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Mark LawsonWhile buying a house can be daunting and stressful at the best of times, what if your dream home purchase came with the responsibility of owning a piece of Britain’s history? For nearly half a million home owners in the UK this is a reality if they own a Listed Building, in other words a…
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Jonathan BramwellReduce the rumble: 5 ways to combat road noise It comes high on the list of ‘must not haves’ for many Londoners in search of a rural idyll, but how big a problem is road noise and what, if anything, can be done about it? Arabella Youens investigates….. Read the full article for Jonathan Bramwell’s…
Read more Mark LawsonIt is out again, full of fascinating and useful information, facts and figures. The Knight Frank Rural Report is a bi-annual production which delves deep into all current rural matters. It should be read by all land and estate owners, not to mention their professional advisers. The report is insightful and progressive and I always…
Read more Mark LawsonThere remains strong appetite for the very best in class estates, these would be within two hours of London to the west, unblighted and have 1,000 acres of mixed farm and amenity land, and a beautiful period, ideally not-too-large Georgian house in reasonably good condition. For an opportunity so rare it is likely that buyers…
Read more Jonathan BramwellWhere to buy a house if you want a seat on the commute. It’s an enduring mystery — how do you find space to sit down on a rush-hour service to London? Hugh Graham at The Sunday Times solves the commuter conundrum. Bobby Hall at The Buying Solution comments. Read Hugh Graham’s full article on TheTimes.co.uk: Where…
Read more Jonathan BramwellWarwickshire: Cotswold countryside within easy reach of London. Veer slightly off the beaten bridleways of the Daylesford triangle and head into Warwickshire to find glorious Cotswold countryside within reach of London. Canny buyers are doing just that, finds Arabella Youens at Country Life Magazine. Jonathan Bramwell, Country Head at The Buying Solution comments. Read Arabella…
Read more Jonathan BramwellGearing up for a road revolution. Putters have given way to wheels, plus-fours to Lycra. As golf club membership in Britain dwindles, our passion for two wheels knows no bounds, with two million people now cycling once a week. Where once the middle-age aspiration was to overlook the fairway, now it’s all about being near…
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