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CONTENTS November 2021

THE WISHLIST November events, exhibitions and new restaurant openings

LIVE WELL LONDON London’s

VELVET SOFT Sumptuous velvet

TREND WATCH The latest from the world of watches and this season’s finest

MY FIRST LONDON HOME Chef Raymond Blanc on London’s restaurants

ENTERTAIN Bring the family together

BY THE FIRE Fireplaces old and new

COME FLY WITH ME Zoe Dare Hall

health and wellbeing experts share their tips and latest recommendations pieces for autumn/winter nights out

with softly lit home cinemas and games rooms, Tallulah Rushaya to warm your home this winter on how private jet travel has taken off

HEAD OVERSEAS Three new hotel

FABERGE IN LONDON Ahead of a major exhibition, Oonagh Turner looks at the work of the 20th century jeweller

ICONIC STREETS Ruth Bloomfield

FRESH AIR How a leading London

PROPERTY NEWS The bounce-back

ANNE ASHWORTH Our columnist on the home buyers after a slice of history

openings to ignite your wanderlust

on Belgravia’s real estate superstardom school is devoted to a greener future to London begins, writes Zoe Dare Hall

130 PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

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Meet Our Experts Regarded as one of the most experienced agents working across SW5 and SW7, with an enviable track record, there’s not much that Dan hasn’t seen or sold in this neighbourhood

Dan Carrington Head of Savills Earl’s Court

People imagine that being an estate agent is about placing an advertisement and waiting for the phone to ring. In reality, advertising a property is only about 20 per cent of the sales process. In this area of London, with clients who typically surround themselves with the best advice and the greatest experts, my role is to match or exceed expectations in the level of service I deliver. It’s perhaps an unusual thing to admit but I’ve always wanted to be an estate agent. I deal with lots of different people in diverse occupations all of whom are high achievers—meeting them and understanding their needs makes each day fascinating. I love this part of London. Offering better value (and yet the same parking zone) as W11 or SW3, it’s perennially popular among professionals and families who appreciate the excellent transport links and strong community. To find out more about the market in Earl’s Court contact Dan today on 020 7578 6901

SOLD | Courtfield Gardens, SW5 | Guide £3.85 million Perfect for a family, this was a beautifully presented first and second floor apartment with 4 bedrooms and garden access.

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SOLD | Bramham Gardens, SW5 | Guide £1.725 million Overlooking a much loved garden square (where dogs are allowed), this was a wonderful 2 bedroom first floor apartment.

FOR SALE | Harrington Gardens, SW7 | Guide £5.5 million This is a very elegant 6 bedroom family home on what’s known as the “garden side” of the street, all the rooms overlook the communal garden (the best in South Kensington). It has been beautifully decorated and comes with a balcony and private roof terrace. Leasehold plus Share of Freehold.

FOR SALE | Kensington Mansions, SW5 | Guide £3.5 million A 3 bedroom family home set in a desirable mansion block which has lots of natural light and rooms with fantastic proportions. Leasehold plus Share of Freehold.

FOR SALE | Courtfield Gardens, SW5 | Guide £3.195 million Two first-floor flats have been joined to make this fantastic lateral space with a large drawing room and kitchen dining room. Leasehold.

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From the

EDITOR S

pending more time with the family was, for many, an unexpected upside to months of lockdown. The London home is still seeing the effects, with a flurry of interest in interiors for winter entertainment, from softly lit home cinemas and bars, to cosy fireplaces and games rooms (for chess and billiards). It’s part of the continued investment people are making in their homes post-pandemic – the subject of a recent panel discussion I was part of at Decorex International. The architect Richard Parr summed it up beautifully, saying: “A home is a hotel for life”. Elsewhere, we report from the world of private jet travel, where families (and their pets) are the new high flyers. And we tell the story of Russian jeweller Carl Fabergé as, a century after his death, his works return to dazzle the town.

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UPFRONT

THE WISHLIST EXPERIENCE LONDON

CHRISTMAS IS BACK The first central London destination to introduce festive lighting for the public, Regent Street first unveiled its lights in 1954. Now a much anticipated fixture of the season, the fleet of spectacular ‘spirits’ will return for another year to soar above Regent Street, from 12 November. regentstreetonline.com

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THE WISHLIST E X H I B I T ION S AND EVENTS Late Constable

An exhibition that charts the success of one of Britain’s best-loved artists. The show will span from 1825 until the artist’s unexpected death in 1837 and explore Constable’s late style through his paintings and oil sketches, as well as watercolours, drawings and prints. Until 13 February royalacademy.org.uk

Taste of London Festive edition This year, Taste of London will be hosting a winter edition, involving six sessions over four food-fuelled days, and rounding up the hottest London restaurants to hunt down future food heroes. 18-21 November london.tastefestivals.com

Skate at Somerset House

A RT A N D DE S I G N Lubaina Himid

A large-scale exhibition that will chronicle the recent work from Turner prize award winner Lubaina Himid. Himid is known for her innovative approaches to painting (above) and to social engagement. She has been pivotal in the UK since the 1980s for her contributions to the British Black arts movement. 25 November-3 July tate.org.uk

20th Century Art: A Different Perspective

A Sotheby’s auction showcasing works by both established 20th century painters and other contemporary and undiscovered artists. The European Paintings department has achieved record prices for many European artists. 3-9 November sothebys.com

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One of the capital’s favourite winter experiences, Skate at Somerset House (below) heralds the start of the festive period with skating in an unrivalled setting, DJs at rinkside decks, champagne and cocktails in the Moët & Chandon lounge and pop-up alpine restaurant Chalet Barragiste with Jimmy Garcia. 17 November-16 January somersethouse.org.uk

UPFRONT

F OOD Jikoni

Branding itself as a no borders restaurant, Jikoni has recently popped up in Marylebone, serving food inspired by Asia, The Middle East, East Africa and Britain. All from the brainchild of chef patron Ravinder Bhogal. Marylebone ikonilondon.com

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T H E AT R E A N D M U S IC Rare Earth Mettle

A brand new play comes to Sloane Square’s Royal Court Theatre, directed by Al Smith, exploring themes of risk, delusion and power and taking place on the Bolivian salt flats. Until 18 December royalcourttheatre.com

EFG London Jazz Festival

Following last year’s digital edition, this year’s festival returns with a programme of live performances with an electrifying line up of global stars and the freshest music (above). 12-21 November efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

The Nutcracker

The festive tale of a magical Christmas Eve night is brought to life with stunning ballet and Tchaikovsky’s much-loved music at the Royal Opera House this winter, produced by Peter Wright. A treat for the whole family. 23 November- 8 January roh.org.uk

Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Conductor Kevin John Edusei leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s famous 6th symphony while Roman Kosyakov takes on Rachmaninov’s mighty Piano Concerto No 2. 11 November cadoganhall.com

The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare’s fairytale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision, directed by comedy master Phillip Breen. Until 31 December barbican.org.uk.com

Claridge’s unveils a new addition to the Mayfair hotel (below), with the opening of a new bar on the ground floor of the Art Deco landmark. The drinks menu for The Painter’s Room has been inspired by the culture, art and design of Europe. Mayfair claridges.co.uk

The Barbary Next Door

Layo and Zoe Paskin have just opened the doors to the ‘little sister’ of The Barbary, and promises to be a relaxed neighbourhood destination serving a menu that takes its cues from the fragrant spices and flavours of Moorish Spain and Africa. Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden thebarbarynextdoor.co.uk

Manteca

The pop-up from Chris Leach, focussing on nose-to-tail eating, hand-rolled pastas and fire-cooked cuts will be welcoming guests to its first bricks and mortar restaurant. Shoreditch mantecarestaurant.co.uk

LOOK AHEAD FESTIVE FAYRE Soak up the atmosphere and spirit of the season with sing-along classics from the East Front Bandstand, indulge in delicious street food from artisan producers, and warm the cockles with a festive drink or two. Taking place in the grounds of the iconic palace at Hampton Court. 3-5 December; from £25 hrp.org.uk CIRCUS 1903 Experience all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus when CIRCUS 1903 returns to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. On a mission to excite audiences this festive season with jaw-dropping acts from contortionists to acrobats. 16 December2 January; from £25 circus1903.com MIRACLE AT HENRIETTA HOTEL If you’re looking for a pop-up this Christmas, Miracle is going to be transforming Covent Garden, turning Henrietta Hotel into a scene from a 70s festive postcard, the hotel will be channelling retro homely vibes with a fireplaces, cocktails and warming food. Until 23 December henriettahotel.com

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HEA LT H A ND W ELLBEI NG

REFORMER PILATES WITH FEDERICA DE CARO

“Reformer pilates involves a machine developed to assist disabled soldiers and makes for a different type of exercise. The benefits of a stronger core are endless, from stress relief and weight loss to better flexibility and reduced back pain. Vita Boutique Fitness in Chelsea offers Reformer group sessions. Vita is also expanding with a beautifully refurbished six-storey studio on Sloane Square.” vitaboutiquefitness.com

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We love ‘Laze, The Meditative O ’ The city’s experts share the products they’re mini cand from eym, £18, eymnaturals.com

currently coveting and their seasonal tips

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LONDON SARAH MCKENNA, VIXEN & BLUSH EXPERT “Party season makes a case for the bigger the better, so add volume

to your natural hair with extensions. At our Central London salon, we have ﬁve methods of hair extension including semi-permanent options. Beachy waves are the most requested style in the salon, while Hollywood waves are another sophisticated look that incites an elegance and is a subtle and softer version than crimped hair, which has been a rising trend. Be sure to invest in Olaplex number 7 or nurturing drops from Oway for dehydrated ends.” vixenandblush.com 18 The London Magazine

PARTY SEASON SKIN TIPS FROM SKIN CISION

HydraTite combines the clearing, hydrating, and brightening benefits of HydraFacial with tightening and firming effects of radio frequency. This is a very relaxing treatment package with no down-time which delivers amazing, immediate results that continue to improve for months after treatment. MesoHydrate is a combination of HydraTite and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy which repairs the skin from inside out. The PRP improves skin texture and tone and regenerates collagen which helps reduce wrinkles and lines, refine skin texture around the eye area, tackle blemishes and improve scarring. MesoNatural has proven popular with our patients as a one-off, pre-event treatment. It is a combination of microneedling with topical PRP and PRP injections. This causes minuscule injuries to the skin, promoting skin renewal. Allen Rezai MD, Skin Cision, coming soon to 40 Harley Street, skincision.co.uk

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arford Manor is a contemporary, 21st century home, offering the grandeur of an English country manor estate and the ultimate in modern luxury living. International award-winning developers Quada sought to design a home where you could enjoy aesthetic delights and comfort, combined with extensive grounds providing helicopter landing ground, equestrian and polo facilities, and 40 acres of gentle countryside forming a private and secure estate. The core of Quada’s design approach is that architecture and culture evolve as a living, vibrant experience which is not meant to stand still. The majority of current designs of country houses tend to look backwards for their design references rather than forwards. Quada’s approach is to create an uncompromised home environment at this level and value which reflects and is capable of developing with the age we are living in, rather than one which has to adapt to designs that are several hundred years old. The manor house combines space with intimacy. Light-filled rooms with floor to ceiling windows

maximise views across the Berkshire countryside and connect the house to nature. Reception areas are elegant and its six bedrooms are all five-star. The main bedroom has two ensuites, as well as a spa with a sauna and double-size bath. It is a perfect sanctuary. For recreation, there is a tennis court, a gym, 12-metre indoor pool and Jacuzzi, an entertainment room with a nine-screen video wall and bespoke snooker table, and opportunities for riding. Entertain in style with two kitchens allowing for family cooking, and a large catering kitchen perfect for visiting chefs and wine cellar. Three self-contained bedrooms accommodate staff and there is ample parking in the eight-car garage. London is under 30 miles away, with Heathrow just ten miles from your door, offering the best of town and country living. Harford Manor is for sale through Fine & Country, offers over £20 million. For further information or to book an appointment for the Open House on Sunday 28 November call Damion Merry on 07369 211735 or email damion.merry@ fineandcountry.com

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STYLE Biyan ﬂoral embroidered velvet midi skirt, £1,150, matchesfashion.com

EDIA FLORAL VELVET TROUSERS, £364; LONG & LEAN FLORAL VELVET DICKEY JACKET, £478 VERONICABEARD.COM

Capability mercutio gown, £2,500, oliviavonhalle.com

Batsheva Grace velvet peplum blouse, £195 brownsfashion.com

Tom Ford velvet orchid eau de parfum 100ml, £123, spacenk.com

VELVET CRUSH

Our pick of dark luxurious velvets, just in time for the party season REDValentino ﬂoral print velvet pants, £525, net-a-porter.com Oxblood velvet bow tie, £76, bombinate.com

Black velvet dress slippers £225, newandlingwood.com

Velvet half moon bag, £50, ganni.com

Mia Becar Marilyn mule in emerald velvet, £734, wolfandbadger.com

Tom Ford Shelton Slim Fit velvet tuxedo jacket, £2,770, mrporter.com

WATC H E S

KEEPING WATCH From environmental initiatives to semi-precious materials, new timepieces should tell a story, writes Oonagh Turner

fter a year off from the party season, many will be looking to dazzle their peers at Christmas events with a work of art on their wrists. Bertrand Savary, president of English watchmaker Arnold & Son says that this year there is a strong emphasis on unique pieces made with natural and interesting material. “At Arnold & Son, we source semi-precious stones, often never used in watchmaking before, such as the verdite on the dial of Ultrathin Tourbillon Dragon & Phoenix or the white marble to compose the 3D moon of Luna Magna.” At luxury diamond watch company Backes and Strauss, head of design, Anna Vasiunyk has also noticed interest has piqued in the materials used. “Bi-colour watches incorporating stainless steel and rose gold have been very popular especially with a classic white dial accentuated with a diamond bezel. Both variations

of our classic round cased Piccadilly and oval shaped Regent are proving equally desirable.” The Piccadilly 37 Bicolour is proving to be one of Backes & Strauss’ most popular. “Bold and timeless, the Piccadilly stainless steel with a 37mm dial is a classic timepiece whatever the occasion. The circular shape of the case heralds the iconic architecture of London’s epicentre, Piccadilly Circus.” (£12,000) Vasiunyk has also observed clients looking to past decades for inspiration. “We’ve seen an increase in popularity for colourful cocktail watches, inspired by elegant 1930s designs but modernised with bright, fresh colours.” The throwback to the 1930s is symbolic of the need to celebrate and embrace the end of the pandemic: “Clients are enjoying going out and celebrating again and our Miss Victoria collection is a beautiful special occasion watch.”

LUNAR ECLIPSE Above: Arnold & Son presents a three-dimensional moon on the Luna Magna watch, made of marble and

aventurine. Showcased on an aventurine glass dial, the moon changes with astronomical precision, £36,400, arnoldandson.com

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This particular watch is inspired by the effervescent spirit of youth and exudes a distinguished grace for a modern young lady,” says Vasiunyk. “The natural beauty of the mother of pearl dial is complemented by scintillating diamonds set in an 18kt white gold case.” (from £19,380) Demand for vintage watches also shows no sign of slowing down, says David Silver of The Vintage Watch Company. “The focus has centred around sport models in particular. Vintage Daytona, Submariner and GMT master watches have increased significantly in value and desirability along with the now famous “Stella” pieces made in many hues of vibrant colours. The trend for women to wear mens larger size watches has continued. The Stella dial watches are collected by women and men alike and the quest to find ever rarer tones of colour is an addiction albeit a good one!” The big colour for dials this year has been green. The Piccadilly Earl of Strauss is one of Backes and

Strauss’ most popular. “We are being asked for the green variation more than ever. The Earl of Strauss also has some complications, a power reserve, visible balance wheel and date retrograde so it seems to be doubly interesting,” says Vasiunyk. CEO and co-founder of Christopher Ward, Mike France, agrees. “Green remains the colour du jour – and green as in sustainability. With the critically important COP26 taking place in Glasgow in November, it is good to see a number of watch brands bringing attention to the climate crisis by using recycled materials in their models. “Oris with their multicoloured reclaimed plastic dial of the newly released Aquis Date Upcycle and our own C60 #tide watch and #tide straps using converted ocean bound plastic fished out of the sea by incentivised local fishermen are two prime examples. And with mechanical watches being among the most environmentally friendly objects humankind has ever produced, maybe their growing use is the most important trend of all,” says France. L

HIS AND HERS Above: The Miss Victoria is inspired by the spirit of youth. The mother-of-pearl dial and scintillating diamonds are set in an 18kt rose gold case.£19,380, backesandstrauss.com Below: C63 Sealander Elite watch, £1,150, christopherward.com

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MY FIRST LONDON HOME

RAYMOND BLANC

The renowned chef talks to Oonagh Turner about the evolution of British food and favourite London restaurants

Looking back at life in France I have so many wonderful memories. I lived with my parents and my brothers and sisters – we were five children and we lived in the village of Soane, perched above Besançon in Franche Comte. My family was not well off, but I would not have swapped my childhood for all the riches in the world.

I left France in 1972 to come to England and was excited to arrive in Oxford – a city I had heard so much about. I was not disappointed, Oxford was truly beautiful. I also have an apartment in London, in Marylebone, which is a great place to be. It’s a small apartment but it’s perfect, with a balcony that I have my plants and herbs on. I spend time in the city working at Brasserie Blanc but I can also easily hop on the train back to Le Manoir [aux Quat’ Saisons, where Blanc is chef patron]. London is a wonderful place, I enjoy walking around at the weekend and visiting some of the lovely restaurants. Some of my

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favourites include Zuma and Roka for Japanese. For tapas, it’s Barrafina. I recently had a delicious afternoon tea at The Cadogan. I also love Trinity in Clapham by Adam Byatt, and Bibendum by Claude Bosi. London is a truly multi-cultural centre of creative excellence with so many talented chefs. When I arrived in the 1970s, the British food scene was very different, totally unrecognisable to now. The United Kingdom was simply not a nation of food-lovers. Good food was available but it was class-led and exclusive. Now it’s so different and there is a real celebration of proper, authentic food.

We could run from our house and within minutes be in the forest. We played for hours, foraging, creating catapults, bows and arrows. Around us, there was amazing food – in summer, we were surrounded by wild fruits; raspberry and blackberry plants. We ate lots but also took buckets home to Maman Blanc and she did her magic. Happy days. I do return to France often, especially Paris and the south. I love to see friends and family and catch up with my friends who are also chefs, such as Pierre Gagnaire. Pierre is one of the best chefs in Europe. His Paris restaurant has three Michelin stars. I love his approach and sensitivity to food. Each time I visit Paris I discover somewhere wonderful – a great new café, or a small bistro with a

lot of character. But the best thing about Paris is the wonderful food markets. They are some of the best in the world. They are all about proud artisans selling fresh, local produce. There is no greater time that we need more young people to get into the food and hospitality industry. Since Brexit and the pandemic, our industry is struggling and we need to make people aware that this is a fun and exciting industry to work in. There are some truly wonderful people we work alongside who are doing so much to try to get our voices heard and hope that people will think of this as a career choice. For me, planting, growing and creating food that I can serve my friends and family is the most wonderful gift I can offer. We work hard to learn what we can grow, how we can use it, the tastes and then the happiness and memories left for those we serve. We pride ourselves on the training we provide staff at Le Manoir – something that cannot be overlooked. I am lucky to have so many of my team still with me since we opened 36 years ago, like my head gardener Anne-Marie Owens, and Mark Peregrine, director of The Raymond Blanc Cookery School, to name a few. The most important thing is to be curious – open your mind and open your heart. Be intuitive, receptive and ask thousands of questions. Even today, I’m still curious about life. L

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The revolution in food in the country has largely been down to British consumers. People are so much more food-aware and curious. They want to know what’s in their food and realise the extent to which food connects with everything, it is now part of British culture.

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I NDOOR ENTERTA I NMENT

NIGHTS IN Bring friends and family together with ultimate at-home entertainment, from plush mini cinemas, to backgammon by the fire or a drink at the bar, writes Tallulah Rushaya

HOME COMFORTS

Left: Eichholz Lando modular sofa in blue by Sweetpea & Willow, £1,180 Below: drinks served in the Tim Oulton Home Theatre; Stirling drinks trolley, £329, Atkin & Thyme

ockdown saw a rise in finding ways to create sumptuous indoor entertainment spaces, such as cinemas and funfilled games rooms, all in the comfort of your own home. Increasingly, designers and brands are exploring ways to tailor the indoor experience to suit clients’ needs. As the days grow colder and with Christmas not too far away, enliven your home through the use of colour and texture, and let the fun begin. The London Magazine 29

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PICTURE SHOW

Top: Home cinema by René Dekker Designs Right, from top: William Yeoward Paddy velvet cushion in Espresso, £79, by Amara; Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiﬀany’s print, £90, King & McGaw; Togo sofa, £2,087, and footstool, £922, Ligne Roset; Gourmet popcorn maker set, £50, Joe & Seph’s

CINEMA ROOM

There are many avenues that can be explored when designing a cinema room, such as lights, tones and seating. But at its core is comfort and ambiance. “It is a great space to layer furniture and accessories, upholstered stools, throws and side tables (for the grazers!) which can really give some personality,” says Jane Landino, design and creative head of studio at Taylor Howes. With seating Landino recommends comfortable large seating, armchairs or beanbags for children, and “to add an extra layer of comfort we always include cushions and throws”. She explains, “when designing cinema rooms, we tend to use darker tones coupled with dramatic lighting as it creates an instant air of luxury and sumptuousness.” To add some movie magic, Landino reveals, “for one private client and their family we designed a celestial sky on the ceiling, with fibre optic lights to evoke the feeling of lying under the night sky when watching a movie.” For acoustics to enhance the cinematic experience, René Dekker, creative director at René Dekker Designs advises, ‘‘flat finishes are better as shiny finishes reflect which will also distract from the screen.

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Velvets and felts are better than satin. As much fabric as possible as this will give the best sound, as polished plaster or vinyl wall coverings don’t absorb sound.”

BAR

“Open shelving displaying beautiful barware can offer a point of interest that goes beyond functionality,” explains Shalini Misra, interior designer and founder of The Design Buzz. “Fluted glass fronted cupboards are popular at the moment so adding fluted glassware offers a consistency to the look. Beautiful decanters with leather trays further add to that sophisticated feel.” The bar area of any indoor entertainment space can provide the final touches that bring themes and colours together. It gives a chance to show off personal style with

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nteriors with Art is a London-based interior design and construction company specialising in high-end luxury residential homes. With 19 years of experience in interior design, we have worked on over 300 projects across prime central London, India, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the United States. In London, we have 15 years’ experience in construction with over 200 projects across Mayfair, Belgravia, Kensington & Chelsea and St John’s Wood, as well as country estates in the Cotswolds, Ascot and Gerard’s Cross. The business comprises IWA Design and IWA Build, which can be used independently or together as an exceptional turnkey service.

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At the heart of Interiors with Art is our desire to build a unique home fully customizable to perfectly fit your lifestyle and needs. For us, it’s about creating a space that truly feels ‘home’ for you and your family for generations to come. We ensure a thorough

understanding of your taste and habits – from how you cook and socialise, to the way you store your clothes – to create a timeless home.

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We hold our clients’ hands to make the journey of creating your dream home easy. Starting with our client’s aspirations, we create a bespoke project plan and development, arriving at an individual solution that delivers personality, luxury and style. At every step, we ensure compliance with the client’s expectations, timeline, and budget while maintaining the highest quality standards. We take responsibility for finding solutions that not only meet your needs but are innovative, unique, and creative, incorporating principles of biophilia and building biology in our process. Call us to discuss your project on 020 3701 6088 or for more information email client@interiorswithart.com

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PLAY HOUSE Clockwise from below: George bar cabinet, Design Buzz; Maltese sideboard by Hamilton Interiors, House of Isabella; Globe cluster pendant, Cox & Cox; Tenbury Games Table, Amara; Ascot rug, Brook & Wilde; Rex lamp, Timothy Oulton; Jacques game table, Goldﬁnger dining chair, Jonathan Adler; Traveler Bar High sideboard, Colección Alexandra and Lion decanter by Artel, Design Buzz; chess set, Amara

accessories such as coasters and glassware. Shalini advises, “if you include a pool table, consider echoing the green felt through similarly toned tiles or stone for bar tops. Juxtaposing materials and finishes always adds a layered, luxurious feel, so featuring embossed leather in front of a timber bar works well. Maximising space is often something to think about for a home games room. Look into travelling bar cabinets, I particularly like the trunk style.”

GAMES ROOM

A games room should provide an immersive experience. “One of the few upsides of lockdown was that families were forced to find new ways to entertain themselves as they had much more time together at home,” says Alexander WalderSmith, founder of The Games Room Company. “Many 32 The London Magazine

discovered that physical games like pool and table tennis provided a relief from screen time and were multi-generational in their appeal, allowing family members to start reconnecting with each other in ways they had completely lost over the years.” Boardgames, especially chess have enjoyed a renaissance, due to Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit, starring Anya TaylorJoy as chess prodigy Beth Harmon. There has been a growing demand for bespoke boardgames. Alexandra Llewellyn, founder of Alexandra Llewellyn London, designs a range of exquisitely made boardgames explains, “each bespoke commission is completely different. Whether a gift imbued with love, a biography of the client’s life, or a brief to match the surroundings where the game is destined for. It is a joy not only to create objects that are beautiful, but that are games that bring people together for generations to come.”

LIGHTS

With varying types of lighting from wall sconces to pendant, LED and floor, in an

I NDOOR ENTERTA I NMENT entertainment space, they create different effects. “Lighting is even more important for an entertaining space as it really sets the mood,” remarks Andrew Watson, managing director at Heathfield and Co. “Soft lighting relaxes, accentuates and creates an inviting setting,” adds Tom Raffield, founder of Tom Raffield. “Pair together ceiling pendants, wall, table and floor lights to curate a well-considered display that has all light-level bases covered for indoor activities. Mixing designs allows you to add personality and play with contrasting wood types for a contemporary look.” While pendant lighting could be more suited for game rooms, specifically for cinemas, dimmed lighting can transform your viewing experience. “Recessed LED downlights are a fantastic choice for home cinemas or games rooms. They can be fitted on ceilings, or along walls. Combine with wall lights to provide task lighting for walkways,” says Lee Lovett, founder of The Soho Lighting Company. “Take it to the next level by installing a dimmer switch with your lighting setup. This will give you the ultimate control over your lighting. In a cinema room you will want to minimise the lighting to avoid glare yet ensure that light levels are relaxed relaxed.” As Timothy Oulton, founder of Timothy Oulton Studio says, “The room should be somewhere that transports you away.” L

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HEART of the HOME We cosy up to the experts to discover factors to consider when installing a fireplace, and the trends of the season

s the nights draw in and the temperatures drop, we’re inclined to retreat to the heart of the home, and what better way to cosy up your living room than with a fire. Knowing where to begin can be a mammoth task. “Fireplace designs vary from elaborate antique mantel pieces in stone, marble or wood, complemented by cast iron inserts or free-standing baskets which could either house a decorative gas fire or be used for burning smokeless coals; to minimalistic frameless holes in the wall for an ultra-modern look,” says Silvie Omen from Stonewoods. To narrow down your options, Owen Pacey of antiques fireplace company Renaissance urges buyers to think about the architectural era of the home. “I always advise sticking to whatever fireplace style is local to that area. This is for aesthetic, rather than practical reasons. Something from the wrong era will stick out like a sore thumb,” he says. “For the new builds it is harder to find an original piece that works but we make bespoke contemporary models too. These are what we call a ‘bolection’ style of fireplace – they have very clean lines which take inspiration from antique fireplaces typical of the unfussy English aesthetic. They sit very well in a more modern environment.” But it’s not always necessary to go for a Victorian fireplace if you live in a Victorian house, says Paul Chesney of Chesneys. “Architecturally, proportion of a fire surround is more important. Chesneys will be able to suggest the appropriate size of the surround you like.” Tom Jackson, director at Jamb insists that prospective fireplace owners should always look to previous centuries for inspiration. “Often to look forwards one has to look backwards, and the clean lines and brave proportions of early 17th century Italian chimneypieces can feel wildly modern and exciting. Often people feel carved detail is too ostentatious in character, and a bolection profile like the Roma is the perfect way to celebrate hand carving and exceptional material, and a sense of grandeur through simplicity. Jamb has over a dozen of such profiles of varying proportions and drawn from different moments in architectural history, all available in a wide range of materials from a sleepy English limestone to the most highly prizes Italian marbles that were favoured in the Georgian era.” Finding the right fireplace for you is all 36 The London Magazine

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ALL AGLOW Clockwise from left: From the EcoSmart’s Flex Fireplace Series, stonewoods.co.uk; the Wychwood woodburning stove creates a stunning focal point in your home, acrheatproducts.com; an original piece from an Italian monastery, sourced by Owen Pacey, renaissancelondon.com; one of the most popular designs in Chesney’s Contemporary Collection, the Manhattan classic, chesneys.co.uk. Previous page: Roma fireplace in black marble by Jamb, shot by Michael Sinclair, jamb.co.uk

about the function too, and how much heat you want it to throw out. “Glass-fronted units will give you around 80 per cent efficiency comparing to around 15-25 per cent of open fires,” comments Omen from Stonewoods. “The latest generation of glass fires feature anti-reflective ‘invisible’ front glass which will give you the illusion of a large open fire without most of the heat being taken up the chimney, plus a remote control for convenience.” In modern homes, lacking a chimney needn’t be a problem. Apart from electric fires and balanced flue gas fires which can vent out through an external wall, Omen has seen a boom in bioethanol fires. “These super environmentally friendly burners can be installed in classical fireplaces as well as single or multi-sided holes in the wall that only require minimal clearances from combustibles, meaning they can be incorporated in joinery projects even in compact interior designs.” You can stay ahead of smoke control regulations coming into effect in 2022, by keeping your eyes on SIA (Ecodesign 2022) approved wood burning stoves that comply with the laws. According to Pacey of Renaissance, the trend for original fireplaces with a sense of story and individuality, over reproduced pieces is showing no sign of abating. “A fireplace is a real focal point, it brings people together. They are lovely community pieces that can tell stories. One set that stays in my mind is the giant travertine fireplaces that came from an Italian monastery. This was many years ago when a huge earthquake struck. I happened to be in southern Italy at the time and ended up bartering with this very old Italian monk for them – it was a surreal exchange. The fireplaces are both currently in my own home.” In other trends, Chesney has noticed locally quarried stone is taking off. “Very much on trend at the moment are simple shapes with fantastic marbles, epitomised by our new British Materials Collection. We have used some incredible British stones and marbles quarried by Britannicus Stone and designed a collection of quite simple surrounds to showcase the spectacular native materials this country has to offer.” L

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orget turning left on a plane as the ultimate sign of inflight luxury. A rising number of Londoners have ditched commercial flights, after a year of upended travel plans and fear of travelling with the public, and are chartering private jets for their family holidays. Pre-Covid, business trips were the bread and butter of private jet charter companies – and presidents, celebrities and business tycoons are no strangers to the joys of taking their own jet. But a new market is emerging in private aviation: families who will spend £12,500 on a light jet seating six to Mallorca, or £80,000 to go to the Bahamas on a long range jet with room for 12. That’s based on current prices with the London-based private air charter service Admiral Jet. Passengers with greater 40 The London Magazine

flexibility can also benefit from ‘empty leg’ flights – jets returning empty from another client’s outbound flight - which cost less than half the price. Simon Geere, CEO at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, the UK’s biggest business aviation airport, has certainly noticed an uptick in leisure travel by private jet in the past year. “These are families who would normally travel two or three times a year and haven’t been able to travel during the pandemic are now willing to pay a premium to fly privately,” he comments. His airport deals with around 32,000 flights a year, with Paris the most popular destination and Italy and Spain also in high demand. Private aircraft charter Air Partner has also seen “significant growth” in private travel because of the pandemic. “In early

summer, we saw an 114 per cent increase in enquiries compared to 2019,” reports Kevin MacNaughton, managing director, charter. Citing “comfort, convenience, flexibility and safety” as the crucial factors influencing flyers, he has seen a range of new customers over the past year: “First-time private flyers who might have previously travelled first or business class on commercial airlines and large multigenerational families who value the safety of travelling within their ‘bubble’.” London-based clients have a handful of airports at their disposal. Besides Farnborough, there’s Biggin Hill in Kent, Northolt near Heathrow, London Oxford, and the VIP terminals for private jets at Luton and Stansted. Mike Rivett, managing director, at Churchill Aviation, has also noticed bubble travel continuing:

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“We have seen an increase in demand as we are exiting the pandemic, families (including pets) and businesses travelling together, within their own bubbles. This creates a safe travel environment, but also saves many hours that would be spent at airports, private terminals, such as the one here at London Biggin Hill, provide a contactless transition when arriving, through to boarding your flight.” Rivett says that peak destinations over the summer have been the Balearic islands, Southern Spain, Portugal, Southern France and the Greek Islands. “Over the next few months we expect to see the re-emergence of winter flights as the ski resorts reopen, also flights across the Atlantic as the USA allows entry again.” Winter sun is also set to tempt flyers further afield, reports MacNaughton. “We

We expect to see the re-emergence of winter flights as ski resorts start to reopen are starting to see growing demand in lastminute getaways. The Canaries and winter sun destinations such as a the Maldives, the Seychelles, Mexico and the Caribbean are popular choices.” But where private air travel really excels, Geere points out, is in its ability to reach the places that commercial flights can’t. Among the more off-beat of the 900 international airports that Farnborough deals with include Akmola in Kazakhstan,

Arica in Chile and Albacete in Spain. And then there’s the service. “The service you receive isn’t comparable to that on a scheduled flight. You are treated as a VIP throughout,” says Admiral Jet CEO David Doughty, who lists having your preferred champagne brand and catering from a restaurant of your choice among the on-board luxuries, along with the convenience of being able to book flights two hours before you fly, arrive 15 minutes before take-off, and have all your onward transport arranged the other end. Flexibility is also a huge tick in favour of going private, in a year of constant travel cancellations for many people, adds Andy Christie, group private jets director at Air Charter Service. “We are primarily seeing new entrants into the market, and record numbers of flights out of

TAKE TO THE SKIES Above: Passengers with Fly Elite Jets – who have seen bookings increase by nearly 200 per cent since July – travel in clinically-

sanitised cabins ‘with 100 per cent fresh filtered air ventilation, eradicating jet lag and viruses’. Above left: A spike in demand for winter sun is expected

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London with people making the most of the relaxed border restrictions in the Med. Ibiza has been our most booked destination in 2021, followed by Nice,” he says. “Brexit has changed the way aircraft can operate out of the UK, but it hasn’t changed the demand or destinations dramatically.” Passengers with Fly Elite Jets – who have seen bookings increase by nearly 200 per cent since July 2021 – can expect to be escorted from home to jet steps by limo. They will then travel – with total privacy guaranteed – in clinically-sanitised cabins “with 100 per cent fresh filtered air ventilation, eradicating jet lag and viruses,” says CEO Christopher Williams-Martin. Gulfstream’s president Mark Burns has also

seen Covid strengthen the case for business aviation, with private jet passengers taking more control over schedules, routes and health and safety. “Customers have also become increasingly interested in features of the cabin environment that enhance health and wellness. Gulfstream leads the industry in providing a healthy cabin experience with 100 per cent fresh, never recirculated air; a new plasma ionization system; low cabin altitudes; whisperquiet noise levels; and an abundance of natural light thanks to Gulfstream’s large, panoramic windows.” The choice of jet may be a boon to some – would you rather pitch up at your holiday home in a Dassault Falcon 8X or

a Gulfstream 650ER? “They can fly to almost anywhere in the world non-stop at close to supersonic speeds,” adds WilliamsMartin. But the world’s first flying nursery, along with onboard entertainment for kids, including books, toys and allergyfriendly children’s menus, will tempt much of the new privately-flying families. Many of his London-based clients, he adds – a mixture of British, American and Middle Eastern families – have helped luxury hotels in the Caribbean, Maldives and Mauritius survive by booking longterm villas to sit out the virus. “They travel with an entourage of help including personal trainers, nannies, chefs and our close protection team, so they

CLEAR FOR TAKE-OFF Top: Private jet travel. Above: The cabin of a Gulfstream flight, where along with customised onboard dining, you will find 100 per cent fresh air; a plasma ionization system; low cabin altitudes; whisper-quiet noise levels; and plenty of natural light through extra-large windows

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arnborough Airport offers a luxury private jet service within easy reach of London, making it the obvious choice for Londoners travelling safely, flexibly and privately.

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From the moment passengers arrive at Farnborough, they can expect exceptional service and a dedicated concierge on hand. The award-winning terminal offers multiple lounges, private meeting rooms, refreshments and even gaming consoles to keep younger travellers entertained. Passengers can also travel with their pets as Farnborough offers a Pet Travel Scheme with an on-site Pet Travel Co-Ordinator ensuring beloved companions travel safely. As well as an unrivalled passenger experience, Farnborough Airport’s team offer unapparelled amenities for aircraft and crew, with facilities like snooze pods, showers and a gym.

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Since July, Farnborough Airport offers Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). So alongside enjoying the benefits of private travel, customers travelling through

Farnborough Airport have the option to reduce their carbon footprint and make the greener choice. Making SAF available marks a significant step in the airport’s work to support reducing the carbon dioxide output of the aviation industry. The fuel, Neste MY SAF, is produced from renewable and sustainable waste and residual raw materials such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste. In its neat form and over the life cycle, SAF reduces up to 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuel use.

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The airport’s on-site immigration team means passengers can move through the airport without the queues. Passengers can drive directly to their jet on departure if they don’t need to visit the terminal and on arrival have their vehicle waiting for them as the aircraft stairs are lowered, assuring the most discrete experience. Located as the aviation gateway to London, Farnborough is just minutes from major roads and passengers can be in the capital within an hour’s drive. enquiries@farnboroughairport.com

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are secure and self-sufficient,” comments Williams-Martin. Pets are another plus-point in favour of going private. VistaJet – whose entry-level membership starts at around €500,000 a year, giving customers access to 70 jets and then paying only for the hours they fly – has seen an 86 per cent increase in pet travel in the last two years. Flights with cats increased by 357 per cent between 2019 and 2020; and you can imagine Covid’s puppy boom will lead to a similar spike in flying dogs. Crew are well-versed in pet CPR and calming nervous flyers. A select few will want the exclusivity of owning their own jet – the cost may not be that extreme, with a 1963 Baron 55, seating five, listed on JamesEdition for £123,561. But a 2009 Dassault Falcon based at Farnborough airport, is on sale for £11.9m through KJet. And the purchase cost is just the start; there’s the hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on crew, plus fuel, maintenance and hangar fees.

Only five percent of existing jet stock globally is available for sale, according to the International Aircraft Dealers Association. But you could buy new. Oriens Aviation, based at Biggin Hill, is taking orders for 2022 deliveries of new jets such as the Pilatus PC-12. Though it seems an oxymoron to talk of private jets and eco-friendliness, carbon-offsetting is a big topic in the sector. “We offer a carbon offset package as part of our Aircraft Ownership Service program,” says Burns at Gulfstream. “There is a growing interest by customers in carbon offsets to further reduce their environmental footprint as they increase their commitment to sustainable aviation.” Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) is also available at some airports including Farnborough. With restrictions eased and rules around Covid testing simplied, we are regaining our appetite for travel, says MacNaughton. “Many people are yearning to explore the world and start making memories again. L

JETS FOR PETS Top, above and p39: A surge in pet ownership and spending more time with them during the pandemic along with extended periods spent in second homes has seen enquiries for travel with pets to rocket. VisaJet has seen an 86 per cent increase in pet travel in the past two years

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reston born and bred, Hamza was in a school run car accident at just 11. After a drawn out investigation, further complicated by Covid, his fiscal compensation was finally awarded when he was 18. He was immediately advised to invest in a pension. Hamza had a think about that, sought counsel from his parents and was inspired to seek out an alternative direction. His mind drifted to thoughts of bricks and mortar, his mum and dad agreed, but were anxious. They encouraged him to look up north – they were familiar with the neighbourhoods and could even be his tenants. Hamza wasn’t totally sure, but after a swift consultation with Google, up popped Buy to Let Hunter. Hamza met Adrian and Alex and found them relatable, trustworthy and they spoke the same language. Hamza tentatively asked for some advice and with some sensible guidance, he investigated all of his

options with his new chums. “I was sold,” he said. There were a few struggles finding a mortgage broker, but eventually a loan was secured, an offer made and accepted, walls painted, furniture purchased and his two-bedroom semi was ready for the first guest to arrive. Buying his little house in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, was a great move for Hamza: “I realised that I didn’t want to buy up north: the returns are too low and anyway my parents would be able to reel me in on a thread if I bought near them.” His father argued that the money Hamza spent in Hitchin would buy him a mansion closer to home – but Hamza, his eye focussed on the future, stayed strong. Hamza feels confident in his decision to eschew a pension and take his place on the first step of the property ladder instead. “I can always sell it in a few years if my situation changes – or if I get married,” he added. Asked if he had any advice to anyone else considering speaking to the team at Buy to Let Hunter, Hamza said: “Adrian and Alex were very responsive to all my phone calls and emails throughout. Trust the process – even though other people might doubt you.” Hamza felt very supported throughout. As a student studying PPE, Hamza plans to use the income from his property to help pay his tuition and living expenses. It will enable him to go on and pursue a master’s degree in environmental consultancy. “Working with the BTLH team was a very positive experience from start to finish. I cannot imagine doing this on my own – but look! Now I am on the property ladder and a lot of the credit goes to Buy to Let Hunter and Adrian and Alex.” We are proud to have assisted him and can attest that Hamza is the very embodiment of aspiration; is this the beginning of his empire? Can BTLH help you ﬁnd the perfect property? Get in touch today and have a chat: 020 7550 9396 or email hello@ buytolethunter.com. Quadrant Road, Richmond, TW9 1DH

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VENTURE ABROAD The overseas holiday is back as regulations lift. We look at three exciting new openings GRENADINE HILLS, BEQUIA

Grenadine Hills (above) is an exquisite collection of newly built ultra-luxury villas on the pristine island of Bequia in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Villa One offers six en-suite bedrooms, with a 35ft infinity pool, views of the Caribbean Sea and private access to the shores of Friendship Beach Bay. Coral Hill Villa offers a 6,000 square foot living area, gym suite, games room and kitchen whilst outside a 30ft infinity pool takes centre stage alongside an outdoor dining area. A butler, housekeeper and chef are readily available for guests at both villas. Rates for villas start at £1,800 per night. grenadinehills.com

ROSEWOOD’S VILLA MAGNA, MADRID

Located in the heart of Paseo de la Castellana, Rosewood Villa Magna (above left) will reopen this autumn following an extensive renovation. The hotel has 154 rooms decorated in the style of the Salamanca district, highlighting its two main suites with the largest terraces in Madrid that open out to views over the city. Its gastronomic offering comes from Michelin-starred chef Jesús Sánchez. While the onsite spa includes a Turkish style hammam. Rooms from £595 per night. rosewoodhotels.com

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The works of Russian jeweller Carl Fabergé come to London in an exhibition and rare auction, writes Oonagh Turner

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MOSCOW IN LONDON Overleaf, Clockwise from centre: The Alexander Palace Egg, Fabergé, on display at the V&A, Chief Workmaster Henrik Wigstrom, 1908/The Moscow Kremlin Museum; Champlevé enamel silver dish by Fabergé, Moscow, 1908-1917/Christie’s; A Chelsea Pensioner, Fabergé on display at the V&A, 1909 Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; Guilloché enamel and silver matchstand by Fabergé, workmaster Anna Ringe, St Petersburg 1904-1908/Christie’s; A jewelled, enamel and gold-mounted purpurine parasol handle by Fabergé, St Petersburg, circa 1890/Christie’s; A silver-gilt frame with portrait miniature by Fabergé, Moscow, circa 1908/Christie’s Above: Fabergé’s premises at 173 Bond Street in 1911/The Fersman Mineralogical Museum

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byword for opulence, the name Fabergé is evocative of glistening diamonds, lost dynasties, the beauty, wealth and romance of late Imperial Russia and Edwardian high society, and those fabulous Easter eggs. The jeweller’s ingenious works have long sparked wonder and awe in collectors, history aficionados and art lovers, and this November, his works are headed for the capital. At the V&A, an exquisite collection of works by Peter Carl Fabergé (known as Carl) are to be exhibited, amassed from private collectors, museums across the world, and British families whose Fabergé treasures have been passed down through the generations. Meanwhile, Christie’s will be auctioning a selection of 86 Fabergé masterpieces from The Harry Woolf Collection on 29 November – second only to the UK Royal Collection of Fabergé, this very rare collection contains objets d’art that range in value destination for the international elite, and turning into from £2,000 to £200,000. Moscow on Thames,” says McCarthy. And everyone “The first thing people think about are the Easter wanted a slice of Fabergé’s craftmanship. “European eggs,” says Kieran McCarthy, exhibition curator at monarchs, Indian maharajas, English aristocrats and the V&A. “But there are so many more layers to the American heiresses all aspired to acquire the latest Fabergé story.” It’s not just the beguiling objects creation from the Fabergé workshop,” says Christie’s themselves, but how each piece provides a portal to London Russian Works of Art Specialist, Margo a bygone era and an astute insight into society during Oganesian. It was only fitting then that Fabergé set up the early 20th century. People shop in London in 1903, the only typically bought Fabergé’s works branch outside of Russia, from as gifts for others and so by where he catered to his growing Monarchs, maharajas, patrons. chasing the provenance of these objects you get to use them as a aristocrats all aspired to In 1911, the branch moved to peephole into the lives and works Bond Street, just weeks after acquire the latest creation New of these people – these are the Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes from Fabergé's workshop opened its first season at Covent props by which to understand the most private lives,” explains Garden. It was understated and McCarthy. “Every lust, every ambition, every sort didn’t need to advertise, its windows only displaying a of social climbing manoeuvre, every friendship, brief curation of objects. The only way to know of its anniversary and love are expressed in the exchange existence was through word of mouth. “It was almost of these gifts.” this social secret and means of social advancement, The story of Fabergé in London also helps us you’d see the King and Queen come out of Fabergé’s, understand the capital’s status on a world stage at the the Duchess of Devonshire,” says McCarthy. time. London was profoundly international. “It was As well as the Royals, Fabergé’s works were also a city of the world – you had Americans, Indians, being purchased by the growing expat Russian French, Thais, you name it, London was the ultimate community living in London. The aristocrats of Edwardian society wanted their own Fabergé, and like the businessman he was, the master craftsman began to tailor his creations towards this demographic – reflecting the lifestyles of the British elite he was serving. “Fabergé began

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Above: Aquamarine and diamond tiara, workmaster Albert Holmstrom, St Petersburg, circa 1904, on display at the V&A Below: Mosaic brooch designed by Alma Pihl, up for auction at Christie's

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producing studies of his customers’ prized racehorses and creating and immortalising vistas of the British landscape in enamel. You’d get scenes of the Houses of Parliament or Shakespeare’s church in Stratford. Russia and London came together through Fabergé and we explore this in the exhibition,” explains McCarthy. One particular piece at the exhibition that McCarthy is thrilled to have at the V&A was owned by the Royal Family. “Edward VII was not the most monogamous of gentlemen, and his long-term mistress Alice Keppel gave the King the most beautiful and layered gold box, enamelled in royal blue which was entwined with a diamond set snake swallowing its own tail – the symbol of never-ending love.” The exhibition also showcases a host of extravagant tiaras. “One is modelled as aquamarine cupid arrows pointing towards the mind of the wearer – it’s an utterly magical object,” adds McCarthy. For Oganesian, the famous Fabergé mosaic brooch will be a highlight at the Christie’s auction. Designed by Alma Pihl – one of the two female designers at Fabergé, this incredibly delicate brooch features handcarved minute diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. “The stones are fitted into the square holes of the platinum mesh, which was cut by hand. The same technique was used for the Imperial Mosaic Egg presented by Emperor Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna in Switzerland in 1920. “The name Fabergé died young in 1914, which is now part of the Royal Collection. and beautiful,” says McCarthy. But even today, Fabergé The ingenuity of the design makes it an irresistible pieces remain as highly sought after as they were more artwork for any collector,” says Ogranesian. than a century ago when first created. “The jeweller’s By 1918, the Fabergé craze impeccable craftsmanship and had come to an end. In London, wit remains unrivalled to this the outbreak of the First World day,” comments Oganesian. War meant the flow of materials These are the props by “His ability to catch hold of an from Russia dried up. In Russia, idea and represent it in a small Fabergé’s pieces were seen as total which to understand the piece of rare stone or precious anathema to the Bolsheviks’ ethos most private lives, every metal earned the admiration of and Fabergé fled, eventually dying everyone who saw his creations, lust, every ambition and this collection is one of the most iconic in private hands.” It’s this glamorous, whimsical, romantic story about the beauty coming from this relationship between Britain and Russia that visitors can expect to glean from a trip to the V&A this November. “It’s joyful and it’s escapism,” says McCarthy. “People will float out of the exhibition on a cloud of gemstones.” L Fabergé: Romance to Revolution, opens to the public on 20 November at the V&A, vam.ac.uk; A selection of Fabergé Masterpieces from the Harry Woolf Collection will be at auction at Christie’s, starting at 1pm, 29 November, christies.com

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Above: A basket of ﬂowers egg in silver, parcel-gilt, gold, diamonds and guilloché enamel, 1901, Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Below: Cigarette case given to King Edward VII in guilloché enamel and diamonds and symbolising eternal life, 1908, Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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BELGRAVIA

A well-appointed home in Belgravia remains one of the world’s most enviable assets. Ruth Bloomfield finds out why

Opposite page from top: Built in the 1820s, the impressive white stucco townhouses designed by Thomas Cubitt quickly made Belgravia a fashionable new neighbourhood; today, pavement restaurants and smart boutiques give a village feel to the leafy streets

elgravia began its journey to real estate superstardom when King George III moved to Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace. Aristocrats and courtiers started looking around for places to live nearby and Richard Grosvenor, the second Marquess of Westminster, was quick to react to the demand. In the 1820s he asked architect Thomas Cubitt to design an estate modelled on neighbouring Mayfair. He named it Belgravia in honour of the blink-and-you’llmiss-it Cheshire village of Belgrave which is a short walk from the country seat of the Grosvenor family. Belgravia’s grand townhouses were an immediate hit, and it rapidly became one of London’s most fashionable locales.

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So entrenched is SW1W in the DNA of the British upper classes that it provided the setting for five novels by Anthony Trollope, the classic television series Upstairs Downstairs, Julian Fellowes’ follow up to Downton Abbey, Belgravia, a lockdown guilty pleasure when it screened last year.

AT FIRST GL ANCE

Away from the tourists and supercars of Knightsbridge, Belgravia has a distinctly villagey feel with its traditional pubs and charming independent shops – albeit a village filled with elegant terraces of tall and slender townhouses and huge white stucco villas, most divided up into large lateral apartments. The streets are leafy and quiet, and they have an rather celebratory feel thanks to

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Belgravia isn’t quite on Mayfair’s level when it comes to Michelin stars, but it does have the three-starred Amaya, Tom Aiken’s Muse, below, and The Dining Room at The Goring. Long established local favourites such as wine bar Motcombs, left, La Poule au Pot, above, and the old school Italian Zafferano, have been joined by a raft of new arrivals. At the Pantechnicon, the recently opened Sachi restaurant (the name means happiness) serves delectable sushi, while the Chestnut Bakery has irresistible breads and pastries. The newly opened Ganymede offers modern-European cuisine from Oliver Marlowe. While gastrobpubs The Thomas Cubitt and The Alfred Tennyson are packed most evenings.

the flags of the numerous embassies that are based here. “Belgravia is a community,” says Shereen Malik-Akhtar, head of central London sales at Sotheby’s International Realty. “Everybody knows everybody, it works for families, for couples, and for people who want a pied-à-terre, and you can get to Mayfair, or Knightsbridge, or Soho, without being in the middle of all the hustle and bustle.” The streets of Belgravia are also simply overflowing with blue plaques: both Stanley Baldwin and Margaret Thatcher lived at 93 Eaton Square, London’s largest garden square. Just around the corner, the Iron Lady’s bête noire, Michael Heseltine owned an even larger townhouse, on Wilton Crescent. Ebury Street has probably the most star-studded line up

of former residents: it was where Mozart composed his first symphony at the age of eight, Noel Coward grew up, and Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, also lived. Hollywood glamour comes in the form of actors Vivien Leigh, star of Gone with the Wind, and Omar Sharif, of Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago fame. They lived in the same flat on Eaton Square – although not at the same time. Belgravia also has strong links to the British Royal Family. Lord Mountbatten owned 2 Wilton Crescent during the 1960s, while Camilla Parker Bowles had a pied-à-terre at the Cundy Street flats in the 1970s. The site is now earmarked for redevelopment into more than 300 new flats. More recently the shamed socialite Ghislaine Maxwell bought The London Magazine 55

a house on Kinnerton Street which she is reported to be selling to help pay for her legal defence in the US.

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BOUTIQUE COLLECTION

This page, clockwise from top left: Shop for interiors at The Edit at Pantechnicon; attend classical music or jazz concerts at Cadogan Hall; The Goring hotel offers Michelin-starred dining; floral couture at Neill Strain, Halkin St

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pick up glorious flowers at Neill Strain on Halkin Street. Elizabeth Street has been transformed with cake shop Peggy Porschen, Jo Malone’s Jo Loves London Store, and jewellers Loquet London. Eccleston Yards, a former power station just around the corner from Elizabeth Street, reopened three years ago as an urban oasis with co-working space, cafes and restaurants. The workplace concept called 25EP is Grosvenor Britain & Ireland’s first foray into the flexible working sector, mixed with a dash of luxury hospitality. Neighbours include Wild by Tart, Atis, Morena, Ole & Steen, Barry’s Bootcamp, Re:Mind and Hotpod Yoga. And earlier this year the designer Anya Hindmarch returned to her Pont Street roots and opened five stores including a café, hair salon, and shops selling recycled bags, personalised gifts, and even a shop entirely devoted to the art of home organisation.

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Lots of smart prep schools to choose from, including the all-through option of Hill House or Eaton House. There are also top rated state primary options, including St Peter’s Eaton Square and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School. For older pupils Saint Thomas More Language College also gets top marks from Ofsted. Francis Holland School for girls is close by, as is Westminster School for boys (with girls in the sixth form). With the retail superstreet that is Knightsbridge to the north, what Belgravia has to offer is beautifully curated local boutiques, cafés and restaurants. Buy heels from Christian Louboutin, stock the fridge at The Fine Cheese Co, and

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PROPERT Y

Like the rest of Prime Central London, Belgravia has had a tough ride over the past decade – according to the latest research from LonRes prices stand two per cent lower than they were ten years ago, after a series of blows from global financial crises to tax hikes to Brexit. According to LonRes, prices range from a one-bedroom flat at £495,000 to a five-bedroom penthouse currently on at £45 million. Lulu Egerton, senior director at Strutt & Parker, believes its market was poised to ignite in early 2020 – until the pandemic put the brakes on again. “It really became a very difficult market overnight because the international buyers were not there,” she says. She estimates that more than half

of all properties sold in Belgravia under normal circumstances go to overseas buyers, and this outlet simply dried up. However as travel restrictions ease, Egerton is seeing demand returning. “Prime London real estate as an asset class is still what everyone would like to have,” she says. “We have just sold a house for £14m to a buyer from Saudi Arabia, and one for £24m to a buyer from South Korea. There have been some fairly big ticket purchases by buyers who have taken advantage of the fact that there is so much choice.” These early signs have encouraged Egerton to take a “pretty bullish” view of Belgravia’s prospects. “We are learning to live with the pandemic,” she says. L

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RELATIVE VALUES • Property in Belgravia this year has sold for an average of £1,801 per sq ft, two per cent less than ten years ago. • The most expensive property sale was a ten-bedroom house on Eaton Square, which sold for £73 million in February 2017. It is likely that more expensive homes were sold off market. • Belgravia’s highest ever price per square foot was paid for a five-bedroom house on Chesham Place in 2014 which went for £5,745 per sq ft. • There are currently 227 properties for sale in Belgravia. Source: LonRes/ Land Registry

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FUTURE is GREEN

A London girls’ school is leading the way on healthier classrooms, writes Anne Cuthbertson

he long-suffering school hamster can breathe again. In the modern classroom furry friends look set to be replaced by something with a longer and happier life with health benefits for all – plants. In the Great Pavilion at the Chelsea Flower Show in September, Putney High School for Girls’ “Biophilic Classroom” struck a chord with many visitors, proving an educational experience for all and winning a coveted Gold Medal. The stand displayed a recreation of the school’s sixth form centre, with its carefully chosen selection of indoor plants such as low maintenance spider plants, Chinese money plants and dwarf palms. During a nine-month study at the school, the right combination of the right plants in

a specific ratio saw an improvement in air quality, the removal of chemical toxins and an increase in humidity. Overnight in the school’s biophilic classrooms, air quality increased by 10 per cent and humidity by 7 per cent. The benefits are manifold: a fresher environment, a reduction of fatigue in pupils, higher humidity which is better for skin, and pupils don’t feel so dehydrated. Other subtle biophilic design principles, such as images of nature on the walls, also reduce stress and improve focus and emotional wellbeing. “I’ve got a school of eco warriors, passionate about the environment. We’re a London school aware of pollution,” says headmistress Suzie Longstaff, as she explains where it all started.

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Four years ago, Clare Bowman, an architect and sustainability advisor at De Montfort University came on board to design the school’s new centre for science, music, drama and debating. It was a London site, a Victorian building, and the aim soon became to create the optimum learning environment. “Soon everyone – staff and pupils – wanted to get involved,” says Longstaff. The school launched its ‘Breathe’ sustainability campaign, showing “how a few simple steps can have a significant impact on wellbeing and the ability to learn well”. The Biophilic Design Code began rolling out over the whole campus. Murals of forests or bluebells in native woodlands now bring walls to life, with an image of the Langdale Pikes mountain range of the Lake District offering inspiration in the geography classroom. Carpet tiles are zero carbon and bamboo furniture is being introduced. The school’s gardening clubs, sensory garden, raised beds and allotments are thriving. Putney High School now hopes that other schools will be inspired by their example. They have created a Plant Guide for Schools, with plants chosen on the basis of their ability to remove chemical vapours, resistance to insect infestations, ease of growth and maintenance and transpiration rate. They are also giving away the optimum equation – 1 plant per six cubic metres. The plant selections are taken from a Nasa study – as the school likes to say, “it’s not rocket science but we did get it from Nasa”. L putneyhigh.gdst.net

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THE BOUNCE-BACK BEGINS Theatre and office life are luring buyers back to London, writes Zoe Dare Hall

s our high streets, social lives and even holiday plans start to look a little more like their old pre-pandemic selves, the London bounce-back has begun. International buyers, wealthy overseas students and corporate relocators are starting to return. But what’s really driving demand for property in prime London – particularly the “family hotspots” in the west and south-west, such as Chiswick and Clapham, says Savills, which reports 8.9 per cent annual growth in both of these areas – is the return to city life by those who fled to the country a year or so ago. The need or desire to be back in the office a couple of days a week has been the main driver – along, in some cases, with ensuring the family’s feet were happily

installed beneath that Notting Hill dining table by September in time for the start of the new school year. Where, a year ago, everyone wanted to be around greenery – whether that meant going the whole hog and moving to the countryside, or leaping on any London property with a garden, nearby park or some balcony space – now it’s all about being near a Tube or train station, says Savills’ director of residential research Lucian Cook. And as a sign that families are ready to put down city roots again, the price of six-bed houses in prime West London markets have risen by 6.2 per cent in the past year, and five-bed houses by 5.3 per cent, according to Savills. Being reacquainted with your office desk and colleagues, though, isn’t the only reason for waving goodbye to the full-time rural idyll. Agents are seeing the creeping

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realisation among these country-to-city ‘boomerang buyers’ that rural life just isn’t as much fun. “We recently had a lady looking for a London property who told us there were only so many long walks she could take before she began to miss her morning flat whites and trips to the theatre,” says Harry Laflin, manager of Dexters Westminster. “Quite a few people who moved out for country life are now suggesting that they are finding it rather boring and that ‘there are only so many pubs we can explore’ before being lured back to London,” adds Hamish Gilfeather, associate director at John D Wood & Co. Some who sold up in certain parts of the countryside may be returning to the city quids in. Savills’ data shows the £2m+ market in the Cotswolds grew 18.5 per

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6.2%

RISE IN PRICE OF WEST LONDON SIX-BED HOUSES

LONDON’S BACK Above: With full capacity shows, the National Theatre is luring arts-lovers to the capital. Below far left: pick up a two-bedroom pied à

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terre near Parliament Square, £1.49m, through dexters.co.uk, or a three-bed apartment on Ransomes Dock, Battersea, £2.195m, through johndwood.co.uk

cent on the year – versus 10.8 per cent in the country house market on average. For the majority of those now buying in London, this was never an either/or situation. “It was always part of the plan to come back to London and keep the country home too,” comments Lindsay Cuthill, head of Savills’ country department. The ‘escape to the country’ was never at the expense of London, agrees Stuart Bailey, Knight Frank’s head of prime London sales. “Our volume of London prime transactions improved year on year, from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021,” he says. He expects this year to be back to 2019 levels. “A bounce-back in the PCL prime market is looking likely, lead by international buyers beginning to come back to the UK,” says Bailey. It’s not just the big family house market in PCL that’s flying. High demand for London pied-à-terres – or crash pads – means prices for PCL flats have grown by 0.6 per cent this year, the first rise in this

market since the 2014 peak, according to Savills. In Westminster, rural returners are looking at modern flats in mansion blocks for around £600,000-£1.5m, says Laflin, with Vandon Court on Petty France

Rocketing hotel prices and increasing train fares have made buying a pied-à-terre attractive again and Artillery Mansions on Victoria Street proving popular with these buyers. Being near to transport hubs such as King’s Cross or London Bridge, or within walking distance of the office, in locations such as Shad Thames, Wapping or Bayswater are the priorities that George Barker at Clutton’s Tower Bridge office is noticing among weekday bolthole buyers.

“Rocketing hotel prices – by 200-300 per cent compared with pre-pandemic levels – and increasing train fares have made buying a pied à terre attractive again,” says Barker, who has just sold a fully-refurbished two-bed flat, a Shad Thames warehouse conversion, originally priced at just over £1m. “It was bought for £895,000 by a banker who moved out of London with his family during the pandemic and is now needed in the office full-time,” Barker comments. “Buyers like this have committed to a house in the country but now see it as beneficial to have a place to live from Monday to Thursday.” It’s not a permanent au revoir to the countryside though. Laflin notes that the rural escapees he’s seeing “aren’t keen to move back to the city full-time. They’ve seen the advantages to country living – more open space, less competition for schools and larger houses. But they want a base where they can commute from during the week and get their fix of city life.” L The London Magazine 61

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hat does a buyer in London want now? Proximity to a Tube station has risen to the top of wish lists, supplanting gardens and parks, as the return to the office continues. But a location laden with centuries of history is also emerging as a desired destination of some among those who are now moving back to the city from the country, having quickly tired of the bucolic lifestyle. These ‘boomerangers’ concede that they missed the myriad things that only London offers. Some admit they pined for freshlymade sushi. Others longed for the sight of a house bearing a blue plaque that causes you to wonder about the noted former occupant and what it was like to live on that street in the past. Americans, itching to invest private equity fortunes in prime London real estate, are also seeking out homes in St James’s and Westminster, which were bustling parts of the metropolis when Chelsea was a rural community. These areas may nowadays be more associated with commerce and government. The new luxe conversions and developments now rising up in SW1 may come with such features as interior design by David Linley, a grandson of the Queen. But the chance to live in the surroundings that have been the backdrop for epochmaking events is also a major selling point. Alex Christian of Savills attests to the demand among his US clientele for properties in St James’s Square which is gradually returning to its residential beginnings. Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans was responsible for the square’s

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The chance to live in the backdrop for epochmaking events is a selling point development in the 1660s, aspiring to build “great and good houses for this great Towne” to be sold to courtiers at the nearby Whitehall Palace (which burnt down in 1698). The aristocrat was rumoured to have been the lover of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I – and the real father of Charles II. Somehow you suspect that Jermyn would revel in the latest chapter in the square’s story. The Grade-II listed 7 St James’s Square is undergoing a £30-£40m makeover; in 2023, the 30,000 sq ft house

HERITAGE The Georgian One Queen Anne’s Gate, where 27 apartments have Linley interiors

will be up for rent at about £100,000 a week. Within walking distance, there are smaller properties with rich histories. Next year apartments priced from £5.8m will be available in the Old War Office building in Whitehall, built in 1906 on the site where Whitehall Palace stood. Knight Frank which is agent to the OWO Residences, points out that both Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond worked there. One Queen Anne’s Gate, a scheme of 27 apartments behind the restored façades of a town house, will appeal to fans of 18th century style. The property’s most celebrated former resident was Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary between 1905 and 1916, who wrote “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time”, on the eve of the First World War. Linley, a craftsman renowned for his joinery, has contrived to combine heritage and every contemporary comfort in the interiors. Savills, agent to the scheme, says prices of one-bedroom apartments will start at £1.86 million. Or you could have the Queen as a near neighbour, for residents of No 1 Palace Street, a Northacre scheme. The 72 apartments (starting price £2.3m) overlook the gardens of Buckingham Palace gardens. The restoration of these properties will attract the moneyed to the city, which should remind politicians of the long tradition of delivering homes for ordinary Londoners, and the need to continue this. A carpenter working on St James’s Square in the 1660s bought a house there – no 16. His family owned it until 1780. L

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Buyers seeking a place in history are circling apartments in former political and royal residences of St James and Westminster

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Contemporary family home Westmoreland Road, SW13

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Spectacular Grade II listed house Cadogan Place, SW1

Sloane Square Underground: 0.3 miles

Refurbished to a very high standard with westerly views of communal gardens, double reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, principal en suite with dressing room, 6 further en suite bedrooms, 2 studies, family room, terrace, balcony, passenger lift, garden

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Beautifully presented apartment King Street, W2

Covent Garden Underground Station: 0.1 miles

Steeped in history and grandeur, this exceptional apartment is one of the finest in Covent Garden. The apartment comprises 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, principal bedroom suite, further double bedroom suite, guest cloakroom, high ceilings, EPC = E

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Unique landmark building Southside House, Woodhayes Road, SW19 Wimbledon Station: 1.4 miles Wonderful opportunity to acquire this substantial Grade II* listed detached house with fascinating history set within approximately 1 acre, imposing galleried reception hall, 5 reception rooms, kitchen, 13 bedrooms (2 en suite), 4 further bathrooms, stables, chapel, south-facing garden

Freehold | 14,620 sq ft | Price on application

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Sensational triplex apartment Albert Bridge Road, SW11

Battersea Park: 0.01 miles

This impressive apartment occupies the top 3 floors of an attractive Victorian house, which is situated in an enviable location close to Albert Bridge and overlooking Battersea Park, open plan reception/dining room, kitchen, principal en suite bedroom, 2 further bedrooms, bathroom, study/fourth bedroom, cloakroom, south west-facing roof terrace, EPC = D

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Sydney Street, SW3 Situated in a beautifully designed building, is this impressive lateral apartment with a west facing terrace. The apartment is finished to an exquisite standard, with generous rooms and wonderful floor to ceiling windows in the reception room. Approx. 1,663 sq ft. Energy Rating: C. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), dressing room, utility room, terrace, off-street parking. Share of Freehold

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Old Brompton Road, SW5 This truly magnificent family home, arranged across five floors, enjoys a central location between South Kensington and Chelsea, further benefiting from access to communal gardens via a private patio. Approx. 4,885 sq ft. Energy Rating: E. 8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en suite), reception room, dining room, open-plan living room, study, 4 cloakrooms, patio, communal garden. Freehold

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Kensington Place, W8 Prominently positioned between Kensington High Street and Notting Hill Gate, this appealing terraced house is flooded with natural light and has been opened up to allow maximum living and entertaining space. Approx. 1,502 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), reception room, open-plan dining room, utility room, garden. Freehold

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Brynmaer Road, SW11 Only moments from Battersea Park, this well-proportioned house features an extended kitchen with a lantern glass roof, bringing an abundance of natural light into the property. Approx. 2,352 sq ft. Energy Rating: D. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en suite), reception room, open-plan dining room, dressing room, cellar, garden. Freehold

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Philbeach Gardens, SW5 £5,000,000 On a sought after tree-lined crescent, a six bedroom house of grand proportions. The property is arranged over five floors which makes the flexible layout perfect for family life. Offering plenty of living space, there are three reception rooms, two kitchens, a cinema room and a private garden. With beautiful original features throughout, this home is full of character, energy rating d. Dexters South Kensington. 144 Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 4NR T: 020 7373 8883 E: southkensales@dexters.co.uk 76 SALES

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Ebury Street, SW1W £3,500,000 Set on the fourth floor of this exclusive building , an interior designed apartment with three bedrooms and three bathrooms . The property has a large open plan reception room with a separate dining area and the rarity of outside space with two private balconies. Situated in the heart of Belgravia and close to local transport links and essential amenities, energy rating c. Dexters Chelsea & Belgravia. 45 Sloane Avenue, London, SW3 3DH T: 020 7590 9510 E: chelseasales@dexters.co.uk www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk

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Ulster Terrace, NW1 £2,950 per week An immaculately presented three bedroom property arranged over the ground and first floors of a this Grade I Listed Nash terrace on the outer circle of Regent’s Park. Bursting with a host of original period features including high ceilings and intricate cornicing, the property is within easy reach for the boutique shops, bars and restaurants of Marylebone Village and a short distance to transport links, energy rating d. Dexters Marylebone. 55 Weymouth, London, W1G 8NJ T: 020 7244 5545 E: marylebonelettings@dexters.co.uk 78 SALES

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Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K £7,500 per week This impressive four bedroom apartment has 18th Century features and high ceilings. The period property has been designed to create excellent entertaining space and includes the latest technology with an integrated sound system and air-conditioning. In addition, the charming home has a study, five bathrooms and outside space in the form of a secluded patio garden, energy rating c. Dexters Mayfair. 66 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3JL T: 020 7950 9595 E: mayfairlettings@dexters.co.uk www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk

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GERTRUDE STREET, CHELSEA SW10

fantastic wide low-built house that has been recently refurbished and re-designed to an exacting standard. The house offers superb proportions with an abundance of entertaining space.

4 B E D R O O M S | 4 B AT H R O O M S | 2 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S C I N E M A R O O M / P L AY R O O M | W I N E C E L L A R | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 , 8 9 3 S Q F T | E P C C 1 M I L E F R O M E A R L ' S C O U R T & S O U T H K E N S I N G T O N U N D E R G R O U N D S TAT I O N S

Guide price £5,500,000 Freehold Knight Frank Chelsea toby.anderdon@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7727

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MONTEPLIER ROW, BLACKHEATH SE3

his Grade II listed Georgian home occupies a popular position, close to the amenities of Blackheath Village. Featuring stunning views over the heath, this lovingly restored house has high-quality contemporary fixtures whilst maintaining a sense of Georgian charm. 5 B E D R O O M S | 4 B AT H R O O M S | 3 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S G A R D E N | PA R K I N G | G A R A G E | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 3 , 5 0 0 S Q F T | E P C D 0 . 2 M I L E S F R O M B L A C K H E AT H S TAT I O N

Guide price £3,500,000 Knight Frank Canary Wharf simon.boulton@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8548

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1 CHAMPION HILL, DULWICH SE5

ne of the finest opportunities to become available in South East London in recent years. With an enchanting brick wall frontage, this splendid Edwardian detached family residence was built in 1910 and is set in a mature plot of 0.25 acres. 6 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 4 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S G A R D E N | G A R A G E | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 4 ,6 4 0 S Q F T | E P C F 0 . 3 M I L E S T O D E N M A R K H I L L S TAT I O N | 0 . 5 M I L E S E A S T D U LW I C H S TAT I O N

Guide price £3,500,000 Knight Frank Dulwich chris.burton@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8764

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3 PARK ROAD, CHISWICK W4

substantial and beautifully presented period property offering a great mix of open plan entertaining space and more formal rooms. The house is ideally situated on a quiet residential street backing on to the grounds of Chiswick House. 5 B E D R O O M S | 2 B AT H R O O M S | 4 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S A P P R O X I M AT E LY 3 ,6 0 4 S Q F T | E P C D 0 . 4 M I L E S T O C H I S W I C K S TAT I O N | 1 . 2 M I L E S T O S TA M F O R D B R O O K S TAT I O N

Guide price £3,250,000 Knight Frank Chiswick chiswick@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7254

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Waldemar Avenue, Fulham SW6

£3,250,000 Freehold

Fulham 020 7731 7100 | fulham@struttandparker.com

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Balliol Road, Notting Hill W10

£3,250,000 Freehold

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111 | nottinghill@struttandparker.com

Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited, which provides a full range of services across the residential, commercial and the rural property sectors.

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Halkin Street, Belgravia SW1X £4,000,000

Leasehold

Onslow Gardens, South Kensington SW7 £2,750 per week Furnished

A beautifully refurbished apartment with direct access to rare and immaculate communal gardens.

A fantastic four-bedroom apartment with direct access to the popular communal gardens of Onslow Gardens.

Sloane Street 020 7235 9959 | sloanestreet@struttandparker.com

South Kensington 020 3930 2588 | SouthKensingtonLetting@struttandparker.com

Charlotte Street, Mayfair W1T £695 per week

Rostrevor Road, Fulham SW6 £807 per week

Furnished

An immaculately presented one-bedroom apartment.

An absolutely stunning and unique two-bedroom, split-level apartment available to rent on this prime Parsons Green street.

565 sq ft (52.5 sq m) Reception/dining room/kitchen | Bedroom | Bathroom EPC rating E

Sloane Street 020 7235 9959 | sloanestreetlettings@struttandparker.com

Fulham 020 7731 7100 | fulham@struttandparker.com

*After an offer is accepted by the Landlord, which is subject to contract and acceptable references, the following charges and fees will be payable before the commencement of the tenancy: Preparation of Tenancy Agreement £222 (Inc VAT),

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Kildare Terrace, Notting Hill W2 £3,500 per week

Unfurnished

The Vale, Chelsea SW3 £5,950,000

Freehold

A beautifully presented family home just moments away from the amenities of Notting Hill, including grocers and cafés to stunning restaurants and family run food stalls.

An enchanting Grade II listed six-bedroom house with west-facing garden situated on a prime Chelsea street.

Notting Hill 020 7221 1111 | nottinghilllettings@struttandparker.com

Chelsea SW10 020 7373 1010 | ChelseaSW10@struttandparker.com

Onslow Gardens, South Kensington SW7 £2,400,000 Leasehold

Shaftesbury Villas, Kensington W8 £3,500,000

A beautiful three-bedroom flat in good order with c. 3.4m ceilings and a southerly aspect. Benefiting from direct access to Onslow Gardens from the reception room and a residents caretaker.

A very attractive three-bedroom stucco fronted family house, over four floors only. The house has the advantage of plenty of entertaining space as well as a west-facing garden.

South Kensington 020 3930 2588 | southkensington@struttandparker.com

Kensington 020 7938 3666 | kensington@struttandparker.com

Freehold

References per Tenant £54 (Inc VAT), a deposit – usually between 6-10 weeks of the agreed rent. Any rent advertised is pure rent and does not include any additional services such as council tax, water or utility charges.

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WESTBOURNE TERRACE, W2 £3,150,000 SHARE OF FREEHOLD

3 bedrooms

lateral entertaining space

rooftop views

A beautiful 2390 sq. ft. triplex apartment situated within an early Victorian building, boasting three terraces and a grand reception room. Recently redecorated, the property has fantastic natural light and extensive storage. EPC Exempt 020 3369 4385

88 SALES

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SUTHERLAND STREET, SW1 POA

6 bedrooms

3 reception rooms

5 bathrooms

A pristine, 3100 sq. ft. Victorian house arranged over five floors, featuring a first floor balcony, patio garden and roof terrace. Transformed under the current ownership, the property offers versatility with a self-contained studio apartment on the lower floor. EPC D 020 3369 4386

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BURLINGTON ROAD, W4 £6,000,000 FREEHOLD

6 bedrooms

5 bathrooms

2 off street parking spaces

An impeccable, period family home with substantial living areas spread across four floors and a large garden. Featuring a formal dining room, cinema room and a wine cellar, the property has been stylishly modernised whilst retaining its period charm. EPC C 020 3369 4370

90 SALES

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Jubilee Place

Chelsea SW3

An elegant period house with west-facing courtyard garden, situated on this charming residential street just off Chelsea Green. This exceptional property has been entirely redesigned and extended, resulting in a generously proportioned house spanning over 3,100 sq. ft. with four-bedroom suites, reception room, modern kitchen, tv/cinema room and gym. EPC rating: C

£6,250,000 freehold

Chelsea

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Cheniston Gardens

Kensington W8

£8,950,000 leasehold

An exceptional newly renovated Grade II listed freehold house, arranged over four floors. The house comprises grand entrance hall, two reception rooms, a master bedroom suite and four additional bedrooms (all with en-suites). EPC rating: C

Kensington

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Eccleston Square

Westminster SW1V

An elegant two-bedroom apartment, situated on the raised ground floor of a white stucco fronted Grade II listed townhouse, located on one of Pimlico’s private garden squares. This apartment comprises fabulous reception room overlooking Eccleston Square gardens, beautiful kitchen overlooking the square, and private terrace. EPC rating: C

£1,500,000 leasehold

Westminster

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Twickenham Road

Isleworth TW7

Unique opportunity to buy a detached Grade II listed residence with an extraordinary garden, five bedrooms, two bathrooms and gated off-street parking. Twickenham Road is positioned on the borders of Old Isleworth and, is within close proximity from central Isleworth with its mainline station to London Waterloo. EPC rating: F

£2,500,000 leasehold

Kew

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Queen’s Gate Place, South Kensington, SW7 £7,000,000

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Gloucester Gardens, Bayswater, W2 £1,650,000

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Sumner Place, South Kensington, SW7 Offers in excess of £1,500,000

SOUTHKENSINGTON.SALES@KFH.CO.UK | 020 3040 6370

Frampton Street, Marylebone, NW8 £1,295,000

STJOHNSWOOD.SALES@KFH.CO.UK | 020 7586 8001

98 SALES

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Queensborough Mews, Bayswater, W2 £1,300,000

Located at the end of a mews this modernist mid 1960’s gem is only moments from Kensington Gardens and Notting Hill. Architecturally designed | Two bedrooms | One bathroom First floor reception | Balcony and roof terrace Integral garage | EPC rating D | Freehold

BAYSWATER.SALES@KFH.CO.UK | 020 7724 1222

Courtfield Gardens, Earls Court, SW5 Offers in excess of £1,150,000

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Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge SW7 Guide price £1,300,000 Leasehold: 5 years remaining

Everything begins at

Knightsbridge Sales | salesknightsbridge@eu.jll.com | 020 3932 1920

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Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich SE10 Guide price £875,000 Freehold

Everything begins at

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Make more of your property

Portsea Place, London W2

Freehold | £3,250,000 | 4 bedrooms | EPC rating: E This beautiful double fronted home has been interior designed by a well known and prestigious architect to an outstanding finish. The ground floor comprises of a charming dining and library room which leads on to an enchanting patio garden and a separate kitchen with high-end appliances. The lower ground floor consists of a warm and inviting media room, two delightful bedrooms, a guest cloakroom, a large utility room, the plant room and a separate entrance to the street level.

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On the first floor you have a sublime double reception room and study with stunning floor-to-ceiling sash windows flooding the rooms with an incredible amount of natural daylight, and another endearing bedroom. The second floor is designated to the principal suite with a superb bedroom, a separate bathroom, additional walk-in wardrobe, and roof terrace.  House

 End-of-terrace

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Beautiful end-of-terrace Georgian townhouse in the heart of Hyde Park and Marble Arch

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LYA L L S T R E E T B E LG R AV I A , S W 1 A MAGNIFICENT DOUBLE FRONTED UNMODERNISED HOUSE One of a small number of low-built houses in prime Belgravia, this 7,397 sq. ft (687.2 sq. m) un-listed house and mews house offers a rare opportunity to purchase an impressive, completely unmodernised residence with enormous potential. 8 Bedrooms • 6 Bathrooms UNMODERNISED RESIDENCE | ROOF TERRACE | DOUBLE GARAGE

£21,000,000 FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLD • SOLE AGENT

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Q U E E N ’ S G R O V E S T J O H N ’ S W O O D, N W 8 A S O U G H T A F T E R FA M I LY H O M E This perfectly positioned four bedroom house is located on one of the most sought after streets of Eastern St John’s Wood. The house offers well balanced accommodation, off street parking for multiple cars and an exceptional south facing rear garden. 4 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms L A R G E E S TA B L I S H E D G A R D E N | S U M M E R H O U S E | O F F S T R E E T PA R K I N G

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Palace Gardens Terrace, W8 £1,850,000 Set within a white stucco period building on one of Kensington’s finest streets, this apartment is in stunning condition throughout. Highlights include an open-plan kitchen/living room, a vast reception room, a manicured private garden and two bedrooms with bespoke built-in storage. Share of Freehold. EPC=D

• Conservatory extension • Moments from Kensington and Notting Hill • Spacious home working area Earl’s Court office: 020 8115 4156 sales.ken@marshandparsons.co.uk

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Fully double glazed. Built-in sauna & steam room.

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Area In Focus Area In Focus Area In Focus

Kensington Kensington Kensington

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FOR SALE| Vicarage Gate House, W8 FOR SALE| Vicarage Gate House, W8 £10,750,000 FOR SALE| Vicarage Gate House, W8 £10,750,000 £10,750,000

4 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 An exceptional apartment within a sought after development in Kensington offering spacious lateral living within 3,879

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Here Here today, today, Home Home tomorrow tomorrow Here today, Home tomorrow 108 SALES

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FOR SALE| Hollandgreen Place, W8 FOR SALE| Hollandgreen Place, W8 £5,995,000 FOR SALE| Hollandgreen Place, W8 £5,995,000 £5,995,000

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MORETON PL ACE , SW 1 A rare opportunity to purchase this double interconnected home with a combined measurement of approximately 3,750 sq. ft. The property offers outside space with two terraces, energy rating d. • Seven Bedrooms • Six Reception Rooms • Two Terraces • Balcony and Patio • Wine Cellar • Optional Separate Annexe

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PRICE ON APPLICATION - FREEHOLD

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HOLL AND PARK , W 11 Situated on the ground and lower ground floors of this Grade II Listed villa, a three bedroom apartment with a double reception room, an eat-in kitchen, three en suite bathrooms and private patio, energy rating b. • Three Bedrooms • Three Bathrooms • Duplex Apartment • Furnished • Portered Building • Patio

HOLLAND PARK 020 7727 5222 hollandparklettings@jackson-stops.com jackson-stops.co.uk

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WANDSWORTH COMMON WEST SIDE London SW18 Guide price £2,995,000

An impressive five-bedroom Victorian house on a large corner plot, with green views over Wandsworth Common, offering lateral living and entertaining space, off-street parking, side access, and a fabulous 80 ft westerly garden.

Wandsworth

020 8767 7711 wandsworth@carterjonas.co.uk

Five bedrooms • Two reception rooms • Large kitchen/diner living room • Approx 3,042 sq ft • 80 ft west-facing garden • Off-street parking • End of terrace • Overlooking Wandsworth Common • 0.5 miles from transport links

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T H E M AY FA I R

Lexicon

noun [lek-si-kon, -kuh n] the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge. A

Façade

Originally comes from the Italian word “facciata” and defines the outside of a building.

Sui Generis

A freehold Mayfair townhouse with façades of the past. Farm House is a unique wide fronted townhouse portraying a Mayfair of old by harking back to Jacobean and Medieval times.

Sui generis is Latin for ‘of its own kind’. It is a term used to categorise buildings that do not fall within any particular use class for the purposes of planning permission.

Doer-Upper

A term coined to describe a property that is in need of repair and renovation.

AirRated

Almacantar has become the first luxury residential developer in Europe to register for the AirRated® certification, as it commits to delivering the best Air Quality Standards at The Bryanston, Hyde Park.

The Naval Club on Hill Street is a freehold commercial/residential building of 17,000 sq. ft with sui generis planning for continued use as a private members club, hotel or residential.

Blue Plaque

A round blue sign attached to the façade of a building to commemorate its historical significance. Between 1874-1948 Arthur Herbert Stanley, Lord Ashfield First Chairman of London Transport lived at this South Street property.

Pied-à-terre

French for “foot on the ground” - it is a small dwelling, usually located in a large city for occasional use some distance away from an individual’s primary residence.

Extant

Planning permission can be described as extant when pre-commencement conditions have been satisfied. 114 SALES

Overlooking Grosvenor Square and perfectly situated for the amenities of Oxford Street, a two bedroom apartment offering 827 sq. ft with potential to reconfigure the current layout. www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk

We spend up to 90% of our lives indoors making the quality of indoor air a top priority as an environmental issue. Feel the benefit from the 54 unit, podium and tower, now complete at the top of Park Lane, by Marble Arch and overlooking 350 acres of Hyde Park.

A red brick Grade II Listed freehold house overlooking Mount Street Gardens, built between 1896-1898. In the Queen Anne style, reception rooms featuring ceiling heights of up to 3.5m within 6,477 sq. ft of residential living.

Set on the first floor of this Victorian period building in the heart of the Mayfair Village, a one bedroom apartment which has been newly renovated and would be ideal for use as a pied-à-terre. Located close to the open space of Hyde Park and overlooks Harry’s Bar and George.

To understand the language of Mayfair

102 Mount Street, London, W1K 2TH 020 7529 5566 · sales@wetherell.co.uk · wetherell.co.uk

With 5,343 sq. ft, on Bolton Street with extant planning permission to convert to prime residential apartments or Grade A office space. www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk

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ST O N E S U R V E Y

Surveyors of Prime Central London Property

Tel: 0203 925 3407 • Mob: 07796 363 006 Web: www.surveyorsinlondon.co.uk • Email: info@surveyorsinlondon.co.uk 118 SALES

21 Ellis Street, Belgravia, London, SW1X 9AL

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BROOK GREEN SHEPHERDS BUSH

138 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD W6 7PB 113 ASKEW ROAD W12 9AS

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SINCLAIR GARDENS W14 GUIDE £1.3M SHARE OF FREEHOLD • • • • •

2 DOUBLE BEDROOMS OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/RECEPTION/DINING ROOM EN SUITE BATHROOM EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM STUDY AREA

BROOK GREEN 020 7371 4171 • SOUTHERLY GARDEN • REAR ACCESS • EPC RATING C 77

GODOLPHIN ROAD W12 GUIDE £1.125M LEASEHOLD • • • • •

3 DOUBLE BEDROOMS OPEN PLAN RECEPTION/DINING ROOM KITCHEN BATHROOM EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM

L O C A L

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BROOK GREEN 020 7371 4171 • FULL WIDTH 32’2 x 23’2 WESTERLY GARDEN • OFF STREET PARKING • EPC RATING C 72

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I N V O L V E D

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KINGSTON HOUSE SOUTH, LONDON SW7

LEASEHOLD: Approx 38 Years Remaining

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PRICE: £4,500,000 STC

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TO LET THE FINEST HOMES ON THE RENTAL MARKET

Uniquely designed home Elgin Mews, W11

Ladbroke Grove Underground Station: 0.1 miles 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, cinema, patio, terrace, Council Tax = H, EPC = C

Un/Furnished | 2,819 sq ft | £3,350 pw (£14,517 pcm) + fees and other charges may apply* Archie Orr Ewing Savills Notting Hill Residential Lettings 020 3430 6618 aorrewing@savills.com

Remarkable detached house Montaigne Close, SW1P

Pimlico Underground Station: 0.4 miles 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), reception room/kitchen, private balcony, communal gardens, 24/7 concierge, secure parking for 2 cars, residents' gym, sauna and steam room, Council Tax = G, EPC = D

Unfurnished | 1,323 sq ft | £1,100 pw (£4,767 pcm) + fees and other charges may apply* Sean Tully Savills Westminster & Pimlico Residential Lettings 020 3430 6872 sean.tully@savills.com

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*There are different rules and fees for different tenancy types. For details of our fees and charges visit savills.co.uk/tenant-fees

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Substantial family house Cresswell Gardens, SW5

South Kensington Underground Station: 0.5 miles 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, patio, roof terrace, garden, direct access to communal gardens, Council Tax = H, EPC = C

Part furnished | 4,098 sq ft | £8,950 pw (£38,783 pcm) + fees and other charges may apply* Hannah Norton Savills Chelsea Residential Lettings 020 7824 9043 hannah.norton@savills.com

Superb lateral apartment Wyndham House, SW1W

Sloane Square Underground Station: 249 ft 4 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, porter, lateral apartment, Council Tax = H, EPC = C

Unfurnished | 2,736 sq ft | £3,750 pw (£16,250 pcm) + fees and other charges may apply* Lucy Janczur Savills Sloane Street Residential Lettings 020 7824 9046 ljanczur@savills.com

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*There are different rules and fees for different tenancy types. For details of our fees and charges visit savills.co.uk/tenant-fees

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3 AUDLEY HOUSE, MAYFAIR W1K

spectacular recently refurbished to a high standard apartment situated in the heart of Mayfair. The property features a spacious living room with luxurious furniture and a fully integrated kitchen, perfect for entertaining. 3 B E D R O O M S | 3 B AT H R O O M S | R E C E P T I O N R O O M L I F T | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 2 , 0 8 8 S Q F T | E P C C 0 . 2 M I L E S T O B O N D S T R E E T U N D E R G R O U N D S TAT I O N

Guide price £3,850 per week Knight Frank Mayfair rahim.najak@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7239

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All potential tenants should be advised that, as well as rent and the deposit, an administration fee of £288 and referencing fees of £48 per person will apply when renting a property (if not an AST). (All fees shown are inclusive of VAT.) If the landlord agrees to you having a pet, you may be required to pay a higher deposit (if not an AST) or higher weekly rent (if an AST). Please ask us for more information about other fees that will apply or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk/tenantfees.

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CAROLINE CLOSE, NOTTING HILL W2

his one-of-a-kind property has been meticulously designed to a high standard throughout with unique style. Offering ample entertaining space and accommodation, this secluded 'loft-like' apartment, immediately next to Hyde Park, has the ultimate privacy. 6 B E D R O O M S | 6 B AT H R O O M S | R E C E P T I O N R O O M | T V R O O M | U T I L I T Y R O O M S E L F - C O N TA I N E D S T U D I O | G A R A G E | P R I VAT E G A R D E N | A P P R O X I M AT E LY 4 , 3 6 3 S Q F T | E P C C 3 3 5 F T T O Q U E E N S WAY U N D E R G R O U N D S TAT I O N

Guide price £6,428 per week Knight Frank Notting Hill Lettings elizabeth.holder@knightfrank.com 020 4502 7036

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Rutland Gate, SW7 Stunning, recently renovated 2 bedroom ground and lower ground apartment with huge 932 sq ft west facing terrace. 1618 sq ft. 2 Bedrooms - 2 Bathrooms - 2 Guest Cloakrooms - 2 Reception Rooms - Open Plan Kitchen - Air Conditioning Large Terrace - EPC Rating C

FURNISHED

£2,000 PER WEEK * fees may apply * please visit www.plazaestates.co.uk/properties-to-rent/information-for-tenants

KNIGHTSBRIDGE: 34 BEAUCHAMP PLACE LONDON SW3 1NU 0207 596 6999

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LUROT BRAND MEWS SPECIALISTS EST. 1971

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PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

CENTRE STAGE

Watch the world go by from this spectacular apartment in the heart of theatreland, overlooking Covent Garden piazza

Claire Reynolds, Savills: “King Street is a truly magnificent apartment situated in the oldest building in Covent Garden. Sales like this don’t come to the market very often, offering a rare opportunity for a buyer to own a very special historic property in one of London’s best loved locations. Original period features have been carefully restored and there is a real sense of grandeur, especially in the central reception room which is a spectacular entertaining space with Baroque plaster decoration, bolection mouldings, panelling and cornice detailing across the walls and ceiling. It offers a spacious kitchen/ dining room, terrific central reception room, a study, principal bedroom suite and another generous double bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Sitting across the entire first floor, the apartment has seven grand sash windows across the façade with incredible views over Covent Garden piazza. It’s the kind of outlook that offers a unique window into London life.” King Street is available for sale through Savills for £8.25m. Visit savills.com or contact 020 7578 5100. 130 The London Magazine

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