{"id":10224,"date":"2017-02-16T09:45:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T09:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=10224"},"modified":"2018-10-05T13:44:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T13:44:49","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-17-02-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-17-02-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News 17.02.2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<h1>Landlords baffled by EPC changes and Right to Rent scheme &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/landlords-remained-baffled-by-epc-changes-and-right-to-rent-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Industry Eye<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10269\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10269\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10269 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"586\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Landlords-Baffled-900x598.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/landlords-remained-baffled-by-epc-changes-and-right-to-rent-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Landlords are seriously confused by the onslaught of new legislation implemented by the government and are failing to keep abreast of what they are now held responsible for under new regulations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Landlord\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/landlord\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/landlord;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02mx_6;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Landlord\" >Landlords<\/a> are unaware of several current and incoming regulations that could affect their portfolio, an online <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/letting-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/letting_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02qpgdf;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Letting_agent;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Letting_agent\" >letting agent<\/a> has claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Urban.co.uk surveyed more than 4,000 landlords to assess knowledge of forthcoming regulations such as new Energy Performance Certificate rules as well as current schemes such as Right to Rent and rules on tenancy agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Just 52% of respondents knew it would be illegal to let <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Property\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >properties<\/a> with an EPC rating of F or G from April 2018, while 17% weren\u2019t aware of the changes. However, another 31% thought the rules came in this June or December.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyindustryeye.com\/landlords-remained-baffled-by-epc-changes-and-right-to-rent-scheme\/\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Tenants face rent rises of 30% warns ex-Bank of England chief &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/tenants-face-rent-rises-of-30-warns-ex-bank-of-england-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letting Agent Today<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10265\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10265\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise-260x202.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise-200x155.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rent-Rise-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/tenants-face-rent-rises-of-30-warns-ex-bank-of-england-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Scary predictions for tenants as landlords are coming under increased pressure from <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >renting<\/a> reform bills imposed by the government.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tenants face potential rent increases of between 20 and 30 per cent as a result of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/tax\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/tax;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.07g82;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Tax\" >tax<\/a> rises hitting landlords, says a former independent member of the Bank of England\u2019s Monetary Policy Committee.<\/p>\n<p>David Miles, now Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>, says he wants the current three per cent stamp duty surcharge and the imminent start of the phased reduction of landlords\u2019 mortgage interest tax relief to be abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Miles says \u201crents would need to rise between 20 and 30 per cent\u201d to offset the impact of the government\u2019s measures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/tenants-face-rent-rises-of-30-warns-ex-bank-of-england-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>The London boroughs where house prices have risen by \u00a31.5 million in two decades (earning owners \u00a3200 a day) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4230562\/House-prices-areas-London-soared-value.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10271\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10271\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"634\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-260x204.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-574x450.jpg 574w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-200x157.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-450x353.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/London-House-Price-Rises-600x470.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4230562\/House-prices-areas-London-soared-value.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>We are all aware that the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> price bubble in the capital has been growing and growing, but which are the areas where the most money can be made?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Everyone knows how house prices in <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/london\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a> have soared above the rest of the country, but the true extent of the widening gap has been laid bare, with one area of the capital showing values up \u00a31.5million in two decades.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen117\" class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Research by Lloyds Bank highlighted how house prices in the exclusive borough of Kensington and Chelsea have shot up an eye-watering 648 per cent during the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Today, a typical value of a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> in the area is \u00a31,857,287, up from \u00a3297,768 in 1996. It is the equivalent of \u00a36,498 per month or around \u00a3200 a day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4230562\/House-prices-areas-London-soared-value.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Should I use an online estate agent to sell my home? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonpropertymagazines.com\/online-estate-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London Property Magazine<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10276\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10276\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10276 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"285\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter-151x206.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter-100x136.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter-150x205.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alasdair-Carpenter-200x273.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonpropertymagazines.com\/online-estate-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>This question is asked time again from vendors looking to save themselves some money, Alasdair Carpenter gives his two cents worth as to which way is the best option. Remember that you can list your home for free on TheHouseShop.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the owner of a high street <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Estate agent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02dzpr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_agent\" >estate agency<\/a> remaining impartial on this issue will not be without its challenges. However, I will be as balanced and fair as I can.<\/p>\n<p>Technology has been revolutionising the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate economics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04t2q1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_economics\" >housing market<\/a> for nearly two decades, and without any doubt, a vast majority of buyers find their new home online. Therefore, it would be remise of me to dismiss online agents as having no real impact or credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Online <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Estate (land)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-land\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_land;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Estate_(land);http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.038t8_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_(land)\" >estate<\/a> agents are gaining traction in the UK housing market and frankly, the offering from most of them is becoming more attractive. They are beginning to offer a more comprehensive service, both in terms of the level of service and the quality of the marketing they undertake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonpropertymagazines.com\/online-estate-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Borrowing by first time buyers hits record high &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estateagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/borrowing-by-first-time-buyers-hits-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estate Agent Today<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10267\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10267\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals-260x202.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals-100x78.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals-200x155.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mortgage-Approvals-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estateagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/borrowing-by-first-time-buyers-hits-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Encouraging results from a survey of first-time-buyer mortgage applications in December 2016, show that more than ever before have been approved to get their feet on the property ladder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First-time buyers borrowed \u00a35.1 billion from mortgage companies in December, far above the same month in 2015, and the highest December figure since the CML&#8217;s\u00a0records began in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>There were some 32,000 first time buyer <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Loan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/loan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/loan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01dnzs;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Loan\" >loans<\/a>, up seven per cent month-on-month and up eight per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n<p>There were more mixed results in other demographic sectors, however.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estateagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/2\/borrowing-by-first-time-buyers-hits-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Six extraordinary English homes that have been passed down for dozens of generations &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/six-ultimate-heirloom-properties-149631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10273\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10273\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"674\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-260x165.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ancestral-Homes-450x286.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/six-ultimate-heirloom-properties-149631#H8ifgy3ugie7xSI2.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>The ultimate guide to ancestral properties that are still owned by their original families, a feat becoming increasingly rare in this day and age.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Never mind armorial silver, an ancestral house is one of the most meaningful (and challenging) of inheritances.<\/p>\n<p>Home to the original Dicky and Daffy (Country Life\u2019s Annie Tempest grew up at Broughton), the Tempest family has been here since 1097, although the current hall was built in 1597.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Broughton presides over perhaps the world\u2019s most beautiful business park; the family still lives in the hall, but the 3,000-acre <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Estate (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.038t85;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_(law)\" >estate<\/a> houses more than 50 companies, employing some 600 people, in a variety of converted coach houses, stables, barns and other buildings. There are also conferences, weddings and other events, plus holiday cottages and the Avalon spa is set to open this year.<br \/>\n<em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.broughtonhall.co.uk\/\">www.broughtonhall.co.uk<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/six-ultimate-heirloom-properties-149631#H8ifgy3ugie7xSI2.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0How to splash out on a statement bathroom &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/splash-statement-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_10280\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10280\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-260x163.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-splash-out-on-a-statment-bathroom-450x281.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/splash-statement-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Many people would love to add extra value to their homes by doing up their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Bathroom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bathroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bathroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01j2bj;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bathroom\" >bathrooms<\/a> and this article explains how you can do just that in luxurious fashion.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">Minimalist<\/span> bathrooms may be relaxing in their simplicity, but they can also feel clinical and devoid of charisma. The latest looks are decorative rather than spartan, using pattern, colour and mixed materials together to give the space a sense of individuality.<\/p>\n<p>This approach allows bathrooms to flow better visually within the home. \u201cYou don\u2019t want your bathroom to look like it\u2019s been dropped in a container,\u201d says Barbara Sallick, co-founder of Waterworks. \u201cIt should have design continuity with the adjacent <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Room\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >rooms<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Technical developments \u2013 from daringly patterned waterproof wall coverings to glamorous lighting that can still meet safety standards \u2013 can help forge this softer, more domestic look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/splash-statement-bathroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Properties for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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