{"id":12471,"date":"2017-10-05T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T11:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=12471"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:02:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:02:27","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-06-10-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-06-10-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 06.10.2017"},"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 class=\"content__headline\">Affordable homes in south-east England should cost \u00a3250,000 or less, says study &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2017\/oct\/04\/affordable-homes-south-east-england-savills-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12474\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12474\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"562\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England.png 562w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-260x176.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-100x68.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-200x135.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Affordable-Homes-in-south-east-England-450x304.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2017\/oct\/04\/affordable-homes-south-east-england-savills-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The south-east of England is the worse area in the UK for the average household to able to purchase a new-build <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>, according to new results data from Savills.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only a fifth of households can afford to buy the average new home in the region, says Savills report,\u00a0\u00a0according to research, which said affordable <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> in the region should cost no more than \u00a3250,000.<\/p>\n<p>Savills, the property firm, said the housebuilding industry was on track to deliver the government\u2019s target of 1m new homes by 2020 \u2013 but there remained an annual shortfall of 104,000 homes in the areas with the highest demand, <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> and the south-east.<\/p>\n<p>Savills said much more <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> had to be released by local planning authorities to lower land values and enable new homes to be sold at an affordable <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"prices\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/price\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/price;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01d_1l;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Price\" >price<\/a>. It called for more new towns to be built, such as Ebbsfleet in Kent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2017\/oct\/04\/affordable-homes-south-east-england-savills-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Revealed: The best and worst counties in England to raise children &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/revealed-best-worst-counties-england-raise-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12478\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12478\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-600x375.jpeg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-600x375.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-260x163.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-100x63.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-200x125.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-450x281.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England-900x563.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-best-and-worst-counties-to-raise-children-in-England.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/revealed-best-worst-counties-england-raise-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Are you living in the right one? Find out which area in England will be the best for your bank balance and children&#8217;s happiness.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/surrey\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/surrey;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cxgc;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Surrey;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2636512\/;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Surrey\" >Surrey<\/a> has been named the best English county in which to raise children, thanks to its\u00a0low crime rate, good standard of education, and the lowest deprivation level of any region in the\u00a0country.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 95pc of schools in Surrey are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, and only\u00a015 out of every 1,000 people in the county are affected by crime each year.<\/p>\n<p>Surrey also enjoys the highest <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Rates (tax)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/rates-tax\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/rates_tax;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03hnzm;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Rates_(tax);http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Rates_(tax)\" >rate<\/a> of disposable income across England; an average \u00a326,844 a year after tax and household bills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/property\/uk\/revealed-best-worst-counties-england-raise-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Purpose built: build-to-rent is booming as the majority of Londoners predicted to be renters by 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/buildtorent-is-booming-as-the-majority-of-londoners-predicted-to-be-renters-by-2025-a114276.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12480\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Build-to-rent.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/buildtorent-is-booming-as-the-majority-of-londoners-predicted-to-be-renters-by-2025-a114276.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Build-to-<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\" >rent<\/a> is taking off due to the unprecedented levels of people dependent on renting for their <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>, as the average Londoner in 2025 won&#8217;t own their own home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/london\">London<\/a>\u00a0homes built-to-rent has exceeded the 50,000 mark, according to new research.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly flats, the total completed, under construction or in the planning stage in the capital stands at 54,978, accounting for more than half of the entire UK sector.<\/p>\n<p>In the past five years the plight of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/generation-rent\">Generation Rent<\/a>, stuck in rental homes and unable to afford their own\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/property\">property<\/a>, has encouraged developers and investors to create new-build communities aimed specifically at long-term renters instead of buyers, including at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/east-village\">East Village<\/a>, the former 2012 Olympics athletes complex in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/stratford\">Stratford<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/east-london\">east London<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/buildtorent-is-booming-as-the-majority-of-londoners-predicted-to-be-renters-by-2025-a114276.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Young people feel guilty about THIS when buying their first home &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/861786\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad?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_12488\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-260x154.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad-861786-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/861786\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad?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>New survey results reveal that young people are feeling guilty about relying on their folks to give them a leg up onto the property ladder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those aged over 25 were more likely to be expecting to rely on bigger sums of cash typically than those aged under 25.<\/p>\n<p>Some 14 percent of adults aged 25 to 40 expecting help from family anticipate the value of the support they receive will be more than \u00a340,000 &#8211; compared with just 5 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Government pledged to expand the Help to Buy: Equity <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"lenders\" 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\" >Loan<\/a> scheme, which gives people a helping hand to buy a new-build property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/861786\/first-time-buyers-property-bank-of-mum-and-dad?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 class=\"entry-title sub-heading\">The house where they took a risk on a young architect named Edwin Lutyens &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/house-whose-owner-took-risk-budding-young-architect-called-edwin-lutyens-166482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"row author-share-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-7 col-sm-6 col-author\">\n<div class=\"author-image col-author pull-left\">\n<div class=\"author-image-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"attachment_12489\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12489\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-600x381.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-260x165.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens-450x286.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Edwin-Lutyens.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/house-whose-owner-took-risk-budding-young-architect-called-edwin-lutyens-166482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-5 col-sm-6 col-author social-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>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> that gave famed architect Edwin Lutyens his big break has come on the <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> for \u00a31.5 million and it&#8217;s stunning!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sir Edwin Lutyens was, without doubt, one of Britain&#8217;s finest-ever architects \u2013\u00a0but it was thanks to the people over the road from his parents that his career took off.<\/p>\n<p>In 1888, the owner of a pair of early 18th century cottages in the Surrey village of Thursley\u00a0decided to embark on a spot of building.\u00a0And as it happened, he had a budding young architect in the village \u2013 the son of a couple who lived just across the road.<\/p>\n<p>That young man\u2019s name was Edwin Lutyens \u2013 the man who went on to become one of the most celebrated British architects of the last 150 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/property\/house-whose-owner-took-risk-budding-young-architect-called-edwin-lutyens-166482#zzcmWWB6VClSKWfy.99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Avoid these six property mistakes that can make your home less attractive to potential buyers &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4944180\/The-six-turn-offs-prevent-home-sold.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12472\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12472\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-mistakes-make-your-home-less-attractive-to-buyers.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4944180\/The-six-turn-offs-prevent-home-sold.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>Discover the things about your property that are holding you back from making that all important sale with these top 6 mistakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Anything from noisy neighbours to smelly pets can deter potential buyers and force sellers to consider lowering their asking price to get their property sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">So knowing the biggest property turn-offs for house-seekers can be a help in ensuring sure your home is snapped up in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ext-gen141\" class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And keeping your home in the most desirable state possible is perhaps more important than\u00a0ever in a weak property market, particularly in the South East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4944180\/The-six-turn-offs-prevent-home-sold.html#ixzz4ud2YRPXB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Shoe designer Patrick Cox sells house with a &#8216;disco loo&#8217; and a walk-in shoe den for \u00a32.7 million &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/10\/03\/shoe-designer-patrick-cox-sells-house-with-a-disco-loo-and-a-walk-in-shoe-den-for-2-7-million-6972801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_12485\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12485\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-600x413.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-260x179.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-100x69.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-200x138.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox-450x309.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Patrick-Cox.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/10\/03\/shoe-designer-patrick-cox-sells-house-with-a-disco-loo-and-a-walk-in-shoe-den-for-2-7-million-6972801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12484\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shoe-designer-Patrick-Coxs-Pad.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/10\/03\/shoe-designer-patrick-cox-sells-house-with-a-disco-loo-and-a-walk-in-shoe-den-for-2-7-million-6972801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nothing like a quick gander at a celeb home for sale is there? Check out this stunning Little Venice home that shoe giant Patrick Cox is flogging.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re looking to buy a house, and that house needs to meet a certain set of guidelines to fit your lavish lifestyle. You\u2019ve got hundreds of pairs of shoes that require their own storage space. You\u2019d like to be able to host an intimate get-together in your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  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\" >bathroom<\/a>. You only want two bedrooms, but they\u2019ll need to be\u00a0massive.<\/p>\n<p>A quick nose around SpareRoom might not deliver\u00a0quite\u00a0what you\u2019re after, but don\u2019t worry: there is a house in existence that meets all your requirements. Unfortunately, it\u2019s just been sold for \u00a32.75 million. Sorry. The super posh London home previously belonged to shoe designer Patrick Cox, who managed to sell his house for more than double the price he paid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/10\/03\/shoe-designer-patrick-cox-sells-house-with-a-disco-loo-and-a-walk-in-shoe-den-for-2-7-million-6972801\/?ito=cbshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n[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 href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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