wimbledon

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Wimbledon Village

£5,750 pcm

A contemporary home set in an exclusive new gated development 6 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms • 5 Reception Rooms • Open plan Kitchen • Garden • Garage/ OSP • ER B

A refurbished first floor apartment forming part of an Edwardian House 4 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms • 2 Reception Rooms • Open plan Kitchen • Garden • Garage/ OSP • ER D

Wimbledon Village

West Wimbledon

£4,800 pcm

An elegant spacious apartment occupying entire second floor 3 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • 2 Reception Rooms • Kitchen Breakfast Room • Communal Garden • Garage/OSP • ER E

A substantial Edwardian property sympathetically renovated 4 Beds • 3 Baths • 3 Reception Rooms • Kitchen • ER F

Wimbledon

Wimbledon

£2,400 pcm

Walking distance to Wimbledon Mainline and District Line Station 2 Beds • 2 Baths • Reception Room • Kitchen • ER C

£2,100 pcm

A well presented first floor apartment in an elegant gated development 2 Beds • 2 Baths • Reception Room • Kitchen • OSP • ER B

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Sudbrooke Road

Guide £2,850,000 Freehold

This stunning contemporary house was designed by internationally renowned architect Ian Faithfull and constructed by well-regarded local developer Cherwell. Further examples of their work in the area can be seen nearby on Sudbrooke Road as well as on Old Park Avenue.

Five double bedrooms • Reception room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room • Family room • Dining room • Utility room • Ground floor and lower ground floor w/c • Master en suite bath/shower room and walk through dressing room • Three further bathrooms (two en suite) • South facing garden • Store room/Gym • Off street parking • In excess of 3,700 sq ft

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Lindore Road

£1,795,000 Freehold An exceptional 5/6 bedroom family home in this highly popular “between the commons” street, presented in beautiful decorative order throughout.

Five/Six bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen/family room • Ground floor w/c • Utility room • Gym • Family bathroom • Two shower rooms • Walk through dressing room and en suite bath/shower room to master • Gym • Garden • Roof terrace

Kyrle Road

£1,395,000 Freehold This beautifully presented five bedroom family house is well positioned on a popular residential street between the commons.

Five double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen/family room • Family bathroom • W/c • En suite shower room • South facing garden • Cellar

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Ousley Road

£1,300 per week A refurbished, family home presented in excellent order thoughout and available immediately on an unfurnished basis.

Spacious and bright double reception room which leads through to a very smart kitchen/breakfast room.

Six double bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Cloakroom • 2 en suite shower rooms • Family bathroom • Shower room • Playroom/media room • Utility room • Patio garden • Unfurnished

Roseneath Road £825 per week

An Edwardian, five bedroom family house presented in good order throughout. Large double reception room with wooden floors and fully fitted kitchen, leading out to a large outside space which is partially decked.

Five bedrooms • Double reception room • Kitchen • Two bathrooms • Garden • Unfurnished

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Northcote Road

£450 per week

Two double bedrooms • Reception room • Eat in kitchen • Bathroom • Own entrance • Furnished

Broomwood Road

£550 per week

Two double bedrooms • Open plan kitchen/reception room • En suite shower room • Bathroom • Garden • Part furnished

Square Rigger Row

£410 per week

One double bedroom • Built in storage • Open plan kitchen/ reception room • Washer/dryer and dishwasher • En-suite bathroom • Unfurnished

Bishop’s Wharf

£525 per week

Two double bedrooms • Two bathrooms • Open plan kitchen/reception room • Balcony • Unfurnished

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CurrellResidential

£700,000 Freehold Lavender Sweep, SW11 • Two-three bedrooms • Roof terrace • 1023 approx sq ft • Newly refurbished

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£735,000 Share of Freehold Hannington Road, SW4 • Two double bedrooms • Victorian conversion • South facing garden • Approx 1102 sq ft

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£350 per week Albert Bridge Road, SW11 • One double bedroom • Period features • First floor • Balcony

020 3668 1000

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Walk to the King’s Road Recently renovated and immaculately presented, a house in Battersea Church Road is easy walking distance from Battersea Square and the King’s Road.

On the market at a guide price of £1.3m, the house has three floors of living space that includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms (one en suite), and a ground floor reception and dining room.

The kitchen leads out into a 21ft rear courtyard garden, ideal for al fresco dining, and there’s another garden at the front.

Knight Frank Riverside 020 3597 7670.

FOUR STOREYS Wadham Road is a short walk from Putney High Street, East Putney tube, Putney station and the Thames. An end-of-terrace four-bedroom house here has four storeys of living space.

With a guide price of £1.15m, the 1800 sq ft property features an open plan kitchen and family room that leads out into a secluded split-level rear garden. It also includes a double reception.

Warren 020 8780 1100.

south Our pick of the best property on the market this month

HOT SPOT IN THE TOAST RACK Totally refurbished from top to toe seven years ago, and updated again internally more recently, a five-bed semi in Nicosia Road is set in the exclusive Toast Rack area next to Wandsworth Common.

A full-width rear extension contains an open plan kitchen and dining room, and the £3.5m property offers three receptions as well as built-in storage, surround sound, and underfloor-heated bathrooms.

There’s a garden at the rear and off-street parking at the front.

John D Wood & Co 020 8871 3033.

Retaining Georgian character A double-fronted Georgian house in the Stockwell Park conservation area has been tastefully renovated and extended, still keeping many of its original features.

The six-bed home in Groveway SW9 – guide price £2.3m – has off-street parking for two or three cars at the front, and a 91ft rear garden with large terrace, lawn, mature fruit trees, and children’s play area. Total inside living space is more than 3600 sq ft and a wine store is included.

Field & Sons 020 7840 0666.

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Chartfield Avenue £2,250,000 An attractive, double fronted detached family home situated on this popular residential road in Upper West Putney. Set well back from the road, with a landscaped front garden, a garage to the side and provision for off street parking, this property offers a lateral floor plan with potential for reconfiguration and extension, subject to personal taste and the necessary consents.

Double fronted detached house • entrance hallway • family room • drawing room • dining room • kitchen/ breakfast room • cloakroom • master bedroom with ensuite bathroom • four further double bedrooms • family bathroom • boiler room/potential for bedroom six • front garden with off street parking • garage • 99’+ south facing garden • potential to extend subject to necessary consents

Deodar Road £2,650,000 A sensational double fronted contemporary house in a prime Putney location, with secure private parking and river views. The property offers very well planned, flexible accommodation over three floors and has been built to an exceptionally high specification. The house is easy walking distance to all major transport links into central London (bus, tube, train and boat) and the idyllic Wandsworth Park, which runs along the river Thames, is virtually on the doorstep.

Fabulous riverside location • contemporary double fronted house • 3611 sq ft • secure car port • private 34’ south west facing rear garden • balcony with river views • master bedroom suite with large dressing room and en-suite bathroom • five further double bedrooms • 4 further bathrooms and shower rooms (3 en-suite)

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Festing Road

£1,250,000

£575,000

Share of freehold • large reception • bathroom • two double bedrooms • kitchen • 32’ private garden • cloakroom • shower room

Clarendon Drive

Upper Richmond Road

£1,750, 000

Semi-detached • 54’ garden • extended kitchen breakfast room • two further reception rooms • large cellar • five double bedrooms • large family bathroom • en-suite bathroom • eaves storage • period features

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Colinette Road

River road • freehold • double reception • kitchen breakfast room • downstairs wc • utility room • cellar • 36’ private garden • master bedroom • bathroom • three double bedrooms • en-suite shower-room

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£675,000

Share of freehold • 1390 sq ft • private front door • wide hallway • three double bedrooms • 21’ wide reception room with dining area • kitchen/breakfast room • bathroom • wc • off street parking • communal gardens • access to loft storage

Tel: 020 8780 1100 sales@warrenputney.co.uk

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Cavalry Gardens

£2,850 pcm

Salvin Road

£1,995 pcm

Three double bedroom mews house • spacious and light throughout • modern fitted kitchen • secluded south facing garden • three double bedrooms • two bathrooms (one en-suite) • fitted wardrobes in all bedrooms • secure off street parking • residents swimming pool • conveniently located • close to East Putney tube and a short walk to the high street

Spacious two bedroom flat • reception room • modern kitchen/dining room • master bedroom • further double bedroom • smart bathroom • private patio/ terrace • central location • moments from River Thames

Ravenna Road

Commondale

£1,525 pcm

Super location • renovated conversion flat • upper ground floor • large reception • galley kitchen • double bedroom • guest bedroom/study • shower/ wet room • large well maintained garden • beautifully presented • close to all ameneties

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£1,300 pcm

Pretty one bedroom flat • period conversion • top floor • reception • modern kitchen • guest wc • double bedroom • lovely en-suite bathroom • built in wardrobes

Tel: 020 8780 1100 lettings@warrenputney.co.uk

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WHERE IN WANDSWORTH?

RIVERSIDE WEST

WITH VIEW OF PUTNEY TAKEN FROM THE RAISED GARDEN

SMUGGLERS’ WAY SW18

Two bedrooms! Two balconies!

In this beautifully presented, landscaped development, First Union have for sale, a two double-bedroom apartment with large reception room and two bathrooms.

River views - and a short walk to The Ship!

£615,000 leasehold

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WHERE IN WANDSWORTH?

THE SHIP INN

JEWS ROW, WANDSWORTH SW18 There has been a Ship Inn beside the Thames in Wandsworth since 1786.

Wedged between the Thames, Wandsworth Bus Garage and Hanson Premix plc, The Ship is an oasis in a vibrant working area.

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WHERE IN WANDSWORTH?

MORGAN’S WALK

BAT TERSEA CHURCH ROAD SW11 WALK OVER THE BRIDGE TO CHELSEA ALONG THE RIVER TO BAT TERSEA POWER STATION Beautifully maintained, gated riverside development.

First Union have a truly stylish apartment for sale.

Double bedroom. Dressing room - second bedroom? Large reception with balcony.

Wonderful kitchen. Private parking space.

£575,000 leasehold

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WHERE IN WANDSWORTH?

SOUTH OF THE RIVER NORTH OF THE DOGS’ HOME

BATTERSEA POWER STATION DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT THAT BROUGHT YOU THE TATE MODERN AND THE RED TELEPHONE KIOSK

GILES GILBERT SCOTT

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Kennington Office

FIELD & SONS

(020) 7840 0666 www.fieldandsons.co.uk

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Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804

Lorn Road, Stockwell SW9

£899,950

£1,375,000

This fantastic mid terrace 4 bedroom Victorian house with three superb reception room and a stunning luxury bathroom has been completely refurbished throughout with a contemporary interior retaining original features. Radcot Street is a sought after tree lined road in central Kennington close to the underground station and local amenities. The house has superb entertaining space and an open aspect to the front and rear

O IN FF VI ER TE S D

A very pretty Grade II Listed 4 bedroom semi-detached mid Victorian Gothic house which retains superb original features throughout. The house requires some cosmetic updating to create a wonderful family home. Lorn Road is located within the Stockwell Park Conservation Area and close to Stockwell underground station.

Radcot Street, Kennington SE11

Kennington Road, Kennington SE11 £445,000

Kennington Lane, Kennington SE11 £800,000

St Gabriel’s Manor, Camberwell SE5 £610,000

A bright and spacious split level 2 bedroom flat on the top two floors of this converted Grade II Listed Georgian house.

Silk Mews is located behind a parade of shops in central Kennington and close to all amenities and the underground station. The flat whilst basic is offered in immaculate condition and has great potential to create a wonderful flat in a fantastic location!

A substantial end terrace Victorian house that would make a superb investment, currently split as a self contained one bedroom garden flat and a four bedroom upper maisonette. The houses requires cosmetic updating but is ideally located within a short walk to Vauxhall Stations and excellent local amenities.

This 3 bedroom loft style mews style house has the feeling of an artists studio with masses of space and natural light with a vast double height reception room. St Gabriel’s Manor is a converted former convent overlooking delightful Myatts Fields Park and within easy walking distance to Oval underground station.

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Kennington Office

FIELD & SONS

(020) 7840 0666 www.fieldandsons.co.uk

Surveyors, Valuers & Estate Agents Est. 1804

£650 per week

Priory Grove, Stockwell

3 bedroom house for rent in Stockwell, SW8. A very pretty and unique detached former school house lodge with much charm and character, located on this popular road close to Stockwell and Clapham North Underground Station as well as Wandsworth Road Station. The house has bright rooms and original features, externally is a delightful walled garden and an off street parking. An early viewing is highly recommended and the Landlord can be flexible on Furnishings. Available in May.

Clapham Road, Stockwell

£485 per week

Field & Sons are pleased to offer to the market a large 2/3 bedroom flat on the top floor of a Listed building situated only minutes away from Stockwell Underground Station. The property benefits from two/three double bedrooms, utility room, large eat-in kitchen and an allocated parking space.

The property is moments away from Stockwell Underground Station benefitting from both the Victoria and Northern Lines and is available on a Furnished basis.

Templar Street, Camberwell

3/4 double bedroom flat to rent in Camberwell, SE5. Field & Sons are pleased to offer to the market a three/four double bedroom period maisonette in a quiet residential cul-de-sac by Myatt’s Field. The property benefits from period features and comprises; entrance hallway, bright and spacious eat-in kitchen, one/two large reception rooms, bathroom, three/four double bedrooms and an additional cloakroom. This property is within close proximity to Loughborough Junction BR and Kings College Hospital. Offered Part-Furnished and available Immediately.

Wincott Street, Kennington

£350 per week

2 bedroom flat to rent in Kennington, SE11. Field & Sons are pleased to offer a purpose built flat located in this sought after street, within walking distance of Kennington, Lambeth North and Elephant & Castle stations. The flat benefits from two double bedrooms, modern kitchen and a bright and spacious living room with direct access onto the balcony. Offered to the market on a furnished/part furnished/unfurnished basis and available in April.

Meadow Road, Vauxhall

£345 per week

Two bedroom flat to let in Oval, SW8. A second floor flat located within easy access to Oval and Vauxhall Stations. This property was redecorated within the last year and comprises of 2 double bedrooms, separate eat-in kitchen, spacious reception room, a modern bathroom and ample storage. Offered to the market furnished. An additional £25 per week for hot water and heating. Available immediately!

Offices also at London Bridge, Shad Thames, Limehouse, City and Docklands

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south

Albert Bridge views Two apartments have been combined into one to create a superior five-bedroom home with almost 3500 sq ft of living space at Waterside Point, next to Albert Bridge.

This first floor property, guide price £5.95m, at Battersea Park SW11 has spectacular views of the bridge, Chelsea and the Thames. A 57ft reception features an elegant dining area and extensive storage space, and the apartment comes with four parking spaces.

Savills Waterfront 020 8877 4823.

KITCHEN SKYLIGHTS Three skylight windows have been fitted in the roof space and downlighters added in the newly renovated kitchen diner, which also has bi-folding doors into the rear garden.

With a central island and Corian work surfaces, this family space is one of the main attractions of a fivebedroom family house in Kenilworth Avenue SW19, between Wimbledon Village, Park and Town. Guide price is £1,695,000.

John D Wood & Co 020 8744 7172.

south Our pick of the best property on the market this month

PEACE IN A QUIET CUL-DE-SAC

Open plan living Close to Battersea Park, a five-bedroom Victorian family house features a double reception with steps into an impressive contemporary open plan kitchen and dining room with central island and integrated appliances.

Glass concertina doors open out into a patio garden perfect for outdoor dining, and the lower ground floor would be ideal for a nanny or as a study or playroom. The £2,295,000 house is in Brynmaer Road SW11.

Savills Battersea 020 3402 1900.

We have earned our stripes

You’ll find peace and quiet at a two-bedroom ground floor maisonette in a cul-de-sac close to Mitcham Common and Streatham Vale.

For sale at £209,950, the 747 sq ft 1930s property in Oxtoby Way SW16 includes a reception room, fitted kitchen, single garage, 52ft front garden, and a 60ft rear garden with shed.

Winkworth 020 8769 6699.

131 Northcote Road London SW11 6PS T: 020 7228 5111 E: battersea@ramptonbaseley.com

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Property of the Month Dulwich Office

CATOR ROAD SE26

ÂŁ1,595,000 FREEHOLD

Standing proudly on Cator Road, a quiet backwater of SE26, yet only moments from a plethora of transport links, is this handsome and statuesque detached period home, built with grand proportions and family living in mind. Set back from the road, with a sweeping carriage driveway, the house sits proudly on its large plot. The front garden is large with ample parking and access to the attached garage. Up a few small steps to the entrance vestibule, a grand front door welcomes you to a large reception hallway with doors to all of the principle reception rooms and a stairway that can only impress. There a 3 large reception rooms either side of the hallway, all with grand proportions and packed with period charm. To the rear there is a modern fitted kitchen with crisp white units and fitted appliances. There is a modern family must have in the form of a large larder off the kitchen as well as an enormous utility room. A handy WC also services this floor. There are steps down to a large cellar which is beckoning a vast wine collection to keep it company. Up on the first floor there are 4 cavernous bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (one en suite). Up again there are a further 2 bedrooms and another bathroom.

Dulwich Office | 8 Woodwarde Road | London SE22 8UJ Tel: 020 3397 1144 | Email: info@pickwickestates.com

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LORDSHIP LANE, SE22

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U O ND FF E ER R

Dulwich Office

£800,000 FREEHOLD

LORDSHIP LANE, SE22

£865,000 FREEHOLD

£925,000 FREEHOLD

UPLAND ROAD, SE22

£825,000 FREEHOLD

Pickwick Estates is proud to offer this imposing double-fronted Edwardian period home in immaculate condition, offering space and light throughout. Through the large front door and into the spacious hallway and on to the double reception room retaining many original features and kitchen/dining room which is fully fitted with all the mod cons.

U O ND FF E ER R

Offered to the market in tip top condition is this fab and fully modernised period house bang smack in the middle of lovely Lordship Lane. The current owners have completely overhauled the accommodation which now offers a super duper family sized, fully fitted kitchen breakfast room bursting with all of the mod cons you need.

LORDSHIP LANE, SE22

If light and space is what you are looking for, look no further! An enormous double fronted, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home. Beautifully decorated by its current owners to high specification, including neat features such as plantation shutters and wooden floors in all the primary rooms, Quartz worktops in the kitchen and a wood burner in the reception room.

DUNSTANS ROAD, SE22

£269,950 LEASEHOLD

A perfectly formed large one bedroom, raised ground floor flat with its own private roof terrace! Perfect for those summer evenings! Offered in an exceptional condition the flat briefly comprises entrance hall, modern fitted kitchen with all the mod cons, fully functioning bathroom with shower, large reception room with double doors leading to a private, neatly decked roof terrace and a good sized double bedroom.

A splendid specimen of a house! 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms offered in excellent condition. The house has a lovely rear garden, an eat in kitchen and a double fronted reception room. The property is in a convenient location moments away from the hustle and bustle of Lordship Lane and North Cross Road. East Dulwich is the nearest station and the green open spaces of Peckham Rye Park are at the end of the road.

HONOR OAK MANSIONS SE22

LEASEHOLD

Get ready for spring with this superb 2 bedroom raised ground floor flat in this stunning well maintained period mansion block. The property has access to communal gardens which has its own private heated swimming pool! The property has been lovingly refurbished to a high standard by its current owners.

Dulwich Office | 8 Woodwarde Road | London SE22 8UJ Tel: 020 3397 1144 | Email: info@pickwickestates.com

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Property of the Month Honor Oak Park Office

BENSON ROAD

ÂŁ950,000 FREEHOLD

Pickwick Estates are proud to market this stunning detached double fronted 5 bedroom family home that is impeccably refurbished to the highest of standards. The stylish interior is modern, fresh with classy features alongside period detailing in keeping with the grand exterior.

Sat proudly at the beginning of Benson Road, the property greets you with a neatly landscaped front courtyard garden. The large front door leads to a spacious hallway that guides you to the primary ground floor rooms. A beautiful reception room to the left which has direct access to the rear south facing garden and retains period features such as a Victorian fireplace and large sash windows, to the right of the hall is a similar sized dining room great for entertaining guests. To the rear of the property is the kitchen breakfast room offering all the mod cons for your heart’s desire. The kitchen also leads to the perfectly formed, landscaped South facing garden which is perfect for al fresco dining and is neatly decked in Canadian hardwood.

Honor Oak Park Office | Honor Oak | London SE23 1EA Tel: 020 3397 1166 | Email: info@pickwickestates.com

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Honor Oak Park Office

HONOR OAK ROAD

£269,950 LEASEHOLD

SALEHURST ROAD

£399,950 FREEHOLD

HONOR OAK PARK

£1300 PCM

Extremely spacious is this fabulous two bedroom ground floor purpose built flat. Set in a secure gated development this property comprises two good size double bedrooms, a spacious lounge/dining room, kitchen and bathroom with white suite. Externally there are well maintained communal gardens. Within close proximity to Honor Oak and Forest Hill Train Stations. Vacant with no onward chain.

This spacious three bedroom period terraced house is in a quiet tree lined sought after residential road in the Crofton Park area. It requires some updating throughout.

Comprising through lounge and dining room and kitchen to the ground floor and three bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor. Externally there are gardens to the front and rear, with the rear one benefiting from a workshop/studio.

Located just a hop skip and a jump from HOP Station is this well thought out ground floor garden flat that has been the subject of a thorough refurbishment in recent years.

There is a large lounge to the front with bay window, a modern fitted kitchen and bathroom, 2 DOUBLE bedrooms and a sunny aspect rear garden. Available beginning of May 2013.

HONEYFIELD MEWS

£279,000 FREEHOLD

EWELME ROAD

£925,000 FREEHOLD

If you are looking for a first time buy, rather than go for a leasehold flat with an expensive service charge, take a look at this FREEHOLD, modern 3 bedroom house with OFF STREET PARKING and a private South facing rear GARDEN. The house has been newly refurbished to a good standard throughout and is ready to move into!

In a lovely quiet residential road is this extremely well presented five bedroom double fronted period house. As you walk through the large entrance hall you are able to see the sheer size of the property; to the ground floor there is a great size through lounge and dining room, a good size reception room on the other side currently being used as a large play room and then a fantastic extension to the rear giving you the third reception room with bi-folding doors to the lawned garden.

EBSWORTH STREET

£1400 PCM

Now available is this two double bedroom Victorian conversion flat in the popular Honor Oak area. Comprising two good size double bedrooms, spacious lounge, fitted kitchen and bathroom. Externally there is an extra benefit of direct access to a private garden. Available immediately.

Honor Oak Park Office | Honor Oak | London SE23 1EA Tel: 020 3397 1166 | Email: info@pickwickestates.com

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Property of the Month

SAFO LER

West Dulwich Office

COLLEGE ROAD, SE21

ÂŁ2,350,000 FREEHOLD

We are delighted to offer to the market this truly sensational Arts and Crafts home that has recently undergone an extensive programme of refurbishment. The ground floor comprises a bright and spacious entrance hall with bespoke Oak staircase, 2 reception rooms, study, large studio, cloakroom and impressive kitchen /breakfast/ family room with full width bi folding doors onto the 80ft landscaped garden. To the first floor there is a charming master bedroom suite including a bathroom, separate shower room and dressing room. Two additional double bedrooms with en suite bathroom and shower room respectively can also be found on this floor. The top floor accommodation comprises two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Externally there is a large driveway for several cars and an ornamental front garden. Sydenham Hill rail station is opposite which provides access in to the city via London Victoria.

West Dulwich Office | 94 Park Hall Road | West Dulwich | London SE21 8BW Tel: 020 3397 1155 | Email: info@pickwickestates.com

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CONSTABLE WALK, SE21

SAFO LER

SAFO LER

West Dulwich Office

£599,950 LEASEHOLD

CHALFORD HILL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 £385,000 FREEHOLD

£1,000,000 FREEHOLD

THICKET ROAD, SE20

£299,950 LEASEHOLD

CLOISTERS COURT, SE19

HAMBLEDON PLACE, SE21

£319,950 LEASEHOLD

Set within a grand period conversion is this exceptionally presented two bedroom flat which has just been refurbished offering superb living space, stunning fixtures and fittings and a gorgeous communal garden. Arranged over the entire top floor, the property comprises bright, spacious and wonderfully equipped kitchen/dining room/lounge room, two good-sized double bedrooms, bathroom and reception room which could be utilised as a third bedroom. Further benefits include ample storage space in the loft.

SAFO LER

SAFO LER

A delightful 3 bedroom semi-detached house within this sought after development.

A kitchen/breakfast room, reception and dining room, WC and a study occupy the ground floor. Upstairs the bedrooms have an abundance of storage cupboards along with a family bathroom and an en-suite serves the master bedroom. Other benefits include a landscaped rear garden, driveway, garage and a large front garden. Dulwich Village and West Dulwich station are close at hand.

PARK HALL ROAD, SE21

A spacious and very well presented three bedroom cottage located in a pretty and elevated position in this ever popular Cotswold village setting. The accommodation comprises master bedroom with en-suite, two further double bedrooms and family bathroom. The ground floor comprises kitchen/diner, reception room and dining room.

Chalford Hill is only 2hours drive from London.

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SAFO LER

Simply stunning end of terrace maisonette arranged over the first and second floor of a three storey block set in a landscaped development on the Dulwich Estate off College Road. Once through the private entrance, stairs whisk you to the first floor where there is a spacious reception/dining room with stunning views of the beautifully kept communal gardens, well equipped kitchen and separate utility room. The second floor comprises master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en-suite, further double bedroom, single bedroom and a luxury bathroom.

A fantastic one bedroom basement flat for sale located on this popular residential road in West Dulwich. The accommodation comprises large bay fronted reception room, good size bedroom, bathroom, well equipped kitchen and separate dining room. To the rear there is a large, private and well maintained, 75ft garden with a charming summer house. Further benefits include ample storage space and a pretty front garden.

£120,000 LEASEHOLD

This is a spacious two bedroom flat on the first floor of a well maintained retirement complex. The property comprises bright and spacious reception room, well equipped kitchen, two good sized bedrooms and bathroom. Externally there is residents parking and pleasant communal grounds. The property is close to the Crystal Palace “Triangle” with its array of shops, bars and restaurants and within easy reach of Crystal Palace and Anerley stations. Please note, you must be over 55 years of age to live in this development.

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Rymer Street SE24

£749,950 Freehold

This three double bedroom period terrace boasts an overall 1128ftsq. The property benefits from spacious accommodation split over THREE FLOORS, a large double reception, private rear garden and a contemporary high class finish throughout.

Dorchester Drive SE24

£1,350 pcm

Brantwood Road SE24

£2,500 pcm

Two double bedroom apartment, top floor located on the quiet and desirable Dorchester Drive in Herne Hill. With 2 DOUBLE bedrooms, wood flooring. Modern fitted kitchen/breakfast bar. Good size lounge, modern fitted bathroom. Private rear garden. Herne Hill Thames link BR station close by.

This beautifully refurbished 1930’s semi-detached house sits in a leafy location on the ever popular Brantwood Road. The bright and spacious accommodation is arranged over two floors and offers three double bedrooms, a stylish modern bathroom and separate W.C., two large receptions and a well equipped kitchen with granite work surfaces leading to a beautifully laid out garden.

Frankfurt Road, Herne Hill SE24

Hinton Road SE24

Fully refurbished 3/4 bedroom house, 3 bedrooms and 2 reception rooms, 1 with double patio doors to well-manicured private garden. Modern fitted kitchen, white goods includes dishwasher. Dining room, polished wood flooring, high ceilings. Modern fitted tiled bathroom, separate shower room

Lovely three bedroom Victorian house, good size through lounge with polished wooden floors leading to small conservatory onto a 100ft well- manicured rear garden. Good size fitted kitchen diner, three double bedrooms. Fitted bathroom with roll top bath and walk in shower.

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MARMORA ROAD, SE22

ÂŁ1,300,000

Astoundingly lovely c.1884 semi with self-contained flat. Currently arranged as a 5 double bed home with double reception and garden room. Heaps of original features, cellar, 80ft garden and well-to-do locale with great school catchment. These magnificent late Victorian homes are some of the finest in East Dulwich; built with plenty of depth and height to give masses of living space. Here you have the added bonus of a lower ground-floor flat (nanny/granny/smelly teenager?) with its own entrance, kitchen and bathroom.

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BRAMBER HOUSE, COURT YARD, SE9

ÂŁ899,950

Family friendly, fabulously flexible, fully detached 4 double bed whopper of a home with enviously spacious lateral dimensions, loads of extras, a 111ft walled garden and O/S parking for 5 cars nestling in Elthams most des-res road, seconds from the gates of Eltham Palace.

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Drinking cocktails by the lily pond More than 3000 sq ft of living space is arranged on three floors at a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Burbage Road, in Dulwich Village.

The property features an extensive open plan kitchen and conservatory that features tall glass doors leading out into a 90ft established rear garden, complete with terrace, lawn, mature trees and ornamental pond.

There are three receptions and a utility room on the ground floor, and three of the five bedrooms – all doubles – have en suite bathrooms. The top floor includes storage and loft spaces, and the property includes off-street parking.

Nearest stations are West Dulwich, West Norwood and Tulse Hill, which are all around half a mile away, and this property has no onward chain to delay the sale.

Burbage Road, Dulwich Village SE21, £2,495,000, KFH Dulwich Village 020 8299 4499

Stepping out to the terrace and garden Midway between West Norwood, West Dulwich and Tulse Hill stations, a three-bedroom family house in Towton Road features a bay-fronted reception room and a 19ft kitchen diner.

French windows in the kitchen and dining room open out into a 34ft rear garden with decked terrace, lawn and store. Total living space is 1100 sq ft including one bathroom. Towton Road runs between Ardlui Road and Tulsemere Road, south of Thurlow Park Road.

Towton Road, West Norwood SE27, £625,000, KFH West Dulwich 020 8761 0900

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ypically the start of the year is always busy, with tenants delaying their search for property in December and then rushing to find somewhere suitable in the New Year. This year has been no different and all our offices have had a great start to 2013, especially after a sluggish tail end to last year.

While we have seen a rush of activity, it has been a relatively level playing field. Following on from last year there is still a shortage of families looking to rent, although this should start to improve as we head towards the summer, with families wanting to be moved and settled before September and the new academic year.

At Palace Gate Lettings, all four of our offices have seen an increase in new landlords and properties coming on to the market, with existing landlords also expanding their portfolios. Buy-to-let is definitely on the up, with investors in and around Battersea, Clapham, Balham and Earlsfield regarding these areas as secure to invest in property and achieve good long-term capital growth.

Landlords can also be safe in the knowledge that these areas are popular with tenants, with strong demand for rental properties maintaining good rent yields.

If you are looking to invest in a buy-to-let, you may want to consider giving Palace Gate Lettings a call

for impartial advice on the suitability of a property and the likely rent you could achieve. It’s always wise to be realistic with rental figures prior to purchasing but bullish when it comes to marketing.

Keep in mind that while it’s important to achieve the highest rents, it’s better to have the property occupied and rent coming in, as voids of a few weeks or more will more than likely offset any benefit of achieving a higher rent. It’s a question of getting the right balance and while this sounds like basic common sense, I have seen many instances over the years of empty properties simply losing rents for weeks on end in the hope of obtaining a higher rent.

In my last Lettings Lowdown in December, I foolishly stuck my neck out and predicted that 2013 would be a good year for the lettings market. I still stand by this and feel confident that we will see the market gather pace as we head towards the summer when typically the rental market strengthens.

It’s a good time to market your property, with houses being more in demand in early summer and flats slightly later as graduates come into London to take up their placements.

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NEWLY UPDATED

A double reception room leads to an extended kitchen and breakfast room at a newly refurbished sixbedroom family house to let in Balham.

Fully updated to a high standard, the property in Ouseley Road includes a basement that would work well as a playroom or media room. There are four bathrooms as well as eaves storage and access for the family’s bikes down the side of the house. The garden is paved and lawned.

Close to Wandsworth Common station (12 minutes to Victoria), Ouseley Road is a short and quiet road that runs between Balham Park Road and Sarsfeld Road.

Ouseley Road, Balham SW12, £1300 per week unfurnished, Sullivan Thomas 020 8767 7711

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Battersea Park Road, SW11 2 bedroom apartment £550 per week

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RELAX IN THE CONSERVATORY AND GARDEN A contemporary Italian kitchen at a five-bedroom house to let in Wimbledon has an island unit, Corian work surfaces, and an open plan family and breakfast area.

The £1962-per-week property in Princes Way SW19, between Wimbledon Village and Southfields, includes a reception, dining room, family room, large conservatory and impressive 97ft rear garden.

There are four bathrooms, and a loft room has been turned into a leisure room. John D Wood & Co 020 8946 9447.

Contemporary Sheen Close to Richmond Park, a detached four-bedroom house in Sheen Lane SW14 offers contemporary style and décor that includes a state-of-the-art kitchen diner and luxury bathrooms.

To let at £4950 per month unfurnished, the property in Mortlake also has a reception with wood floors, garden, garage and drive. Hamptons Barnes 020 8618 2012.

HIGH-SPEC HOME Between the Commons in Keildon Road SW11 is a two-bedroom garden flat, recently refurbished in a high-spec update, to let for £440 per week unfurnished.

The apartment features an impressive open plan reception with a modern fitted kitchen and plenty of dining space. It includes a modern shower room, private patio garden, and a cellar for storage.

Palace Gate Lettings Battersea 020 7978 4404.

Road to Candahar Candahar Road is a tree-lined street that runs off Battersea Park Road with its selection of shops, restaurants and wine bars. Battersea Park and Clapham Junction station are an easy walk away.

An end-of-terrace house to let in Candahar Road at £900 per week unfurnished offers four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a double reception, and a patio garden.

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Wonderful Webb site T

he Webb Estate, originally developed by local estate agent William Webb, is an exclusive residential conservation area in Purley, Surrey, 12 miles south-east of London.

Webb bought the land in 1888 and developed 260 areas over a period of 30 years. Under the guiding principle ‘garden first’, he encouraged full cooperation between architect and gardener, laying out the landscape before carefully siting 225 individual homes.

In the early 1980s, a group of residents formed the Webb Estate Society to preserve the estate’s tranquil and secluded character, and it was designated a conservation area in 1983. In 1999 the Webb family sold the freeholds of the roads to Webb Estate Ltd, a company owned by the residents.

Currently for sale on the estate on Silver Lane is Oak Lodge, built in the 1920s. The five-bedroom house has been updated to blend contemporary comforts with original fixtures and fittings, and comes with an additional and self-contained two-bedroom flat.

Original features include oak panelling, exposed timbers, oak flooring, oak doors, fireplaces, picture rails and leaded light windows. The reception hall has an oak floor, brick fireplace, and a wide oak staircase leading to the first floor. Accommodation includes three bathrooms, drawing room, dining room, study, and two kitchens.

A gated carriage driveway offers parking at the front of the house, and a central lawn features two mature magnolia trees. A four-car garage has an inspection pit and carport, and the rear garden features a full-width paved terrace and covered sitting area, tree screens, ponds, herbaceous beds and hedging.

By Bob Stonebridge Oak Lodge, Silver Lane, Webb Estate, Purley, Surrey, guide price £2.65m, Savills Locksbottom 01689 869606

“ Great care has been taken to ensure the original features and characteristics still remain, while subtly combining contemporary family living” Simon Scott, Savills Locksbottom

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1 THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF CHRISTOPHER ROBIN hartfield, east sussex Cowden MLS: 4.5 miles (London Bridge under 60 mins), Tunbridge Wells: 9.1 miles ø An enchanting Grade II listed country house with literary and musical connections ø 4 reception rooms ø 6 bedrooms ø heated swimming pool ø gardens ø fields and woodland ø about 9.5 acres ø 351 sq m (3,779 sq ft)

Savills Tunbridge Wells Glynis Ringrose gringrose@savills.com

01892 507000

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1 A MOST EXTRAORDINARY MASTERPIECE herstmonceux, east sussex Tunbridge Wells: 20 miles, London: 60 miles, Gatwick airport: 38 miles, Eurotunnel: 51 miles ø A completely transformed early 20th Century house located off a quiet country lane ø 5 reception rooms ø 8 bedrooms ø tennis court ø outdoor heated swimming pool ø outbuildings / former stables ø park-like gardens ø paddocks ø about 32.4 acres ø 379 sq m (4,078 sq ft) ø EPC = D Guide £3.5 million Freehold

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1 WELL PROPORTIONED FAMILY HOUSE sevenoaks, kent 3 reception rooms ø 5 bedrooms ø sought-after location ø spacious family house ø under a mile to schools and town centre ø gardens - total are about half an acre ø EPC = F

Savills Sevenoaks Richard Smith rsmith@savills.com

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1 ELEGANT AND SUBSTANTIAL WITH COMMANDING VIEWS seal, kent 6 reception rooms ø 8 bedrooms ø superb grounds of 11.4 acres ø Sevenoaks station 2.6 miles ø Sevenoaks Town centre 2.5 miles ø extensive views over grounds ø tennis court and glasshouse ø ancillary accommodation ø 635 sq m (6,835 sq ft ) ø EPC = F

Guide £3.95 million Freehold

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1 GRADE II* LISTED REGENCY HOUSE WITH SPLENDID VIEWS hassocks, west sussex Haywards Heath: 5 miles, Brighton: 10 miles, Central London: 46 miles ø Reception hall ø 4 reception rooms ø orangery ø 7 bedrooms ø 5 bathrooms ø 2 room staff flat ø 3 bedroom Grade II listed Gate Lodge ø garaging and outbuildings ø swimming pool ø gardens, grounds and paddocks ø about 12 acres ø 822 sq m (8,852 sq ft)

Savills Haywards Heath Sophie Wysock-Wright swwright@savills.com

01444 446003

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1 ELEGANT GRADE II LISTED REGENCY RECTORY AT THE FOOT OF THE SOUTH DOWNS poynings, west sussex Hassocks railway station: 5 miles (Victoria/London Bridge from 55 mins), Central Brighton: 6 miles, Gatwick Airport: 22 miles ø Within South Downs National Park ø 4 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 7 bedrooms ø 5 bath/shower rooms ø garden room ø study ø cellar ø garaging ø swimming pool ø tennis court ø about 2.4 acres ø 779 sq m (8,386 sq ft) Guide £3.95 million Freehold

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1 STYLISH COUNTRY HOUSE WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS goudhurst, kent Cranbrook: 5.7 miles; Tunbridge Wells: 9.9 miles; Gatwick Airport: 33 miles; London: 50 miles ø 4 reception rooms ø kitchen/family/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 4 further bedroom suites ø tennis court ø English Heritage annexe ø garaging ø about 7 acres ø Cranbrook School catchment area (as at March 2013) ø 585 sq m (6,293 sq ft) ø EPC = E

Savills Country Department William Peppitt wpeppitt@savills.com

020 7016 3789

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1 A FORMER 12TH CENTURY CLUNIAC PRIORY monks horton, nr. ashford, kent Hythe: 4 miles; Ashford International: 7 miles; Canterbury: 15 miles; London: 62 miles ø an historic Grade I listed, superbly refurbished family home ø 6 reception rooms ø kitchen ø 11 bedrooms ø 6 bath/shower rooms ø heated swimming pool ø tennis court ø croquet/bowls lawn ø putting green and golf driving range ø outbuildings ø about 55 acres ø 1,854 sq m (19,959 sq ft) Guide £4.95 million Freehold

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1 IDYLLIC SETTING AND OUTSTANDING VIEWS goudhurst, kent Cranbrook: 5.7 miles: Tunbridge Wells: 9.9 miles; Gatwick Airport: 33 miles; London: 50 miles ø wonderful Grade II listed country home ø cart lodge with private garden and guest barn ø 6 reception rooms ø kitchen ø master bedroom suite ø 6 further bedrooms (1 en suite) ø family bathroom ø outbuildings ø gardens, paddock and woodland ø tennis court ø about 12.2 acres ø Cranbrook School catchment area (as at March 2013) ø 492 sq m (5,293 sq ft)

Savills Cranbrook Sarah Simmonds ssimmonds@savills.com

01580 720161

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1 AN OUTSTANDING ARTS & CRAFTS COUNTRY HOUSE WITH FAR REACHING VIEWS ewhurst green, east sussex Northiam: 3.6 miles; Hastings: 10.5 miles; Ashford International: 23.7 miles; London: 58 miles ø Grade II listed family home in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ø 5 receptions rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 10 bedrooms (5 en suite) ø beautiful formal gardens and grounds ø Italian water garden ø garaging for 6 cars ø equestrian facilities ø about 25 acres ø 889 sq m (9,570 sq ft) Guide £3.25 million Freehold

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1 COMING TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 110 YEARS frittenden, kent Staplehurst: 3 miles; Cranbrook: 5.4 miles; Tenterden: 10.2 miles; London: 50.2 miles ø rural yet conveniently situated Victorian home ø 2 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms ø 3 bath/shower rooms ø outbuilding ø off-street parking ø about 2.8 acres ø Cranbrook School catchment area (as at March 2013) ø 320 sq m (3,444 sq ft) ø EPC = F

Savills Cranbrook Patrick Baily pbaily@savills.com

01580 720161

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1 UNRIVALLED PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER OPEN COUNTRYSIDE TO THE SEA rye, east sussex Rye: 1.5 miles; Tenterden: 12.2 miles; Ashford International: 23.7 miles; London: 66.6 miles ø superbly refurbished period country house occupying an elevated position ø 6 reception rooms including a 40ft orangery and loggia ø kitchen/conservatory/breakfast room ø secondary kitchen ø master bedroom suite ø 6 further bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø detached annexe/studio ø expansive lawns, gardens, orchard and paddock ø heated swimming pool ø EPC = D Guide £2.5 million Freehold

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1 CHARMING GRADE II LISTED FARMHOUSE IN A SECLUDED POSITION marden, kent Marden: 3 miles; Maidstone: 6 miles; Ashford International: 24 miles, London: 43 miles ø located at the end of a private drive ø 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 5 further bedrooms ø 2 bath/shower rooms ø landscaped gardens with ponds ø paddock and bluebell wood ø garaging ø stabling ø about 5.5 acres ø 368 sq m (3,956 sq ft)

Savills Cranbrook Patrick Baily pbaily@savills.com

01580 720161

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1 RECENTLY CONVERTED AND IMMACULATELY PRESENTED GRADE II LISTED OAST HOUSE rolvenden, kent Tenterden: 3 miles; Headcorn: 10 miles; Ashford International: 15 miles; London: 58 miles ø situated in a quiet and rural position with delightful views over farmland ø 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø further bathroom ø cart lodge with garaging for 3 cars and office over ø Cranbrook School catchment area (as at March 2013) ø about 0.5 acre ø 509 sq m (5,423 sq ft) Guide £1.5 million Freehold

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CONTEMPORARY HOME SET WITHIN THIS EXCLUSIVE AND GATED PARK chislehurst, kent Stylish interior ø open plan layout ø 2/3 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 3 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø terrace garden ø double garage ø 0.8 of a mile to Chislehurst station ø 276 sq m (2,963 sq ft) ø EPC = D Guide £1.295 million Freehold

Savills Locksbottom

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Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

01689 860999

CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE IN AN ENDEARING VILLAGE LOCATION keston, kent Dovetails traditional and contemporary features ø 4 reception rooms ø conservatory ø kitchen/ breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø substantial garden with swimming pool ø far reaching views ø 284 sq m (3,052 sq ft) ø EPC = D Guide £1.65 million Freehold

Savills Locksbottom Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

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BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED PROPERTY PERFECT FOR A GROWING FAMILY chelsfield park, kent 4 reception rooms ø conservatory ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 6 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø secluded garden ø integral double garage ø about 3/4 of an acre ø direct access to Chelsfield Park's recreational facilities ø 0.3 of a mile to Chelsfield station ø 534 sq m (5,747 sq ft) ø EPC = C Guide £1.95 million Freehold

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Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

01689 860999

PRIVATE FAMILY HOME SET WITHIN THIS PRESTIGIOUS PARK keston park, kent Traditional and generous accommodation ø 6 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 6 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø beautiful gardens ø double garage ø about 1/2 an acre ø 24hr security patrol to Keston Park ø 524 sq m (5,632 sq ft) ø EPC = D Guide £2.45 million Freehold

Savills Locksbottom Helen Wood hwood@savills.com

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AN EXTENDED MEDIEVAL HALL HOUSE IN AN ELEVATED RURAL POSITION ide hill, sevenoaks, kent 7 bedrooms ø 4 reception rooms ø 4 bathrooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø gardens and paddock ø triple car port and parking ø 447 sq m (4,812 sq ft) ø EPC = F £4,750 pcm Part Furnished

Savills Sevenoaks

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Simon Belassie sbelassie@savills.com

01732 789765

SUBSTANTIAL SPORTING ESTATE IN A RURAL LOCATION warlingham, surrey Sporting estate ø 6 bedrooms ø 5 bathrooms ø 11 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø gymnasium ø games room ø separate annexe ø 6 stables ø manège ø about 63.27 acres ø 596 sq m (6,415 sq ft) ø EPC = C £6,500 pcm Unfurnished

Savills Sevenoaks Simon Belassie sbelassie@savills.com

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OUTSTANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS hunton, nr. maidstone, kent 8 bedrooms ø 7 reception rooms ø 4 bathrooms ø kitchen ø 3 bedroom annexe with bathroom ø landscaped gardens ø tennis court ø double garage and parking ø 980 sq m (10,541 sq ft) ø EPC = F £7,500 pcm Unfurnished

Savills Sevenoaks

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Simon Belassie sbelassie@savills.com

01732 789765

IMPRESSIVE VICTORIAN COUNTRY HOUSE SET IN TEN ACRES marsh green, nr. edenbridge, kent 7 bedrooms ø 6 reception rooms ø 4 bathrooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø swimming pool ø tennis courts ø extensive grounds ø 535 sq m (5,755 sq ft) ø EPC = E £5,250 pcm Unfurnished

Savills Sevenoaks Simon Belassie sbelassie@savills.com

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Tostock, Suffolk

Faded Grandeur

Guide Price ÂŁ950,000

Award winning village 5 miles east of historic Bury St Edmunds. Outstanding opportunity to restore a fine Georgian house standing in stunning parkland grounds of some 50 acres (stms). Tostock Place is a fine former country estate with easy access to the A14 hence M11 and A12 trunk roads. Stowmarket mainline rail link is only 5 miles hence Liverpool Street in 85 minutes. Stansted Airport in 50 Minutes.

Elegant accommodation requiring restoration and alteration with the clear advantage of not being a listed building.

Grand reception hall, kitchen / scullery, three fine reception rooms, ancillary and service rooms, cellars. First floor landing, five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Formal gardens, parkland, paddocks, 16 stalls within modern stable block, hay store.

Enquiries and information pack requests to; Clive Robinson (Director estates and land) 01284 769694. Email info@robinsonsportfolio.co.uk.

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

East Bergholt, Suffolk

PRICE ON APPLICATION

This Georgian country house and estate lies within the undulating countryside of the Dedham Vale with spectacular views across the lower reaches of the Stour Valley to the Vale taking in this emotive landscape from an elevated site.

The Grade II Listed two storey white brick house exudes and understated charm both internally and externally, having been part of this landscape since 1840. The grounds are both managed with extensive formal grounds including a walled garden, and yet natural with woodland pre-dating the house by many years and stock proof fenced pasture of some 48 acres with two natural streams passing through the land.

Additional accommodation includes the three bedroom Gardeners Cottage set away from the main house, the two bedroom Gate House at the drive entrance, the four bedroom Cottages adjoining the main house and a range of useful outbuildings including stables and workshops clustered around the house yard and further buildings in the outer yard. EPC= F.

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OLD COACH HOUSE, REDENHALL, NORFOLK

£420,000

SOUTH END HOUSE, LODDON, NORFOLK

£695,000

This attractive Grade II listed character property dates back to the 17th century and boasts a wealth of warmth and character. Set in a plot of around an acre, the property enjoys spacious living accommodation over two floors and offers scope for a separate selfcontained annexe and thriving cattery adding a degree of versatility. EPC Rating: E

An impressive Georgian house with period features and later additions, providing spacious accommodation with six bedrooms, five reception rooms. All set in beautiful gardens in a wonderful location close to the Norfolk Broads in the popular village of Loddon. NO ONWARD CHAIN. EPC Rating: E

Sitting Room with Inglenook Fireplace • Kitchen/Dining Room with bread oven • Family Room/Potential Annexe • Three First Floor Bedrooms • Separate Guest Bedroom • Convenient Village Location • 10 minutes from Diss with 100 minute direct link to Liverpool Street

Drawing Room • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Master Bedroom with Dressing Room & En Suite Bathroom • Five Further Bedrooms • Study/ Library • Cellar • Gardens including Feature ‘Knot Garden’ • Workshop and Garage • Outbuildings

Harleston Office 01379 882535 harleston@muskermcintyre.co.uk

THE OLD HOUSE, HARLESTON, NORFOLK

£795,000

Centrally located in Harleston, ‘The Old House’ was until the end of the 19th century known as ‘Commercial House’ and comprises a most imposing Grade II listed residence which dates in part to the 16th century with a scheme of significant enlargement since and having had the front elevation encased in attractive red brick in the 18th century.. EPC Rating: E Two Self-Contained Flats • One Bedroom Annexe • Four/Five Double Bedrooms • Gated Driveway and Garage • Central Town Location • Ideal for use as a B&B (stp)

Loddon Office 01508 521110 info@muskermcintyre.co.uk

FIELDWAY, DENNINGTON, SUFFOLK

Lovely Original Features • Drawing Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Three/Four Bedrooms • Study/Snug • Garden Room • Conservatory • Extensive Rural Views to Rear • Beautifully Presented Throughout • One Bedroom Annexe

Harleston Office 01379 882535 harleston@muskermcintyre.co.uk

Simon McIntyre Bungay Office Tel. 01986 888160

Joanna McIntyre Loddon Office Tel. 01508 521110

Jodi MacKenzie Beccles Office Tel. 01502 710180

£399,999

Well presented, versatile and spacious detached three/four bedroom house dating from the 1920s with **1 bedroom annexe**, garage, mature gardens and lovely rural views.

Located in the sought after village of Dennington, close to Framlingham. EPC Rating: F

Will Sadler Diss Office Tel. 01379 644822

Halesworth Office 01986 888205 halesworth@muskermcintyre.co.uk

Andrew Neil Halesworth Office Tel. 01986 888205

Richard Clarke Harleston Office Tel. 01379 882535

Matthew Chapple Norwich Office Tel. 01603 859343

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Semington, Wiltshire

Guide ÂŁ925,000

Situated in the heart of this attractive Wiltshire village, surrounded by beautiful countryside, yet within easy reach of Bath, a handsome detached six bedroom Georgian property which has undergone substantial renovation over recent years. It now provides generous and elegant accommodation arranged over four floors with a beautiful parterre garden and parking for numerous vehicles.

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261 Balham High Road SW17 7BD  020 8767 3254  balham@acquireestateagents.co.uk

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67 Barnes High Street, Barnes SW13 9LD  020 8658 7344  barnes@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

98–100 Northcote Road, SW11 6QW  020 7411 9965  battersea@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

174A Lavender Hill SW11  020 7924 2255  info@jacksonsestateagents.com 11–13 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9ET  020 8618 2013  balham@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

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

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

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

www.palacegateestates.co.uk

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

www.savills.com

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

THRESHER OWEN

501 Battersea Park Road SW11  020 7228 0174  battersea@johndwood.co.uk 115 Balham High Road SW12  020 8675 6565  info@jacksonsestateagents.com

52 Barnes High Street SW13 9LN  020 8939 6900  scarline@savills.com

www.marshandparsons.co.uk

Management Services

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

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Battersea

108 Northcote Road, SW11 6QP  020 7228 2666  sbc@kfh.co.uk www.kfh.co.uk

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www.winkworth.co.uk

495 Battersea Park Rd, SW11 4LW  020 7228 2629  battersea@acquireestateagents.co.uk

www.acquireestateagents.co.uk

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

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

south

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

www.bairstoweves.co.uk

242 Battersea Park Road, SW11 3BP  020 7924 1944  sbp@kfh.co.uk www.kfh.co.uk

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27-31 The Pavement SW4  020 7498 8686  clapham@hamptons-int.com

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

Knight Frank

89 Nightingale Lane SW12 8NX  020 8045 8989  nightingalelane@rymer-irens.com www.rymer-irens.com

205 Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11 5TB  020 3668 1000 (Sales)  v.farrar@currell.com

Knight Frank Riverside, 7a Albion Riverside, 8 Hester Road SW11 4AX  020 3597 7670  matthew.smith@knightfrank.co.uk www.knightfrank.co.uk/riverside

38 Balham Hill SW12 9EL  020 8673 4666  mark@samuelsestates.com

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

145 St John's Hill, Battersea SW11  020 7228 5390  battersea@living-london.net

www.samuelestates.com

www.currell.com

www.first-union.co.uk

www.living-london.net

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

www.johndwood.co.uk

28 Old Town SW4  020 7501 3666  clapham_sales@marshandparsons.co.uk

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www.palacegateestates.co.uk

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

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

East Dulwich

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

www.savills.com

292-294 Kennington Road, SE11 4LD  ske@kfh.co.uk www.kfh.co.uk

196 Upper Richmond Road SW15 2SH  020 8788 9295  putney@winkworth.co.uk

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

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

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16 The Polygon SW4  020 7498 8660  clapham@winkworth.co.uk

236 Railton Road SE24 0JT  020 7501 8950  hernehill@winkworth.co.uk

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Herne Hill

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

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

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

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

www.johndwood.co.uk

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

www.winkworth.co.uk

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Richmond

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

www.savills.com

Streatham

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

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

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

www.fieldandsons.co.uk

194 Upper Richmond Road SW15 2SH  020 8780 1100  sales@warrenputney.co.uk

www.warrenputney.co.uk

1 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2ND  020 8769 8744  sst@kfh.co.uk www.kfh.co.uk

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

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

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

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

www.fieldandsons.co.uk

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

www.warrenputney.co.uk

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

www.winkworth.co.uk

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

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

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Tooting Bec

Knight Frank 131 Northcote road SW11  020 7228 5111  battersea@ramptonbaseley.com

www.ramptonbaseley.com

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

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

Wandsworth

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

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

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

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49 Wimbledon Hill Road, SW19 7QW  020 8944 4000  swm@kfh.co.uk www.kfh.co.uk

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

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

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Wandsworth Common

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

30 Watermill Way SW19  020 8090 9000  paul@samuelsestates.com

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

www.samuelestates.com

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

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

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Wimbledon Village

www.johndwood.co.uk

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

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

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

98–100 Northcote Road, SW11 6QW  020 7411 9965  battersea@hamptons-int.com www.hamptons.co.uk

34 Bellevue Road SW17  020 8767 2222  bellevueroad@rymer-irens.com www.rymer-irens.com

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

www.john-thorogood.co.uk

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West Dulwich

94 Park Hall Road SE21  020 8819 1612  info@pickwickestates.com

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the last word James Weston, sales manager of John D Wood & Co Wandsworth, speaks to South Where, in your view, is the best place to live south of the river and why?

I am firmly biased towards Wandsworth. The community feel, the vast open spaces and sporting venues as well as the close proximity to central London all make it a great place to live.

If you were not an estate agent, what career would you choose and why?

A professional sportsman! My competitiveness and love of the outdoors mean I would love to be a skier, golfer, tennis player, anything that allows me to challenge myself and enjoy the fresh air. Perhaps this is why I love being an agent as I get to be competitive on my clients’ behalf, get out and about and meet new people.

What are your predictions for the sales market in South London for the next few years?

I am hugely excited! I sense a massive change afoot with the vast amount of planned development stretching from Nine Elms past Battersea Power Station to the old Young’s Ram Brewery and beyond. In the next 10 years this stretch of the river will be virtually unrecognisable in terms of prices and architecture.

What advice would you give to anyone considering a career in estate agency?

Do not consider it unless you are scrupulously honest as there is no place in estate agency for those who ‘blur the line’. You will be well

set if you can live by the mantra: ‘If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same’. Look closely at different employers as we are most certainly not all the same.

What do you enjoy most about working in this market, and what have been your highlights so far?

Any agent who has been doing this job for a while only has one main motivation – to see the human side of a transaction. Yes, things can get tense and your role becomes more one of confidante/mentor/arbitrator but the gratitude from each side on the day of exchange is worth more than any fee. I have lost count of the number of dinners I have had at peoples’ new homes, and I hope to be invited to many more.

clients so negotiations are a lot tougher and more challenging. I get asked advice a great deal more as home owners, on the whole, move less often. I enjoy explaining technical property issues, such as extending mid-length leases and changing windows in conservation areas, in normal language for clients.

Describe the biggest challenges you face on a day-to-day basis.

The biggest is the fight to persuade potential clients that the astronomical asking prices being suggested by our property-starved rivals are not guarantees, and in fact launching their home at such a high price would be detrimental to both the sale and the price achieved.

In your view, how does the South London market differ from other areas of London?

I have spent half my estate agency career on each side of the river, and working on the south side is definitely more rewarding.

The market here is much more cost-conscious

Nicosia Road, Wandsworth Common SW18 This five bedroom family house on one of the six highly desirable residential streets known as “The Toast Rack” offers a perfect balance of reception space and sleeping accommodation. It is positioned at the end closest to Wandsworth Common and has a wonderful master bedroom suite with walk through dressing room to the master bathroom as well as four further double bedrooms. The spacious kitchen/dining/family room has three sets of French doors opening on to the private garden as well as glass doors opening to the double reception room allowing natural light to flow from front to back.

Freehold £2.95 million

WANDSWORTH 020 8871 3033 wandsworth@johndwood.co.uk

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£345 per week A very well presented two bedroom flat retaining original character and benefiting from a private garden in Brixton.

The property comprises two equal size double bedrooms, a lounge with bay windows, wooden floor and a feature fireplace. Furthermore there is a modern, fully-tiled bathroom, contemporary galley kitchen and a large fully decked garden. The nearest tube station is Brixton, just a 5 min bus ride down Brixton Hill.

Landor Road, SW9

£310,000 Leasehold A charming one bedroom garden flat set within this attractive Victorian conversion on Landor Road, within a few minutes’ walk of Clapham North Underground and Clapham High Street. This spacious garden flat maintains a lot of character and has a private sunny garden.

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