{"id":9745,"date":"2017-01-20T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T13:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=9745"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:48:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:48:09","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-20-01-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-20-01-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News 20.01.2017"},"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>May Chooses Hard Brexit in Crucial Speech &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/may-chooses-hard-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LandlordNews.co.uk<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9752\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9752\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"712\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-260x186.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-100x71.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Student-Letting-Agent-Brexit-Concern-450x322.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/may-chooses-hard-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Student <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> expresses concerns about Teresa May&#8217;s recent decision for a hard Brexit and the consequences this decision\u00a0will have for this area of the UK <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>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So what will May\u2019s hard Brexit strategy mean for the high number of European students living in the UK?<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Cullen, the Managing Director of StudentTenant.com, warns: \u201cThere is great concern surrounding Theresa May\u2019s comments on a hard Brexit today and leaving the single market, which includes the free movement of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEuropean students bring huge <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> to our economy and culture, and still no comment has been made on how they will be looked after. We just sincerely hope the Government reaches the early deal the Prime Minister proposes surrounding the rights of EU citizens living and studying in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/landlordnews.co.uk\/may-chooses-hard-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Fees ban &#8211; timetable suggests it won&#8217;t be in place until 2018 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/1\/fee-ban--timetable-suggests-it-wont-be-in-place-until-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LettingAgentToday<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9754\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9754\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"448\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees-260x202.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees-100x78.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees-200x155.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fees-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/1\/fee-ban--timetable-suggests-it-wont-be-in-place-until-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Further discussions over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/let-for-free\" title=\"letting agents\">letting agents<\/a> fees ban suggests that implementation will be pushed back to 2018. Letting agents have longer to prepare themselves for the seismic shift awaiting them. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The government says the formal consultation on the proposed introduction of a ban on letting agent fees levied on tenants in England will be held in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>In a House of Lords debate it was announced that \u201cThe government is committed to introducing legislation as soon as possible to implement the ban on letting agent\u2019s fees for tenants and we will consult in March and April on the details of the ban and will consider views of property [letting] agents, landlords, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"tenant\" 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> and other stakeholders before introducing legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"RICS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/royal-institution-of-chartered-surveyors\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/royal_institution_of_chartered_surveyors;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0494hf;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Royal_Institution_of_Chartered_Surveyors;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Royal_Institution_of_Chartered_Surveyors\" >Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors<\/a> says there are two probable routes to implementation &#8211; full consultation and primary legislation, which would be unlikely to be completed within 2017 or what it describes as \u201ccurtailed consultation and secondary legislation under existing statute\u201d such as Competition &amp; Consumer Regulations, which might be more possible within 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk\/breaking-news\/2017\/1\/fee-ban--timetable-suggests-it-wont-be-in-place-until-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Capco and Network Rail explore Clapham Junction redevelopment &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyweek.com\/news\/capco-and-network-rail-explore-clapham-junction-redevelopment\/5087314.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property Week<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9750\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9750\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"636\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-260x163.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Clapham-Junction-Redevelopment-450x282.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyweek.com\/news\/capco-and-network-rail-explore-clapham-junction-redevelopment\/5087314.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>You heard it here first, Clapham Junction station is due to undergo a massive regeneration project, and will consequently have a knock-on effect to the local property market. We predict developers will be keeping a close eye on the area, so now is the time to invest in property locally, before the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Price\" 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\" >prices<\/a> skyrocket further.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Earls Court and Covent Garden developer has been working with the rail provider on \u201cideas and proposals\u201d for the regeneration of the south <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> station, which is Britain\u2019s busiest railway station.<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail chief executive <a title=\"All change please: Mark Carne interview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyweek.com\/all-change-please-mark-carne-interview\/5082371.article\">Mark Carne told <em>Property Week<\/em> last year that it was looking for a development partner<\/a> to \u201cbasically deck over the top of Clapham Junction and redevelop above it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail confirmed the two companies were working together but stressed it was \u201ctoo early\u201d to know the cost of the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Public housing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/public-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/public_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0184vk;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Public_housing\" >project<\/a>, although sources close to the joint venture said it would require an investment of around \u00a3500m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyweek.com\/news\/capco-and-network-rail-explore-clapham-junction-redevelopment\/5087314.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Would you rather buy a studio flat in London or a 10-bed mansion in Wales? We take a look at what properties you can get for \u00a31M in Britain today &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4087088\/What-type-property-does-1m-buy-Britain-2017.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyMailOnline\u00a0<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9759\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9759\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/What-1m-can-buy-you-in-Britain-today-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4087088\/What-type-property-does-1m-buy-Britain-2017.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 property boom and super luxurious <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> being further and further out of reach for today&#8217;s millionaires, here is what property you can get for you first cool million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Being a millionaire was once a sure fire way of being able to buy the luxury property of your dreams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The million-pound home was associated with half a dozen bedrooms, beautiful swimming pools and extensive landscaped gardens with long driveways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And while that is still the case in some parts of the country, there are also areas where \u00a31million will buy nothing more than a small studio flat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-4087088\/What-type-property-does-1m-buy-Britain-2017.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>For sale: The country house which helped win the Battle of Britain &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/country-life\/for-sale-the-country-house-which-helped-win-the-battle-of-britain-147434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Country Life<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9758\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9758\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"630\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-260x165.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bawdesey-Manor-450x286.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/country-life\/for-sale-the-country-house-which-helped-win-the-battle-of-britain-147434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Country Life regularly features properties whose walls could tell extraordinary tales. In the case of Bawdsey Manor, those tales would reveal extraordinary things\u00a0about one of the key reasons Britain survived the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>This imposing and beautiful house on the Suffolk coast was initially built in 1886, and was expanded nine years later when it served as the family home of Sir Cuthbert Quilter, a stockbroker and MP.<\/p>\n<p>It was in the war years which Bawdsey became of critical importance to the nation, however: it had already seen some military service after being requisitioned during the First World War, but in 1936 it was chosen by Robert Watt as the ideal site at which to develop the \u2018Chain Home RDF\u2019 system \u2013\u00a0a system you probably know better as radar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrylife.co.uk\/country-life\/for-sale-the-country-house-which-helped-win-the-battle-of-britain-147434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Taylor Swift has big plans for her \u00a320.7m Beverley Hills mansion: Shake It Off star gets permission to restore former estate of Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/celebrity-homes\/taylor-swift-has-big-plans-for-hollywood-producer-samuel-goldwyns-former-estate-shake-it-off-star-a107406.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homes&amp;Property.co<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9763\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9763\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"450\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-128x206.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-279x450.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-100x162.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-150x242.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-200x323.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-300x485.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-450x727.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Taylor-Swift-600x969.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/explore\/taylor-swift-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Superstar Taylor Swift has extended her talents to include property restoration project manager, with her new <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> to renovate Samuel Goldwyn&#8217;s Hollywood home to it&#8217;s former vintage glory.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift is turning her home into a landmark. The singer, 27, is restoring the former <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> of Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn to its original condition and has drafted in architects to ensure the 11,000sq ft property, pictures below, looks exactly as it did in 1934.<\/p>\n<p>Swift bought the place for \u00a320.7 million a year ago and now has permission from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/beverly-hills\">Beverly Hills<\/a> Cultural Heritage Commission to turn it into a landmark for its link to Goldwyn, founding contributor and executive of several film studios.<\/p>\n<p>Swift also owns a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/topic\/new-york\">New York<\/a> penthouse, bought from The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/luxury\/celebrity-homes\/taylor-swift-has-big-plans-for-hollywood-producer-samuel-goldwyns-former-estate-shake-it-off-star-a107406.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>10 exotic holiday homes you can buy for the same price as the average property in Wales &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/homes-property\/10-exotic-holiday-homes-you-12433358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WalesOnline<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9761\" style=\"width: 657px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9761\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali.png\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"647\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali.png 615w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-260x147.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-600x340.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-100x57.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Bali-450x255.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/homes-property\/10-exotic-holiday-homes-you-12433358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>With the UK property market being increasingly harder to negotiate, here is a guide to what your money can get you abroad. From Bali, USA, Australia and the French Riviera, perhaps it&#8217;s time to re-consider that dream holiday home. Winter sun anyone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Craving a dose of winter sun?<\/p>\n<p>Well for the average <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"house prices\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house-price-index\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house_price_index;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/House_price_index;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gn3x3;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House_price_index\" >house price<\/a> in Wales, you could snap up a modern studio apartment in the French Riviera, a luxurious two bedroom house in Bali or even a three bedroom villa in Goa.<\/p>\n<p>According to the most recent <a href=\"http:\/\/landregistry.data.gov.uk\/app\/ukhpi\/explore\" rel=\"nofollow\">UK House Price Index<\/a> the average property in Wales costs around \u00a3147,065.<\/p>\n<p>So we decided to take a look at 10 exotic holiday homes you can buy for around the same price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/homes-property\/10-exotic-holiday-homes-you-12433358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Property 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 href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Redbridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/richmond\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/southwark\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Southwark<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/sutton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Sutton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/tower-hamlets\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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