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2 days ago |
countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon
Who can forget the nationwide lockdowns during Covid-19? The experience of being confined to our homes fuelled a surge in demand for countryside and coastal areas. We’ve all heard the tales of buyers going to extraordinary lengths to bag homes in beauty spots. But according to Rightmove, the so-called race for space has now firmly subsided. Let’s take buyer demand. In March 2021, Cornwall overtook London as the most searched-for area on the property portal for the very first time.
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1 week ago |
countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon
Disco balls, insists David Henderson, head of Savills’s Stow-on-the-Wold office, are non-negotiable items when it comes to finishing a party barn. There are those with kitchens where caterers can effortlessly beaver, ones with nightclub-worthy sound systems, a mezzanine to accommodate overflowing overnight guests and sprawling windows to let light flood in. Nonetheless, it’s the disco balls that set the tone.
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2 weeks ago |
countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon
If you’re looking for a home with political and historical pedigree, you don’t get much better than this five-bedroom residence in a sought-after pocket of Pimlico, London. Located on the lower ground and ground floor of a grand period property, Sir Winston Churchill called it ‘home’ during his early political career. One of Britain’s most revered leaders, Churchill lived at 34 Eccleston Square from 1909 to 1913.
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3 weeks ago |
countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon
The top 10 priciest postcodes outside London have been revealed - but you don’t have to look far from the capital for them. While the top 10 most expensive postcodes in England and Wales are all in London, the costliest postcodes outside the city are still ‘within arm’s reach of the capital’, according to prime London property brokerage, Jefferies James. EN5 has been crowned the most expensive postcode outside London, but even that partly covers the London borough of Barnet.
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4 weeks ago |
countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon |Annunciata Elwes
It’s five years since the Covid-19 lockdown, and thus almost five years since Barnard Castle earned a place in the national consciousness, thanks to Dominic Cummings and his [checks notes] decision ‘to test his eyesight’ by visiting this small town in Country Durham town. In fairness to Mr Cummings, we can see why he chose Barnard’s Castle over Specsavers: this charming and historic settlement of just over 5,000 people is a sight for sore eyes.
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