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contents JUNE 2014

EDITOR’S LETTER

ABSOLUTELY LOVES Absolutely’s top ten this month

PROFILE Chrissie Hynde, singer

CU LT U R E 17

WHAT’S ON June’s diary

PORTOBELLO LIFE Julian Mash's new book

STYLE 35

FASHION NOTES Sartorial snippets

MOODBOARD Mimi Berry, bag designer

FASHION SHOOT A Royal revival

I N T ER IOR S 69

BRUSH STROKES Furniture painting in Golborne Road

APARTMENT THERAPY A designer's Notting Hill pad

F OOD & T R AV EL 88

THOMASINA MIERS Cooking with chilli

EATING OUT The Truscott Arms

MIAMI BEACH The world's playground

PROPERT Y 130

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

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LUXURY LETTINGS

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LIVING THE DREAM

ON THE COVER

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Editor’s letter t's not really summer in west London until the Serpentine pavilion is unveiled. The temporary structure has become an emblem of the season – and nowwe're nearly there, with excitement mounting as to Chilean architect Smiljan Radic's shell-like structure. This will be the 14th pavilion and it's a large, semi-translucent space resting on a circle of large quarry stones which will play host to a diverse programme of events and entertainments throughout the summer, including some exciting site-specific work from emerging artists. In this issue we are also celebrating local artist Amy Sharrocks' intriguing Museum of Water, Julian Mash's new book on Portobello Road and lots of other forms of local creativity. We hope you enjoy it.

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T H I N G S W E A B S O L U T E LY

YOLKE Formed by two former Temperley designers, local brand Yolke specialises in contemporary silk loungewear and home accessories. We are enamoured by the Feather Silk Pyjama with its cute shorts and pretty print. £220, yolke.co.uk

MARGO SELBY

Royal College of Art graduate Margo Selby is famed for her colourful and tactile textiles and her new Jessica bedlinen is super soft and entirely of the moment with its summery pastel palette. We will be sleeping in nothing else this season. From £90, margoselby.com

JANE KERSEL The W11 yoga studio that feels like an artist's studio run by a spiritual healer, Jane Kersel's Ishy Shala has launched its own Tantrika candles to aid meditation and wellbeing. £85, janekersel.com

BILLINGHAM These eye-catching bags make a brilliant window display at Pedlars this month and they're part of an exclusive collaboration with iconic British bag manufacturer Billingham. One for Father's Day, we suggest. £295, pedlars.co.uk

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SIPHON MANUFAKTUR This original design dates back to 1930s London and is being revived by a German company dedicated to the golden era of cocktails. Each piece is a handrestored original, numbered and gleaming and set to sparkle in your cocktail cabinet. 650 Euros, siphonmanufaktur.de

JO MALONE The new limited-edition Silk Blossom cologne comes with a beautiful girlie tassle to boot, and smells like a big pink pompom. Literally. £82, jomalone.co.uk

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PANTIES ORLEBAR BROWN Photographic prints are huge right now and Orlebar Brown's new range for kids includes this Board Silly swimshort for ages 2-12. £150, orlebarbrown.co.uk

Pistol Panties is celebrating ten years in bikinis and their enduring high-glamour, 1950s pin-up look is a favourite. The Frankie twopiece in gingham is set to cause a splash this summer. £159, pistolpanties.com

JOINT CUSTODY JULIET TRAVERS Kensington-based wallpaper designer Juliet Travers has launched a range of beautiful safari-themed papers and we can't resist these pink flamingoes. £120 per roll, juliettravers.com

Kensington designer Anoesjcka Gianotti's luxury briefcase tote comes in a limited edition Vogue print with lovely leather detailing. £2,450, agbyag.co.uk

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WEST SIDE STORY 4 - 6 July

Royal Albert Hall Following on from its sold-out anniversary performances at the Hall in 2012, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Jayce Ogren, will return to play Leonard Bernstein's electrifying score live while the re-mastered film is shown in high-definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. Winner of ten Academy Awards速, West Side Story, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, features screenplay by Ernest Lehman, book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and remains one of the greatest of all movie musicals.

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DEUX CHEVAUX 21 June Throughout Kensington and Chelsea

This performance piece by William Mackrell will see the artist ride through Kensington and Chelsea in a two-horse power car pulled by two actual horses starting in Hyde Park, opposite the Serpentine Sackler building.

West Carriage Drive, W2; andipa.com

QUEEN’S PARK OPEN GARDENS AND STUDIOS 15 June Queen's Park

This open garden event happens once every two years and allows visitors to take more than the customary peek over the fences and behind the doors in Queen’s Park.

Queen’s Park, NW6; qpark.org.uk

THE ART OF TRAVEL Christie's South Kensington 18 June

A new annual exhibition to celebrate the golden age of tourism, The Art of Travel will see vintage travel posters and luggage up for auction with highlights including spectacular original posters by A.M. Cassandre and Roger Broders. These posters, commissioned by the railway companies, were designed to remind travellers of the glamour and timeless appeal of the Côte d'Azur as place where artists, writers and aristocrats flocked during the late 19th and early 20th century after the introduction of the railway 85 Old Brompton Road, SW7; christies.com

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Smiljan Radic is the latest architect to design the Serpentine pavilion and plans depict a semi-translucent, cylindrical structure, designed to resemble a shell, which rests on large quarry stones. Kensington Gardens W2

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TREAT DAY 17 June Strip

Now that the sun is out and the tights and jeans are finally being traded in for bare legs, Strip wax-bar and boutique will be holding one of their fantastic ‘treat days’ with all 20% off all treatments between 12 - 4pm.

112 Talbot Road, W11; stripwaxbar.com

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12 June Idler Academy

hane Connolly, internationally renowned floral designer by Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales, will spend an hour demonstrating timeless, artisanal flower arrangements, followed by a brief Q&A and a delicious lunch. Clearview Books and the Idler Academy are also offering two tickets plus a copy of Shane’s latest book ‘A Year in Flowers’ to one lucky flower enthusiast, just email info@zest-media.com with the subject SHANE CONNOLLY and your name and number in the body of the email for your chance to win. 81 Westbourne Park Road, W2; idleracademy.co.uk

SUMMER FETE

21 June Paradise

he church summer fete, organised by vicar David Ackerman, will offer delicious food and drink stands from local traders and Paradise themselves, as well as old-school entertainment in the form of a coconut shy, apple bobbing and Morris dancers. The event will be hard to miss, with the helter skelter becoming a feature of the Kensal skyline for the duration. All we can do now is pack a picnic and pray for sunshine. 19 Kilburn Lane, W10; theparadise.co.uk

SERAPHINA 5 June Calken Gallery

Sculptor Michael Talbot’s stunning new statue bronze statue ‘Seraphina’ will be unveiled to the public in one off event from 6 - 10pm this June, during which visitors to the gallery will be able to chat to the artist himself and view ‘Seraphina’ in all her glory for the very first time. Those wishing to RSVP should do so to atmorgan@calkengallery. com. 117 Kensington Church Street, W8; calkengallery.com

DRAWING INTO SCULPTURE

From 3 July Griffin Gallery

he exhibition, curated by Becca Pelly-Fry and Jessica Carlisle, is a group display made up of the often hidden two dimensional pieces by artists known chiefly for their three dimensional work. Described as an exhibition that ‘examines how, why, and to what’, it will feature pieces from Dexter Dymoke, Corinne Felgate, Chloe McClellan, Adeline de Monseignat and Matt Moser-Clarke and will seek to examine the process of producing works of art as art itself. 21 Evesham Street, W11; griffingallery.co.uk

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BOUNCE he launch of west London's new taxi app Bounce, the brainchild of entrepreneur Nicko Williamson, attracted an eager crowd of socialites the the Cockoo Club. We are certain that everyone got home safely, thanks to the speedy and reliable new taxi service.

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london cabaret club he launch of the stylish London Cabaret Club was hosted at The Collection in South Kensington and VIP attendees included Simon Cowell, Donna Air, Millie Mackintosh, Olivia Inge, Natasha Corrett, Chloe Green and Camilla Rutherford. Guests enjoyed cocktails from Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve and a British menu prepared by Pont St Restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sophie Michell.

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AND ANOTHER THING est Londoners Helen Bagnall and Juliet Russell created Salon London in 2008 and have since consistently delivered one of London’s most fascinating and engaging cultural experiences. For the weekend of 20-22 June they're leaving Notting Hill to do it in their own Arcadia – in 30 acres of Capability Brown's sculpted park-land in Warwickshire. This brand new boutique festival is designed to allow proper W

exploration of the biggest ideas from the worlds of science, arts, psychology and philosophy, Just 500 people will be able to get up close and personal with speakers and their passions, eat excellent artisan food, roam around the nature, explore music, listen to bands, rock out to rockeoke, join the solstice choir and let the landscape relax the mind. Tickets may be limited, but the experience certainly isn’t. also-festival.com

This years marks the 50th anniversary of Daphne's, one of South Kensington's most loved restaurants. To celebrate, 50 of the worlds most famous stars including Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Harry Styles, Dame Shirley Bassey and Joan Collins have designed beautiful bespoke Venetian masks. which will be displayed in Daphne's for a month from 24 June and then sold with all proceeds going to Great Ormond Street Hospital. daphnes-restaurant.co.uk

STREET STYLE Just published by Laurence King is a comprehensive guide to pavement fashion, dissecting all the key style tribes and trends of the last 70 years. From rockabillies to punks, Parisian bourgeoisie to Japanese ganguro, this lavishly illustrated book by Josh Sims is an enlightening insight into fashion's cultural and social background. Look out for the Portobello Road mentions. £19.99, Laurence King

HELLO SAILOR Portobello's Big Tomato Company, the quirky ceramics people, have designed a fabulous Gaultierinspired 'hello sailor' storage jar for The Barbican's Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition available exclusively at the Barbican gift shop. big tomatocompany.com

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DEEP EN D THE MUSEUM OF WATER OPENS AT SOMERSET HOUSE THIS MONTH, THE BRAINCHILD OF LOCAL ARTIST AMY SHARROCKS. PENDLE HARTE MEETS HER

alking about the Museum of Water makes me realise how many watery idioms we use. Water under the bridge. Go with the flow. Sink or swim. Mentally, we might drift or stagnate. All these phrases resonate with this live art piece that started as a trickle and has grown into a flood, with Amy Sharrocks at its helm. She says: ‘water has always felt kind to me. I believe we’re fishy creatures really.’ Her Museum of Water has been in the pipeline for the past two years and will this shortly take over Somerset House for a month-long residency, displaying around 500 bottles of donated water, each of them with a story to tell. There’s water from a baby’s bath, holy water from India, rainwater collected on the day a donor’s

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ABSOLUTELY | CULTUR E brother died, a melted snowball, water from New Zealand and from a burst London water main and 125,000 year-old water from the British Antarctic Survey. And that's just the beginning. When Sharrocks launched the project two years ago, she invited people to contribute without knowing what response would be. ‘Choose which water is most precious to you. Find a bottle or glass vessel to put it in. Tell us why you chose this water. We will keep it for you,’ were the instructions. Each donor told their story in a brief interview and the recordings form part of the piece. Some of them are hearbreaking, including the ‘evaporation of grief’ that marks five years since the death of a loved one, while others are hopeful, some sentimental and others mundane. When LIFT Festival asked Sharrocks where she wanted to show, she suggested Somerset House ‘because of its naval history and its position on the Thames’ – and never imagined that they would actually let her flood a room with Thames water, which is another plan. ‘It’s down in the

‘CHOOSE WHICH WATER IS MOST PRECIOUS TO YOU. FIND A BOTTLE OR GLASS VESSEL TO PUT IT IN. TELL US WHY YOU CHOSE THIS WATER. WE WILL KEEP IT FOR YOU’ Deadhouse and the walls glisten and drip with water – and we’re going to form a human chain carrying buckets of water from the river to flood a room,’ she enthuses. There will be speakers and events in connection with the show, with a talk from Arts Council Chairman Peter Bazalgette about his great-great-grandfather’s sewer system and a raft of visiting philosophers, geographers and scientists. Sharrocks’ relationship with water is more intense than most people’s. She’s always been a swimmer, and describes the desire to jump into a body of water as ‘a physical feeling, a cellular pull’. Her previous live artworks have included ‘Drift’, 2009, where people were invited, in one-on-one 15-minute sessions, to step off dry land onto a boat and simply notice the movement, and

the more elaborate ‘Swim’, 2007, where 50 people swam across London, from Tooting Bec Lido to the Hampstead Ponds. And this week she’s heading to Swansea for ‘Fall’, for which, together with artists including Grayson Perry and Rankin, she has been voted into the Museums at Night event. ‘Fall’ is a live fall that focuses on the moment of falling down and questioning the shame it usually inspires. ‘We try never to fall and learn to be sure-footed by here we are setting ourselves up for a fall.’ Participants will literally walk into the sea and fall into the shallow water, and then without rushing to get up, they will feel the unfamiliar sense of being down when others are up. Sharrocks still gets letters from people who participated in ‘Swim’, enthusing about how it changed their lives, and similarly, the Museum of Water is resonating with people in ways that couldn’t be predicted, revealing the ebb and flow of people’s life stories. Still waters certainly do run deep.

MUSEUM OF WATER 6 – 29 June Lightwells and Deadhouse, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA museumofwater.co.uk

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PEOPLE A NEW BOOK SUBTITLED LIVES OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD DELVES INTO PORTOBELLO ROAD AND ITS PEOPLE. AUTHOR JULIAN MASH INTRODUCES IT

iving and working around Portobello Road, one soon grows accustomed to the hordes of tourists who descend on the street at weekends. They spill out of Notting Hill Gate Tube from early on Saturday morning, emerging blinking into the daylight in couples and small groups. Whatever corner of the globe they may have come from, one common goal unites them: they are here to find the Blue Door, and the bookshop from Richard Curtisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1999 film Notting Hill, which I had begun working in almost by accident. In their quest for the Blue Door and The Shop these tourists were unwittingly honing in on one of the vital elements at play in the changing make-up of any neighbourhood: the desire for the authentic experience. Of course, a city is by its nature a constantly renewing space shaped by layers of migration, but the changes that were occurring in and around Portobello over recent years were happening with such speed that it was stripping away the origins at an alarmingly fast rate and intrinsically altering the manner in which the community interacted with the place. With the sudden closure of the Travel Bookshop in September 2011, I found myself cast within this narrative, part of the disappearing neighbourhood I had been observing. Now that I no longer had the shop to anchor my days to the area I was free to think about where I was headed. But I already knew where I was going, my journey had already started and now I had the chance to lose myself in it, unhindered by lack of time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my journey would be in search of the origins of the neighbourhood. What follows is an extract from my book Portobello Road: Lives of a Neighbourhood - a series of snapshots of the recent past, made up of interviews with residents, shopkeepers, writers, artists, musicians and market traders. It is a beating of the bounds, an update on the ancient custom whereby

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ABSOLUTELY | CULTUR E the community would walk the boundaries of the parish and pray for protection and blessings for the lands. Using Portobello Road as my geographical spine, and confi ning my roaming to the post-war era, I have used buildings and people as signposts along the way, walking the length of the street from leafy Notting Hill Gate in the south to gritty Golborne Road in the north, standing in the shadow of Trellick Tower, I have unravelled some of the lives of the neighbourhood.

THE CLASH

The Clash are without a doubt the ultimate Ladbroke Grove band. Their journey from the Westway to the world captivated a generation. The came together under the initiative of manager Bernie Rhodes, who introduced singer Joe Strummer to guitarist Mick Jones and bassist

THE CLASH ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE ULTIMATE LADBROKE GROVE BAND Paul Simonon in the spring of 1976 and secured them a deal with CBS Records shortly afterwards. Their ties to the neighbourhood are many – from Joe Strummer’s pre-Clash gigs with the 101ers at The Elgin pub on Ladbroke Grove, to their debut single ‘White Riot’ in March 1977, which was inspired by the Carnival riots of the year before. One of their most extraordinary moments came

on Christmas Day 1979, a few weeks after the release of their third album London Calling, when they played two free gigs at Acklam Hall. Joe Strummer biographer Chris Salewicz was present at the gigs and described them to me as ‘fantastic! The posters only went up the night before on Christmas Eve in the area, at places like the fi sh and chip shop on Ladbroke Grove. It was snowing, and I remember Pete Jenner who was managing them at the time was there in the dressing room beforehand, handing out presents. He gave Joe some reproduction painting.’ In the audience that night was local boy Ed Vulliamy, the hugely respected foreign correspondent and writer. Twenty-five years old at the time, he was home for the holidays and heard about the gigs in the pub the night before. Squaring it with his parents to miss Christmas lunch, he and his brother went along.

'I wasn’t a punk and I wasn’t a fan of punk. I was still listening to Dylan, but when I saw them I was converted. I had seen the Sex Pistols, who I thought were interesting but didn’t particularly like, but when the Clash played they were just superb. There weren’t many people there – it’s a small hall and it was more like a private concert. It was brilliant, but it wasn’t really punk, it was rock’n’roll! And I didn’t realize what a great guitar player Mick Jones was until I saw them. I remember we came back and we had Christmas presents and tea and cake beside the tree.'

Julian Mash, Portobello Road: Lives of a Neighbourhood, £16.99 hardback, Frances Lincoln, franceslincoln.com

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fashion NOTES F o r t h e s a r t o r i a l ly m i n d e d HORIYOSHI III Designs by Japanese master tattooist Horiyoshi III include serpents, dragons and tigers – and they are reworked beautifully into a range of scarves and ready-to-wear by a dedicated team in W2. We adore the Tiger Bamboo Scarf in silk and cashmere. £280, thethiiird.com

ASTRID AND MIYU

Jewellers Astrid and Miyu are hosting a pop-up shop in Portobello Road from 23 to 29 June, stocking fun and quirky pieces as well as their popular Zodiac collection. 201 Portobello Road W11; astridandmiyu.com

TROPICAL PRINTS juno says hello Juno Says Hello is an online boutique dedicated to the finest selection of luxury vintage dresses. Based in the Pall Mall building in Barlby Road, they source garments from all over the world and their beautiful vintage dresses have been seen on the red carpet at the Academy Awards, Emmys, Elle Style Awards and last year's Royal Wedding. Take a peek at their online gallery and book an appointment. junosayshello.com

Kensington Park Road's longestablished boutique Sub Couture is stocking a range of stylish Ingenue dresses and they're a sell-out due to their flattering cuts and multiple prints. Perfect whatever the season, in fact. 204 Kensington Park Road W11; subcouture.co.uk

MICROTREND Fruit Alison Lou apple earring, £385; matchesfashion.com

Pineapple one-piece, £75; petitbateau.co.uk oxygen-watch.com

Watercolour Chatty Tee £38; anthropologie.eu

Julien David cosmic sea-fruit print shirt, £340; matchesfashion.com

Sequin watermelon bag, £249, therodnikband.com

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Vanentino Nude £90; sunglasses-shop.co.uk

TERMITE EYEWEAR Base+ £150, termiteeyewear.com

Archibald Optics Clive £175; archibaldoptics.com

Ray-Ban, £123; sunglassesshop.co.uk

IN THE SHADE Spotlighting on the season's most fabulous eyewear

Michael Kors Caicos £78; sunglasses-shop.co.uk

Oliver Goldsmith Norum, £311; farfetch.com

FINLAY AND CO Sunday Somewhere Chely in bone £170; larklondon.com

Carnaby Natural, handcrafted in wood. £120, finlayandco.com

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My Moodboard Mimi Berry, bag designer

FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION

Capri, as it has a genuine glamour to it. You’d be hard pressed to find more casual, wealthy, nonchalance.

STYLE ICON Diana

Vreeland, the infamous Harpers Bazaar and American Vogue editor. She was a visual, irreverent genius, with a fabulous wit.

YOUR FAVOURITE BAG EVER -

Easy! It’s Eric. He is now over two years old and is introduced in new colours each season. He is our best-selling style, and I love him. So much so I currently have him in three colours at home…

FAVOURITE PIECE OF ART The American

artist Alex Katz’s paintings of his wife Ada.

FAVOURITE DESIGNER

I’m fickle in terms of what I like, and why I like it. Currently it’s Marni, because I bought two amazing dresses from them. Unless, of course, I buy a replacement from Marimekko, which I saw last week... I have a real penchant for a bold black and bright graphic print.

MOST INSPIRING EXPERIENCE

YOUR FAVOURITE PIECE OF MIMI›S CURRENT STOCK It has

to be Hebe. This is a new shape for Spring/Summer and has already been incredibly popular.

Watching the 1987 Wim Wenders German film Wings of Desire with my friend Frankie, at the Prince Charles cinema off Leicester Square. I was still at school, and felt it was the most moving film I had ever seen. Mimi Berry is stocked at Supra, 249 Portobello Road W11 and 71 Chamberlayne Road NW10, mimiberry.co.uk

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White blouse, £75, bananarepublic.gap.co.uk Orange jacket, £490, goatfashion.com Turquoise pillbox hat with veil, £95, Bronte @ hat-gallery.co.uk

R O Y A L

COURT Nostalgic chic in elegant surroundings

Photography: CATHERINE HARBOUR Styling: ABI ROGERS

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Blue lace detachable collared dress, £595, Lover @ oxygenboutique.com Earrings, £18, dahlia.com Pink frill shoes, £245, lkbennett.com Rings, £18, dahlia.com

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Striped knitted dress, £2,160, missoni.com Black twinkle hat, £195, Rizvi @ hat-gallery.co.uk Gold Bangles, £160 and £180 by Jake McCombe @ fao-shop.com

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Leopard print Jumpsuit, £410, Sea NY @ oxygenboutique.com Printed tinsel coat, £1,050, hollyfulton.com Black and white shoes, £175, lkbennett.com Braid Band with Bow, £85, Rizvi @ hat-gallery.co.uk Silver Rings, £100 each, Modjool @ fao-shop.com

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Pink and white striped shirt, £50, dahlia.com Navy chiffon pleated skirt, £45, goldielondon.com Nude shoes, £185, lkbennett.com Rings, £18, dahlia.com Necklace, £28, dahlia.com

Many thanks to the Old Royal Naval College, which provides the dramatic backdrop for films such as Les Miserable, Pirates of the Caribbean, Skyfall, The Kings Speech and is the 12th most visited tourist attractio in the UK. ornc.org Photography : Catherine Harbour at LHA Represents Photo assistant: Rosie Welsh Styling: Abi Rogers at Carol Hayes Management Stylist assistant: Gem Hair and Make up: James Butterfield at My-Management using Mac

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Woman’s Work

Tiff Bagnall & Sophie Graze AND London

Interview by Lindsay Baker Portrait by Emma Harpin

It’s changed my life - it really has an effect on your outlook. I love just strolling about.” As a new arrival to Notting Hill, the willowy Tiff Bagnall , 29, speaks about her new neighbourhood with the zeal of a new believer. “There’s so much to do and see, it feels wrong not to be out all the time at the weekend.” Meanwhile, her business partner Sophie Graze, also 29, is keen to make the move to W11 also. “Fulham where I live is leafy and peaceful, but I love the buzz here,” she says, adding with a smile: “I just need to persuade my husband.” Given this enthusiasm for the area, it’s perhaps no surprise that the duo has in mind “Notting Hill woman” as a typical customer for AND London, their newly launched e-commerce site. With its expertly curated collection of unique pieces – clothing and accessories – from independent designers all across the globe, the website exudes a coolly eclectic aesthetic. “A kind of ‘net-a-traveller for the bohemian jet set,” as Tiff describes it. The business is based at Great Western Studios, the shared work space in Westbourne Park that’s a popular and lively hub for creative, independentlyminded start-ups. “We really love it here,” says the softly-spoken Sophie, as she orders us coffee from the central café area in the building’s airy, modern atrium. Still, to get to this point has involved some serious graft. Tiff’s parents are entrepreneurs, and so she was prepared – up to a point - for some hard work. “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy setting up a business, but I didn’t know it would be this tough,” she admits. “There have had to be sacrifices made in other areas of our lives. But we’re perfectionists and we put our hearts and souls into it - it’s allconsuming. We do everything ourselves, and I mean everything – photography, Photoshop - I even taught myself how to do some coding last week.” Still, all the long hours are paying off. AND London’s network of designers is impressive, and the site is polished and inspiring. The pieces showcased are not the kind of ubiquitous items that could be found “at trade

shows”, Tiff points out - they have been meticulously sourced by the two women on their trips to Morocco, India and elsewhere - or else carefully traced through Instagram and other social media. And each designer is given a space on the site to tell their individual story, adding a layer of warmth and personality that is often missing from e-commerce giants. Having initially met at school in Oxfordshire at the age of nine, the pair then stayed in touch while they pursued their separate paths - Sophie studied textiles at Leeds and then worked as an interiors buyer, while Tiff studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, soon followed by a job at prestigious interiors outfit Colefax and Fowler. Along the way, Sophie introduced Tiff to the man who is now her husband. It was their shared love of textiles that brought them together as business partners. When a job took Tiff’s husband to Mumbai for an extended stay, she went with him and used the time to study traditional Indian textiles at a local college. Sophie came out to visit, and both were soon full of ideas inspired by the colours and textures of the fabrics. They soon realised they shared a vision, and together they started working alongside a group of artisan block printers in Jaipur. As a result in 2011 they created their own brand, Andara, initially creating knitwear and home accessories. Subsequent trips to India led to the idea for AND London, when they became aware of an exciting fashion industry there, full of talented young designers whose creations were unavailable outside India. They soon realised this was true of many other small designers across the globe. AND London was born – incorporating the Andara brand. So what are the duo’s hot tips for the summer? The hand-crafted, soft-leather espadrilles by Lika Mimika are popular, they say, as are the hand-loomed ‘Sandy’ shorts from Guatemala - in Aztec, Inca or Mayan prints - “perfect for festivals,” as Sophie puts it. “Or for Notting Hill,” adds Tiff. Spoken like a true convert. andlondonuk.com

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The great PRETENDER ROCK LEGEND CHRISSIE HYNDE SPEAKS TO SHAUN CURRAN ABOUT FOUR DECADES IN MUSIC AND HER ABIDING LOVE FOR LONDON

n 1973, Chrissie Hynde made a decision that would change her life. Disillusioned with her native Ohio and in hope of something better, she left for London. She was 22 years old. What happened over the next few years was unplanned, unpredictable and sometimes unpleasant, but save for a brief stint in France, Hynde ended up settling in west London for good – while also becoming one of the most iconic singers in rock history. It’s now 2014, and spending time with Hynde is enough to bring out nerves in even the most veteran interviewer. After all, she’s sold over 25 million records as part of The Pretenders and as a solo artist; she’s also a fierce campaigner on a range of social issues, from the environment and free trade to (perhaps most notably) animal rights. The first thing I notice when we meet is that, despite having spent nearly four decades in London, her American drawl remains. It’s accompanied by a feistiness that has seen off many an inquisitive hack. Recalling signature tune and number one hit Brass in Pocket, Hynde is modest to the point of dismissiveness: ‘It was 35 years ago, I can’t remember.’ And when discussing the state of modern music, her stance is as brutal as her language.

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'BUT REALLY, WHO CARES WHAT I’M WEARING? SOME DUMB-ASS MIGHT, BUT THAT’S THEIR PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME I JUST LOOK LIKE A ROADIE.’

‘There isn’t enough ‘f*ck off’ in music today,’ she remarks. ‘And there’s too much attention paid to fashion – it seems as if it’s meant to carry the music now... to compensate for it. But really, who cares what I’m wearing? Some dumb-ass might, but that’s their problem. Most of the time I just look like a roadie.’ It all makes Hynde a singular subject: alert, electric, even dangerous. But get onto the subject of London itself, and there’s a glimpse of serenity. It’s like Hynde can revel again in the escape she made all those years ago. ‘I actually started out in Clapham,” she tells me, “and spent time around the southeast of London, just for no reason other than I ended up living there. I think I knew somebody who rented up here in Maida Vale and was encouraged to do the same. I don’t know – it was a long time ago – who knows why these things happen and we end up where we do? I came from the outside and I stayed up around the canal. It seemed like as good a place as any.’ Of course, falling into an area (and then falling in love with it) is a reality many Londoners will recognise.

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‘That’s true,’ she continues. ‘The thing is, as a creative person I have always moved around a lot with what I do, always looking for that creative spark. But I never wanted to move out of this neighbourhood. Having kids cements you even more to an area – you don’t want to disorientate them. Might I have lived in every borough of London if it was just me? Perhaps. But we’ll never know.’ Never one for the celebrity lifestyle, Hynde is protective of her privacy. She says her house ‘is on a quiet street, very basic, with not much to it – it’s just somewhere I can sit in the garden and relax. I’m uncomplicated. But west London is a great place, even if it has changed. It does feel different [these days]; but then, everywhere in London and the rest of the world has changed. There’s not a great deal you can do about that.’

Hynde, who also scored a number one hit partnering with UB40 on I Got You Babe, has a daughter, Natalie, with Kinks singersongwriter Ray Davies, himself a native Londoner. Hynde also has a daughter, Yasmin, with Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr. Hynde brought both girls up on her own, sending them to Camden School for Girls and instilling in them her own headstrong nature and activist streak. Natalie was even arrested recently for protesting against fracking. ‘I’m just happy that she has a belief system,’ Hynde replies, when asked about the protest, which took place in the West Sussex village of Balcombe. ‘People walk around like zombies and don’t even think about what they are doing; action is good.’ Activism has always been an important part of Hynde’s life. She admits to being arrested ‘a couple of

‘I’VE BEEN ASKED TO RECORD A SOLO ALBUM A MILLION TIMES AND I JUST THOUGHT, ‘WHY NOT?’ BUT IT’S BEEN A BIG STEP FOR ME.’

Chrissie Hynde plays the Royal Festival Hall on 14 June, five days after the release of her debut solo album, Stockholm.

times’, usually for protesting against cruelty to animals, but creativity is just as important to her as politics. Her forthcoming record, Stockholm, is the first to be released under her own name. ‘I’ve been asked to record a solo album a million times and I just thought, ‘Why not?’ But it’s been a big step for me.’ As its title suggests, the record was made in the Swedish capital with Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn and John, and features, improbably,

a guest appearance from Hynde’s long-time friend (and tennis superstar) John McEnroe. Even more inviting, however, is an appearance – alongside Hynde’s twisting lyrics and unmistakable vocals – by Neil Young, who plays guitar on Down the Wrong Way. Hynde has supported Young on tour in the past (including at his Hyde Park gig in 2009) and says that having the legendary singersongwriter lay down the riff was the highlight of her career. ‘Of course it is,’ she says. ‘Every guitar player in the world worships Neil Young. He’s the reason we are here. I’ve toured with him in the past and I know him a little, but not really enough to get on the phone to him and say, ‘Come and play on my record’. But we had a song where the chords sounded like him, and I told Bjorn we should get him to play it. I was only doing it to impress Bjorn. Well, not ‘impress’, but to get a rise from him. They are very stoic, these Swedes. They are not gushy.’ Her praise of Young might be effusive and unreserved, but “gushy” is hardly an adjective that springs to mind when you think about Hynde, either, and her rebellious streak still runs deep. It’s not long before we stumble upon another opening for the singer to display some defiant ambivalence, when I ask about her hopes for the new record. ‘You know, the bit I really like is playing shows, playing with a band,” she says. ‘Everything else is a bit tedious. You do what you have to do. I’m not too bothered about whether a record does well or not because I’ve never really cared that much. I’m not supposed to say that, because I’m supposed to be more ambitious, but the truth is that I hope it does okay, because then I get to tour. But that is as much as I invest in it emotionally.’ She continues, ‘I have no idea if there is an audience that wants to hear this. And if it doesn’t do well, then what are you going to do?’ But with forty years of success under her belt, it seems unlikely this megastar will be dropping off our radars any time soon. thepretenders.com

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SUMMER AT SWANKY’S Summer’s finally arrived, so flutter your eyelashes, point your toes and head to Swanky’s for a bit of seasonal maintenance. Thread your eyebrows, extend your lashes and wax any excess hair before attending to your fingers and toes with a lavish manicure and pedicure. Emerge shiny and new, with candy-coloured nails and a big confidence boost.

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WAX LYRICAL New wax bar Privet in Kensington Park Road offers the slightly dubious slogan ‘top to toe body topiary’ and a unisex environment that’s a world away from the standard uberfeminine spa. Yes, men are more than welcome. Here you’ll have your intimates attended to in the unlikelysounding environment of a shed – though, trust us, a very luxurious one. Privet Wax Bars, 214 Kensington Park Road W11, 020 7221 5674

hair today Gina Conway’s Westbourne Grove Aveda salon is so popular that it’s teeming with the area’s most stylish faces. Our tip: book in with clever colourist Michael, who will entertain you in multi-lingual style while applying just the right mix of shades to your locks. For me, it was a classic half head of highlights on top and the more fluid balayage at the back, all in a variety of sunkissed shades. The result? A new shade for summer, all glossy and sunkissed. Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa, 62 Westbourne Grove W2 020 7229 6644

ON THE LASH Swanky’s Lash and Brow bar will transform even the weediest lashes into the vampiest and most fluttery with their magical glue-on skills. Specify whether you’re after subtlety or the big splash and you’ll emerge with a whole new look. 335 Portobello Road W10; 020 8969 7580

THREE OF THE BEST

CHINESE WISDOM est London is lucky to have access to Dr Cheng, one of the world’s most experienced acupuncturists. A qualified medical doctor and Governor of the British Acupuncture Council, he is an expert in Chinese herbal medicine and can help with conditions ranging from sleep disorders to illnesses. He’ll ask a lot of questions – some of them intimate – and look at your tongue, while probling your abdomen and quickly assessing your general state. An hourW

long introductory session at Kensington’s luxe Anamaya Spa will give you the benefit of his insight and skill immediately. Introductory session with Dr Cheng costs £120, anamaya.co.uk

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EGO has been blazing the trail for stylish hair in Queens Park since 1997 and remains the area’s favourite salon, thanks to the charm and charisma of owner Andy. Book now for stylish cuts and sharp colours. 45 Salusbury Road NW6; 020 7625 4811

Laura Mercier, Tinted Moisturiser in Sand, £34; lauramercier.com

CHANEL, Hydramax + Active Teinte Active Moisturiser Tinted Lotion SPF 15 in Sunlit, £38; chanel.com

Elizabeth Arden, Pure Finish Mineral Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15, £27; boots.com

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IN YOUR STEP If you’ve never tried Reformer Pilates, you can be forgiven for fearing it. The machines don't look inviting with their straps, springs, ropes and pulleys. But the results are worth it, as Absolutely discovers BOOTCAMP P I L AT E S For bootcamp, read ‘extreme’. Here it is very important to try a beginner’s class first. It involves a gruelling hour of non-stop lunges, improbable stretches and balancing exercises that leave you invigorated but aching for literally days. Believe it or not, this is a good thing. Stepping on to a reformer, for the uninitiated, seems to stretch your legs further apart than they are designed to go and this is where strength and balance come into play. The idea is to work against the resistance of the reformer and hold positions for longer than you’d think possible. Bootcamppilates.com; 34 Porchester Road W2; 020 7034 0000

T E N P I L AT E S This stylish site is the flagship for the Ten Pilates group, which is largely responsible for establishing Pilates on everyone’s radar over the past decade. Here you’ll find several large studios with state-of-the-art equipment and a serious approach. The beginners’ classes are slow-paced and gentle

and you’ll soon feel able to take on the intermediate. This is a supremely professional outfit and a fantastic way to kick-start a new fitness regime. And it’s a good place for peoplewatching too. 2-4 Exmoor Street W10; 020 8969 9677; tenpilates.com

Reformer Pilates classes have a maximum of seven people per session and there are beginners’ groups as well as more intense Dynamic Reformer ones and even a Bootcamp session for the extra brave. 27 Beethoven Street, W10; 020 8960 4849; moveyourframe.com

FRAME

THE LIBRARY

Frame is the gym world's younger, funkier cousin. The Queens Park site retains much of the edginess established by its Shoreditch sister and Pilates is just one of its many classes (others include music video dance and rave sessions). But don’t think that they’re not serious –

If machines aren’t your thing, there’s always the mat. Upstairs at the Library there’s a small Pilates class every Tuesday lunchtime that offers a gentler but still effective workout, targeted to your specific needs. 206-208 Kensington Park Road W11; 020 7221 7992; thelibrarygym.com

WHAT TO WEAR Stylish sportswear is de rigeur in these postcodes. Even if you’re not planning to go to the gym. Westbourne Grove’s Wellicious is the place to go for elegant workout clothing that’s comfortable, breathable and flattering, with lots of clever layering pieces in multiple colourways. You’ll find yourself wearing these pieces as loungewear as well as activewear. wellicious.com

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2 bareMinerals Warmth All Over Face Cover, £19; bareminerals.co.uk

1 NARS Contour Blush in Olympia, £30; narscosmetics. co.uk

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8 Becca Ultimate Coverage Complexion Crème, £34; uk.spacenk.com

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4 Estée Lauder Contour Shadow Brush 30, £19; esteelauder.co.uk

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Clinique Estée Lauder Air Brush Concealer, £18; clinique.co.uk

MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Groundwork, £15; maccosmetics.co.uk

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INSIDER

Arabella Preston on tans and illusions

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here are two very good reasons to cheat your way to a tan. One, I hope, is obvious: the need to protect your skin from harmful rays; the other is that the products available to help you do it might just do a better job than the real thing. Throughout the gloomy winter, and under grey summer skies, there's only one fake tan for the face I turn to time and time again and that is James Read's gradual tan. It has enough oomph that you'll see a difference with one application, but not so much that it looks heavy-handed. Foundations with an SPF should be seen as a safety-net only. Use a proper SPF of at least 30 under your base. The NUXE SPF 50 is light and smells delicious too. Keep your base as transparent as you can. It simply isn't possible to achieve a healthy glow if you can't see your skin. The NARS Tinted Moisturiser is without a doubt the best on the market. I use St Moritz, a shade darker than my own skin, when I want to feel sunkissed. Liquid illuminators and bronzers are also clever, modern ways to cheat the sun. Apply straight onto cheekbones or blend small amounts into your tinted moisturiser for a great summer evening trick. To add shape and definition to your face, a matte bronzer is essential. Make-up artist Florrie White, whose magic fingers are in constant demand from such glowing beauties as Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Blake Lively, recommends this Cover FX Bronzer in Sunkissed. "I particularly love this bronzer as it is sheer and can be built up to create as much of a tan as you want" she says. Florrie suggests using a large bronzing brush, sweeping the bronzer onto the apples of the cheeks, then upwards to the temples, into the hairline and across the nose and chin. "You could also use this matte bronzer to add a little definition under the jawline" as a finishing touch, says Florrie.

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Fiona Bell, the designer behind Their Nibs’ whimsical, nostalgic childrenswear, takes inspiration from vintage finds and a wide array of objects of interest. Here she shows Absolutely around her beautiful Kensal Green house

I’ve collected mirrors in different shapes and sizes for the past six or seven years, mainly from car boot sales. They make the narrow hall look bigger and create an interesting, inviting space where you might otherwise have a blank wall. I’m always on the lookout for new mirrors – the 30s Art Deco ones with no frame have become very popular on Golborne Road recently.

In the bedroom there’s some Neisha Crosland foxglove wallpaper, I’m keen on floral papers, or paper with birds on like the Louise Body paper downstairs. I love the feminine imagery, and flowers that I love often get used – bluebells that I’ve included in my prints. Roses are great for fashion. I hope it’s not shabby chic, that’s so outdated, it’s quirky and eclectic, not twee. A nice mix of femininity alongside my husband's bits of old rust and motorbikes.

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I love wood burners. They’re very homely. Without wanting to sound like we’re the Waltons, I’m always up before anyone else so I get up and put the burner on. A fire is a real focal point, gives a homely feel, especially in the kitchen. It’s also economical, which helps throughout the winter, keeping the house very warm. We certainly don’t need a radiator in the kitchen too. That is if you’re clever at sourcing the wood of course. Never buy wood in London - you have to get it delivered from the country at the beginning of the winter. My husband Charlie painted this dressing table pink. I like to collect old wardrobes and paint them, insert the doors with wallpaper, we’re always looking for little projects at car boot sales and vintage fairs.

I collect and use china bits as inspiration for prints. China is a good basis, you don’t have to spend a fortune at golborne road. You can take a flower from one, a butterfly from another. I enjoy having them on display.

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Golborne Road’s the place to go for furniture – and not just to buy things. Pendle Harte enrols on a course in furniture painting at Phoenix on Golborne

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unting out antiques is fun, and finding beautiful old pieces with character is what Golborne Road’s all about. But too much brown furniture can be too, well, much. A great way to personalise a piece, whether it’s reviving a tired one or adding character to a new one, is to paint it. And because this is a daunting task for the uninitiated, Jess Gilderselve runs regular local classes showing people how it’s done. Jess comes from an antiques family and knows all there is to know about finding and finishing pieces. Her Golborne Road shop, Phoenix, is full to the rafters with stylish and unusual bits of furniture, many of them painted by her. Downstairs there’s a small studio space and here were are, four women enrolled in a day course in furniture painting. The first thing we learn is that there will be no sanding and no

stripping. These are, of course, the tasks that mostly frighten people off painting wooden furniture. But thanks to Jess’s special brand of paint, the Annie Sloan chalk range, there’s no need for any of that. This is a genius product that’s like an old-fashioned distemper, a simple blend of chalk and colour pigment that has the consistency of ‘thick custard’ (Jess’s words) and is ‘very forgiving’ which means that it can be used virtually anywhere and you can’t really go wrong. It will stick to plastic, metal, glossed wood and most other surfaces. You can use it as outdoor paint – sheds, front doors, fences – or even on floorboards without sanding them. This miracle paint was developed 20 years ago by Annie Sloan and Jess learnt her skills from the woman herself. Donning aprons, we set to work with brushes and small tester pieces of wood. We’re working in a small basement but there’s no need to

open all the windows or anything because this paint doesn’t even smell like paint. It’s entirely non-toxic, lead-free and eco-friendly, drying fast without giving anyone a headache. There is a carefully contrived palettte of 32 colours, inspired mostly by 18th and 20th century décor, and spanning stylish neutrals and some serious brights. We’re here to layer colours and experiment with different effects. By using wax (clear or dark) and techniques including partially rubbing off a top layer of paint to expose a contrasting coloured undercoat, you can quickly create a variety of different textures and finishes. Whether it’s slight distressing to take the cold edge off or a full-on ageing process, the paint is easy to work with and very versatile. I emerge from the four-hour session with a new-found enthusiasm and lots of plans. Jess gives everyone a pot of paint and some wax to take home with them and invites everyone to phone her with any questions or problems they encounter. I have already painted a bedside table and am working up to experimenting on my own floorboards. Suddenly, boring pieces of furniture are looking full of potential. CLASS DATES 9 June; 25 June; 1 July; 7 July All classes run from 10am to 2pm and cost £125 .. 67 Golborne Road W10; 020 8964 8123; phoenixongolborne.co.uk

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Scene SETTING CHRISTINA STRUTT AND NANCY ALSOP SHOW US AROUND ART DIRECTOR ANGUS BUCHANAN'S STYLISH NOTTING HILL APARTMENT

From a very young age, I knew I never wanted to wear a suit to work, says art director Angus Buchanan. “I would look at people coming home in the evenings, all buttoned up, and think: ‘I really can’t do that.’” This is all said as Angus reclines into a perfectly dilapidated green wooden bench, which provides picturesque punctuation to the garden of his Notting Hill apartment. The garden is a seasonally changing tableau, visible from the desk in his study, where both his computer and his brain whirr as he works, reconciling the aesthetic of events as broad-ranging as fashion shows, parties, and ballet sets. “It’s a clichéd thing to say, but I don’t really feel like I’ve done much work—ever,” he continues, warming to his self-deprecating theme. In truth, Angus has been singularly driven, absorbing every element of his craft since the age of 16 in the pursuit of beauty and drama and to satisfy his keen sense of the exquisite, honed, no doubt, during his youth at his parents’ idyllic home in the Oxfordshire countryside.

Having decided against going to university, Angus submitted wholly to the unerring vigilance of fashion photographer Mario Testino, to whom he was apprenticed while still at school. It was during this extended sojourn—“a dream for a teenage boy” — that he first became aware of the profession that would become an all-consuming passion. “On a shoot, I met a prolific set designer called Michael Howells, who does fashion shows as well as film work and ballet. I loved the idea that there was a job that involved painting and building and creating art; to combine all of those things was extraordinary.” Brimming with zeal, Angus made the smooth conversion from photographer’s apprentice to set designer’s apprentice to freelance art director. Amid a catalogue of high-profile work, Angus’s vision has prevailed at John Galliano’s couture shows for Dior, on a Vogue front cover starring Kate Moss, and in the staging of a three-day party in India—complete with the outdoor construction of a replica 1930s ballroom as the backdrop to a white-tie affair. All of this he has

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done under Michael’s tutelage, while simultaneously building his own portfolio. "I suppose that I never really considered doing anything that wasn’t creative and, thankfully, my upbringing instilled deeply the idea that it was possible to earn a living doing something you love.” Angus’s simple, pared-down aesthetic choices are evidenced in his sitting room, which leads into the kitchen. Here, a glasstopped trestle table underscores a handsomely oversized clock, whose one black hand exerts a satisfyingly graphic effect in a room otherwise dominated by white.

A LABOUR OF LOVE It seems entirely apt that Angus and his girlfriend Charlotte completed the purchase of their basement apartment on Christmas Day. “It felt auspicious,” he says. Indeed, after months of failing to find somewhere to live that suited their tastes, they felt fortunate to unearth something of a wreck. They knew that with Angus’s characteristic allying of the minimal with maximal is manifest in the detail; in the trestle leg, light emanates through a lit-up crate of empty milk bottles.

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One of the draws for Angus of living in a basement apartment is the patio garden, which provides the covetable view from the study, in which he does all of his design work. All the garden furniture and baubles have come from scrap heaps, which Angus routinely scours for props. The bench was snapped up for just a few dollars for a photoshoot for Burberry. Meanwhile, the wooden beach huts, perched along the shelf, nod to vacations taken with his parents and their prevailing preoccupation with seaside memorabilia.

Angus’s design and practical skills they could mould it into exactly what they wanted. “I spent so many nights, days, and hours just sitting in the flat before any work started. I would go into each room and think about how I might possibly want to use it. And then you start to notice where the light goes and how it moves.” When work did start, Angus approached the process as he would any job: with a time frame, a budget—and high expectations. “The trouble is that building now is so easy, but I wanted to be here every day. I’m pretty particular about how things are done,” explains Angus. “The builders that I used were subsequently employed by a friend of mine. One day, she asked them whether they’d ever had any difficult

clients. They said the most difficult client they’d had—ever—was me! But I don’t take offence at that. It was only that I wanted everything to be done exactly right.” For someone who admits that he has to restrain himself, mostly unsuccessfully, from redecorating and rearranging the homes of friends, it stands to reason that when Angus is grilled on his favorite aspect of the apartment, his immediate response is, “In all honesty, the best part was doing it.” And then, of course, there is the importance of permanence. “What I do in my job lasts a week or a day or a matter of minutes,” he reflects. “If I do a fashion show, it lasts for 12 to 15 minutes, using budgets that aren’t dissimilar to this, or five times more. Soul destroying! So to actually do something and then live with it and use the space is wonderful.” Indeed, it is very clear when exploring this labour of love that Angus is not a man to stint on detail. The reclaimed floorboards were tirelessly sought, while the built-in daybed

was specifically designed for the space. Much of the furniture in the apartment hails from photoshoots that Angus has worked on—the lowlevel, light-up coffee table, for example, was once the star of a Max Factor TV commercial. Of the prevailing palette of white, Angus has this to say: “When I was growing up, colour was everywhere—and I absolutely adore that. But I remember begging to get my room at home painted white. As a teen, you want to rebel. I developed quite a minimal aesthetic in my early twenties, whereas now, although I’m not a maximalist, I do like to marry the two styles.”

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Notting Hill-based architects Stiff + Trevillion are the subjects of Great Western Studiosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Inside Design exhibition this month. Absolutely catches up with practice founder Mike Stiff ahead of the show

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Absolutely: Tell us about the exhibition. What will you be showing?

Mike Stiff: Great Western Studios theme is 'Inside Design', so we will be trying to describe the process of how buildings are conceived and built. The projects we will explore come from across our portfolio, so as well as projects like Portobello Dock and Queens apartments we will look at restaurant and private residential work. ABS: What were your reasons for taking part in the Great Western Studios Inside Design series? How this benefits from an educational point of view as well as understanding a creative journey to success? MS: In the creative industries it is always good to stop and look at what you do and this exhibition gave us the chance to do just that. I hope it will be informative and interesting, we will try to be as honest as possible, design is a complex process and it involves all sorts of people and collaborations. ABS: The practice is behind a lot of familiar local buildings. Tell us about a few of them - say Cafe Anglais, Portobello Dock, Innocentâ&#x20AC;Ś MS: We do a lot of stuff locally. As well as houses we built Designers Guild's HQ on Latimer Road, Damon Albarn's studio, Cafe Anglais in Whiteleys and we have two residential blocks on site on Westbourne Grove. Portobello Dock is a local landmark now and was developed when Richard Branson sold Virgin Music to EMI, EMI sold his old HQ to our client, Derwent London. Our brief was to explore the opportunities that the two sites held. We got planning permission to build a new office building and convert some of the older stock to residential. Derwent wanted a mixed use scheme, added to this Tom Dixon came along and took the Wharf building which was

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earmarked as a restaurant and put the Dock Kitchen in. Innocent (above) leased the new building and we really enjoyed fitting it out for them. This project has really helped to regenerate this neglected corner of North Kensington. ABS: What is it that makes Stiff + Trevillion one of the UK's most interesting contemporary practices? I would like to think we were! We have always tried to design spaces and buildings that are appropriate and sympathetic to the context and history of their locations, we try not to be faddish, and we don't have a house style. Each project is unique. ABS: Your work spans commercial and residential properties. Which do you prefer to work on and why?

MS: I think when you start out and you are a younger architect doing houses is a really exciting challenge, we have people in the studio who really enjoy this work. I must say that I enjoy the bigger stuff, dealing with clients,

INNOCENT LEASED THE NEW BUILDING IN PORTOBELLO WHARF AND WE REALLY ENJOYED FITTING IT OUT FOR THEM planners and local communities to design buildings that give something back to the neighbourhood as well as turning a profit. ABS: You're currently involved in the former Queens cinema building in Bayswater. Can you tell us about that? MS: It is another project for Derwent London, it will be their first stand alone residential scheme. It is due to complete in October. The cinema was derelict all that remained of any quality was the front facade, although it is not listed we decided from the beginning that we should retain that element as it would give a unique character to the

new building. There will be 16 flats and some retail, the new elevations will be unusual, influenced by the Art Deco cinema they will be clad in bands of white and dark blue glazed terra cotta. It will be quite memorable I hope. ABS: How did the practice start? MS: We set up as soon as we qualified in the early 80's. We were young and inexperienced but that is a good way to learn the craft. We had an early break when one of our clients asked us to restore and extend a Queen Anne house in Kent. That helped establish us as a serious practice.

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MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER CONSIDER PITCHING A TENT IN THEIR BACK GARDEN. WHY NOT? ASKS PENDLE HARTE, WHO IS A CONVERT TO THE STYLISH OUTDOOR SHELTER

ast year, we went to Bestival and didn’t take a tent. For us there was no lugging equipment from car to pitch; no time wasted setting up camp and no sweating over ropes, poles and pegs. Instead, we rocked up to Hotel Bell Tent, confirmed our reservation and fell in love with our beautiful five-metre canvas palace. For comfort and style, there’s no competition. Festival or campsite, tent life doesn’t have to be about sweaty synthetics and garish colours – the spacious canvas option wins hands-down for aesthetics as well as practicality. It’s easy to pitch, waterproof and it looks pretty too. So now we’ve stayed at the hotel the obvious next step is to acquire our very own bell tent. But is it worth it if we’re only going to

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Port Eliot? And will it create a storage problem for the rest of the year? Not according to Tobyn Cleeves of Bell Tent UK, one of the country’s most charismatic bell tent enthusiasts, responsible for kicking off the trend in 2006. He reports more and more enquiries from people wanting bell tents not to take away, but to put up at home. In their London gardens. And the more I think about it, the more sense it makes. Because what lovelier view from a window than a bell tent decked out in bunting and tea lights, filled with cushions, rugs and throws and kept toasty by a wood burner? And what better way to make use of your garden, rain or shine? As long as you have a patch of grass big enough to take a four or five metre tent (remembering the extra couple of metres all round for ropes) and the vision to transform

AS A PLAYROOM

What child can resist a play tent? Fill it with toys and sweets and they’ll be gone for hours.

AS A GARDEN STUDIO

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GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER IN HAMMERSMITH DECLARES ITS THRESHOLD FOR BURSARY APPLICATIONS IS £100,000

NUMBERS GAME Schools are bending over backwards to offer bursaries to the bright but broke. But, as Amanda Constance discovers, finding out if this means you is an altogether trickier question

our child is bright but you are broke, or at least you think you are. Does this mean a private education is out of your reach? Not necessarily. The good news is that private schools are offering more assistance with fees than ever before. The difficulty is in trying to work out if you qualify for any help. Susan Hamyln, Director of the Good Schools Guide Advice Service, says that, in the past few years, she has seen such an ‘explosion in demand’ from parents investigating bursaries that the GSG has now set up a dedicated Scholarship and Bursaries Service to help parents navigate a confusing system. One of the first questions she is always asked is: ‘Do we qualify for help?’ The answer, frustratingly, is that it depends. ‘What qualifies you for a bursary in London is different from the rest of the country,’ says Hamlyn. ‘Broke in London is far richer than broke in Yorkshire.’

AS A GENERAL RULE, THE RICHER THE SCHOOL THE BETTER THE BURSARY Bursaries are certainly more plentiful than they were. The recent census from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) trumpeted that more than one third of private school pupils now receive assistance with fees, the amount of relief rising by 5.6% in the last year. This is partly because schools are bending over backwards to justify their charitable status. As Barnaby Lenon, former head of Harrow and now chairman of the ISC explains, there has been a drift away from providing scholarships to bright children to providing bursaries for the less well-off. So what about Londoners; do the capital’s day schools offer decent

bursaries, too? Hamlyn says the general rule is that the richer the school the better the bursary, which is why the older public schools can seem extremely generous. Most schools make it clear that bursary applications are treated on a case-by case-basis. It’s not simply income that affects fees assistance but the value of your house, car, investments, even holidays. In collating what information is available into a central resource, the GSG has uncovered a huge disparity in provision. If you want a bursary at City of London School, for example, don’t bother applying if your gross household income is more than £45,000. Ditto Lady Eleanor Holles, where an income in excess of £50,000 is unlikely to qualify for assistance. In contrast, Godolphin and Latymer, once proud of its assisted-places scheme but now popular with the offspring of oligarchs, declares its threshold for bursary applications is £100,000. Most schools, such as Latymer, St Paul’s Girls, Dulwich College, King’s College School and UCS state that bursaries are offered on the basis of a student’s performance in entrance exams and interviews. And there’s the rub with bursaries. Applications for fee assistance can only be made after your child has been through the rigorous academic selection process. Only the most academically able will be offered a bursary. Hamlyn cautions that she frequently deals with the parents of a bright child who contact her with a view to getting a bursary but whose income renders them ineligible. Nevertheless, they put their children through the entrance exams for academically selective schools, only to find they don’t qualify for a bursary, can’t afford the fees, and the process has been in vain. ‘That’s an awful position to put a child in,’ Hamlyn says. ‘You must be very clear with your child that you are taking a chance and you need a good state school as a back-up,’ Hamlyn adds. ‘Be realistic about your child. Just because he or she is in the top 10% at their state primary, doesn’t mean they will cut it in some of the most selective academic independents.’ With independent education beyond most salaries, there is less of a stigma now on asking for help. The Good Schools Guide Advice Service, 020 3286 6824, goodschoolsguide.co.uk or email advice@goodschoolsguide.co.uk

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PRAWN TOSTADAS WITH AVOCADO AND SPICY PEANUT OIL hese are inspired by Sabina Bandera’s incredible sea urchin tostadas that I tasted at a food festival in Oaxaca. Bandera’s street food stand, La Guerrense, in Ensenada is spoken of in hushed tones by Mexican food enthusiasts – it is famous throughout the Americas – and when I tasted these, I understood why. The combination of toasted peanuts, hot peanut oil, creamy avocado and seafood is inspired. T

Feeds 4–6 • 250ml olive oil or vegetable oil, for frying • 8 large corn tortillas • 40g peanuts • 1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced • Juice of 1 (juicy) lime • 1 avocado • 2–3 tbsp hot and fiery peanut oil (recipe below) • 150g (MSC certified) raw prawns • 2–3 tbsp mayonnaise • 2 baby gem, cut into fine ribbons • Hot sauce, for splashing (optional – see Tip)

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TIP Sabina serves these with a roast habanero sauce. Try the Wahaca one or scatter over a tiny pinch of de-seeded and finely chopped habanero chillies if you are a glutton for heat. Having made this oil once I now find it indispensable in my store cupboard arsenal, a real heavyhitter. It transforms even the simplest plate of food, keeps for ages and makes a great present. Toasted peanuts give the chilli oil a complexity that makes it pretty unusual. It is great drizzled over grilled prawns, chicken or lobster, or keep a bottle of it on the table for ladling over anything from tacos and tostadas to salads and stir-fries.

one in the hot oil. If the oil bubbles up vigorously, then it is up to temperature. If the oil doesn’t move very much, wait for the temperature to rise further. Fry the tortillas in batches so that you are not bringing the temperature of the oil down too much, until crisp and golden. Drain the tostadas on kitchen paper. Reserve the oil. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and toast the peanuts for about 5 minutes until pale golden all over. Remove them and roughly chop. Add a few tablespoons of the frying oil to the pan, followed by the onion and a good pinch of salt, and cook over a medium heat for about 10 minutes until the onion is soft and sweet-tasting. All of this prep can be done a couple of hours in advance. Remove and set aside. When you are ready to eat, peel, de-stone and cut the avocado into quarters, then squeeze over the juice of half the lime. Heat the frying pan again and when it is smoking hot add a few splashes of the peanut oil followed by the prawns. Toss the prawns in the oil for a few minutes until they have turned from translucent to pink. Add the onions, most of the rest of the oil and the nuts and briefly stir to heat through. You do not want to overcook the prawns. Squeeze the rest of the lime juice over the prawns. Serve the tostadas with a smear of mayonnaise, the shredded lettuce, prawns and onion and top with the peanuts, avocado slices and more peanut oil drizzled over, scooping some of the delicious sediment from the bottom of the bottle over the prawns.

LITTLE LIME POSSETS WITH CHILLITAMARIND CURD © Thomasina Miers. Recipe taken from Chilli Notes by Thomasina Miers (Hodder & Stoughton £25)

hese indulgent pots have an ethereal lightness and an addictiveness that I put down to the classic Mexican flavour combination of sour tamarind and hot chilli. The silky, slightly spicy tartness of the curd contrasts beautifully with the creamy underneath. What is more, you can make everything the day before. T

Feeds 6 • 500ml double cream • Juice and zest of 5 large limes • 150g golden caster sugar • 1 tsp vanilla essence For the curd • 1 medium egg plus 3 medium yolks • Finely grated zest and juice of 3 limes • 4 tbsp tamarind paste • 130g caster sugar • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes • 150g unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

To make the posset, put the cream, lime zest, caster sugar and vanilla essence in a pan and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Lower

the heat and leave to bubble for a few minutes, stirring from time to time. Whisk in the lime juice then remove from the heat. Sieve the hot cream into 6–8 glasses and chill in the fridge. To make the curd, whisk the eggs, lime, tamarind, sugar and chilli together in a saucepan over a low heat, then add the butter, one cube at a time. Let the curd cook for 10–15 minutes, stirring regularly, until it is thick and custard-like, but at the first sign of the mixture erupting with a ‘plop’ remove from the heat. Strain the curd through a sieve into a clean bowl and allow to cool. Spoon a layer of the curd over each of the set possets, return to the fridge and leave to set overnight. I love to serve these with the almond biscotti on page 204 and a glass of pudding wine or aged tequila.

TIP This batch of curd is a little big for the recipe, so eat the leftovers on toast. Or double the recipe so that you have plenty: it’s great with vanilla ice cream and will keep for a week in the fridge in a sealed container.

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TASTE OF LONDON Taste of London returns to Regents Park from 18 to 22 June, with its best ever line-up of culinary stars including Notting Hill's own Valentine Warner as well as miniature versions of some of the capital's finest eateries. london.tastefestivals.com

NEW ANGEL ohn Burton Race is back, after a 12 year absence, and he's opened a restaurant in Notting Hill. His New Angel is on the site of the former Chepstow pub, which has enjoyed several brief identities since it was last a boozer. Now it's a creative destination eaterie devised by the Michelin-starred chef as a neighbourhood restaurant guaranteeing beautiful British ingredients. On the menu there's lots of fish (we're looking forward to the John Dory with courgette flowers stuffed with Devonshire crab) and creative touches to all dishes. 39 Chepstow Place W2 020 7221 7620; thenewangel-nh.co.uk

CRU KAFE A serious rival to the Nespresso pod is Cru Kafe, just launched in Notting Hill and offering a compatible (and recylcable) capsule that's winning accolades for its fantastic flavour, including the Sunday Times' 'best tasting coffee pod'. The clever team is working on developing biodegradable ones next. crukafe.co.uk

MIRACLE SEAWEED New wonder ingredient Mara seaweed is a healthy alternative to salt, sourced sustainably in Scotland and making a big splash at Harrods. Milled to a flake and packaged for sprinkling, you can use it with almost anything. Try it. maraseaweed.com

TERRACE The Terrace restaurant in Holland Street is now open for Sunday lunch and it's an intimate yet buzzy place. Don't miss the home-made fresh treacle soda bread, cakey and sweet and delicious toasted with butter. 33c Holland Street W8; 020 7937 9252

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THE TRUSCOTT ARMS Catherine Hales tries fine pub dining in Maida Vale ith its hardwood floors, lofty ceilings and W beautiful mouldings, the dining room at the Truscott Arms in Maida Vale seems to sit comfortably in the niche between pub and restaurant. The clean, bright aesthetic combined with the relaxed atmosphere create a kind of languid elegance that is offset by modern lighting fixtures and view of the kitchen through a window in the wall. Deliberately separated from the bar area, the dining room feels very much like its own separate entity, and as we're seated we see that the menu, too, is altogether singular. My companion and I select a bordeaux from the extensive wine list and settle with difficulty on one starter and main each, feeling slightly spoilt for choice. My eye is caught by the scallops with chicken wings, pearl barley and spinach, which seems an odd combination that intrigues me enough to order it. My friend opts for the red wine-dried wagyu beef with gazpacho and sour cream ice cream, a dish that sounds so delicious that I insist we share. The scallops are incredibly fresh and their strong, salty taste contrasts wonderfully with the tangy chicken wings, each adding an unlikely dimension to the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flavour. The dried wagyu beef and sour cream ice cream present a more conventional flavour palate, but is no less delicious for that. Neither of us is able to resist a full portion of the best end of Kentish lamb and liver, potato gnocchi, peas and jersey royal foam and both feel justified in our choice when it arrives. The substantial portions are filling without being overwhelming; the lamb is perfectly cooked, tender and pink in the middle and the potato gnocchi is dense without being stodgy. The only let-down on the plate was the liver, which I found to be slightly

overcooked. We followed this with a hot chocolate pudding with praline parfait and almonds to share and a selection of artisanal cheeses and homemade chutney. The hot pudding was satisfyingly indulgent, oozing with molten chocolate and blending brilliantly with the praline parfait. All the charm and personality of a pub with food that wouldn't be out of place in a gourmet restaurant, the Truscott Arms gets the best of both worlds. 55 SHIRLAND ROAD, W9 020 7266 9198 thetruscottarms.com

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THE ACTIVITIES Gloucestershire is renowned as the very smartest part of the Cotswolds, so it’s no surprise to find the surrounding area is littered with polo clubs, making it a perfect destination for horse-lovers. To get involved, head to Edgeworth Polo Club for a relaxed lesson in the club’s gorgeous grounds, or try Barton Stables for a peaceful hack through the beautiful Cotswolds countryside.

THE HOUSE Once the court house for the local area, Painswick Court has a wonderfully rich history. Take a nightcap in the oak-pannelled Court Room, with its magnificent fireplace and hidden door up to the games room, or stay in the bedroom where King Charles I was once a guest during the Siege of Gloucester in 1643 – his ghost is still believed to haunt the area. Mother and son hosts Linda and Peter Lloyd provide a warm welcome to their beautiful Cotswolds country house home, complete with lavender-lined entrance and rustic wooden doors.

Yet the house is just as stunning on the inside as it is on the outside, with its neutral contemporary interiors complementing the original period features. Look out the window and you’ll find views across the rolling countryside as well as the formal garden. A relaxing natural haven, the garden is another great entertaining space, complete with dining area, hot tub and private cinema room – perfect for hosting a party. We recommend hiring local chef James ‘Bob’ Parkinson, the man behind Made by Bob in Cirencester, whose bespoke catering really is exquisite.

THE AREA Known as ‘The Queen of the Cotswolds’, Painswick is everything you’d expect from a quaint Gloucestershire village – pretty, picturesque stone cottages, a beautiful church dating back to the 14th century and a cosy traditional pub, The Falcon, serving seasonal, quintessentially British food.

One week exclusive rental of Painswick Court costs from £13,000 (£925 per person) based on 14 guests sharing. Short stays start from £3,125 (£220 per person) per night based on 14 guests sharing. Minimum stay of 2 nights. Abercrombie & Kent Villas, 0845 618 2205; akvillas.com

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nce upon a time there was a spit of land that O lay all but forgotten at the foot of a great continent. It was a swampy green parcel laced with bayous and surrounded by ocean, abundant in wildlife but not held in especially high regard by the people who had swarmed so readily across the rest of the land. The spit was home to scattered farming communities and a few hardy pioneers, who called it Florida after the Spanish word for ‘flowering’. And on the southernmost flank of this peninsula sat an even more overlooked stretch of sandy beach and tropical wetland, which went by the old Indian name of Miami. The idea of Miami as anything other than a vivacious modern metropolis is tough to compute. Many of us made our first acquaintance with the city through its iconic screen appearances, from the tropic cheese of Miami Vice to the jubilant campery of Mike Nichols’ 1996 farce The Birdcage. Miami means bright lights, cabaret and half-naked rollerbladers in dayglo bikinis; it means Lamborghini Diablos pulling up outside glitzy nightclubs and spilling super rich cargo onto sidewalks strewn with paparazzi. It means cagey club owners making shady harbourside deals with the Mob – and, thanks to the largest Cuban community in North America, it means a healthy dash of Latin spirit. What it doesn’t mean is quiet. And yet quiet is what Miami was until almost the middle of the 20th century, when the Second World War saw half a million military personnel bussed into the city as part of the USA’s ‘Gulf Sea Frontier’. Impressed by their temporary home, many of these servicemen and women flocked back to the area after the war, taking up permanent

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FROM THE TROPIC CHEESE OF MIAMI VICE TO THE JUBILANT CAMPERY OF MIKE NICHOLS’ 1996 FARCE THE BIRDCAGE. residence along the shore of Biscayne Bay and among the Art Deco edifices of Miami Beach. Suddenly, Miami was a thriving urban centre and a bona fide tourist destination. Sixty-five years later, the nowprosperous city seems to luxuriate in its second skin. The taxi ride from the airport winds along a swift freeway above orderly suburbs, out towards the bay and the MacArthur Causeway, one of several long, slender bridges that link the mainland to the city’s tourist hubs: South Beach and Miami Beach. Miami has a metropolitan area of nearly 100 square kilometres and is (by some measures, at least)

the richest city in the US; in short, there’s more to the city than sun, sand and sea. But I’m here strictly for the beaches, and for a week of hotel-hopping around South Beach. Miami has never been cheap, but it is blessed with that most American of advantages: choice. The number and variety of accommodation options in South Beach alone (an area with a permanent population of just 40,000) can seem endless but here are my favourites for each budget.

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more at home than anywhere I’ve yet stayed. Perhaps it’s my age: the National combines old-school elegance with a relaxed vibe, perfect for anyone who has outgrown raw hedonism but retains a sense of style. The well-heeled clientele reflect the hotel’s grown-up charm. As hometime beckons, I imagine myself clinging to the underside of a sunbed or hiding behind a towering palm to escape my flight. For all its advantages, London just can’t compete. Rooms from $220 per night, based on two people sharing; nationalhotel.com

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The Ritz-Carlton y next home-awayfrom-home is the RitzM Carlton, a venerable establishment built on a far more stupendous scale. Situated among the magnificent monoliths north of 16th Street, the Ritz-Carlton is one of those South Beach hotels you can’t fail to notice, a towering Art Deco landmark overlooking the Atlantic. The style inside is jazzy and demure, and even if some of the communal spaces look a little dated, the rooms themselves are well-appointed and the service impeccable. The pool is vast – perfect for parents with kids – and leads directly onto a beach arrayed with the hotel’s own private loungers. These are free for guest use (unless you want a mammoth day-bed or umbrella), which represents a big saving for committed beach bums; renting a lounger elsewhere can easily set you back $60-90 plus tips per day. Another plus: the beach itself is heavenly – not deserted but long,

beautifully-maintained and facing an awe-inspiring expanse of ocean. Rooms from $299 per night based on two people sharing; ritzcarlton.com

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SBH South Beach Hotel y first stop is the brand new SBH South Beach M Hotel, a low-lying Art Deco establishment at the northern tip of South Beach’s dazzling oceanside avenues, Collins and Washington. The hotel has been refurbished with a view to attracting the youthful and funloving, with contemporary Pop Art on the walls and good-sized rooms in tasteful shades of grey. The pool is in the neighbouring Boulan Hotel, a rooftop sun-trap with great views, striking graffiti murals and enough enticing day-beds to go around. The effect is Ibiza meets urban LA, and the hotel seems to be a favourite spot of the young, trendy and upwardly mobile. Rooms from $165 per night for two people sharing; southbeachhotel.com

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There may be more to Miami than the beach – not least a burgeoning art scene and the mainland’s diverse districts, from Little Havana to the skyscraping developments of Downtown – but still a week spent sauntering around SoBe doesn’t seem enough. To be sure, this is America: everywhere you look, someone is selling you something and flashy trumps subtle much of the time. But there’s also a sense of easy informality and good humour that more than makes up for any shortcomings – as does the glorious sunshine. There’s a holiday here to suit anyone, from the young and party-minded to romantic honeymooners and families in search of fun things to do. All the amenities and razzle-dazzle of the good old USA are present and correct – and if you do tire of city life, the Everglades National Park is less than an hour away. But with these beaches? Don’t bet on it.

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Victoria Road, Kensington W8 A superb and imposing end of terrace semi-detached house benefitting from light on three sides with a dramatic double height former artists studio and an elegant first floor drawing room. The house comprises approximately 4,739 sq ft and has a paved garden with two further terraces.

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Adam & Eve Mews W8 £3,950,000 Located moments from Kensington High Street in a highly sought after mews, this beautifully modernised and completely rebuilt three-bedroom house beneﬁts from an integral garage and private roof terrace. Extending to approx. 2,084 sq ft with the additional beneﬁt of a full 10 year New Homes (NHBC) warranty, the accommodation comprises, an open plan reception room, a beautiful bespoke handmade kitchen and a gym with access to a large bespoke wine cellar. Freehold. EPC=C. Sole Agents.

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St Mary Abbots Court W8 £3,500,000 This spacious and elegant five-bedroom lateral apartment, with two garage spaces, is located on the fifth floor (with lift) of a popular, portered mansion block. The property is currently arranged to provide a comfortable balance of living and entertainment space including a large reception room, a separate kitchen, a dining room, a study and three bathrooms. The property also benefits from 24hr porter and access to communal gardens. Leasehold. EPC=C. Sole Agents.

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Orsett Terrace W2 £1,750,000 This magnificent two-bedroom first floor lateral apartment is tucked away on a quiet street moments away from Hyde Park. Beautifully presented the accommodation includes a stunning reception room, an interconnecting kitchen/dining room with four floor-to-ceiling windows allowing for an abundance of natural light which flows throughout the property, a large master bedroom with a beautifully finished en-suite bathroom and a further double bedroom with en suite bathroom. Leasehold. EPC=D.

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Golborne Road W10 £1,350,000 Boasting superb entertaining space, and huge amounts of natural light this stunning conversion occupies the entire ﬁrst and second ﬂoors of the building. Highlights include a double aspect reception/kitchen/dining room, a superb master bedroom with en suite bathroom, a guest double bedroom with en suite shower room and an excellent study/third bedroom. Leasehold. EPC=D. Sole Agents.

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St Stephens Gardens W2 £900,000 Tucked away in a quiet enclave of Notting Hill, this stunning one-bedroom apartment is presented in exceptional decorative order throughout. The accommodation boasts a wonderful open plan reception room with lovely exposed brickwork, beautiful high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows that lead out to a smartly finished decked balcony. In addition there is a contemporary finished fully integrated kitchen, a large bedroom to the rear and a smartly finished bathroom. Leasehold. EPC=D. Joint Sole Agent.

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Kensington Park Road W11 £1,395 per week This stunning two double bedroom lateral apartment is arranged over the first floor of a period house on Kensington Park Road. Immaculate throughout, the accommodation comprises a large reception area with wooden floors, a fireplace, stained glass windows and a balcony. The bedroom accommodation includes a master bedroom with large en suite bathroom and and a well-proportioned second bedroom with separate shower room. NOTTING HILL: 020 7313 6910 lets.not@marshandparsons.co.uk

Holland Park Avenue W11 £1,300 per week This rare first floor apartment is located in a beautiful Victorian building set back from Holland Park Avenue. The apartment offers breath-taking entertaining space including a spacious reception room, with elegant French Windows leading to an ornate wrought iron balcony. The bedroom accommodation includes a master bedroom with en suite bathroom and a second double bedroom with en suite bathroom occupying the second floor. EPC=D HOLLAND PARK: 020 605 6890 lets.hol@marshandparsons.co.uk

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An outstanding and unusually wide five bedroom, family house over just four floors with excellent entertaining space and a wonderful 40 ft garden.

ÂŁ4,750,000 Freehold

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111 Nottinghill@struttandparker.com JSA: John Wilcox 020 7602 2352

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Pembridge Villas, W11

An outstanding seven bedroom house with excellent entertaining space and a wonderful 73 ft, private garden.

Guide price ÂŁ11,000,000 Freehold

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111

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Lansdowne Crescent, W11

An outstanding seven bedroom semi-detached family house, over four floors only, with excellent entertaining space, off-street parking, garage, garden and direct access to communal gardens.

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Gloucester Walk, W8

An impressive four bedroom family house (with planning permission for a further storey), with a south-facing garden and terrace.

ÂŁ4,950,000 Freehold

Kensington 020 7938 3666 Kensington@struttandparker.com

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Clarendon Road, W11

An outstanding and well-presented two bedroom garden flat with a wonderful 50 ft private west-facing garden.

ÂŁ1,750,000 Share of Freehold

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Prince Edward Mansions, W2

A wonderful penthouse flat with great views, arranged over two floors, in need of modernisation and situated in this highly regarded, portered, period mansion block.

Guide price ÂŁ3,750,000 Share of Freehold

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111

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Sutherland Place, W2

A bright two bedroom, second and third floor (entered on the first floor) maisonette within this attractive stucco fronted building and benefiting from two wonderful roof terraces.

ÂŁ1,550,000 Share of Freehold

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111

Portobello Road, W11

A beautifully presented two bedroom flat on the second floor (entered on the first floor) of this stucco fronted period building. The flat benefits from vaulted ceilings and wonderful, bright accommodation throughout.

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Abingdon Villas, W8

An outstanding five bedroom family house, with excellent entertaining space, a wonderful garden and off-street parking.

ÂŁ6,250,000 Freehold

Kensington 020 7938 3666 Kensington@struttandparker.com

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Bedford Gardens, W8

A beautifully presented five bedroom family house, with a wonderful 34 ft long south-facing garden.

ÂŁ5,250,000 Freehold

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Tor Gardens, W8

An exceptional four bedroom stucco fronted family house, with a fabulous south-facing garden as well as having off-street parking.

ÂŁ7,850,000 Freehold

Kensington 020 7938 3666 Kensington@struttandparker.com JSA: Alex Stroud 07584 038 000

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Inkerman Terrace, W8

An outstanding four bedroom family house occupying 2,273 sq ft over four floors only with excellent entertaining space and a fabulous garden.

ÂŁ5,150,000 Freehold

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Abingdon Road, W8

An outstanding and beautifully presented family house, with excellent entertaining space.

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Lexham Mews, W8

An attractive two bedroom mews house, over three floors only, situated in this charming Mews in the heart of Stratford Village.

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ÂŁ2,450,000 Freehold

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Campden Hill Court, W8

An impressive four bedroom flat on the first floor (lift) of this well maintained portered mansion block.

ÂŁ4,950,000 Share of Freehold

Palace Gate, W8

An outstanding four bedroom maisonette on the top two floors with direct lift access and a wonderful terrace.

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Kensington 020 7938 3666 Kensington@struttandparker.com

ÂŁ4,750,000 Share of Freehold

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Oakwood Court, W14

A charming five bedroom flat, in need of modernisation on the fifth floor of this well maintained portered mansions block.

ÂŁ3,300,000 Leasehold

Cottesmore Court, W8

An outstanding and beautifully presented four bedroom flat on the top floor with excellent entertaining space and spectacular views.

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Cornwall Mansions, W8

An outstanding three bedroom flat on the second floor (lift) of this popular mansion block.

ÂŁ3,950,000 Leasehold

Hornton Street, W8

A charming and well presented four bedroom maisonette on the raised ground and lower ground floor of this well maintained building.

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ÂŁ3,000,000 Leasehold

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Queensdale Place, Holland Park, W11

An outstanding and beautifully refurbished four bedroom family house with excellent entertaining space and a wonderful west facing garden.

£2,500 per week* Unfurnished

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111 *The following Tennant charges may apply prior to tenancy commencement: Tenancy Agreement £210 (inc VAT) Credit References per application £54 (inc VAT). All advertised prices are excluded and other associated services.

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Portland Road, Holland Park, W11

A superb four bedroom family house located on this prime residential street in Holland Park, boasting original period features throughout.

Stanley Gardens, Notting Hill, W11

A rare opportunity to let this impressive one bedroom apartment on one of Notting Hill's most sought after streets.

£2,950 per week* Unfurnished

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111

£1,500 per week* Furnished or Unfurnished

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111

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Kelso Place, W8

A wonderful five bedroom family home, quietly situated on this popular cul-de-sac within the prestigious De Vere Conservation Area.

£2,250 per week*

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Kensington Court Place, W8

This Georgian house is presented in excellent order and boasts superb, well laid out, family accommodation arranged over four floors.

£2,500 per week*

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hen I tell people that back in 1987 there were only two estate agents in Chiswick High road conducting residential lettings as part of their business, Barnard Marcus & John Spencer (the latter I eventually acquired) they can hardly believe me! But that was the case until the rent act changed in 1988, the Assured Shorthold tenancy became law and letting became a very popular business to be in. Landlords at last felt secure that their investment was safe. Now when you walk down Chiswick high Road, there must be 50 agents conducting Sales & Lettings. Oh, how time flies! In 1992, I acquired John Spencer property services, which was a two office (Chiswick & Ealing) operation with 30 staff. This was an experience I will never forget as at this period it was in the middle of last recession. Then in 1997, my love affair with Kensington & Chelsea began with the acquisition of one of Kensington’s oldest independent estate agents called ‘Lawson & Herman’ in Abingdon Road. My love for the area was instantaneous, but unfortunately Chiswick & Ealing became distant to me. In 2001, I sold the Chiswick & Ealing operation and set my sights firmly on the Royal Borough with the formation of ‘Rickman Properties’. What is so different here is the diverse character of properties, the clientele and the enormous area that spans across K&C. It is impossible to be bored here. Although based by the junction of Earls Court Road & Kensington High Street, we don’t really have

a catchment area as such, as we have been active all over the Borough including parts of Westminster. Over the last 13 years I have seen so many changes in the area, especially Kensington High Street & Kensington Church Street. They should never have allowed betting shops in the High street, Kensington was famous for clothes! Antique shops disappearing in the Church Street saddens me, but, to be fair, maybe that’s the sign of modern times? But then I was pleased that the most ‘ugly’ building of the HMRC named ‘Charles House’ was raised to the ground to make way for a much better looking modern development presently named ‘375 Kensington High Street’. I am also anxious to see how the Commonwealth institute developments pans out, but alas, at the moment it is too early to tell. You could never go hungry living here, and it suits me down to the ground - once one gets to a certain age, food & wine become a hobby. Notting Hill has now changed out of all recognition with some fabulous restaurants, bars & coffee houses. Portobello market is still tops. I do have a soft spot for The Abingdon with the great food & service being number one in my book. The current property market is definitely fuelled by foreign investment, they feel it is a safe haven, even with rental returns down as low as 2.5%-3%. The most common recent question is “where is this market going?”, I honestly can’t answer that, I don’t think anyone knows. It certainly isn’t softening, but there is definitely a shortage of property for sale at present. � 020 7937 9777; rickmanproperties.com

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A classical London townhouse on one of Notting Hill’s prime residential roads exceptionally redefined in a unique contemporary style. This house offers an enviable London lifestyle to include open plan entertaining space, a media room and a luxury jet stream swimming pool and steam room. The lower ground floor can also be self contained as a nanny/au pair suite. 4 B E D R O O M S , 3 B AT H R O O M S , 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S , K I TC H E N / D I N I N G R O O M , M E D I A R O O M , GY M , SAUNA , SWIMMING POOL .

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Excellent Entertaining CL ARENDON ROAD NOTTING HILL W11

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A rare opportunity to let this beautifully presented family house offering a wealth of reception space, well laid out for formal entertaining and family life. The house further boasts well proportioned bedrooms with excellent storage. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), shower room, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, study, cinema room, utility room, cloakroom. EPC Rating D.

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Communal Living L ANSDOWNE ROAD NOTTING HILL W11

FURNISHED £6,750 PER WEEK (SHORT LET)

A unique opportunity to let this stunning house with direct access to beautiful communal gardens. The property boasts a spacious open plan kitchen with double height ceilings which is ideal for entertaining, in addition to another reception space and well proportioned bedrooms. 5 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, en suite bathroom, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, garden, direct access to communal gardens. EPC Rating D.

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An outstanding apartment impeccably refurbished to the highest standard within this smart portered block in Queens Gate. Offering extremely high ceilings throughout, a state of art Gaggenau kitchen and stylish bathrooms. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), open plan reception room/kitchen, porter, lift. EPC Rating D.

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An immaculately presented flat located on the second floor (with lift) of this period mansion block ideally located in the heart of Kensington. This superb property offers light and spacious living and entertaining areas with attractive outlooks from all the rooms and ample storage throughout. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, lift. EPC Rating E.

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ABSOLUTELY Property

Ask the sales Experts Our panel of professionals give you the edge in the property market

1. Where should I invest?

3. How do Open House viewings work?

5. Why hasn’t my property sold?

e are always asked this question. Notting Hill remains quite expensive and rental returns are averaging around 3% gross so is considered to provide good growth, yet potential areas are often seen as having more value for money. However, you will have to go far & beyond Notting Hill to find something. Shoreditch, East End, Ealing & Acton are just a few area that have been mentioned, but you still can’t beat The Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea as a secure place to invest. “The devil you know, The devil don’t know” comes to mind!

e have conducted a number of open houses on our new instructions which have worked very well to launch a property to the market achieving good and quick results. With a bit of lead up time to promote the event, we invite numerous buyers to attend on an appointment basis with time slots over a 1-2 hour time frame. An open house can work very well to get a strong initial impact and to find out where your property sits within the market place. If it is priced competitively then there is a strong chance that you will receive multiple offers as a result of an open house.

eing asked the question “why hasn’t my property sold?” by a client is not a regular recurrence if I’m honest, but when the situation does arise it’s extremely important to have an honest conversation with your client and pay close attention to the feedback from those buyers who have viewed the property so far. As long as you have had a healthy number of viewings then you will see a trend developing of why buyers are reluctant to make an offer. It may be any number of factors, and it is not always the asking price being too high as a lot of agents will have you believe. It may be as simple as making sure the property is looking spotless for viewings, or it may be something that you can’t ultimately change such as a busy location and it may simply need more time to find the right buyer. However, it is possible that the valuation was too enthusiastic in the first place and a reduction is needed in order to bring the flat in line with the market’s expectations. It is incredibly important in these circumstances that you trust your chosen agent and feel you are being given honest and informed advice.

2. What common mistakes do sellers make?

serious mistake made by many sellers is granting limited access to buyers as this gives the impression that the seller is not actually serious about selling. Affluent buyers often have a small timeframe in which to view and buy a new home. If they cannot view a property during that period, they will not buy it and the chance is missed. Equally, if a solicitor has not been instructed and a full pack of legal paperwork relating to the property prepared, then delays can sometimes give the buyer too much time to look around and they may change their mind.

Contact 1. Kieran Ryan

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4. Should I redecorate pre-sale?

es and no. What is strange about selling houses is how little time people spend in a property before offering on it - I think it’s an average of 15 minutes, so it is important, during that short time, to create a clear and complete picture of your house. Things like traces of a leak, dirty carpets and scuffed cornicing can distract a potential buyer and have a negative impact. Each home is unique and therefore requires tailored advice, so the property is presented in the best possible way to get the best result.

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HOLLAND PARK, W11 The ground and garden maisonette of a detached Victorian villa, with a 135 ft. south facing garden backing onto Holland Park. The magnificent 48 ft. drawing room retains all of its integrity and original features. Approx. 4,284 sq ft. 5 bedrooms, 5 en suite bathrooms, double reception room, dining room, garden. Freehold Share Guide Price £13,500,000

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Guide £4,250,000 Princedale Road, W11

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LEDBURy ROAD, W11 A perfect example of Notting Hill lateral living offered by this 1st floor flat, ideally positioned close to all the amenities of Portobello Road and Westbourne Grove. Approx. 1,057 sq ft. Energy Rating: E. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen/reception, roof terrace. Leasehold Guide Price £1,950,000

RUSTON MEWS, W10 A perfectly formed Notting Hill mews house in excellent decorative condition throughout. Benefiting from the convenience and security of being in a gated community with designated parking. Approx. 1,026 sq ft. Energy Rating: C. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, receptions, garden, balconies, parking. Freehold Guide Price £950,000

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FARM PLACE, W8 A wonderful gem of a house full of charm and character, with garage and two terraces, situated just to the south of Uxbridge Street close to the excellent transport, shopping and restaurant facilities of Notting Hill Gate. Approx. 2,021 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 4/5 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, reception room, 2 south facing roof terraces, bedroom 4/studio room, garage. Separate mini flat consisting of bedroom, kitchenette and bathroom. Freehold Guide Price £3,250,000

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Kensington Church Street, W8 Guide£2,475,000 Phillimore Gardens,W8

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Guide £15,000,000 Queens Gardens, W2

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Guide £900,000 Victoria Grove Mews, W2

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Queen Annes Gardens, Bedford Park, W4

Guide £4,900,000 Freehold

First time to the market in 60 years this stunning example of a Norman Shaw designed detached home in arguably the premier road in Bedford Park. Grade II listed built in 1878 and lived in by Jonathan Carr. Six bedrooms and three bathrooms, outside is the large 25’9 x 16’2 garage and mature 60’west facing garden. Freehold. No upward chain. • Grade II listed • Norman Shaw detached residence • Six bedrooms

• Three Bathrooms • Three reception rooms • West facing garden

• Large garage • Prime Bedford Park location • First time to the market in 60 years

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Park Road, W4

£2,950,000 Freehold

A rare opportunity to acquire a superb all round Edwardian family house only moments from Chiswick mainline station (Waterloo) and Chiswick House and Grounds. This substantial 3100 sq ft ﬁve double bedroom home located in one of Grove Park’s premier roads offers well balanced accommodation over three ﬂoors. Freehold. EPC rating = E • Prime Grove Park location • Stunning family home • Close to Chiswick House and Grounds

• Five bedrooms • Three bathrooms • Three reception rooms

• Cellar • Off street parking for two cars • 122’ West facing garden

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ABSOLUTELY Property

Luxurious Lettings Anna Ambrose

Area Lettings Director at Marsh & Parsons, Notting Hill � 020 7313 6910; marshandparsons.co.uk

Lowdown for Landlords Aside from the price, what else should a landlord consider when accepting an offer from a prospective tenant?

he profile of a prospective tenant is a very important consideration. A healthy relationship between the landlord and tenant is more likely to lead to a longer term tenancy and provide increased peace of mind for both parties. Another consideration is how quickly a tenant can move in and how long they can commit to a tenancy. My clients regularly report that extended vacancy periods are the most costly part of being a Landlord, so minimising this is crucial. The tenancy length should also suit seasonal fluctuations, for example, if a property has a beautiful garden, then you would want the tenancy to end in the spring, ready for putting back on the market, when you’ll likely achieve a premium price. Finally, landlords should take into consideration any specific requests from the tenant, particularity if they have financial implications (i.e. new furniture) and they should also never disregard the first offer they receive because, very often, this will be the best one. It’s our job to identify the best tenant as quickly as possible from our large database, so the first wave of viewings tend to be the most promising.

A stunning fully refurbished family home on one of Brook Green’s prettiest streets.

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ith 2583 sq ft / 240 sq m of space the house has a wonderful kitchen/dining room with wood burning stove and can be configured as four or five double bedrooms with one or two reception rooms. The house also features two en suite bathrooms and two shower rooms, one en suite. This lovely home has been finished to the highest standard with all the finishes that a family moving into the area would expect. Unfurnished. Available now.

Details

Poplar Grove, W6 £1,900 Per Week

Contact

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Showcase Bob Crowley Associate Director of Bective Leslie Marsh, Notting Hill

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Vendor Advice How is a completion date chosen?

ompletion is the moment when the property legally becomes yours. Before this can happen, your solicitor may call you in again to complete a few formalities, such as signing the final documents, or arranging payment of any outstanding fees or charges. The solicitor will also contact your mortgage lender to request the balance of the cost of the home to be released. Once the title deeds of the property have been checked and queries have been resolved and documents received to the satisfaction of the purchaser’s solicitor, they will discuss a completion date with you. The solicitor will advise you of the soonest possible completion date and you can instruct them as to your preference. This date will be communicated to the seller and their solicitor to see if the same is agreeable. Once all are in agreement, a date will be added into the contract before being sent to the seller for their signature. The actual point of completion is when the money hits the buyer’s solicitor’s account. When this happens, it’s time to pick up the keys from the seller’s agent and crack open the bubbly. The home is now yours!

A luxurious and beautifully refurbished four bedroom, semi-detached period conversion.

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his stunning interior designed home offers a double reception room with stripped wood flooring, a large contemporary kitchen/diner with skylights, off street parking for two vehicles and an immaculate private garden. Further benefits include an exquisite first floor master suite with walk in wardrobe, a loft converted to a large double bedroom with en suite, side extension, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Details

Okehampton Road, NW10 £1,500 Per Week Plus £210 tenancy agreement fee. Other fees apply.

Contact

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Holland Park Lettings 020 3542 2120; kfh.co.uk

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THE QUADRANT, W10 - £475 PER WEEK

CHESTERTON ROAD, W10 - £475 PER WEEK

This immaculate two double bedroom, two bathroom penthouse This beautifully presented two bedroom apartment on the raised OXFORD GARDENS, W10 £625 PER WEEK apartment offers fantastic outside space. Each room has a ground ﬂoor would make a perfect home for a professional Set on thecombined beautiful tree Oxford Gardens, fabulous two bedroom apartment a tranquil yet sociable environment in which to relax balcony withlined a very large privatethis roof terrace. coupleprovides or sharers. and unwind. The property offers a mix of modern features with a traditional twist including high ceilings, sash windows and wooden flooring. The kitchen is lovely and bright, stylishly fitted with modern units. A large reception room provides room for large sofas and dining furniture. Two double bedrooms are spacious and comprise good storage. The terrace is set with flowers hosting a hot tub ideal for a sunny evening dip with a glass of wine!

OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD An extraordinary and individual modern country house in a stunning location. Built originally in 1962 for the artist John Merton, Pound House

ST. HELENS W10 - £500 WEEK ST CHARLES W10£475inPER is broadly Palladian GARDENS, in style and is a wide, single storeyPER building with large windows over looking SQUARE, the gardens. It was extended 1978WEEK to include a garden room and a large studio complex including a workshop and dark room . The property currently has very high ceilings and Having been newly refurbished, this ﬂat is in superb condition. An This beautifully refurbished two double bedroom apartment is brick parapets surrounding the roof which has goodFREEHOLD storage space. HARROW ROAD, NW10 £995,000 open plan kitchen and living room is a sociable environment ideal ﬁnished to a high standard including designer furnishings. Set on A rare opportunity to buy an unusual Victorian double fronted family home in Kensal Green. The house currently offers reception rooms, three | for entertaining. ever popular Stcellar Charles Square intwo North Kensington. Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | studio complexthe | dining room | wine | integrated garaging | small lake arboretum double bedrooms and the potential (s.t.p) to extend into the loft space to create a further bedroom. The ground floor also offers a fully sound insulated over six acres of land room on the ground floor, built as a recording studio but with potential as a third reception, cinema room, extra bedroom or office. The property offers scope for the new owner to refurbish and reconfigure the house to suit. Offered chain free and available to view immediately.

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£2,500,000

A six bedroom, three bathroom, Edwardian family home in a prime position a stone’s throw away from Queens Park. OARE,justWILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD

SUMMERFIELD AVENUE NW6

£1,500,000

A fantastic family home in the heart of Queens Park, just to the east of the park itself on Summerfield Avenue.

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 house.

AS SMALL SELECTION OF PROPERTIES SOLD BY WINKWORTH KENSAL AND QUEENS PARK SO FAR THIS YEAR…

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 CLIFFORD GARDENS NW10 £1,175,000 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD NW10 £1,750,000

accommodation with potential to extend further. Located in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large house. This charming family home on Clifford Gardens really will attract the A magnificent semi detached Edwardian family home in a very sought Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | studio complex | dining room | wine cellar | integrated garagingr market with its lovely Victorian frontage. after location just to the north of Queens Park in Brondesbury.

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LD SO BURROWS ROAD NW10

£1,375,000

Surely one of the best family homes we have seen in Kensal this year.

OARE, WILTSHIRE £2,750,000 FREEHOLD

LINDEN AVENUE NW10

£1,325,000

Winkworth are pleased to bring to market this superb family home just to the west of Queens Park on Linden Avenue.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN UP TO DATE MARKET APPRAISAL OF YOUR PROPERTY PLEASE CALL.

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 HOLLAND ROAD NW10 £1,150,000 CREIGHTON ROAD NW6 £2,400,000

accommodation with potential to extend further. Located in the Wiltshire countryside and built in the 1960’s as a large house. This incredible house has been meticulously refurbished and is fully This amazing three bedroom property in Queens Park a few doors from Four bedrooms | four bathrooms | garden room | hall | drawing room | studio complex | dining room | wine cellar | integrated garagingr extended into the side and loft space to create a special family home. the park itself.

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ABSOLUTELY Property

Winkworth have North London covered LETTINGS

SALES

North Kensington Market Comment

James Kerman

Director of Winkworth, North Kensington

� 020 7792 5000; winkworth.co.uk

orth Kensington continues to see a shortage of stock, especially family houses and good two bed flats with asking prices under £800,000, mirroring the trend of the second half of 2013. Demand is outpacing new instructions and investors are now slightly outweighing owner-occupiers. Transaction levels in 2013 had reached just 66% of the peak (2006). Vendors are benefitting from price rises, resulting from buyers being out-bid in neighbouring higher value areas of prime central London. Average prices have risen by 18.3% between 2011 and 2013. Increased competition in the rental market over the past 12 to 18 months has improved the specification of stock, attracting overspill demand from Notting Hill and Kensington. Prices remain stable.

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Vendors are benefitting from price rises resulting from buyers being out-bid in neighbouring higher value areas

OXFORD GARDENS, W10

£625 PER WEEK

et on the beautiful tree lined Oxford Gardens, this fabulous two bedroom apartment provides a tranquil yet sociable environment. The property offers a mix of modern features with a traditional twist including high ceilings, sash windows and wooden flooring. The kitchen is bright and stylishly fitted with modern units. A large reception room provides room for large sofas and dining furniture. Two double bedrooms are spacious and offer good storage. The terrace is set beautifully with an entrance through French doors from the master bedroom, and is set with flowers and plants.

HARROW ROAD, NW10

£995,000

rare opportunity to buy an unusual Victorian double fronted family home in Kensal Green. The house currently offers two reception rooms, three double bedrooms and the potential (STPP) to extend into the loft space to create a further bedroom. The ground floor also offers a fully sound insulated room on the ground floor, built as a recording studio but with potential as a third reception, cinema room, extra bedroom or office. The property offers scope for the new owner to refurbish and reconfigure the house to suit. Offered chain free and available to view immediately.

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o far, 22 offices in Winkworth’s extensive network have the new interior look, with more changing all the time. Winkworth have set about transforming their offices with a new interior design look to reflect the core values of the company - that we have a unique approach to property. From the moment you step into our transformed office, our approach compared to other agencies will become clear. Instead of being confronted with desk upon desk or an ultra-modern look, Winkworth offices are warm, with large convivial tables, exposed brickwork walls and comfortable seating areas.

SALES

WRENTHAM AVENUE, NW10

£2,250,000 FREEHOLD

Kensal Rise Market Comment

Stewart Boyd Director of Winkworth, Willesden Green, Kensal Rise & Queens Park

inkworth are proud to introduce this luxury five bedroom family home in Queens Park, one of only a few of this quality that will hit the market this year. Overall this exquisite property has around 2500 sq ft of internal living space arranged over three floors including and

extension into the side return at the rear. On the ground floor from the entrance hall there is a lavish double aspect reception room with a sliding door that can separate the two rooms, a utility room with a side access door and a superb kitchen / dining space with bi-folding doors to the garden, which is well over 100ft and south facing.

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LETTINGS

ensal Rise recorded growth of 25.5% in 2013, taking average values for all property to £589,194, according to the Land Registry. This is a clear sign that the area is following in Queen’s Park’s footsteps a decade on, as buyers seek more value for money in adjacent areas. By comparison, average values in Kensal Rise are some 12% less than Queen’s Park. With the demand for property high at the moment relative to stock, open houses, to maximise values achieved, and 20 viewings per property are not uncommon. Areas which are particularly sought after include the roads surrounding Queen’s Park and accessible to Princess Frederica Church of England state school in Kensal Rise. Properties in the roads overlooking Queen’s Park averaged £1.66m in 2013, a 147% premium for the local market.

OKEHAMPTON ROAD, NW10

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With the demand for property high at the moment 20 viewings per property are not uncommon

£1,395 PER WEEK

luxurious and beautifully refurbished four bedroom, semidetached period house located on a sought after tree lined residential Road in the heart of Queens Park. The property has been tastefully decorated to the highest of standards by a well renowned group of property experts, and is sure to generate a lot

of interest. Comprising of a large double aspect reception with dark original wooden flooring throughout, a stunning kitchen/dining area which benefits from having had a large extension and overlooks a stunning 100ft landscaped garden. This home further benefits from two off street parking spaces. This truly is a gem which will take your breath away.

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BROOK GREEN 138 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD W6 7PB ASKEW ROAD 113 ASKEW ROAD W12 9AS

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BATOUM GARDENS W6 5/6 DOUBLE BEDROOMS RECEPTION  DINING/FAMILY ROOM  RECEPTION 2/PLAYROOM  MEDIA ROOM 

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MELROSE TERRACE W6 4 DOUBLE BEDROOMS  DOUBLE RECEPTION  KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM BATHROOM  LOFT STORAGE  SIDE ACCESS  GARDEN  EPC RATING F32

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BROOK GREEN 138 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD W6 7PB ASKEW ROAD 113 ASKEW ROAD W12 9AS

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FAROE ROAD W14 3/4 DOUBLE BEDROOMS SPLIT LEVEL RECEPTION  KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM  STUDIO/BEDROOM 4 

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TASSO ROAD W6 4/5 BEDROOMS  DOUBLE RECEPTION  KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM  STUDY EN SUITE BATHROOM  2 SHOWER ROOMS  GARDEN  EPC RATING D 61

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BROOK GREEN 138 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD W6 7PB ASKEW ROAD 113 ASKEW ROAD W12 9AS

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FREEHOLD

GUIDE £1.395M

HADYN PARK ROAD W12 4 DOUBLE BEDROOMS  DOUBLE RECEPTION ROOM  KITCHEN / DINING ROOM FAMILY BATHROOM  SHOWER ROOM  GARDEN  CELLAR  EPC RATING E48

FREEHOLD

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Living the Dream � The most luxuriously appointed properties on the market. LEASEHOLD

Ledbury Road, W11

perfect example of Notting Hill lateral living offered by this first floor 2 bed apartment, enviably located on Ledbury Road. The large open plan reception room enjoys an impressive double aspect thanks to its corner plot positioning. The layout, with high ceilings and fabulous natural light, has been developed to an impressively high specification throughout. The central living space has been thoughtfully configured to maximize the feeling of space, combining the warmth of the original features with sleek contemporary design.

£1,950,000

John D Wood & Co., Ladbroke Grove � 020 7229 2356; johndwood.co.uk

SHARE OF FREEHOLD

RENTAL

Queensdale Place, W11

Bassett Road, W10

n outstanding and beautifully refurbished four bedroom family house with exceptional entertaining space. This property has been remodelled to the highest of standards throughout including a wonderful kitchen/ dining room on the lower ground floor with sliding doors leading onto a west facing garden.

rare lateral apartment spanning the entire raised ground floor of a period conversion on one of the most sought after streets in North Kensington. The flat benefits from a private entrance, exceptional ceiling height and fantastic natural light throughout. Accommodation includes: Entrance hall, large living space, separate kitchen, two double bedrooms, two bathrooms (one en suite) and plenty of storage.

£2,500

£1,895,000

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Mountgrange Heritage, North Kensington

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Teignmouth Road, NW2

ituated on an enviable corner plot is this impressive four bedroom period property. All 2783 sq ft of living accommodation is superbly presented and designed with the emphasis on style clearly evident throughout.

£2,750,000 Camerons Stiff & Co

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75 Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 8EH

sales@kerrandco.com

www.kerrandco.com Cathnor Road, W12 £825,000 Share of FH A remarkable, interior designed two double bedroom garden flat set in a grand Victorian building in a private gated development. The flat has private off street parking and is finished to a very high standard – it has the feel of modern living with exceptional levels of natural light. This is a property you really need to view to fully appreciate.

Perrers Road, W6 £1,350,000 FH A fantastic opportunity to acquire this Victorian terraced cottage set on a picturesque residential street in the heart of Brackenbury village. It has been very well designed and provides wonderful family living within easy reach of local shops and transport links while delivering stylish, well balanced accomodation in a haven of tranquillity.

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Ask the lettings Experts Our panel of professionals give you the edge in the property market

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At present, rental yields in Central London are achieving around 3%, and in some cases properties can be as low as 2.5%. Capital values over the last year have increased by 20% in some Central London areas. Ex local authority properties have higher yields, however, the capital appreciation tends to be lower.

2. Best Buy to Let Investment?

ith fabulous local schools in North Kensington and a lovely villagey feel we always have strong demand for well-presented family homes in the St Quintin conservation area so I’d recommend the lovely airy house our sales team are marketing on Wallingford Avenue at £2,350,000 which requires updating but would make a fabulous buy to let. For those with more modest budgets there are some stylish new build 1 / 2 bedroom ﬂats around the Grand Union Canal area attracting lots of interest from prospective tenants.

3. Furnished v. unfurnished?

his depends on what type of property you own. A one or two bedroom apartment let to young professionals or couples is usually best furnished. Young

Contact 1. Kate Flynn

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professionals tend to stay a relatively short time, maybe one or two years, before moving on, so they prefer to rent a furnished apartment they can move into immediately. Also, an attractively furnished apartment often lets more quickly as it stands out from the competition and enables tenants to imagine the lifestyle they could enjoy there. Larger homes can take longer to let and should be oﬀered unfurnished as they appeal to families who often stay longer and prefer to have their own furnishings and belongings.

‘‘ A growing number of our international clients will not take properties that do not have a UK based management agent.

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1. Rental Yields vs. Capital Gain?

4. Why should I use a property management agent?

he most obvious reasons people ask us to manage their properties is that they live abroad or outside of London and want to create a harmonious tenancy for both themselves and their tenants by allowing Andrew and Abby, our property management team, to handle all matters related to their property. Th is is becoming even more pertinent as a growing number of our international clients will not take properties that do not have a UK based management agent. Our team is based in-house, which means they can react quickly and eﬀectively to any emergencies using our trusted group of contractors. Andrew also handles the legal side of the equation, liaising on our landlords’ behalf on insurance claims, new legislations and ﬁ nancial and legal issues that might arise in the course of a tenancy.

5. Short or Long Term Tenants?

ower turnover means reducing the fees each time you rent (tenancy agreement, professional clean etc.) and those staying for years rather than months tend to look after the property as they see it as their home.

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4. Emma Harvey

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375 Kensington High Street LONDON

A classic London address Highly anticipated final phase now launched

375 Kensington High Street is one of London’s most sought after new addresses and boasts the highest levels of design and luxury. The highly anticipated final phase Benson House offers an exclusive collection of contemporary one, two and three bedroom apartments, duplex apartments and penthouses with access to world class residents facilities including: • Prestigious location in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Property I’d most like on my books and why... The property I would most like on my books is a well proportioned Freehold house in Notting Hill with potential to extend. The demand for homes that can be improved in both condition and size has increased tremendously as more and more people are keen to put there own stamp on a property.

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Best place to invest? Notting Hill, Holland Park and Kensington are safe established places to invest in as they are prime locations that maintain there desirability with continued demand from the overseas market.

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trutt & Parker is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the Notting Hill Mayfest 2014 – a month long series of mixed cultural events running from 1 May to 31 May. The festival celebrates local, emerging and internationally renowned talent and the history of the Notting Hill area with a traditional May Fair, orchestral, chamber and contemporary music, opera, lectures, choral performances, art, cinema and community children’s days. The Notting Hill May Fair is one of Mayfest’s most popular events, taking place on Saturday 17th May 2014 from 1 pm to 5 pm at St John’s Church on Lansdowne Crescent. A typical village fair in the heart of London, it has been running for more than 25 years, and is packed full of fun for all the family including

LEDBURY ROAD,W11 £4,200,000

The toughest sale and why? We recently sold a house with Japanese knot weed rife in the garden and surrounding properties. Following a huge amount of investigation and following treatments to the aggressive weed, the property completed with the mortgage offer in place for the purchaser.

Finest property showcase... I am pleased to present this beautifully refurbished three bedroom property on the sought after Ledbury Road arranged over four floors. It has a wonderful sense of space and light with generous rooms, high ceilings, large windows and a pretty terrace.

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The Notting Hill May Fair is one of Mayfest’s most popular events, taking place on Saturday 17th May

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The most interesting property I have been involved in is… A stunning four bedroom house on Lonsdale Road, W11 that we sold earlier this year. This property had been lovingly renovated by a husband/wife collaboration creating a fluid and functional layout with excellent entertaining space. They managed to combine the original period elegance with exciting modern design.

maypole dancing, a vintage coconut shy, face painting, a bouncy castle, a barbecue and cream teas. There will also be traditional stalls selling bric-a-brac, second hand books, jewellery, cakes, flowers and plants. There is even a Dog Show for local pooches and a hotly-contested Fancy Dress parade for the most impressive outfits.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

 LAUNCH PARTY! Independent boutique estate agency PrimeRealty celebrated the opening of its new luxury offices in Kensington. Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia joined the glamorous guests that included models and actresses, who’d stepped over the festive pink carpet to enjoy a glass or two of Bellini during a balmy evening. It was also the occasion to celebrate the birthday of Prime-Realty MD and founder Salar Majnouni who has over 16 years of experience in the property business spanning over Dubai, Monaco, Marbella and the USA. Prime Realty specialises in high-end residential properties in central London. 020 7148 1109; prime-realty.co

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e all know that moving home can be one of life’s most stressful experiences. But preparation is key. Begin by clearing the approach to your home as this is where fi rst impressions are made – and before anyone has stepped through the front door. By tapping into the good weather and using the additional daylight hours to work on tidying up the front garden, you can bring some sunshine into your home and maximize your selling potential.

Alan Isaacs

Director of Queens Park Partnership

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Queens Park is an exciting place to live, with a great sense of community

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suggests:

QPP love Queens Park

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ithout doubt when you mention the word ‘property’ in Queens Park the fi rst name that comes to mind will always be Queens Park Partnership. Established for over 25 years we are, without doubt, the leading agent in Queens Park. We have an enviable reputation as the major force for selling and letting in the area and surrounding areas. Our staff have a wealth of knowledge and experience in knowing the local trends, achievable prices and the community vibe. We pride ourselves on building relationships with our clients by offering a personal touch combined with all the latest technology. We have a strong presence on the internet with our regularly updated website and property portals along with our contacts in the media & press. Queens Park is an exciting place to live, with a great sense of community. The park and its farm, play areas, band stand, tennis courts & golf facilities all help to attract

families. It’s a fabulous for singles with a large collection of flats to buy or rent, and is perfect for those coming from areas such as Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove, Maida Vale and St John’s Wood wanting to downsize from the larger properties. The restaurants and bars are bustling with locals, business people and often celebrities that live in the area. It also provides a perfect place to live to commute into London and with close connections to the M1, the area is booming! Queens Park Partnership have been here since the beginning – we know Queens Park and with our trusted independent brand with our exemplary reputation - the residents of the area know us!

The Impact of Mortgage Market Review

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here has been much hype in the media of late with concerns about the impact of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and new stress tests for UK lenders. The regulators are moving in a number of ways to choke off mortgage fi nance and we expect this may impact credit-sensitive parts of the market in the second half of 2014. Th is could lead to slower rises in values and rising rents. There will be a concern for the owneroccupier market which we feel will be more affected than buy-to-let investments where borrowing rules will be less restrictive. These measures will increase the time between applying for a mortgage and its approval so it is imperative as a buyer that you make enquiries with a fi nancial advisor at the earliest stage of your search.

ective Leslie Marsh are pleased to announce their sponsorship of the Stiff and Trevillion exhibition. Stiff and Trevillion are a West London based architectural practice, well known for their high quality buildings and interiors. Each project is unique, responding to the location and the clients needs and aspirations. They work with leading developers as well as private clients and restaurateurs. Many projects have been recognised with industry awards and editorial coverage. Stiff+Trevillion master-planned the regeneration of Portobello Dock, which include notable buildings such as the Canal Building, home to Innocent Drinks. The exhibition runs from 12th-25th June 2014 at Great Western Studios.

BITE SIZED NEWS

ountgrange Heritage has launched a new look website complete with local area video guides for those looking for inside info before they move. The new website is designed to allow the agent’s different audiences to fi nd the information they need quickly and simply. Speaking about the re-design, Director of Marketing Liz Thomson comments “We realise that our audience are very busy people who want to fi nd information online quickly and with minimum fuss. So we’ve designed our new look site to be clear and simple. Each of our different audiences – buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants – has their own distinct section with content tailored to them. We feel that this new site reflects our core brand values of transparency, integrity and helpfulness.”

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020 7328 2828 62 Salusbury Road, NW6 6NS www.queensparkpartnership.co.uk

LYNTON ROAD, NW6

£1,650,000 Freehold

Bright & well presented mid terraced period house situated in popular location close to Salusbury Road with its selection of shops, coffee houses & eateries, coupled with numerous transport links & the popular Park - 28ft double reception room & 24ft kitchen/breakfast room onto rear garden. EPC: E

• 4 bedrooms - 1 with en-suite shower • Converted loft - 4th bedroom • Small rear garden + patio area • Early viewing recommended

HARVIST ROAD, NW6

£899,950 - Share of Freehold

Triple aspect split level apartment set on the Top Floor of this imposing red brick corner property boasting a spacious reception room with access to a small balcony, kitchen/diner, 3 double bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. EPC: E

• Good decorative condition • Close to local amenities & transport • Chain Free • Viewing recommended

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Joint Sole Agents 020 8964 9999

BRONDESBURY ROAD, NW6

020 7328 2828 www.queensparkpartnership.co.uk

£4,250,000 Freehold

This stunning house situated in the heart of Queens Park has undergone total refurbishment and designed to maximise the use of natural light. Situated over four floors (including a basement) and offering an enviable living space in excess of 4,000 sq ft and creating a home utilising all the latest technology available including Sonos entertainment system & Lutron mood lighting. Close to local transport facilities & the bustle of local boutiques, cafes and restaurants. EPC: E • 6 Bedrooms + 5 En-suites • 24’ Reception room & Study • Media room, Games room

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• Off-street parking • Contemporary Kitchen • Entertainment system

• Underfloor heating throughout • Landscaped garden & Roof terrace • Viewings highly recommended

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Normanby Road, NW10

£799,950 Freehold

• 16 ft front reception room

• Rear garden with sunny patio area

• 21 ft open plan kitchen/reception

• Many original features

• Utility room & GF shower room

• Close to transport (Zone 2 – Jubilee)

A great opportunity to purchase this pretty three bedroom mid-terraced red brick period property situated in the heart of Dollis Hill. Arranged over two ﬂoors & spanning 1200 sq ft of accommodation this home is full of character. Viewing recommended. EPC: D

Teignmouth Road, NW2

£899,950 Share of Freehold

• Open plan reception/kitchen with balcony

• Family bathroom

• Modern ﬁtted kitchen area

• 50 ft mature rear garden

• 3 bedrooms including master suite

• Great position close to transport

Spanning just under 1110 sq ft is this spacious Garden Flat situated in the sought after Mapesbury Conservation Area covering the entire Raised Ground Floor of this large period property. Early viewing recommended. EPC : D

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Dartmouth Road, NW2

£925,000 Leasehold

• Bright 20 ft reception room onto garden

• Private south facing 75 ft garden

• Original features - high ceilings, sash windows

• Converted STPP Cellar

• Modern ﬁtted kitchen

• Garage, OSP & close to transport

Situated on the entire Ground Floor of this detached converted red brick property is this beautifully presented 3 double bedroom ﬂat on this wide tree lined road within the Mapesbury Conservation Area. Viewing recommended. EPC - E

Teignmouth Road, NW2

£2,750,000 Freehold

• 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

• LGF utility room & reception room

• 3 living/reception rooms

• 70 ft garden, garage & drive for 4 cars

• Stunning parquet ﬂooring

• TFF : separate side access for use for au-pair

Situated in a prime residential road within the Mapesbury Conservation Area is this example of a semi-detached family home offering plenty of lateral living space laid out over 4564 sq ft (including unconverted LGF space). Great for transport & local amenities including the Mapesbury Dell. EPC: E

www.cameronsstiff.co.uk

Incorporating…

275 Willesden Lane, NW2 5JA | 020 8459 1133 | enquiries@cameronsstiff.co.uk

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Development Round up LILLIE SQUARE, SW6

illie Square is one of the largest and most high-profile residential developments in London. The one million square foot development has transformed a 7.4 acre car park on Seagrave Road into a of 808 highend homes set around a new garden square. On offer is the 21st century lifestyle that buyers are seeking – 24 hour security, 5* services including concierge, porterage and a private residents club with swimming pool. Lillie Square will provide a range of stylish one to three-bedroom apartments from 524 to 2480 sq ft as well as contemporary four and five-bedroom family homes with private gardens and secure garage parking, all designed by architects and urban designers Paul Davis + Partners. Completions are scheduled for 2016.

Prices start from

£595,000 Lillie Square

020 7381 9800; lilliesquare.com

amptons International, a leading residential estate agent, has announced the launch of More West, an exciting new development by Peabody, in W10 situated next to Latimer Road tube station. Located in the sought after Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, More West offers affordable, high specification living in a popular West London setting. Available to buy at launch are 28 attractive apartments ranging in size from one, two and three bedroom units. Each apartment has been designed with quality in mind and all apartments are fitted with highly specified kitchens and integrated appliances. The scheme benefits from excellent transport links, being located directly opposite Latimer Road tube station, which is on the Hammersmith and City Line and provides easy access into Central London in approximately 25 minutes. Developed by Peabody, the first phase at More West is due for completion in November 2014.

MORE WEST, W10

Prices start from

£399,950 More West

020 7758 8431; morewest.co.uk

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A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF 20 SOPHISTICATED NEW BUILD APARTMENTS ON WESTBOURNE GROVE COMPLETING IN EARLY SPRING 2015

EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH Thursday 22nd May 4pm to 8pm Oldfield Room (Ground Floor) 23 Hanover Square, W1S 1JB

• Moments from Kensington Gardens, Notting Hill and Portobello Road • 24-hour concierge service • Substantial outdoor areas, courtesy of private balconies and terraces

• Secure Underground parking (subject to availability) • 10 year Premiere Guarantee • 25-year ZIP Car Club membership

• Excellent Transport links, within a few minutes walk. 5 Mins to Bayswater (District & Circle Line), 8 Mins to Queensway (Central Line), 13 Mins to Paddington, 5 Mins to Royal Oak (Metropolitan Line)

Prices from £1,360,000 FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

TEL: 020 7993 7395 residential@eu.jll.com westbournehousew2.com Jones Lang LaSalle Limited (JLL) for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that:- a. the particulars are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; b. all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers, tenants or third parties should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but satisfy themselves that they are correct by inspection or otherwise; c. no person in the employment of JLL has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to the property; d. Prices are correct at time of going to print; e. Image is a computer generated image of Westbourne House; f. Walking time is approximate;

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Caroline Place Bayswater W2

ÂŁ4,000 per week short let

A substantial & immaculately presented 5 bedroom house, located moments from Kensington Gardens & ideally situated close to the transport links of Queensway & Notting Hill Gate. The property is arranged over 4 floors, offering indulgent entertaining space & also benefits from a private garden, making it an ideal summer let. EPC rating C

Notting Hill

020 3040 8588

lettings.nottinghill@chestertonhumberts.com

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Ledbury Road Notting Hill W11

ÂŁ4,200,000 freehold

A stunning 3 bedroom apartment arranged over 4 floors, refurbished to an exceptionally high standard. With its own front door this apartment has the feel of a whole house with large spacious rooms, high ceilings & plenty of natural light. EPC rating D

Notting Hill

020 3040 8585

sales.nottinghill@chestertonhumberts.com

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Pembridge Villas, W11 £950 per week Fees Apply

Simply the best one bedroom ﬂat in Notting Hill with a terrace to match any riad in Marrakech. The reception room opens onto the most exceptional roof garden which is the same size as the internal living space and provides a salon, sun deck, dining area and kitchen. Furnished. EPC=C. Reception room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and roof garden.

020 7221 2277 camilla@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk

St Lukes Mews, W11 £795 per week Fees Apply

Brunswick Gardens, W8 £700 per week Fees Apply

020 7221 2277 camilla@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk

Beautiful house in one of Notting Hill’s coolest mews with wonderful light and airy loft –style entertaining space with wood ﬂooring which opens onto a large south facing terrace. Furnished. EPC=C. Double reception room, kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom and balcony. Sole Agents

A completely stunning, light and bright ﬂat in this prime location just off Notting Hill Gate. The beautiful tree-lined Brunswick Gardens is ideal for a professional single or couple looking to live in the perfect location. Furnished. EPC=D. Reception room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and balcony. Sole Agents

mountgrangeheritage.co.uk Bayswater 020 7402 0070

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Kensington 020 7937 9976

North Kensington 020 8960 0181

Notting Hill 020 7221 2277

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These days more and more prospective tenants are not only looking for a roof over their own head but also for somewhere that will happily house their pooch. We recently launched a pet friendly lettings section on our website and we now need more landlords who are happy to accommodate our animal loving applicants. For more information call any of our Pet Friendly Team now or pop into any of our offices.

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Bayswater 020 7402 0070 Kensington 020 7937 9976 North Kensington 020 8960 0181 Notting Hill 020 7221 2277

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Palace Court, W2 ÂŁ6,950,000 Share of Freehold

On the open market for the first time in over fifty years an extraordinary lateral flat offering 3,250 square feet of accommodation on one floor. Located on the fourth floor (with lift) of a handsome red brick period mansion building the apartment enjoys unusually high ceilings (approx. 11ft) and excellent natural light. Palace Court is a prime residential street located between Notting Hill and Bayswater with Kensington Gardens (Hyde Park) located at the end of the road. EPC = F. Entrance hall, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, cloakroom and utility room. Sole Agents

020 7221 2277 adrian@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk

mountgrangeheritage.co.uk Bayswater 020 7402 0070

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Kensington 020 7937 9976

North Kensington 020 8960 0181

Notting Hill 020 7221 2277

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Bassett Road, W10 ÂŁ1,895,000 Share of Freehold

A rare lateral apartment spanning the entire raised ground floor of a period conversion on the most sought-after street in North Kensington. The flat benefits from a private entrance, exceptional ceiling height and fantastic natural light throughout. Bassett Road is a pretty tree-lined street running west of Ladbroke Grove close to the amenities of Golborne Road and Westbourne Grove. Ladbroke Grove Underground station is within short walking distance. EPC = D. Private entrance, reception room, entrance hall, kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Sole Agents

020 8960 0181 julia@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk

mountgrangeheritage.co.uk Bayswater 020 7402 0070

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Kensington 020 7937 9976

North Kensington 020 8960 0181

Notting Hill 020 7221 2277

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Pembridge Square W2 ÂŁ6,500,000 Share of Freehold Notting Hill Sales 020 7727 7777 | nhsales@dng.co.uk North

Chelsea

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Fulham

A beautifully presented ground and lower ground floor apartment in a stunning period building. The property has access to an additional one bedroom self-contained apartment and a peaceful private garden and resident's communal gardens.

Hammersmith & Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bush

Kensington

Kensington Gate

4 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en-suite), 4 reception rooms, 2 kitchens, Cloakroom, Balcony, Terrace, Garden, Resident's communal gardens, EPC: E.

South Kensington

Notting Hill

Pimlico & Westminster

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Stanhope Gardens SW7 ÂŁ1,650,000 Leasehold South Kensington Sales 020 7581 8888 | sthkensales@dng.co.uk South

Balham

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Battersea

Battersea Park

A spacious (1,425 sq.ft.) property providing generous accommodation throughout. The flat is located close to South Kensington and Gloucester Road with the further benefit of access to the communal gardens.

Clapham

East Putney

Southfields & Earlsfield

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, Second bedroom, Bathroom, Reception room, Kitchen, Courtyard, Vaults, EPC: C.

West Putney

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Holland Park W11 £1,350 per week Fees apply Unfurnished Kensington Lettings 020 7792 1331 | kenlets@dng.co.uk

Iverna Gardens W8 £1,395 per week Fees apply Furnished Kensington Gate Lettings 020 7589 5252 | kengatelets@dng.co.uk South North

Balham Chelsea

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Battersea Fulham

A stunning flat in a period conversion located on this popular residential street close to Holland Park. The flat offers light and spacious accommodation with wooden floors, high ceilings and a neutral modern interior.

3 bedrooms, En-suite shower room, Bathroom, Reception room, Eat-in kitchen, Cloakroom, Patio, EPC: E.

A spacious, architecturally designed, raised ground floor apartment situated in this prestigious block. The apartment is located moments from all the shops and Kensington High Street underground station.

3 double bedrooms, Bathroom (en-suite), 2 shower rooms (1 en-suite), Reception room, Semi open-plan kitchen, Utility room, EPC: D.

Battersea Park Clapham East Putney Southfields & Earlsfield West Putney Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Kensington Kensington Gate South Kensington

Notting Hill

Pimlico & Westminster

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