Spotlight -Blackheath
Windswept Blackheath in south-east London catches many people by surprise. Drivers making their way up Blackheath Hill leave the dense urban sprawl of Deptford and New Cross behind them and arrive at a treeless common, complete with a church, a pub...
Southernhay House Exeter - Devon
A " grandiose " villa in a leafy Georgian square in Exeter, Southerhay House opened as a hotel last year. It's a " friendly " yet " elegant " place with a restaurant that is considered the best in town, says Laura Fowler of Conde Nast...
Spotlight On – Guildford
Guildford is a very popular commuter area, mainly because of the fact that the train journey to London Waterloo is only 35 minutes. However, as a bustling market town surrounded by the beautiful Surrey Hills, Guildford also has a huge amount...
Olympic News: short-lets
On 27 July 2012 the eyes of the world will be on London’s distinctive Olympic Stadium as it hosts the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. For the following six weeks, London is expecting an influx of 5.3 million visitors – and the impact...
Surge in Rental Enquiries
Record numbers of tenants continue to enter the UK rental sector generating a surge in enquiries in many areas. London has recorded a 35% year-on-year increase in enquiries, followed by Scotland (22%), the North of England (22%) and the South of...
Rental Predictions 2012
Given such vastly differing predictions in the media, it has become increasingly clear that many large estate agents are experiencing and predicting very different scenarios for the year ahead. Perhaps differences of location, calibre of tenant and...
Pembrokeshire Fish Week Voted Best Food Festival in Britain
Attracting 25,000 visitors last year with over a third visiting from outside West Wales, the 2011 festival pumped more than £1.3 million into the local economy. The 2012 festival runs from 23rd June to 1st July and there will be...
Spotlight - North Kensington
Flanked by the famously fashionable neighbourhoods of Notting Hill, Holland Park and Maida Vale, North Kensington has long been one of west London’s more unassuming neighbourhoods. But perhaps that is about to change. Recent regeneration has...
HS2 update and the local property market
Sadly, I fear HS2 is now inevitable. Following the announcement last month, the government appear to have the bit firmly between their teeth and it seems they will push this through no matter what. Choosing to ignore the points...
Rolling into West Sussex
It seems that the infamous Adele is not only a brilliant singer songwriter, but she also has exceedingly good taste. She has recently moved into a ten-bedroom mansion in West Sussex to be closer to her Brighton based boyfriend, and to ‘escape’...
London is named as the world's greatest city
After canvassing the views of the global design community, the art world, fashion industry, architects, creative directors and opinion formers, a distinguished international panel of judges has named London as 2012's City of the Year at the annual...
Marlow to Become the Site of Britain’s First Amphibious House
A timber-framed three-bedroom property in Marlow, due for completion this year, will be Britain’s first amphibious house. The house will overcome the problem of flooding by simply rising with the water if flooding occurs. It has a...
Carmarthenshire Hospital Scores 100% in Patients’ Satisfaction Ratings
BMI Werndale Hospital in Bancyfelin, Carmarthen, has been awarded an overall satisfaction score of 100% by its patients who rated overall quality of care as either good, very good or excellent. The independent survey, conducted by market research...
