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Jonathan BramwellIt’s not all doom and gloom at the top end of the housing market – to the contrary, research from Knight Frank has highlighted 10 hotpots where sales of homes above £1million has been stronger this year than over the past three years. These “business as usual” locations form a neat swathe through the South…
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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…
Read more 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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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 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…
Read more Mark LawsonAn increasing number of families are leaving the capital to trade in screens for hide-and-seek, wild swimming and lots of fresh air. Mark Lawson, who covers High Value Residential and Rural Estates at The Buying Solution, talks to The Daily Telegraph about the rise in city folk uprooting to the countryside to “re-wild” their children. Mark comments: “The Cotswolds are…
Read more Jonathan BramwellThroughout the 19th and 20th centuries a string of literary luminaries and artists called The Cotswolds home – The Mitford sisters, John Singer Sergent and Laurie Lee to name but a few. Nowadays with the festivals, galleries and cultural hubs it continues to attract a certain crowd. Country Life highlights that 70% of the UK’s…
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