SELL September 29, 2011 MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON ESTATE AGENCY, KAY & CO Q.I have a small patio garden at my house in central London but am considering putting up a conservatory in the space so that I can use it all year round. Will this help me when I sell? A.On the face of it this seems [...]
SELL September 1, 2011 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL LONDON ESTATE AGENT KAY & CO Q.I have had my property on the market for six months with two different agents. I have had over fifty viewings, but only two offers, and they were both at a discount of 30 per cent of the asking price. The second agent has been telling [...]
RUDD’S 50TH BRINGS BIG BUSINESS TO SOMERSET June 19, 2011 THE SOMERSET economy received a much-needed boost over the weekend, when local taxis, security firms and caterers were booked out solidly for the 50th birthday celebrations of Finsbury boss Roland Rudd at his Grade 1-listed country pile. Around 400 City leaders and friends prioritised the PR-chief’s party over George Osborne’s 40th at the chancellor’s grace-and-favour [...]
Focus on Ealing: West is the best July 10, 2011 Office Space WITH the clamour and disruption of Crossrail making itself known across central London, investors can seek consolation in turning their thoughts to its profitable prospects in one of London’s most tranquil outposts. Ealing, dubbed “Queen of Suburbs” by no less an authority than Nikolaus Pevsner, will benefit from not one but two Crossrail [...]
Where country piles come grand …and affordable July 7, 2011 A 40-bedroom castle, supposedly haunted as well as being a 2005 location for Doctor Who, is on the market for £1.5m. Sure, there may be ghosts roaming its hallowed halls, but by any standard, Craig y Nos Castle, in the Upper Swansea Valley, is going for a song. To anyone used to London prices, the [...]
Where country piles come grand …and affordable July 7, 2011 A 40-bedroom castle, supposedly haunted as well as being a 2005 location for Doctor Who, is on the market for £1.5m. Sure, there may be ghosts roaming its hallowed halls, but by any standard, Craig y Nos Castle, in the Upper Swansea Valley, is going for a song. To anyone used to London prices, the [...]
It’s time to uncork a bottle of bubbly or ten April 27, 2011 NO doubt there’ll be rather a few champagne glasses being clinked around the country tomorrow. One of the more predictable aspects of attending a good wedding is the certainty of a pulsating champagne hangover the next day, and this time that applies to street parties, garden parties, pub gatherings and all the other get-togethers taking [...]
From sleazy chic to grand hotel-glam February 2, 2011 THIS week’s hottest launch took place down an unassuming alley off Soho’s Brewer Street (the old Raymond Revuebar site) where imposing oaken doors hide London’s newest spectacle, The Box. This sister club to NYC’s theatrical speakeasy is not for the faint hearted. Lurid murals line the walls of the womb-like reception room where would-be revellers [...]
SELLING February 3, 2011 Managine director of estate agency, kay & co Q.I am selling a property in London that has been valued at £1m. What impact will the forthcoming increase in Stamp Duty for properties over £1m have on the sale of my property? A.There has been no evidence to suggest a rush of sellers looking to sell [...]
Reuben brothers plan new tower November 22, 2010 THE BILLIONAIRE Reuben brothers’ property firm has applied for planning permission for a 42-storey tower in the Paddington Basin, ramping up its redevelopment plan for the area. European Land and Property, a joint venture between the Reubens’ firm Aldersgate and the Jarvis family trust Pearcroft, altered its planning application earlier this month to include the [...]