Country Life: land of bees and honey.
27th August 2019
Keeping bees has positive ecological consequences, according to the British Beekeepers Association which runs bee-keeping courses and provides information.
News, views, stories and property talk from Middleton.
Our advisors are experts in the field of prime property, and we are regularly asked by national media to comment on the market, trends and other factors that influence property buying and selling decisions. Read extracts from the property media and our own property intelligence reports below. If you are looking to buy, sell or hold property in London or the country contact any of our property advisors here.
The Times on: your guide to owning an unusual house.
9th August 2019
Ever thought you might like to live in a cave? According to The Times there are more such properties available than you might have imagined – including around 45,000 in the Loire Valley of France.
The Times on: earning extra income from your home.
9th August 2019
According to The Times an increasing number of buyers are looking at the price and value of houses and taking into account ways in which the property can earn back some income.
The Sunday Times, 28th July 2019
28th July 2019
According to the Sunday Times, 340,000 people left London in 2018. ‘Many are looking to live near clubs with exclusive London-style facilities, and these can be a key factor in encouraging people to move to certain areas’. Middleton’s Adam Buxton, quoted in the Sunday Times article, says that these sought-after types of club can add 10 percent to the value of nearby prime residential property.
Janine Stone, 27th June 2019
27th June 2019
Finding a property and transforming a house into your dream home can be a lengthy and costly experience. For buyers who have significant renovation in mind there is a long list of factors to consider before you start. Tom Hudson has contributed his thoughts on the subject, specifically for listed buildings, for 'Industry Insights' – a blog site by interior designer Janine Stone & Co.
The Sunday Times, 23 June 2019
24th June 2019
With insight from Middleton’s Mark Crampton, The Sunday Times picked the best locations to live so that you can join the ‘part-time commuter revolution’ – a trend that is having a big effect on the country house market, the article says. The top 10 includes Lymington in Hampshire, pictured here.
Daily Telegraph, 6 May 2019
6th May 2019
The Daily Telegraph looks at the private market, where PCL properties are 'snapped up long before they reach a property portal', with comment from Middleton's Mark Parkinson.
Bricks & Mortar, 3 May 2019
3rd May 2019
While the number of property transactions from 2017 to 2018 fell nationally, some London boroughs saw an increase in sales during this period. Traditionally, Spring marks the begining of house hunting season. Middleton's Mark Parkinson is quoted in a Times piece highlighting the factors that are contributing to improved market condtions.
Meet Gemma Maclaran, prime property advisor, Country
18th April 2019
"I was always interested in the opportunity that the prime property sector offers, to focus on a smaller number of clients, and stay with them for the whole journey.”
A walk around Fitzrovia
12th April 2019
Middleton's Ashley Wilsdon takes a walk around Fitzrovia – the central London district roughly bounded by Oxford Street, Great Portland Street, Euston Road and Gower Street, with Charlotte Street as its ‘spine’. Writers, artists and intellectuals such as Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, Dylan Thomas and George Orwell lived in the area or met at the Fitzroy Tavern in Charlotte Street, ensuring Fitzrovia rivalled nearby Bloomsbury as London’s bohemian quarter in the post-war era.
Country Life, 3rd April 2019
3rd April 2019
For downsizers in the country there can be a lot to think about before moving from familiar territory. Adam Buxton lists some of the creature comforts that make smaller cities so attractive to buyers scaling down.
The Sunday Times, 17th March 2019
17th March 2019
Tom Hudson notes what the moving millennials need to take into consideration before packing up their fast-paced city life and committing to calmer countryside living.