{"id":10994,"date":"2017-04-07T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=10994"},"modified":"2018-02-14T04:38:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:38:06","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-07-04-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-07-04-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 07.04.2017"},"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>Rent rises of 20% to 30% are on their way, warns trade association &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/rent-rises-of-20-to-30-are-on-their-way-warns-trade-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letting Agent Today.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11108\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11108\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11108 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310-260x202.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310-100x78.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310-200x155.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RLA-logo400x310-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/rent-rises-of-20-to-30-are-on-their-way-warns-trade-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Renters are in for a shock as trade association fears that <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" 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\" >rents<\/a> could rise 20% &#8211; 30% due to <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> recouping their losses through new tax reforms.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tax rises for landlords being introduced today will make renting less <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Affordable housing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/affordable-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/affordable_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.09jvc1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Affordable_housing\" >affordable<\/a> and stifle investment in <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home\" 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\" >homes<\/a> to rent, making it harder for renters to find suitable <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >accommodation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the view from the Residential Landlords\u2019 Association as new measures start to restrict mortgage interest relief for landlords and tax their turnover rather than their profit.<\/p>\n<p>A survey for the RLA has shown that two-thirds of member landlords feel they will need to increase rents to cope with the new tax burden. The results also show that 58 per cent of members <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"plans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.018jrr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plan\" >plan<\/a> on cutting back investment in <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  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\" >property<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/rent-rises-of-20-to-30-are-on-their-way-warns-trade-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Homes on heavily-polluted main roads may fall in price, says expert &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estateagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/homes-on-heavily-polluted-main-roads-may-fall-in-price-says-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estate Agent Today.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11104\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11104\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/House-Prices-Fall-on-Polluted-Main-Roads-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/green_green_living\/how_to\/420926\/how_to_check_the_air_quality_in_your_area.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Property expert, David Lawrenson, predicts difficult future for homes sited next to congested main roads, as value is threatened and house price growth could be curtailed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI predict that within a few\u00a0years, folks advertising\u00a0properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their\u00a0property is a safe distance &#8211; at least\u00a0200 metres &#8211; from a main road. Relative safety in pollution terms\u00a0will become a selling point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the view of long-standing industry expert David Lawrenson, commenting on the current debate regarding increased air pollution in cities and in relation to the dangers apparently caused by diesel vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn due course, there may even be legislation to force vendors\u00a0and landlords to show local average air quality\u00a0information\u201d he says &#8211; although he adds: \u201cDon\u2019t bank on it, because there are too many parties with too much to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estateagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/homes-on-heavily-polluted-main-roads-may-fall-in-price-says-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Alzheimer&#8217;s Society calls for help from the industry &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/easternnewhomebuyer.com\/house-news-trends\/national-news\/housing-organisations-urged-unite-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern New Home Buyer.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11110\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11110\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11110 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"559\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer.jpg 2868w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-260x171.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-450x296.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alzehimer-900x592.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getmedurgentcare.com\/what-you-should-know-about-alzheimers-disease-and-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"summary summary--article\"><strong>The UK&#8217;s Alzheimer Society calls upon the property industry to help create a dementia-friendly housing charter, to help those families struggling to create a suitable home environment for their loved ones.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary summary--article\">Alzheimer\u2019s Society is calling on housing organisations to unite against dementia and improve the lives of people living with the condition by signing up to its new Dementia-friendly housing charter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"editor\">\n<p>Research from the leading dementia charity* has previously found that 85 per cent of people want to stay living at home for as long as possible when diagnosed with dementia, but that a third of the general public would not know where to find information about how to make their home and living environment suitable.<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s Society is launched the Dementia-friendly housing charter recently at The Housing Learning and Improvement Network Conference at the Kia Oval in <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>, to help housing professionals better understand dementia and how housing, its design and supporting services can help improve and maintain the well being of people affected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/easternnewhomebuyer.com\/house-news-trends\/national-news\/housing-organisations-urged-unite-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Halifax names the best places to live in the countryside &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4364082\/Halifax-names-best-places-live-countryside.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_11116\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11116\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"634\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-176x206.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-386x450.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-100x117.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-150x175.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-200x233.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-450x525.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside-600x700.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4364082\/Halifax-names-best-places-live-countryside.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>For those looking for a green escape from the big smoke, here is a definitive list compiled by Halifax of the best places to live in our green and pleasant <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land\" >land<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Orkney Islands have been rated as the rural district of the UK with the highest quality of life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The wild and remote archipelago off the north coast of Scotland won the accolade for the best countryside living after scoring well on education, crime rates and leisure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wynchavon in the West Midlands is in second place and the Derbyshire Dales in the East Midlands take the third spot in the annual Halifax survey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4364082\/Halifax-names-best-places-live-countryside.html#ixzz4dUGZ4d8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/let-for-free\" title=\"letting agents\">Letting agents<\/a> in the firing line as new civil penalties come into effect &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/letting-agents-in-the-firing-line-as-new-civil-penalties-come-into-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letting Agent Today.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11101\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11101\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1-260x202.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1-200x155.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Crack-down-on-bad-landlords1-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/letting-agents-in-the-firing-line-as-new-civil-penalties-come-into-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Local authorities in England now have the long overdue power to penalise bad landlords in their local areas thanks to new legislation being implemented this week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New legislation coming into force today gives local authorities in England tough new powers to crack down on rogue agents and landlords.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, local housing authorities will be able to impose a civil penalty of up to \u00a330,000 for a range of housing offences, including:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Failure to comply with a housing improvement or overcrowding notice;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/4\/letting-agents-in-the-firing-line-as-new-civil-penalties-come-into-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Brits reveal what made them fall in love with their property &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/property\/brits-reveal-what-made-them-fall-in-love-with-their-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Reporter<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11106\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11106\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11106 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"558\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-260x138.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-600x318.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Falling-in-Love-with-Home-450x239.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/property\/brits-reveal-what-made-them-fall-in-love-with-their-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>New survey results show what makes Brits fall in love with them&#8230; and it&#8217;s not a hefty price tag! Factors included community appeal and room size to name a few.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new survey lifts the lid on the UK property market, with Brits sharing exactly what made them buy their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Wood flooring specialists Flooring Republic asked 1,000 Brits what led them to fall in love with their homes, and which factors they consider non-negotiable when buying a property &#8211; and between community appeal and room size, it seems Brits are swayed by more than an attractive price tag.<\/p>\n<p>After the BBC reported that the number of first-time buyers was at its highest in a decade, this new study reveals what it takes to get Brits excited about buying a <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>. With 60% of the vote, a safe and friendly neighbourhood took the top spot, followed closely by the price of the property (52%).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyreporter.co.uk\/property\/brits-reveal-what-made-them-fall-in-love-with-their-property.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Inside the home of a top designer: Philippa Thorp&#8217;s Hampshire Dream &#8211; Country Life<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11114\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11114\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"630\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-260x193.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-600x446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Philippa-Thorpe-450x334.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/interiors\/philippa-thorps-hampshire-home-153796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ever wanted to peek inside an interior designers home? Well now you can with this exclusive interview with Philippa Thorp and get to learn about how she transformed her Hampshire home.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a discernible undercurrent of no-nonsense about Philippa Thorp that has clearly been responsible for propelling her business from a start-up in a friend\u2019s spare <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"bedrooms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bedroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bedroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02_58j;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bedroom\" >bedroom<\/a> to being the go-to architecture and interior-design company for some of the most powerful people in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Among her faithful clientele she counts former presidents and oligarchs, who have her working on their global property portfolios, spanning continents from Phuket to The Hamptons. Recently, she\u2019s been enduring Canadian winter temperatures designing the interiors of a client\u2019s new Bombardier Global Express private jet. None of it appears to faze her.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of a naval officer who painted in his free time, she had a comfortable, if predictably peripatetic upbringing, but she credits part of her fearlessness to a \u2018spectacularly challenging tutor who took every opportunity to knock me down\u2019 while doing an art foundation course after leaving school. \u2018I\u2019m a fighter and I thought, if he wants to annihilate me, I won\u2019t let him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/interiors\/philippa-thorps-hampshire-home-153796#xF08Y3YcrHiplozZ.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rent rises of 20% to 30% are on their way, warns trade association &#8211; Letting Agent Today.com Renters are in for a shock as trade association fears that rents could rise 20% &#8211; 30% due to landlords recouping their losses<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-07-04-2017\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":11116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Best-places-to-live-in-the-countryside.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/this_weeks_hottest_property_news_-_07-04-2017","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10994"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14270,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10994\/revisions\/14270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10994"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=10994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}