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Philip EastwoodThere used to be a buzz at the start of each year, with property owners sprucing up their home, redecorating, replanting the gardens and window boxes, and estate agents rubbing their hands in anticipation for the hive of activity that was the spring market. Traditionally the spring market was the best time to sell, with…
Read more Philip EastwoodWhen Baroness Thatcher’s former residence on Chester Square in Belgravia was put on the market some reports suggested that it would generate significant interest from foreign purchasers attracted to the thought of owning such a ‘trophy’ asset and a piece of history. As a result, we were asked whether a premium is placed on a…
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Jonathan BramwellThe new, unexpected commuter hotspots. People who work in London are buying in York. David Prosser reports on the latest trend in the quest for affordable homes… For commuters looking for a family home within easy reach of their workplace, choosing where to live is difficult. On the one hand, no one wants a long…
Read more Jonathan BramwellSouth Oxfordshire named Britain’s top spot to live: four of the best villages for London commuters between Reading and Oxford. Why was this rolling stretch of English countryside, less than an hour from London, voted Britain’s finest rural location? It’s down to good local schools, pretty hamlets and perfect village pubs. Up to 50,000 Londoners will…
Read more Jonathan BramwellNew build: London property guide. There are currently 75,299 new developments in the pipeline for London. Are they wise buys? Is this all sustainable? New build London property developments continue to spring up all over town – but are they wise buys? Will they hold their value? Arabella Youens talks to three London property experts……
Read more Jonathan BramwellSuperfast broadband arrives in the Cotswolds. Just in case you’re ever parachuted into a dinner party in the Cotswolds — placed between Kate, Damien and the bloke from Blur who does the cheese — and you’re worried about how to chip in to the conversation, here is some advice. Forget the merry quip about Jeremy…
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