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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…
Read more Jonathan BramwellThe wellness revolution is firmly taking hold in people’s homes, especially at the very top end. From salt caves, cryo chambers (which cost around £250,000), vitamin D chambers, snow cabins and air purification systems areas that may well have been dedicated to a standard gym or reserved as a spare bedroom, are being transformed with…
Read more 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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