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Jonathan BramwellOxford and Cambridge are just the start of the Government’s huge development plans. Since the Boat Race began in the 1820s, Cambridge crews have won 82 times against Oxford’s 80. It is not the only arena in which the two universities compete, of course:L the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed Oxford in…
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Mark Lawsonbuy a country mile A new breed of discreet overseas buyer is shaking up the market for English country estates. They are large, rare and exorbitantly expensive to maintain. But the traditional English country estate has proved surprisingly resilient to the long-term stagnation experienced across the prime housing market. This is largely down to demand…
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Bobby HallFew know the area sometimes known as the ‘Downland Triangle’, the patch of country that lies roughly between the towns of Marlborough in Wiltshire, Newbury in West Berkshire and Andover in Hampshire, better than Bobby Hall, our head of the Southern Region. Having been brought up around Marlborough, today he lives with his family on…
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Charlotte DoverFamous for its municipal gardens and elegant Regency architecture, this Gloucestershire Spa town is regularly cited as one of the best places to bring up a family in the UK. With its array of festivals and events, which range from music, to literature, film, food and drink and more, it’s sometimes dubbed the “cultural centre…
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Thea WellbandFor many years at the prime end of the market, people have tended to lean on the more traditional forms of transaction such as buying as opposed to renting, while no such sentiment existed in cities like Paris and Berlin. These days, it is not just acceptable, but shrewd to consider renting in the capital.…
Read more Mark LawsonThere’s a shortage of supply and continued demand from wealthy investors both from the UK and overseas looking for large tracts of land, as well as country estates, but these days it’s increasingly rare that the two types of buyers will fight over the same thing. One is very driven by the opportunities afforded by…
Read more Jonathan BramwellJonathan Bramwell, Head of The Buying Solution, reveals how he’d spend his lottery winnings. Q: You’ve won the lottery! Your wealth advisor has recommended how much you should put away for necessary and important elements such as children’s education, pension, investment and charitable donations. They have allocated £10m of the pot to invest in property. Where…
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