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Mark LawsonSometimes being shut off from the world can seem marvellously appealing. For several hours a day the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast, is completely inaccessible. The tide comes back in and just like that all access is gone. Bad luck if you miss the crossing. For many though this is what makes…
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Philip EastwoodThe article focuses on a property designed by Goldfinger, Ernő Goldfinger: the architect whose name is as synonymous with a Bond baddie as it is with such brutalist-style Seventies buildings as west London’s love-it-or-hate-it Trellick Tower. (Indeed, Ian Fleming named 007’s nemesis after the architect, with whom he had a long-running feud.) The name alone is not enough,…
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Will WatsonAccording to Knight Frank, they’ve seen their highest rate of buyer interest in the past 15 years and it’s all down to Brexit. Industry professionals are even having to ‘stagger’ their waiting lists. The uncertainty of the election has been lifted and people can now make property decisions. Will Watson, Head of London at The…
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Harry GladwinJeremy Clarkson is famous for many things but being a vegetarian isn’t one of them! However, according to a survey by Experian, his home town of Chipping Norton is one of the most vegetarian friendly places in the UK. Cranleigh tops the list with Chipping Norton coming in at number 10. According to analysis by…
Read more Harry GladwinHarry Gladwin, Partner at The Buying Solution, talks to Country Life about the considerations of living under a flight path. Frankly some hate it, while others barely notice. According to stats from the National Air Traffic Control Services in May 2019, there were more than 235,000 flights over UK airspace, with a record 9,000 flights…
Read more Harry GladwinBuying a home within walking distance to a good local pub is still a top priority for many and depending how good the pub is, it can even uphold an area’s value. Harry Gladwin at The Buying Solution discusses the binding force of a good local within a community and how two of his recent transactions…
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Jonathan BramwellThis year about 70,000 deals were done off-market. Once the preserve of celebrities and the super-rich, off-market deals are on the rise and it’s becoming increasingly the ordinary people who want to buy and sell their homes discreetly. Move over online property portals, homeowners are now appointing buying agents and independent brokers to carry out…
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