{"id":11428,"date":"2017-05-31T10:55:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T10:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=11428"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:17:57","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-02-06-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-02-06-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 02.06.2017"},"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>Property sales drop 20% as buyers adopt a &#8216;wait and see&#8217; approach ahead of the election &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4554526\/NAEA-says-house-sales-drop-ahead-General-Election.html#ixzz4ieCr1Q5J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11429\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11429\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/House-Prices-Drop-Before-General-Election.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4554526\/NAEA-says-house-sales-drop-ahead-General-Election.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>With the run up to the general election gaining momentum as each party fights harder for votes, the <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> <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a> is stalling, as sellers hold out for the results before putting their <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> on the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen157\" class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the number of buyers registered with each branch fell from 425 in January and February, and 397 in March, down to 381 in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, with the supply of available homes to buy remaining tight, the proportion being sold for above the asking price increased to one in 14 in April, from one in 20 in March.<\/p>\n<p>The NAEA blamed the falls on the uncertainty triggered by the snap General Election, saying that buyers were putting their <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Plan\" 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\" >plans<\/a> on hold until the result is clear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4554526\/NAEA-says-house-sales-drop-ahead-General-Election.html#ixzz4ieCr1Q5J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>The Waitrose effect: How living near store boosts home by \u00a336k &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/810339\/property-near-Waitrose-effect-boosts-home-premium?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Express<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11433\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11433\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-260x154.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Waitrose-effect-property-adds-home-premium-810339-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/810339\/property-near-Waitrose-effect-boosts-home-premium?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Lloyds bank have investigated the link between proximity to Waitrose and other supermarkets and property prices and the results are staggering!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Homes within easy reach of upmarket food store Waitrose can command a \u00a336,480 premium, claims a study.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWaitrose effect\u201d added the largest uplift in house prices. Other major supermarkets added \u00a322,000 on average to nearby properties.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found Marks &amp; Spencer, which had the second highest premium, added an average of \u00a329,992 to the value of a property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/810339\/property-near-Waitrose-effect-boosts-home-premium?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Uber announces first involvement with private rental sector &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/5\/uber-announces-first-involvement-with-private-rental-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LettingAgentToday.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11435\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11435\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310-260x202.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310-200x155.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Builder-400x310-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/5\/uber-announces-first-involvement-with-private-rental-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Uber are attempting to corner customers from the UK&#8217;s renters market by teaming up with a Build To Rent developer in a new deal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uber and a Build To Rent developer have announced a PropTech deal which will see the transport company getting involved in the private rental sector for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Leasehold estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/leasehold-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/leasehold_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jg1x;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Leasehold_estate\" >Tenants<\/a> at schemes operated by BTR firm Moda Living will receive up to \u00a3100 in Uber credits per month if they agree not to have a car parking space in the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cgh4;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Building\" >building<\/a>. Using a bespoke app, residents will hire an Uber when they wish.<\/p>\n<p>Moda Living is currently building some 6,000 rental-only homes in major cities across England and Scotland, coinciding with locations where Uber operates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/5\/uber-announces-first-involvement-with-private-rental-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">The Cotswolds manor house that featured on the BBC\u2019s Pride and Prejudice &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/luckington-court-the-cotswolds-manor-house-that-featured-on-the-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice-156102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11444\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11444\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-600x381.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-260x165.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House-450x286.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pride-and-Prejudice-House.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/luckington-court-the-cotswolds-manor-house-that-featured-on-the-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice-156102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jane Austen and Colin Firth fans listen up, the Bennets house featured in the BBC&#8217;s 90&#8217;s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, could be yours to own!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckington Court was Bennet family home in the BBC\u2019s 1995 TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.<\/p>\n<p>Launched onto the market for the first time in 70 years\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Listed building\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/listed-building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/listed_building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01cq1t;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Listed_building;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Listed_building\" >Grade II*<\/a>-listed Luckington Court at Luckington, two miles from Badminton<\/strong>, through the Cirencester office of Strutt &amp; Parker (01285 653101)at a guide price of \u00a39 million.<\/p>\n<p>As selling agent Sam Trounson observes, it\u2019s rare indeed to find a fine, early-18th-century <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 <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> in the Cotswolds these days and Luckington Court sits beautifully in its 156 acres next to the church on the edge of the village.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/luckington-court-the-cotswolds-manor-house-that-featured-on-the-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice-156102#FAVQI7DhpWCSg0kW.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Where are the UK\u2019s most expensive seaside locations? &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/uks-expensive-seaside-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LandlordNews.co.uk<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11437\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11437\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Seaside-Homes.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/uks-expensive-seaside-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Looking for a dream home by the sea? Thanks to Halifax&#8217;s new report, you can find out where in the UK has the best value for money!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The most recent report from Halifax has uncovered the most expensive seaside locations for property in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the report indicates that house prices in UK seaside towns have risen by a quarter during the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Seaside Rises<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the <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\" >lender<\/a>, the average property price in Britain\u2019s seaside towns increased by 25% during the last decade, from \u00a3181,060 in 2007 to \u00a3226,916 in 2017. This was the equivalent to an average rise of \u00a3382 per month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/uks-expensive-seaside-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"content__headline\">The new hipsters? London&#8217;s exclusive &#8216;downsizer&#8217; homes for the over-55s &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2017\/may\/31\/downsizer-homes-last-stab-baby-boomers-gentrification-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11439\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11439\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-478x450.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"478\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-478x450.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-219x206.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-200x188.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters-450x424.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/New-Hipsters.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2017\/may\/31\/downsizer-homes-last-stab-baby-boomers-gentrification-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Are &#8216;Baby Boomers&#8217; becoming the new hipsters? With many selling their suburban properties after the kids leave home and in an effort to help them get on the property ladder, new <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"development\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate-development\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate_development;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.028sdw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate_development\" >developments<\/a> are popping up 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> for those that can afford to downsize\u00a0in the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop-cap\"><span class=\"drop-cap__inner\">A<\/span><\/span>s the weekends warm up, east Londoners are descending in their masses on London Fields, a park that has earned a reputation as the epicentre of gentrification in the borough of Hackney. The barbecues, daytime drinking and marijuana haze are as predictable as the media <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/londons-parks-left-strewn-with-litter-after-thousands-flock-to-green-spaces-during-heatwave-a3511581.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">sniffing<\/a> over the \u201c<a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/drunken-hipsters-and-thoughtless-brats-leave-london-fields-looking-like-a-warzone-after-heatwave-a3244856.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">drunken hipsters and thoughtless brats<\/a>\u201d who take over the park in droves.<\/p>\n<p>But if that\u2019s all standard operating procedure for the beginning of summer in the city\u2019s hippest neighbourhood, something altogether newer has arrived on the park\u2019s western edge. It\u2019s called <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.downsizer-homes.co.uk\/find-a-property\/locations\/quadra\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Quadra<\/a>, and it\u2019s a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Housing developments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-developments\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_developments;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.08l2x3;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_developments\" >housing development<\/a> available exclusively to residents aged 55 and over.<\/p>\n<p>The contemporary, airy-looking building is a \u201cdownsizer home\u201d \u2013 housing aimed at baby boomers who no longer need a large family home in the suburbs, but have both the capital and desire to relocate to sought-after locations in the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2017\/may\/31\/downsizer-homes-last-stab-baby-boomers-gentrification-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\"><span class=\"headline-prefix\">A world first:<\/span>homes at Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms will overlook glass-encased outdoor &#8220;sky pool&#8221; suspended 10 storeys above ground &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/property\/a-world-first-new-battersea-homes-overlook-glassencased-outdoor-sky-pool-suspended-10-storeys-above-a110931.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard.co.uk<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11441\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11441\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-561x450.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"561\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-561x450.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-257x206.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-100x80.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-200x161.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-450x361.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea-600x482.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Sky-Pool-Battersea.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/property\/a-world-first-new-battersea-homes-overlook-glassencased-outdoor-sky-pool-suspended-10-storeys-above-a110931.html#gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Possibly the coolest apartment block ever has been revealed \u00a0at the new Embassy Gardens development by Battersea Power Station. The &#8220;sky pool&#8221; will act as a bridge between the two blocks of flats and is completely made of glass, giving swimmers incredible views whilst they do their laps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first homes overlooking a spectacular glass-encased outdoor swimming pool that\u2019s suspended 10 storeys up, providing a \u201cbridge\u201d between two apartment blocks, have been unveiled at <strong>Embassy Gardens<\/strong> in Nine Elms, the new riverside district wrapping around <a href=\"http:\/\/homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/battersea-power-station\">Battersea Power Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Completely transparent and measuring 27.5m long, 5.8m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1.2m, the \u201csky pool\u201d is a world first, according to developer EcoWorld Ballymore.<\/p>\n<p>Using 20cm-thick glass, the pool appears to float in the air and resembles a giant aquarium, offering sweeping views of <a href=\"http:\/\/homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/london\">London<\/a>. Certainly it adds glamour to the 2,000-home complex being built alongside the new US Embassy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/property\/a-world-first-new-battersea-homes-overlook-glassencased-outdoor-sky-pool-suspended-10-storeys-above-a110931.html#gallery\" 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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