Thursday, 20 June 2013

Bryanston Court

In the wake of Ben Bernanke's hints about ending Quantitative Easing, this apartment in Marylebone has had £400k wiped off its asking price.  A sign of things to come?


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-38723617.html

Monday, 17 June 2013

Carlton Hill, St John's Wood

A hefty discount of over half a million pounds on this semi in St John's Wood
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-26342913.html

Although in 'prime' St John's Wood, the house is only a stone's throw away from the notorious Rowley Way estate where architectural curiosities like this greet you:


Saturday, 15 June 2013

Duns Tew Road, Middle Barton, Chipping Norton

The 'Chipping Norton set' has entered the lexicon thanks to the cluster of movers and shakers who spend their weekends in the Cotswold village.  Joining them might cost less than you thought.

This house with equestrian facilities was initially on the market for £2.75m but has had its price slashed by nearly 30% to £2m.  There aren't many properties on the market that can offer the chance to lend a horse to the Prime Minister.


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25862094.html

Anthea Turner and the crash in Daily Mail valuations

Back in July 2012, the Daily Mail brought us the story of Anthea Turner kicking out Grant Bovey from their '£5m home' in Esher, Surrey.

The couple's £5 million Surrey home, with Anthea has asked her husband of 12 years to leave
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180420/Anthea-Turner-kicks-husband-Grant-Bovey-affair-woman-24.html

A year on and the doyenne of Daily Mail celebrity journalism, Alison Boshoff, has revisited the story as the couple prepare for divorce.  Sadly she appears to have missed the real story which is the dramatic drop in the value of the couple's Surrey home which the article tells us is now worth only £3m.  A 40% drop in less than 12 months is a massive crash in anyone's book, or could it be proof that the Mail's property valuations are as badly sourced as, well, everything else they print.
Anthea may have to put her beautiful £3million house in Surrey on the market as the couple prepare to settle their divorce
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2341994/Why-Anthea-woman-ghastly-Grant-bound-cheat-again.html

Hat tip to Venger.

Friday, 14 June 2013

Kensington Square

A million pound drop in Kensington Square itself.  It has a real picture book front garden.


Surely a small price to pay to live in a street with a whole album named after it - Vincent Delerm - Kensington Square.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23978763.html