Annabel Dixon

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Why Londoners have given up on the Cotswolds

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Annabel Dixon

The Cotswolds needs little introduction. With picturesque countryside and honey-coloured villages packed with handsome homes, private members’ clubs, celebrities and tourists, it has long been the ultimate place for Londoners to escape to. But new figures show that the London exodus to this desirable corner of England has shrunk.
Why Londoners have given up on the Cotswolds

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Annabel Dixon

"While the gap between prices in the capital and pretty much everywhere else peaked around 2016, it's been steadily closing since then," says Fell. "Today the gap between prices in the capital and the Cotswolds is around £80,000 smaller than it was at its peak. This means the average Londoner gets less house for more money or faces compromising on a picture-postcard location."'You won't see that £30k Airbnb income now'Demand has been dented in part as the life has gone back to pre-pandemic usual.
Flower power: Garden features that could add the most value to your home

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon |James Fisher

With RHS Chelsea around the corner, and the sun shining, it is perhaps not a surprise if you are feeling green-fingered. Not only is it important to have a nice garden (after all, what would the neighbours think), it could pay off, with new research suggesting that sprucing up your garden could add £20,000 to the value of your property. Regency Living has crunched the numbers from various data sources (think Home Logic, Checkatrade, myjobquote, and more).
About time: The fastest and slowest moving housing markets revealed

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon

It may not seem like Waltham Forest in north east London and Manchester have an awful lot in common, but they both top Zoopla’s ranking of the fastest-moving housing markets. Homes in these two city locations sat on the market for just 19 days in the first three months of this year. At £525,000, house prices in Waltham Forest are the highest in the 10-strong list, while Manchester’s are a more affordable £240,000.
A wisteria clad hall built by one of the founders of the Bank of England

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Annabel Dixon

Whoever snaps up idyllic-looking Old Hall near the shores of Rutland Water has big shoes to fill. This beautiful Grade II-listed house was built by a co-founder of the Bank of England, Sir Gilbert Heathcote of Normanton Hall. No surprise to hear that he was one of the wealthiest commoners at the time. Further down the line, an aristocrat, socialite and racehorse breeder called Caroline Beresford, the Duchess of Montrose, took up the reins of this Georgian and Jacobean gemt.
London is the place for me* (*the discerning property buyer)

3 weeks 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.
Welcome to the modern party barn, where disco balls are 'non-negotiable'

1 month 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.
Sip your morning tea where Churchill once paced, as his former Pimlico home comes up for sale

1 month 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.
The most expensive postcodes outside of London have been revealed

1 month 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.
An idyllic countryside home that's light, spacious and comes with a Grade II-listed folly

1 month 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.