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Philip EastwoodThe name game. New labels for regenerated neighbourhoods are popping up as fast as the cranes creating them. But will anyone actually admit to living in Elephant Park? Remember when Midtown was a district of Manhattan? Now it’s a London marketing term: in 2010, local businesses rebranded the area encompassing Bloomsbury and Holborn by referencing…
Read more Philip EastwoodWho wants to live in Soho, or Covent Garden? While some new London developments struggle to conjure up a sense of place when all that lies outside is mud, bulldozers and a big hole of promises, others have the good fortune of locations that are overflowing with famous local associations. Hexagon Apartments in Covent Garden…
Read more Philip EastwoodWhy London’s Chester Square remains a premier address. Once home to Margaret Thatcher, the grand square in Belgravia continues to attract buyers, notable and otherwise. If the concrete, chrome and glass apartments being built around Victoria and Nine Elms represent the modern, hard-edged image of London, the grand terraced houses of Chester Square recall a…
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Jonathan Bramwell20 top house hotspots in Britain. With tech start-ups, waterfront developments and gentrification transforming towns and cities, these areas are on the up… Read the full article for Claire Owen‘s insight on why Bath makes the list: 20 top house hotspots in Britain | The Times
Read more Jonathan BramwellThe lure of the perfect village. Villages close to London where you can walk to a station, a local shop and a good pub. Basically the perfect places to live. In this article we have identified some of the best villages to live in near London – pretty rural places with character, where you can…
Read more Jonathan BramwellWelcome to the millionaire zones. Are you a millionaire yet? Give it another 14 years. As house prices continue to rise, the number of UK homes worth £1 million or more is expected to more than triple by 2030, according to a report by Santander Mortgages, making one in four London homeowners into property millionaires.…
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