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Mark LawsonForget kerb appeal and marble work surfaces in the kitchen. New research shows that the single most important factor for home buyers in 2019 is having fast broadband speeds. A recent poll of 2,115 UK homeowners, carried out by Broadband Choices, a broadband, television and mobile comparison website, shows that 69 per cent of us…
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Jonathan BramwellThe world’s wealthiest are often criticised for their carbon footprint, particularly those who navigate the globe in private jets and superyachts. In their homes, however, they increasingly engage with sustainability; conversation at the smartest dinner parties is now as frequently about air quality and biomass as it is about fine wine and art. “If you’re travelling for much of the…
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Will WatsonIn the latest property special of the prestigious FT How To Spend It Magazine, Will Watson of The Buying Solution is included in a feature on London’s best streets. The London property market may be bearing the brunt of Brexit malaise, but even in straitened circumstances there are homes that sell fast – and sell well. In key hotspots across prime…
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Harry GladwinBringing an unloved property back to life can make you money but only if you know the fixer upper rules. Harry Gladwin, Partner at The Buying Solution, says; “When most of our clients describe their brief and the ideal property, they usually finish the description by saying – “or a property which we could do-up…
Read more Will WatsonThe super-luxury redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in west London may have begun with a battle involving Prince Charles and the Qatari Royal Family a decade ago but this understated Belgravia scheme is now open for business says The Times. It is said to be one of prime central London’s greenest developments, with 5 acres of landscaping…
Read more Mark LawsonHighclere Castle, the fictional home of the Crawley family in Downton Abbey, has been drawing the crowds since the TV drama launched in 2010. The recent movie has thrown it back into the spotlight and the demand for nearby property seems to be as strong as ever. Mark Lawson, Partner at The Buying Solution, spent…
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