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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.…
Read more Jonathan BramwellBuy-to-let: four ways to beat the stamp duty rises. Panicked would-be landlords fear not, is still possible to avoid the 3 per cent rise in stamp duty set to hit this spring — but you’d better be quick. Chancellor George Osborne’s sudden three per cent hike in stamp duty on second homes and buy-to-let investments has caused panic…
Read more Jonathan BramwellWinchester: the ‘village city’. For Londoners anxious about abandoning pavements—and big-name restaurants—altogether, a move to Winchester is considered by some to be the perfect stepping stone to life in the country. Chefs Rick Stein and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall both have outposts in the city and, between the college and cathedral, many of the historic buildings…
Read more Jonathan BramwellThere’s no better time to buy a wreck. Some people actively seek out a restoration project. For Tony and Jane Garrett, one was more or less thrust upon them. The couple were upsizing to accommodate a growing family but were struggling to find a house they really liked. Then their teenage daughter spotted an advertisement…
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