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YOURMOVEMAGAZINE.COM // ISSUE 386

10 APR – 23 APR 2015

LIVERPOOL’S GUIDE TO PROPERTY & CULTURE REVIEW

PREPARE TO BE

dazzled CITY PREPARES FOR MAGNIFICENT SUMMER

ROPEWALKS’ LATEST EATERY

HELP TO BUY ISA ALL YOU NEED TO KOW

NAUTICAL & NICE INTERIORS

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Jones Homes in Aughton

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It’s not very often that the government gives you free money, is it? Yet that seems to be the case with the new Help to Buy ISA – an initiative that sees the government give you £50 for every £200 you save towards buying a house. Sound too good to be true? We take a look in more detail in this issue’s Hot Topic (p48).

Film fans should turn to p70 for our interview with renowned composer David Arnold, the man responsible for composing the scores for such block busters as Independence Day and Casino Royale.

And for all you dog lovers out there, our latest food and drink page (p77) takes a look at the most-pet friendly venues in the city where you and your four-legged friend can make a pit-stop.

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LIVING 69 ON THE COVER Interiors Sail into spring

06 Best Buys The loveliest lounges on the market 43 Event New branch launch for Marshall Estate Agents 44 Best Lets The best of the rental market 48 ON THE COVER Hot Topic Help to Buy ISA – all you need to know 51 News First residents move into Bluebell Park 60 Event Help to Buy Show Manchester

70 Talent Composer David Arnold talks to Your Move 73 ON THE COVER What’s On Maya exhibition set for exclusive UK showcase in Liverpool 75 ON THE COVER What’s In Store Retail delights 77 ON THE COVER Food & Drink Epicured review and the best dog-friendly venues 78 Streetlife Our photographer takes to the streets for the Liverpool Half Marathon

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£535,000

£239,995

BARCHESTER DRIVE AIGBURTH L

MALBOROUGH STREET LIVERPOOL L

A decadent Inglenook fireplace with exposed brick wall is the most eye-catching feature of this formal lounge located in South Liverpool.

The spacious room includes a bay window, double-glazed doors leading to a patio, a decorative dado rail and integrated spotlights.

The four-bedroom home is located in a quiet cul-de-sac and includes off-road parking and mature gardens.

Bright and airy, this lounge offers spectacular views across the city thanks to its sixth-floor location in the Juggler’s Yard building. The open-plan lounge features windows on two sides, with access to a spacious balcony. The three-bedroom property, located in the heart of the city centre, has an en suite to the master bedroom, a family bathroom and a modern kitchen.

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£179,000

£229,950

STOWELL STREET LIVERPOOL L

CURLEW GROVE HALEWOOD VILLAGE L

Sitting opposite Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, this penthouse apartment lounge has wood flooring and exposed beams that mirror the architecture of the surrounding Georgian Quarter. The lounge also includes two feature windows, a skylight and a study area. The twobedroom apartment has its own entrance, an en suite to the master bedroom and a guest bathroom.

A striking red feature wall and gas fire with feature surround provides the focal point for this modern lounge. Wood laminate flooring and designer shelves complete the look and feel of this family lounge. The property itself is located in a quiet cul-de-sac and offers four bedrooms, two with en suites, two reception rooms and a spacious conservatory.

KEPPIE MASSIE /

CENTURY LIVERPOOL /

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Best Lounges

SANDFIELD PARK WEST DERBY L ÂŁ800,000 The Drive is a six-bedroom, architectdesigned property and the lounge makes use of the spectacular surrounds with a window seat offering views across the mature gardens. There is also a display window overlooking the indoor Japanese garden and oak wood block flooring. The hole in the wall, living flame gas fire with surround is perfect for winter nights.

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£1,450,000

£950,000

WOOLTON MOUNT, WOOLTON, L25 A beautiful detached house, situated within the heart of Woolton, enjoying an elevated position, elegant in design & construction, imposing elevations & cloakroom & wc, elegant drawing room & formal dining room, EPC D

QUARRY STREET, WOOLTON, L25 Individually designed residence, prime re-development opportunity approximately 0.5 acre, planning permission granted, proposed scheme available, prime residential location, secure gated entrance & canopy entrance porch, EPC E

£875,000

£825,000

HIGH CARRS, LIVERPOOL L36 Detached executive residence, exclusive residential development, many quality & elegant features, a single span marble stairway, marble & cast iron fireplaces, entrance porch entrance hall, spacious reception/lounge hall, lounge, EPC E

THE SERPENTINE, LIVERPOOL, L19 Beautiful detached residence, constructed during the ‘arts & craft’ period, imposing front elevation, semi secluded position, stunning & established gardens, many period features retained, open porch & beautiful reception hall, EPC E W E NERIC P

W NE

£650,000

£425,000

HORNBY LANE, CALDERSTONES, L18 Bespoke detached family residence, exquisitely presented, spacious & decadent living, ergonomic accommodation over three floors, established & leafy South Liverpool suburb, a wealth of individual character & charm, EPC D

IVANHOE ROAD, AIGBURTH, L17 Substantial semi detached residence, highly sought after location, leafy & established suburb, wealth of character & charm, many original features, an abundance of local amenities, porch, vestibule & reception hall, EPC awaited W E NERIC P

W E NERIC P

£425,000

£389,950

WOOLTON PARK, WOOLTON, L25 Beautiful detached lodge house, grade II listed, attractive accommodation, individual & magnificent features, sought after location, many original features, corner position, welcoming reception hall, downstairs wc, EPC E

CRONTON ROAD, TARBOCK, L35 New build detached family residence, ergonomic accommodation over two floors, spacious in design, gated access to front & rear, ample off road parking & attractive gardens, welcoming reception hall, sitting room, EPC C

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W NE

W NE

W NE

£395,000

£340,000

£310,000

£299,950

CLANDON ROAD, L18 Semi Detached, Lounge, Separate & Extended Rear Sitting Room, Open Plan Dining Kitchen, EPC Awaited

YE PRIORY COURT, L25 Duplex apartment, lounge, open plan kitchen & dining area, private balcony, three double bedrooms, EPC E

HEATHFIELD ROAD, L15 End terraced, three flats, accommodation over three floors, suitable for conversion, EPC awaited

MATHER AVENUE, L18 Semi detached, lounge & dining room, morning room, kitchen, lean-to/utility room, EPC E W NE

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£289,950

£275,000

HEATHFIELD ROAD, L15 End terraced property, reception hall, formal lounge, separate sitting room, EPC awaited

CHURCH END MEWS, L24 'Cottage style' end mews house, ground floor cloakroom/wc, dining kitchen, lounge, EPC C W NE

W E NERIC P

£269,950

£269,950

BEAUCLAIR DRIVE, L15 Semi detached, lounge & separate sitting room, modern integrated breakfast kitchen, EPC D

IMMINGHAM DRIVE, L19 Modern detached family residence, lounge, dining kitchen, conservatory, four bedrooms, EPC awaited W NE

W NE

W NE

PRNEW IC E

£264,950

£240,000

£235,000

£229,950

NETHERTON ROAD, L18 Semi detached, lounge & separate sitting room, fitted breakfast kitchen, three bedrooms, EPC E

CHELWOOD AVENUE, L16 Semi detached, lounge through to dining room, conservatory, kitchen five bedrooms, EPC C

HARRIER DRIVE, L26 Detached house, lounge & dining kitchen, utility room, ground floor wc, five bedrooms, EPC D

PAIGNTON ROAD, L16 Semi detached, lounge & sitting room & study, fitted kitchen/morning room, three bedrooms, EPC D

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W E NERIC P

W NE

W E NERIC P

£220,000

£219,950

£215,000

£209,950

BRODIE AVENUE, L19 Semi detached residence, lounge & dining room, modern extended kitchen, three bedrooms, EPC E

MAYFIELD GARDENS, L19 Cottage style residence, three bedrooms, reception hall, spacious formal lounge, separate study, EPC D

CROYDON AVENUE, L18 Detached bungalow, entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom, EPC awaited

RANFURLY ROAD, L19 Semi detached, dining room & lounge, dining kitchen, storage area to side, three bedrooms, bathroom, EPC D W NE

W NE

W NE

W NE

£199,950

£195,000

£169,950

£160,000

TAGGART AVENUE, L16 Semi detached property, lounge & sitting room, conservatory & kitchen, EPC D

PASTURE CLOSE, L25 Semi detached residence, beautiful rear garden, porch & reception hall, open plan lounge & dining room, EPC C

ALWYN STREET, L17 End terraced house, reception hall, lounge & dining room, fitted kitchen, three bedrooms, EPC E

ROSE BROW, L25 Character terraced cottage, lounge, kitchen, modern bathroom & wc, two bedrooms, EPC D

W NE

W NE

W E NERIC P

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£145,000

£135,000

£129,950

£110,000

KENYON ROAD, L15 Mid terraced house, lounge, dining room open to kitchen, three bedrooms, four piece family bathroom, EPC D

MOSS STREET, L19 Mid terraced property, lounge & dining room, morning room, modern fitted kitchen, EPC E

OLIVE MOUNT ROAD, L15 Ground floor apartment, reception hall, ample storage space, intercom system, EPC C

HOLMLEIGH ROAD, L25 Mid terraced house, lounge, dining room, kitchen & utility room, three bedrooms, shower room, EPC D W NE

W NE

W E NERIC P

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£105,000

£104,950

£85,000

£69,950

BENNETT STREET, L19 Mid terraced property, lounge & dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom, EPC E

ARNOLD GROVE, L15 Mid terraced house, lounge to dining room, kitchen, ground floor shower room, two double bedrooms, EPC D

PORTELET ROAD, L13 Mid terraced, in need of modernisation, currently tenanted, rental income of £695 pcm, EPC awaited

GREENHEYS ROAD, L8 First floor apartment, lounge/dining room, kitchen & bedroom, bathroom/wc & central heating, EPC F

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W NE

£239,950

£225,000

£219,950

NORTH QUAY, L3 Fourth floor apartment, lounge/dining room, two double bedrooms, secure and gated parking, EPC D

THE ANCHORAGE, L3 Three bed semi detached town house, open plan living area, kitchen, bathroom, ensuite, utility room, EPC C

FALKNER SQUARE, L8 Ground floor apartment, two double bedrooms, central heating, stunning open plan living room/kitchen, EPC C

ADLER WAY, L3 Stunning penthouse apartment, three bedrooms, spacious open plan living area, EPC C

£189,950

£175,000

£175,000

£165,000

QUEBEC QUAY, L3 Generous sized ground floor apartment, two double bedrooms, hexagonal living room, kitchen, EPC C

UNITY BUILDING, L3 Duplex apartment, three double bedrooms, seventh and eighth floor, DG, electric heating, EPC C

ST ANDREWS ROAD, L20 Detached residence, three reception rooms, four bedrooms, outbuildings, garage, courtyard, EPC TBC

HUSKISSON STREET, L8 Second floor apartment, living room/kitchen, entrance hallway/dining area, two bedrooms, bathroom, EPC C

£109,950

£105,000

£105,000

£100,000

BIXTETH STREET, L3 Second floor apartment, one double bedroom, double glazing, electric heating, living room/dining room, EPC B

BREWSTER STREET, L20 Mid town house, three bedrooms, lounge and dining room, kitchen, town garden, |EPC D

LEEDS STREET, L3 Second floor apartment, one double bedroom, popular and convenient gated development, EPC B

PRINCE EDWIN STREET, L5 Semi detached house, two bedrooms, lounge, kitchen/diner, bathroom/wc, gas central heating, EPC D

£94,950

£74,950

£69,950

£59,950

SHARPEVILLE CLOSE, L4 Semi detached house, two double bedrooms, gardens to front, side & rear, cul-desac location, EPC D

MINSTER COURT, L7 Third floor apartment, one double bedroom, open plan living room/kitchen, shower room/wc, balcony, EPC E

CHEPSTOW STREET, L4 Terrace house, three bedrooms, hallway, lounge, dining kitchen, bathroom/wc, gas central heating, EPC E

HOLLAND STREET, L7 Second floor flat, three double bedrooms, double glazing & central heating, balcony, EPC TBC

W E NERIC P

£275,000

W NE

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£275,000

£259,950

THE ORCHARD, L36 Semi detached character house, three bedrooms with ensuite facilities, lounge & dining room, EPC F

KENDAL PARK, L12 Detached house, four bedrooms-master en-suite, lounge & dining room, fitted kitchen, conservatory, EPC D

MILL LANE, L12 Detached property, four bedrooms, lounge, rear sitting room, dining kitchen, family bathroom, EPC E

KNOWSLEY LANE, L34 Detached house, lounge & study, dining kitchen, four bedrooms - two with ensuites, EPC C

W E NERIC P

PRNEW IC E

W NE

£279,950

W E NERIC P

£399,950

£229,995

£229,950

£189,950

£175,000

BLACKMOOR DRIVE L12 Extended semi detached, refurbished to a high standard, lounge, kitchen, three bedrooms, EPC C

KENTS BANK, L12 Detached house, four bedroomss, dining kitchen, two reception rooms, conservatory, EPC D

ALVANLEY ROAD, L12 Semi detached house, three bedrooms, dining room, lounge, kitchen, bathroom/wc, EPC E

MATER CLOSE, L9 Detached house, five bedrooms, open plan lounge & kitchen, cloaks/wc & conservatory, EPC C

W NE

W E NERIC P

PRNEW IC E

£174,950

£160,000

£155,000

£139,950

SILVERDALE CLOSE, L36 Detached house, four bedrooms, ground floor wc, lounge & dining room, kitchen, bathroom, EPC C

PORTGATE CLOSE, L12 Detached house, three bedrooms, lounge & dining kitchen, ground floor cloaks, conservatory, EPC C

LINGMELL ROAD, L12 Extended semi detached house, three bedrooms, open plan dining kitchen, study, lounge, bathroom, EPC E

BRIGADIER DRIVE, L12 End town house, no chain involved, lounge, dining kitchen, three bedroomsmaster en-suite, EPC C W NE

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W E NERIC P

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£135,000

£182,000

£120,000

£115,000

CORWEN ROAD, L4 Semi detached house, three bedrooms, lounge, utility area, dining kitchen, bathroom/wc, EPC awaited

LONGMEADOW Semi detached house lounge, dining room and kitchen three bedrooms separate WC and bathroom.

DYLAN CLOSE, L4 End town house, three bedrooms, lounge, dining kitchen, bathroom/wc, DG, GCH, gardens, EPC awaited

QUEENS DRIVE, L4 End terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge & dining room, cloaks/wc, kitchen, bathroom/wc, EPC D

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W NE

W E NERIC P

£114,950

£112,000

£106,950

£98,950

WEST DERBY VILLAGE, L12 First floor apartment, lounge/fitted kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom/wc, no chain involved, EPC C

VANBRUGH CRESCENT, L4 Semi detached house, three bedrooms, dining room, lounge & kitchen, breakfast room, EPC D

HATFIELD CLOSE, L12 Semi detached house, two bedrooms, lounge, modern fitted kitchen, bathroom / w.c., gardens, EPC C

PORTRUSH STREET, L13 Terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge & dining room, extended sitting room, kitchen, EPC awaited

£95,000

£95,000

£89,995

£85,950

LONGVIEW DRIVE, L36 Terraced house, four bedrooms, lounge, dining kitchen, DG, GCH, bathroom wc, driveway, gardens, EPC C

ASSER ROAD, L11 Terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge, open plan kitchen/dining room, sitting room, bathroom, EPC D

ALTON ROAD, L6 Semi detached property, two reception rooms, three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, yard, EPC D

LOWER BRECK ROAD, L6 Mid terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, shower/wc, DG, GH, yard, EPC D

W NE

W E NERIC P

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£82,950

£78,500

£69,950

£60,000

HALSBURY ROAD, L6 Terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, bathroom/wc, DG, GCH, yard, EPC awaited

ELLENCLIFF DRIVE, L6 Ground floor apartment, two bedrooms, open plan lounge/kitchen, en-suite shower room, EP CC

QUEENS ROAD, L34 Mid terraced house, three bedrooms, open plan lounge/dining room, kitchen, anti-space, EPC D

MONTGOMERY WAY, L6 Self contained apartment, one bedroom, first floor apartment, lounge, kitchen, bathroom/wc, EPC awaited W E NERIC P

W NE

W E NERIC P

£59,995

£59,995

£59,950

£52,000 ONO

ESMOND STREET, L6 Mid terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge, dining room & rear sitting room, extended kitchen, EPC D

INCE AVENUE, L4 Terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge & dining room, kitchen, bathroom/wc, DG, GCH, yard, EPC awaited

SCARSDALE ROAD, L11 End terraced house, three bedrooms, lounge, ground floor/wc, bathroom, part GCH, DG, EPC C

ELPHIN GROVE, L4 Mid terraced, two bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, ground floor bathroom / w.c., GCH, DG, EPC D

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£1,100pcm

£950pcm

£850pcm

£795pcm

YE PRIORY COURT, L25 Exceptional apartment, executive triplex, 6 months term only, kitchen, three double bedrooms, EPC E

AMBASSADOR DRIVE, L26 Modern detached house, four bedrooms, two reception rooms, fitted kitchen, EPC awaited

WILLIAM JESSOP WAY, L3 Apartment, two bedrooms, furnished, 15th floor, open plan lounge/dining room, fully fitted modern kitchen

ST ANDREWS AVENUE, L12 Detached house, three bedroomed with master ensuite, lounge/dining room, modern kitchen, EPC D

£750pcm

£750pcm

BEDFORD STREET SOUTH, L7 Upper ground floor apartment, two bedrooms, furnished, open plan lounge/kitchen, EPC E

THE ANCHORAGE, L3 Ground floor apartment, two bedrooms, open plan living area, furnished to a high standard, EPC D

£625pcm

£595pcm

KNIGHTSWOOD COURT, L18 Apartment, fully furnished, two bedrooms, lounge/diner, fitted kitchen, family bathroom, parking, EPC D

HATTON GARDEN, L3 One bedroom, furnished, open plan living area, mezzanine floor, double glazed, EPC E

W NE

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£525pcm

£525pcm

£495pcm

£450pcm

WOOLFALL HEATH AVE, L36 Three bedrooms, ground floor, unfurnished, open plan lounge, kitchen, bathroom, gas central heating, EPC D

TORPOINT CLOSE, L14 Modern town house, three bedrooms, through lounge, modern fitted kitchen, modern bathroom, EPC C

LOCKFIELDS VIEW, L3 Apartment, unfurnished, two bedrooms, open plan lounge /dining room, loft storage, parking space, EPC C

DALE STREET, L2 Ground floor apartment, one double bedroom, open plan living room/kitchen, modern shower room/wc, EPC C

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Auctions 0151 207 6315 www.suttonkersh.co.uk/auctions-property/

Major property auction: 132 lots 16 April | 12 noon | Crowne Plaza, St. Nicholas Place, Princes Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1QW Vacant Residential 1 2 3 4 5

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47 Eastdale Road, Liverpool L15 4HW £60–65,000* 31 Orwell Road, Liverpool L4 1RG £45,000+* 92 Hawthorne Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 9JX £40,000+* 4 Lynholme Road, Liverpool L4 2XB £35–40,000* 11 Strathmore Road, Newsham Park, Liverpool L6 7UD £10–20,000* 41a Guernsey Road, Liverpool L13 6RN £80,000+* 27 Gwydir Street, Liverpool L8 3TJ £45,000+* 56-70 Conwy Drive, Liverpool L6 5JP £100,000+* 348 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Merseyside L20 9BX £45,000+* 22 Judges Drive, Newsham Park, Liverpool L6 7UB £135,000+* 7 Greenside Avenue, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 8JU £90,000+* 48 Suffield Road, Liverpool, L4 1UL £35–40,000* 4/6 Rawlins Street, Fairfield, Liverpool L7 0JF £100,000+* 1 Lansdown, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7LQ £200,000+* 30 Rydal Street, Liverpool L5 6QS £45,000+* Flat 1, 17 Newsham Drive, Liverpool L6 7UG £50–55,000* 9 Withnell Close, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 4DD £100,000+* 9 Croxteth Road, Bootle, Liverpool L20 5EA £45,000+* 7 Alverstone Road, Allerton, Liverpool L18 1HB £120,000+* Apt 23, Mayfair Court, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 5XP £60,000+* 19b Warwick Road, Liverpool L36 1UU £30–35,000* 54 Castlewood Road, Liverpool L6 5AL £25,000+* 1 Anglesea Road, Liverpool L9 1EA WITHDRAWN £400,000+* 16 Croxteth Road, Liverpool L8 3SG 46 Oak Leigh, Tuebrook, Liverpool L13 7EW SOLD PRIOR £60–65,000* 28 Buckland Street, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 7DR Apt 10, Wallace Court, Wallace Dr/Longview, Huyton L36 1SY £50,000+* 142 Moscow Drive, Liverpool L13 7DL £100,000+* 14 Alroy Road, Liverpool L4 0RP £30,000+* 4 Tynville Road, Liverpool L9 9BW £50–55,000* 126 Dacy Road, Liverpool L5 6RZ £35,000+* 34 Harding Close, Liverpool L5 6SX £40,000+* 69 Newcombe Street, Liverpool L6 5AN £20–25,000* 35 Rossett Street, Liverpool L6 4AN £30,000+* 48 Roxburgh Street, Liverpool L4 3SY £35,000+* 63 Tennyson Street, Bootle, Merseyside L20 4LE £25–30,000* 5 Wendell Street, Liverpool L8 0RQ £35,000+* 8 Wendell Street, Liverpool L8 0RQ £15–20,000* 18 Russell Rd/1 Shrewsbury Rd, Garston, Liverpool L19 1RJ £75,000+* 13 Newsham Drive, Newsham Park, Liverpool L6 7UG SOLD PRIOR £65,000+* 7 Stopgate Lane, Walton, Liverpool L9 6AN 192 Bowring Park Road, Bowring Park, Liverpool L14 3NR £125,000+* 22 Hey Park, Huyton L36 6HR £40,000+*

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112-114 Holt Road, Liverpool L7 2PR 64 Claremont Road, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 3HL 98 Wellington Road, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 4JN 71a & 75a Borough Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH44 6NB

£160,000+* £95,000+* SOLD PRIOR £175–200,000*

17 18 22 23 24 26 27 30 31 35 39 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 61 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 76 77 79 81 82 89 93 95 96 103 104 107 116

84 Kensington/2 Albany Road, Liverpool L7 8XB £65,000+* 142 Lawrence Road, Liverpool, L15 0EQ £100,000+* 25 Blessington Road, Liverpool L4 0RZ £35,000+* 14 Lynholme Road, Liverpool L4 2XB SOLD PRIOR 115 Blue Bell Lane, Huyton, Liverpool L36 7SA £40,000+* 53 Newcombe Street, Liverpool L6 5AN £35,000+* 24 Scorton Street, Tuebrook, Liverpool L6 4AT £35–40,000* 26 St. Andrew Road, Liverpool L4 2RJ £40,000+* 28 St. Andrew Road, Liverpool L4 2RJ £40,000+* Apt 11, Brookside Court, 48 Shaw Lane, Prescot, Merseyside L35 5AE £40–45,000* 125 Blue Bell Lane, Huyton, Liverpool L36 7SA £40,000+* 504 & 506 Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 5AF £220,000+* 151 Knowsley Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 4NJ £110,000+* 502 Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 5AF £110,000+* 9a & 9b Sandown Lane, Liverpool L15 8HY £130,000+* 79 Hinton Street, Fairfield, Liverpool L6 3AP £35–40,000* 72 St. Domingo Vale, Liverpool L5 6RW £95,000+* 67 Dorset Road, Anfield, Liverpool L6 4DU £45–50,000* 61 Lorne Street, Liverpool L7 0JP £135,000+* 11 Seafield Road, Wirral, Merseyside CH62 1EQ £55–60,000* 32 Bowden Street, Liverpool L21 8LL £40–45,000 17 Cross Street, Prescot, Merseyside L34 6JE £60,000+* 143 Queens Drive, Walton, Liverpool L4 6SG £120,000+* 11 Collin Road, Prenton, Merseyside CH43 7SR £50,000+* 7 Peel Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 4RL £40–45,000* The Wirral Hotel, 13 Bebington Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 5BE £260–280,000* Apt 26, Brookside Court, 48 Shaw Lane, Prescot, Merseyside L35 5AE £40–45,000* 336 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, Merseyside L35 9JA £135,000+* 86 Arthur Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 4JB £40–45,000* 90 Arthur Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 4JB £35–40,000* 20 Balliol Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 3AB £165,000+* 94 Arthur Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 4JB £40–45,000* 134 Queens Drive, Walton, Liverpool L4 6XD £90,000+* 32 Byron Street, Bootle, Merseyside L20 4RH £45–50,000* 34 Elm Drive, Seaforth, Liverpool L21 4NA £60,000+* 86 Cambridge Road, Seaforth, Liverpool L21 1EZ £65,000+* 249 Lower Breck Road, Liverpool L6 0AE £55,000+* 6 Holmes Street, Liverpool L8 0RJ £40–45,000* 24 Tudor Street, Liverpool L6 6AQ £35–40,000* 10 Hampstead Road, Liverpool L6 8NG SOLD PRIOR 96 Arthur Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 4JB £35–40,000* 12 Edenfield Crescent, Liverpool L36 6DS £120,000+* 23 Carter Street, Liverpool L8 1XY £65–70,000* 202 Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool L13 9DN £60–65,000* 1 Sedley Street, Liverpool L6 5AE £35–40,000* Apartment 5 Cascade Road, Hunts Cross Village, Liverpool L24 9LH SOLD PRIOR 15 Rutland Avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 2AE £225,000+* 12 Mayfair Close, Anfield, Liverpool L6 5JS £25–30,000* 1 Dial Street, Liverpool L7 0EH £45–50,000* 6 Richmond Terrace, Liverpool L6 5EA £150,000+*

132 NEW 80 Dane Street, Liverpool L4 4DZ

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THIS SALE

£40–45,000*

Vacant Commercial 15 25 36 50 80 90 99 105 118 120 121 125 126 128 130

Harlech Castle, 63 County Road, Walton, Liverpool L4 3QD 219 Knowsley Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 4NW 154b College Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 3DP The Gatehouse, Viscount Centre, Gaskill Road, Liverpool L24 9GS 438-440 Park Road, Tuebrook, Liverpool L8 9RF 385 Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 3JJ 23 Walton Vale, Liverpool L9 4RE 129/131 Prescot Road, Fairfield, Liverpool L7 0LB The Garrick Snug, St. John Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 6HY The Shamrock Bar, 90 Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1DD 63 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 2TL 28 Canal Street, Bootle, Merseyside L20 8AH Cadet House, 380 High Street, Connah’s Quay, CH5 4DR 6 Cromwell Street, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0QQ Unit 5, Hurricane Court, Hurricane Drive, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RL

£70,000+* £25,000+* £110,000+* SOLD PRIOR £90,000+* £110,000+* £55,000+* £175,000+* £70,000+* £70,000+* £30–35,000* £100,000+* £40–45,000* £120,000+* £100–120,000*

Commercial Investment 12 19 32 34 37 40 51 100

542-546 Prescot Road, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 3DB £150,000+* 51-53 Breck Road, Anfield, Liverpool L4 2QS £130,000+* 127/129 County Road, Walton, Liverpool L4 3QF £150,000+* 59 -61 Holt Road, Liverpool L7 2PW £135,000+* 179 Poulton Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH44 9DG £80,000+* 62 Priory Road, Liverpool L4 2RZ £90–100,000* 60 Derby Lane, Stoneycroft, Liverpool L13 3DN £40–45,000* 172 Smithdown Road/1 & 1a Rossett Ave, Liverpool L15 3JR £350,000+* 102 31-37 Warbreck Moor, Liverpool L9 4RW SOLD PRIOR 123 408-410 Prescot Road, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 3DA £120,000+*

Development Opportunities 38

International Social Club,151 Prescot Road, Fairfield, Liverpool L7 0LD £175,000+*

Land 83

Plot 1, Land To The Rear Of 93-95 Hinderton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AB 84 Plot 2, Land To The Rear Of 93-95 Hinderton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AB 85 Plot 3, Land To The Rear Of 93-95 Hinderton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AB 86 Plot 4, Land To The Rear Of 93-95 Hinderton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AB 87 Plot 5, Land To The Rear Of 93-95 Hinderton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AB 88 Land Adjoining 6 Back Westminster Road, Liverpool L4 4PG 119 Land Off Sefton Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 8BT 131 NEW Former Montgomery Resource Centre, Montgomery Road, Huyton L36 7UH

Nil Reserve Nil Reserve Nil Reserve Nil Reserve Nil Reserve Nil Reserve £75,000+* £80,000+*

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W NE

Herdman Close, Halewood, L25

Offers Over £190,000

W NE

£375,000

Offers Over £145,000

Ringway Road, Belle Vale, L25

Offers Over £100,000

Marlcroft Drive, Aigburth, L17

, £275,000

Bempton Road, Aigburth, L17

Offers Over £250,000

Offers Over £250,000

Halsnead Close, Wavertree, L15 • Four Bedroom Mid Town House • Accommodation Over 3 Floors • Modern Kitchen/Dining Room • Lounge/Dining Room

open 7 days a week finding houses, delivering homes

Greenacre Road, Halewood, L25

Offers Over £180,000

• Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Immaculate Throughout • Overlooking Woolton Golf Course • Lounge and Dining Room

W NE

W NE

• Four Bedroom Terrace • Character Features • Three Reception Rooms • Good Size Bathroom

Offers Over £325,000

W NE

• Four Bedroom Detached • Lounge/Dining Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Downstairs Cloaks

W NE

Howard Drive, Cressington, L19 • Six Bedroom Detached • Character Victorian Villa • Two Reception Rooms • Modern Kitchen/Diner

W NE

• Superbly Presented Throughout • Highly Sought After L17 Location • Four Bedroom End Terrace • Lounge/Sitting Room

Offers Over £160,000

W NE

• Three Bedroom Town House • Good size Lounge/Dining Room • Good Size Kitchen • Nearby Local Amenities

W NE

Fernwood Hall, Huyton, L36 • Two Bedroom First Floor Apartment • Outstanding Throughout • Within a Grade II Listed Conversion • Substantial Open Plan Lounge/Kitchen

W NE

• Well Presented Throughout • Highly Sought After Childwall Location • Three Bedrooms • Two Reception Rooms

Horringford Road, Aigburth, L19

Cleveley Road, Allerton, L18 • Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Two Good Size Reception Rooms • Modern Bathroom • Two Separate Annexes to Rear

• Two Bedroom Detached Bungalow • Lounge/Dining Room • Modern Kitchen • Modern Bathroom

Willingdon Road, Childwall, L16

W NE

W NE

Offers Over £205,000

Thirlstane Street, Aigburth, L17

Offers Over £120,000

• Two Bedroom Mid Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Two Double Bedrooms • Good Size Bathroom

Allerton: 0151 601 3003

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NEW ICE PR

NEW ICE PR

Picton Grove, Wavertree, L15

Offers Over £95,000

• Two Bedroom Mid Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Two Double Bedrooms • First Floor Bathroom

Offers Over £110,000

Offers Over £155,000

NEW ICE PR

Offers Over £190,000

Ash Grove, Wavertree, L15

Offers Over £75,000

• Highly Sought After L15 Location • Thee Bedroom Character Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Fitted Kitchen/Family Bathroom

• Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Newly Renovated • Two Reception Rooms • Modern Kitchen

NEW ICE PR

NEW ICE PR

Offers Over £139,950

• NO CHAIN • Highly Sought After Gateacre Location • Superbly Presented Throughout • Three Bedroom Semi-Detached

Appletree Close, Allerton, L18

Court Hey Road, Childwall, L16

Blacklow Brow, Huyton, L36 • Three Bedroom Extended Semi Detached • Open Plan Lounge/Dining Room • Modern Kitchen • Modern Bathroom

NEW ICE PR

• Extended Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Extended Sitting/Dining Room • Extended Kitchen • Garden to Rear

Larchwood Close, Gateacre, L25

£105,000

• Popular Stoneycroft Location • Semi-Detached • Three Bedrooms • Two Reception Rooms

NEW ICE PR

Rockbank Road, Old Swan, L13

Guernsey Road, Stoneycroft, L13

NEW ICE PR

Well Lane, Childwall, L16

Offers Over £200,000

• Four Bedroom EXTENDED Semi Detached • Sought After Location • Lounge/Dining Room • Kitchen/Dining Room

Offers Over £385,000

• Five Bedroom Extended Detached • Extended and Open Plan to Rear • Good Size Modern Kitchen • Ground Floor WC

Cooper Avenue North, L18 • Superbly Presented Throughout • Highly Sought After L18 Location • Four Bedrooms + Loft Room • Three Reception Rooms

open 7 days a week finding houses, delivering homes

Mather Avenue, Mossley Hill, L18

Offers Over £450,000

• Four Bedroom Detached Property • Good Size Lounge • Dining Room • Modern Kitchen

Offers Around £350,000

Heathfield Road, Wavertree, L15

Offers Over £260,000

• Four Bedroom Mid Terrace • Three Reception Rooms • Kitchen and Utility Room • Character Features

Allerton: 0151 601 3003

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Roehampton Drive, Blundellsands, L23

£490,000

The Northern Road, Crosby, L23

Offers Over £325,000

Offers Over £450,000

Moor Lane, Crosby, L23

Offers Over £275,000

• Completion Spring 2015 • 5% Deposit Required • Spectacular new build • Four Double Bedrooms

Edgemoor Drive, Crosby, L23 • Four Bedrooms • Stunning Decorative Order • Double Fronted Family Home • Internal Viewing Recommended

Esplen Avenue, Crosby, L23

Offers Over £290,000

Galloway Road, Waterloo, L22 • Victorian Double Fronted Home • Original Features • Six Bedrooms • Viewing Recommended

open 7 days a week finding houses, delivering homes

£370,000

College Road North, Blundellsands, L23 Offers Over £285,000 • Two Double Bedrooms • Immaculately Presented • Popular Residential Area • Modernised Throughout

Offers Over £270,000

Moor Lane, Crosby, L23

£230,000

• Cottage style Character Home • Three Bedrooms • Secluded Gardens

• Three Double Bedrooms • Detached Family Home • Close to Crosby Village • Good sized Gardens

£230,000

Mariners Road, Blundellsands, L23 • Offered with No Chain • Character Family Home • Five Bedrooms • Detached Garage

• Spacious Character Home • Good Sized Gardens • Five Bedrooms • Corner Position

• Three Double Bedrooms • Character Family Home • Double Fronted • Ample Gardens

Glenwyllin Road, Waterloo, L22

Dowhills Road, Blundellsands, L23 • Desirable Location • Offered with No Chain • Four Bedrooms • Separate Annex

• Four Double Bedrooms • Spacious Accommodation • Character Detached Home • Set within one third of an acre

£225,000

Picton Road, Waterloo, L22

Offers Over £200,000

• Excellent Decorative Order • Four Bedrooms • Sort after Location • Rear yard and Side Garden.

Crosby: 0151 909 3003

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Norma Road, Waterloo, L22

Offers Over £199,950

• Four Bedrooms • Spacious Character Home • Generous family Bathroom • Viewing Highly Recommended

Sandheys Avenue, Waterloo, L22

£165,000

• Spacious Family Home • Four Double Bedrooms • Doorstep of Crosby Beach • Double Glazed and Central Heated

Offers Over £190,000

Librex Close, Bootle, L20

Monfa Road, Bootle, L20

£115,000

Warwick Road, Bootle, L20

£125,000

Offers Over £60,000

Tennyson Street, L20 • Ideal for any FTB, Investor • Offered with No Chain • Quiet Cul-De-Sac • Viewing Recommended

open 7 days a week finding houses, delivering homes

Over £180,000

Hatton Hill Road, Litherland, L21

Offers Over £115,000

• Offered with No Chain • Three Bedrooms • Modern Bathroom • Potential Garage to side

Offers Over £65,000

• Offered with No Chain • Three Bedrooms • Close to all amenities • Ideal for any FTB, Investor

• Ideal for any FTB, Investor • Offered with No Chain • Modern Kitchen/Bathroom • Three Double Bedrooms

Rutherglen Avenue, Crosby, L23 • Offered with No Chain • Three Bedrooms • Popular Cul-De-Sac • Modern Bathroom

• Built in 2013 • Three Bedrooms • Offered with No Chain • Modern Accommodation

• Bellway New Build • Offered With No Chain • Two Double Bedrooms • Viewing Recommended

Daley Road, Litherland, L21

Moorside Road, Crosby, L22 • Offered with No Chain • Character Family Home • Four Bedrooms • Parking to front and side

Hapsford road, Litherland, L21

Offers Over £63,000

• Ideal for any FTB, Investor • Thee Bedrooms • Offered with No Chain • Open Aspect to the Front

£60,000

Kirkstone Road North, Litherland, L21

Offers Over £49,950

• In Need of Modernisation • Ideal for any FTB/Investor • Offered with No Chain • Serious Offers Considered

Crosby: 0151 909 3003

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sales and lettings W NE

£105,000

£1,200pcm Stanley Street, City Centre L1

Pall Mall, City Centre, Liverpool, L3 • Stunning Spacious Apartment • First Floor • Double Bedroom

• Stylish Kitchen & Bathroom • Lounge & Dining Area • No Chain, EPC E

• 4 bed apartment • Furnished • Heart of the city centre

LD SO STC

LD SO STC £124,950

£135,000

• Option to rent with bills inclusive • GCH • EPC D

£117,950

£109,950

Snowdon Lane, Vauxhall, L5

Cable House, Cheapside, City Centre, L2

Snowdon Lane, Vauxhall, L5

Staten Court, Tradewind Square, L1

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

Stylish End Terrace Property Popular location Three Bedrooms Corner Plot, EPC E

Stylish Apartment Open Plan Living Third Floor, Under floor Heating Under Ground Secure Parking Double Bedroom & Dressing Area, EPC D

Mid Town House Two Bedrooms, Beautiful Décor Gardens & Driveway EPC D

Delightful Ground Floor Apartment Great Investment, Two Bedrooms En-Suite EPC D

W NE

£97,500

OIRO

£92,000

£89,950

£85,000

The Arts Village, Henry Street, City Centre, L1

The Reach, Leeds Street, City Centre, L3

Regency Chambers, Temple Street, L2

Drake Crescent, Fazakerley, L10

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

75% Shared Ownership, Stunning 1st Floor Apartment Ropewalks District 2 Bedrooms, EPC C

Modernised 2nd Floor Apartment One Bedroom, Popular Location Modern Kitchen & Bathroom EPC B

£775pcm

PUBLIC NOTICE Apartment 3, 31 Cornhill, Liverpool, L1 8DL We are acting in the sale of the above property and have received an offer of £81,000 on the above property. Any interested parties must submit any higher offers in writing to the selling agent before exchange of contracts takes place.

The Energy Performance Certificate Rating is D.

Quirky 3rd Floor Apartment Mezzanine Bedroom Fitted Kitchen Communal Courtyard, EPC C

£600pcm

Beautiful Family Home Two Double Bed End Terrace Property Stunning Gardens EPC C

£470pcm

Manolis Yard, City Centre L1

Jugglers Yard, City Centre L3

Vittoria Street, Birkenhead CH41

• Furnished 2 double bedrooms • Decked balcony • Allocated parking • Early viewings recommended

• Furnished 1 bed apartment • Desired location • Parking optional at extra cost • EPC C

• 2 bed mid terrace • Central Location • DBG & GCH • EPC Rating D

City Centre: 0151 330 5333 Visit our award winning website

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sales and lettings W NE ICE PR

W NE ICE PR

£132,950

£154,950 Rocky Lane, Childwall L16

Lentworth Court Aigburth L17 • Purpose built spacious apartment • Two bedrooms - master en-suite • Reception/Dining Room

• Fitted Contemporary Kitchen • Excellent location • Allocated parking bay EPC B

• 3 bedroom traditional semi-detached • Reception room and conservatory • Fitted kitchen/morning room

W NE ICE PR

W NE ICE PR

£90,000

£124,950

£124,950

£89,950

Russian Drive Tuebrook L13

Statton Road, Broadgreen L13

Gorsehey Court, Old Swan L13

• Period mid terrace many original feature • Five bedrooms,Three reception rooms • Two bathrooms, No chain • EPC E

• Three bedroom semi-detached house • Rear Garden & front driveway • Double Glazing, through lounge • EPC D

• Purpose built ground floor apartment • One bedroom, Electric heaters, DG • Garage Communal Gardens • EPC E

• 3 bedroom semi-detached • Gas central heating, Double Glazing • Gardens front & rear ,Close to shops • EPC C

• 4 Bed end terrace property • Two reception rooms, Kitchen/diner • Gas central heating,Double Glazing • NO CHAIN EPC E

W NE

Woodhurst Crescent, Dovecot L14

Pemberton Street, Old Swan L13

W NE ICE PR

W NE ICE PR

W NE ICE PR Offers over £79,950

£80,000

• Gas central heating, Double glazed • Gardens and off road parking / Driveway • EPC E - NO CHAIN

£89,950

£64,950 Wavertree Gardens, Wavertree, L15

East Prescot Road, Knotty Ash L14

• 2 bedroom terrace, Reception room • Open plan dining kitchen • Gas central heating, double glazing • EPC E

• 2 bedroom apartment, third floor • Popular location close to the city centre • No chain, available now • EPC E

• Well-presented 2 bedroom cottage • Gas Central Heating/ Double Glazing • Rear garden / NO CHAIN / EPC rating C • Ideal First time buy or investment

£350pcm

£400pcm

£350pcm

W NE

W NE

Enfield Road, Old Swan L13

£475pcm

Grantham St, Kensington L7

Bodley Street, Anfield L4

Glencairn Road, Old Swan L13

Parton Street, Kensington L6

• 2 bedroom mid terrace house • Unfurnished,GCH, double glazing • Available now, reduced move in costs • EPC E

• 2 bedroom mid terrace house • Unfurnished, GCH, Double glazed • Available now, reduced move in costs • EPC E

• 2 bedroom terrace house • Close to schools, shops & amenities • Gas central heating, Double Glazing • EPC D

• 2 bedroom Mid terraced property • Open plan reception/kitchen • Bathroom, GCH, double glazing • EPC TBC

Old Swan: 0151 330 5350 Visit our award winning website

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sales and lettings W NE

£169,950

£195,000 Dulson Way, Prescot L34

Foxwood, Rainhill WA9 • Extended Semi detached • Three Bedrooms • Two Reception Rooms

• Modern Fitted Kitchen • Driveway, EPC Tbc • Front & Rear Gardens

• Three Bedroom Detached • En Suite Shower Room • Fully Fitted Dining Kitchen

• Conservatory • Detached Garage & Gardens • EPC C

W NE ICE PR

W NE

£239,950

OIRO

£235,000

OIRO

£162,000

£159,000

Portico Lane, Eccleston Park, L34

Christopher Close, Rainhill L35

Liverpool Road, Prescot L34

Kenneth Close, Prescot L34

• 3 Bed Character Period Property • 2 Receptions, Deceptively Spacious • Cloaks, Utility Room, Dry Cellar • EPC D

• 2 Bed Semi Detached Bungalow • En Suite, Fitted Dining Kitchen • Cloaks/wc, Conservatory, No Chain • EPC D

• Three Bed Semi Detached • Cloaks/Wc, Fitted Dining Kitchen • Gardens • EPC D

• 4 Bed 3 Storey Semi Detached • Fully Fitted Kitchen • Off Road parking • EPC B

OIRO

£125,000

W NE

W NE

W NE

£152,500

£99,950

£95,000

Whiston Lane, Huyton L36

Knowsley Lane, Knowsley Village L34

Sandhurst Road, Rainhill L35

Riding Hill Road, Knowsley Village L34

• Four Bed Semi Detached • Two Reception Rooms • Dining Kitchen, No Chain • EPC D

• Three Bed Semi Detached • Through Lounge • Dg, No Chain • EPC D

• Two Bed End Town House • Fitted Dining Kitchen • No Chain • EPC C

• Two Bed Mid Town House • Fitted Kitchen, Gch, Dg • No Chain • EPC E

£595pcm

£525pcm

£500pcm

£495pcm

Scholes Park, St Helens WA10

Pendleton Court, Prescot L34

Berrywood Drive, Whiston L35

Molyneux Close, Prescot L35

• 3 Bed Semi Detached • Fitted Kitchen, Cloaks/wc • Unfurnished • EPC D

• 2 Bed 2nd Floor Apartment • En Suite, Open Plan Living, • Unfurnished • EPC C

• 2 Bed End Town House • Dining Kitchen • Unfurnished • EPC D

• 2 Bed End Town House • Fitted Kitchen • Unfurnished • EPC C

Prescot: 0151 292 8880 Visit our award winning website

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Sales Unity Building, L3 £179,950 • • • • • •

One Park West, L1 Reduced To £205,000

3 Bedroom Duplex Apartment Allocated Parking in Basement Double Balcony Fully Tiled Bathroom with En-suite to Master 24 Hour Concierge High Speed Lifts to All Floors Communal Courtyard & Residents Gymnasium

City Lofts, L3 £255,000 • • • • • • • •

• Stunning Views Across Chevasse Park • Third Floor Apartment Corner Position • Spacious Lounge Contemporary Kitchen • Two Double Bedrooms • Two Bath/Shower Rooms Secure Parking • 24Hr Concierge

Ninth Floor Apartment Two Double Bedrooms Open Plan Lounge Fitted Kitchen Balcony Secure Parking No Chain EPC C

Albert Dock , L3 Reduced To £369,995

West Tower, L3 £255,000

Argyle Court, L1 £185,000

• Grade I Listed • Spacious Lounge Fitted Kitchen • Three Bedrooms • Two Bathrooms • Secure Parking EPC Rating D

• 25th Floor Luxury Apartment • Panoramic Views • Open Plan Lounge • Designer Fitted Kitchen • Two Double Bedrooms

• Two Bedroom Apartment • Kitchen with Appliances • West Facing Terrace • Approximately 914 sq ft • Secure Parking EPC Rating C

St Annes Cottages, L14 £125,000

Benson Street, L1 £105,000

Kings Dock Mill, L1 £97,500

Bold Street, L1 £79,950

• End Terraced Cottage • Three Bedrooms • Parking • Unusual Accommodation • Furnished

• Second Floor Apartment • Double Bedroom • Spacious Lounge • Fitted Kitchen • Parking Permit available EPC D

• First Floor Apartment • One Bedroom • Open Plan Lounge • Fitted Kitchen With Appliances • Balcony EPC Rating C

• Third Floor Apartment • Spacious Bedroom • Lounge Fitted Kitchen • No Chain EPC D

Hatton Garden, L3 £165,000

• Two Bedroom Duplex Apartment • En Suite Shower Room • Central City Location • Open Plan Living • Undercover Parking EPC Rating E

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Lettings Unity Building, L3 £975 pcm

• Tenth Floor 2 Bedroom • Furnished Duplex Mezzanine • Separate Lounge and Kitchen • 24 Hour Concierge • Complimentary Gym

The Albany, L3 £825 pcm

• 2 Bedroom Duplex Apartment • Full Width Balcony • Bathroom & Kitchen • Original Features • Communal Courtyard

The Spectrum, L1 £595 pcm • • • • • •

Recently Refurbished One Bedroom Apartments First Floor Fitted Kitchen Balcony CLOSE TO LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY

Victoria Road, L37 £895 pcm

Focus Building, L3 £895 pcm

The Reach, L3 £850 pcm

• Luxury Apartment • Overlooking Freshfield Station • Spacious Dining Kitchen • Two Double Bedrooms • Two Bath/Shower Rooms

• Ideally Located For LJMU • Duplex Apartment • Two Double Bedrooms • Tastefully Furnished • Amazing Views Parking

• Exceptionally Large Apartment • Semi Circular Design • Floor To Ceiling Windows • Large Breakfast Kitchen • Two Double Bedrooms

Chandlers Wharf, L1 £800 pcm

The Spectrum , L1 £750 pcm

Merchants Quay, L3 £725 pcm

• Close To Liverpool One • Selection Of Two Bedroom Apartments • Open Plan Lounge • Fitted Kitchen

• 2 Bedroom Furnished Penthouse Apartment • Fully Fitted Kitchen • Secure Gated Entrance • Allocated Parking Balcony

• Two Bedroom Apartment • Fully Furnished • Open Plan Lounge with Balcony • Fitted Kitchen • Two Bath/Shower Rooms

Holt House, L17 £950 pcm

One Park West, L1 £750 pcm •

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One Bedroom Furnished Contemporary Apartment 9th Floor 24hr Concierge Views of the City Open Plan Lounge & Modern Kitchen Modern Bathroom Fully Furnished Video Entry Phone System

• Close To Sefton Park and Lark Lane • Ground Floor Apartment • Versatile and Spacious Throughout • Open Plan Lounge/Dining Room Separate Kitchen • Two Double Bedrooms Two Bath/Shower Rooms • Parking Private Courtyard

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tel. 0151 231 6100

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£114,950

Ellerman Road

From £120,000

Chancery House

Two Bedroom Apartment Modern Kitchen & Bathroom Secure Parking EPC - C

NEW INSTRUCTION: We bring to market this good sized two bedroom apartment which is priced attractively for a quick sale.

The property is sold with no ongoing chain.

One, Two and Three Bedroom Apartments Located in Liverpool One Beautifully Finished Build ready in 2016

£110,000

£59,950

Register your interest now to be the first to receive further details.

£134,950

£139,950

Meribel Square

Hatton Gardens

X Building

The Symphony

• Two Bedroom Duplex Apartment • Stunning Conversion • Close to Precot Town Centre • EPC - F

• One Bedroom Apartment • Modern Kitchen & Bathroom • Guaranteed Rental Income of £550pcm • City Centre Location

• Two Bedroom Apartment • City Centre Location • Secure Allocated Car Parking • EPC - C

• Two Bedroom Apartment • Fourth Floor • Listed Building • Located near The Philharmonic theatre

£179,950

£155,000

£189,950

£199,950

Argyle Street

Pall Mall

Cornhill

Waterloo Warehouse

• Two Bedroom Apartment • Secure Allocated Parking • Balcony • EPC - D

• Three Bedroom Penthouse Apartment • Large Terrace • En-suite Shower Room Full Length Bath • EPC - D

• Three Bedroom Duplex Apartment • En-Suite Shower Room • Balcony • EPC - E

• Two Bedroom Duplex Apartment • En-Suite Bathroom • Secure Allocated Parking • EPC - C

£208,000

£210,000

£215,000

£235,000

The Colonnades

Eden Square

Hatton Garden

Waterloo Warehouse

• One Bedroom Apartment • En-suite to Bedroom • River Views • EPC - D

• Luxury Two Bed Apartment • Secure Allocated Parking • Balcony With Stunning Views • EPC - D

• Three Bedroom Duplex Apartment • En-suite Shower Room • Secure Underground Parking • EPC - E

• Two Bedroom Duplex Apartment • Secure Allocated Parking • En-suite Shower Room • EPC - E

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£850pcm

The Arts Village Two Bedroom Apartment Fully Furnished Modern interior Popular Location

£700pcm

City Quay A stunning two bedroom apartment (Two Doubles) located just off Duke Street and within a stones throw from Liverpool 1 shopping centre. The property comes on a fully furnished basis and is inclusive of all electricity and water.

£525pcm

Two Bedroom Apartment Fully Furnished Popular Location Allocated Parking

£675pcm

A two double bedroom apartment in this popular waterside location. Two double bedrooms on the top floor. Fully fitted and equipped kitchen including dishwasher. Secure allocated parking is also included.

£675pcm

£700pcm

View 146

Cable Yard

Trafalgar Court

Pall Mall

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Allocated Parking

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Central location

• Two Bedroom • Partly Furnished • Close to Universities

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Close to local amenities

£750pcm

£750pcm

£775pcm

£925pcm

City Gate East

Waterloo Quay

Quebec Quay

South Ferry Quay

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Close to Universities

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Stunning Views

• Two Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Allocated Parking

• Three Bedroom • Fully Furnished • Waterfront Location

Young Student Village, Paul Street We currently have four 6 bedroom properties available from £95 per room.

Available from July 2015 Reservations being taken now, call our expert lettings team on 0151 231 6100

sales@cityresidential.co.uk • lettings@cityresidential.co.uk 81-87 Victoria Street, The Old Haymarket, Liverpool L1 6DG

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L1

L3

L3

EW E N RIC P

Ellerman Road £180,000 Wow! These do not come up very often. To have terraces to the front and rear is a huge bonus. The views are amazing and the space generous. You need to come and view this property.EPC Grade = B

L6

South Ferry Quay £235,000 IMPRESSIVE LOCATION! Fabulous waterside views. Occupying a fabulous location and enjoying superb viewings over Liverpool Marina, a 4 bedroom duplex penthouse. A particular feature of this property is the balcony which has fantastic views over the Marina.

EPC Grade = C

L4

The Collegiate £110,000 This property definitely has the WOW factor. A fantastic example of a modern 'Urban Splash' development within the Grade II former Liverpool Collegiate Institute school

L2

Duke Terrace £80,000 This is an ideal shared ownership investment for a first time buyer.

This is a ground floor modern apartment providing open plan kitchen and living area.

Exchange Street £115,000 Well proportioned and well positioned! This substantial two bedroom top floor apartment is a must view. The large warehouse style lounge is a great place to start your day.

L17

L3

Summer Seat £50,000 With a little TLC this property could be restored to a perfect starter home or investment property.

L8

Ullswater House £161,950 A chance to secure this superb value modern apartment in an excellent Sefton Park location. The open-plan format of the lounge and kitchen area provides light and airy space. A must see for first time buyers, investors or those simply looking to downsize. An ideal opportunity for buyers who are in a position to buy fairly quickly. EPC Grade = D

L3

Ellerman Road • Furnished • Available Now • Allocated Parking • Two Bedrooms

Strand Street £215,000 OPEN HOUSE 11th April - Please call for details. You will easily set your heart on this bright and beautiful apartment! Outstanding location on the 11th floor, dual aspect windows with fantastic city views: from St George's Hall to both cathedrals. Available furnished or unfurnished.

Must be viewed!

EPC Grade = C

L3

£650pcm

Waterloo Warehouse £1300pcm • Duplex Apartment • River Views • Original Features • Available Now

Gwendoline Street £85,000 This is an ideal opportunity to purchase a property that is perfect for first time and investment buyers. The property has been renovated and ready to move into.

L1

Henry Street £800pcm • Furnished • Available Mid April • Two Bedrooms • City Centre Location

L3

Royal Quay £700pcm • Two Bedroom • Furnished • City Centre Location • Ground Floor Apartment

L5

Heriot Street £600pcm • Similar Properties Needed • EPC Grade D • Two Bedrooms • Furnished

L1

One Park West £1000pcm • Let On The First Viewing • Similar Properties Needed • 24 Hour Concierge • Prestigious Building

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WEST DERBY

WEST DERBY

WEST DERBY

Keybank Road £127,000 • 3 bedroom semi detached • Front & rear gardens • Garage • CH, DG

STONEYCROFT

Oaksmeade Close

£190,000

A detached family home offering spacious and contemporary accommodation situated in the West Derby area which has lots to offer for a growing family. Accommodation on offer comprising of four bedrooms with en-suite to master, kitchen with integrated hob, oven and extractor, conservatory, garage and gardens.

Viewings are strongly recommended.

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WEST DERBY

Brigadier Drive £139,950 • 3 bed town house • En-suite shower room • Off road parking • No chain

NORRIS GREEN

Utting Avenue East £95,000 • Extended 3 bedroom terrace • DG, CH • Gardens • Off road parking

WEST DERBY

Countess Park £160,000 • 3 bed semi detached • onservatory • Gardens • DG, CH

Grove Park Avenue

Sandringham Road £240,000 • Immaculate 3 storey semi • 4 beds plus attic room • Granny flat to ground floor • Car parking to the rear

CLUBMOOR

WALTON

Larkhill Lane £100,000 • Semi detached • 3 bedrooms • Gardens/off road parking • No chain

Stopgate Lane £133,000 • Extended semi detached • 3 bedrooms • 2 reception rooms/utility • Gardens/off road parking

Kremlin Drive £80,000 • 2 bed lower level apartment • Fully modernised, DG, CH • Private patio area • No chain

TUEBROOK

£72,500

WALTON

Carnation Road £120,000 • 3 bed semi • Conservatory • Front & rear gardens • DG, CH

STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE

Hollow Croft £65,000 • 3 bed terrace • DG, GCH • Front & rear gardens • No chain

Sandy Lane £110,000 • Semi detached • 3 bedrooms • 2 reception rooms • Front & rear gardens

ANFIELD

£200,000

Offered for sale this beautifully presented detached property close to amenities including shops, schools and transport. Hall, lounge, dining room, kitchen with integrated hob, oven, extractor and fridge, conservatory, to the first floor four bedrooms with en-suite to master and family bathroom. Garage, front paved driveway and an access gate to the rear garden and patio area.

STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE

Woodfarm Hey • 4 bed end terrace • Fully modernised • CH, DG • No chain

OLD SWAN

WEST DERBY

The Oaks £110,000 • Town house • 3 beds DG, CH • Front & rear gardens

OLD SWAN

Albany Road £125,000 • 3 bed terrace • 3 reception rooms • In need of modernisation, • No chain

Ardrossan Road £119,000 • 3 bed semi • Off road parking • Ground floor shower room • No chain

NORRIS GREEN

Fieldton Road £75,000 • Extended semi detached • CH, part double glazing • Front & rear gardens • Close to local amenities

WEST DERBY

Springfield Way £145,000 • 3 bed detached • 2 reception rooms • Gardens • Off road parking

WEST DERBY

Beech Green £195,000 • 3 bed semi • Cul-de-sac location • Gardens • No chain

West Derby

0151 226 5668 west_derby@reedsrains.co.uk •The tenancy set up fee is £240. Additional fees may apply. Please refer to the website or ask in branch for more details,

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The North West Estate Agent Allerton Branch 0151 281 8181

South Drive L15

Carleton House L18

Wheatcroft Road L18

• Six Bedroomed Semi-Detached Villa • In Conservation Area, Two Reception Rooms • Luxury Dining Kitchen, Cellars • Large Garden and Drive, Viewing Essential

• Ground Floor Duplex Apartment • Two Bedroom , Stunning Kitchen • Cloackroom, En-suite of Both Bedrooms • Substantial Private Gardens, EPC Rating C

• Three Bedroom Semi Detached House • Two Reception Rooms, Kitchen, Conservatory • Large Plot, Garage, Gardens • EPC Rating Pending

£495,000

Immingham Drive L19 • Four Bedroom Detached • Luxury Open Plan Dining Kitchen • Gardens, Garage & Driveway • Well Presented Property EPC C

£269,950

Springhill Court L15 • One Bedroom Ground Floor Apartment • Good Size Lounge • Fully Integrated Kitchen • Allocated Parking, EPC E

£145,000

£395,000

Higher Road L25 • Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Two Reception Rooms • Kitchen, Bathroom, Gardens • Double Glazed & GCH Throughout, EPC D

£199,950

Mill Lane L15 • Three Bedroom Semi Detached House • Hall, Lounge, Dining Room • Kitchen, Family Bathroom • Part DG, GCH, Gardens, EPC D

£124,950

Rawlis Street L7

Acorn Court L8

• Land Development Opportunity • Two Bedroom Detached House • Two Substantial Outbuildings • Inspection Recommended, EPC F

• Two Bedroom Ground Floor Apartment • Attractive Lounge, Through Dining Room • Luxury Bathroom, Fitted Kitchen • Private Entrance, EPC D

£120,000

£99,950

£330,000

Aigburth Drive L17 • Four Bedroom Duplex Apartment • Two Spacious Reception Rooms • Fitted Kitchen/Diner • Under Floor Heating, EPC D

£310,000

Leybourne Road L25

Pelham Grove L17

• Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Through Lounge. Kitchen/Diner • Conservatory, Double Glazed & GCH • Garage, Gardens Front & Rear, EPC D

• Two Bedroomed Ground Floor Apartment • Spacious Lounge • Modern Fitted Kitchen • Allocated Parking , EPC D

£185,000

Eton Court L18 • One Bedroom Second Floor Apartment • Large Lounge, Secure Entry System • Balcony, Communal Gardens • Allocated Parking, EPC Rating C

£114,950

Vineyard Street L19 • Two Bedroom Former Railway Terrace • Modern Lounge, Fitted Kitchen • Attractive Family Bathroom, DG & GCH • Large Rear Yard, EPC Rating C

£95,000

£167,950

Western Drive L19 • Two Bedroom Second Floor Apartment • Entrance Hall, Secure Entry System • Open Plan Lounge, DG & GCH • Allocated Parking No Chain, EPC G

£110,000

Isaac Street L8 • Two Bedroom Mid Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Kitchen, Majority Gas Central Heating • Double Glazing, EPC E

£55,000

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Charlton Road L13

Aberdale Road L13

Guernsey Road L13

Edge Lane Drive L13

• Three Bedroom Semi Det • Porch, Lounge, Cons, Din/kit.

• Front and South Rear Gardens • DG & GCH, EPC Rating – D

• 3 Bed Ext Mid Terrace • 2 Reception Rooms, Ext Kit • DG & GCH, Gardens Front & Rear • EPC Rating – D

• 3 Bed Mid Terrace I• n need of Modernisation • DG & GCH, Dining Kitchen • EPC Rating - E

• 2 Rec Rooms, Dining Room, Kit • DG & GCH, F&R Gardens, • Garage, NO CHAIN • EPC Rating – pending

£124,999

Onlslow Road L6 • 3 Bed Semi Detached • Lounge, Kitchen/Diner, • DG, GCH, Gdns F & R, Garage • Energy Rating - Pending

£109,950

Montrose Road L13 • 3 Bed Fronted Mid Terrace • Lounge, Dining Room, Kitchen • Shower Room, GCH & DG • EPC Rating – Pending

£99,950

Chester Road L6 • Three Bedroom End Of Terrace Property • Hallway, Lounge, Kitchen With Appliances, • Dining Room, Rear Yard, Bathroom • GCH, DG, No Chain, EPC E

Cheviot Road L7

Lilley Road L7

Scorton Street L6 • Modernised Two Bed Mid Terrace Property • Lounge, Modern Style Fitted Kitchen, • Ground Floor Bathroom, GCH Blinds • DG, Rear Yard, NO CHAIN, EPC D

• 1 Bed Grd Flr Apt • Private Entrance, Lounge • Fit Kit, GCH, DG ORP • EPC Rating - D

£77,000

£59,000

Middleton Road L7

Moscow Drive L13

• Two Bedroom Mid Terrace Property • Hall, Lounge, Dining Kitchen, Bathroom • Yard, Double Glazing, Gas Central Heating • Security Alarm, EPC D

• Two Bedroom Second Floor Apartment • Hallway With Entry Phone • Fitted Kitchen/Lounge Area, Bathroom • DG, NO CHAIN. EPC D

£65,000

£67,500

Gloucester Road L6

Hinton Street L6 • Two Bedroom Mid Terrace • Two Reception Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom • GCH, DG, Inspection Recommended • EPC D

£58,500

£59,000

Farrell Heyworth Fees

Lilley Road L7

• 3 bed smei detached • Lounge, Dining Kitchen, • Ensuite, F&R Garden, NO CHAIN • EPC Rating - D

£68,999

£69,999

• One Bedroom Ground Floor Apartment • Private Entrance, Hallway, Lounge, • Fitted Kitchen With Appliances, GCH • DG, Off Road Parking NO CHAIN, EPC D

Fairford Crescent L13

£82,500

• Two Bedroom Mid Terrace Property • Entrance Hall, Lounge, Dining Kitchen • First Floor Bathroom, Rear Yard, DG • NO CHAIN, Security Alarm, EPC E

£105,000

£105,000

• Two Bedroom Mid Terrace • Lounge, Kitchen, Downstairs Bathroom • GCH, DG, Inspection Recommended • EPC D

£47,500

£54,950

Application Fee:

Additional Applicants:

Guarantor:

Deposit (No pets):

Deposit (With pets):

£165.00 1st Application

£50.00 per applicant

£75.00 per guarantor

Rent + £100.00

Rent + £200.00

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NEW PRICE

NEW

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Hope Place, L1

Hale Road, L24

Glendyke Road, L18

Eastwood, L17

A stunning Grade 2 Listed residence situated in one of the Liverpool City Centres most sought after locations. Boasting spacious and well presented accommodation over four levels, inclusive of three reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, utility, 5 bedrooms, large bathroom and two shower rooms.

A superb thatched house located in Hale Village in a much sought after area of Liverpool. The detached property comprises of two large reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, ground floor WC, four bedrooms of which two are en suite, plus family bathroom, extensive gardens, parking and tandem garage.

A superb four bedroom detached family home located in a favoured area of L18. The accommodation comprises, three reception rooms, modern kitchen and conservatory. To the first floor there are four good sized bedrooms, bathroom and separate shower room. Externally there are lawned gardens.

A stunning five bedroom detached house situated just off Riverside Drive in a favoured area of L17. The three storey house comprises lounge, kitchen/dining room, conservatory, utility and a ground floor WC. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, master bedroom en suite plus a family bathroom. No chain.

£675,000

£550,000

£485,000

£425,000

Woodview Road, L25

Greenacre Road, L25

Elmswood Road, L17

Eaglehurst Road, L25

A superb extended semi detached house situated in a much sought after residential location. The accommodation comprises two large reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, conservatory, study, WC, three bedrooms, further bedroom converted into an en suite shower room and bathroom.

Inspection is essential.

A superb three bedroom detached bungalow situated in a popular area of L25. The property offers spacious living accommodation plus excellent gardens, ample parking & a detached tandem garage. The accommodation comprises a lounge/diner, kitchen, three bedrooms and a four piece bathroom. No chain.

A quite superb semi detached house situated in a much sought after area of Aigburth. The property offers beautifully presented accommodation including two reception rooms, kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom. The landscaped gardens are exceptional with addition of off road parking and garage.

A three bedroom semi detached dormer bungalow situated in this quiet cul de sac in a favoured area of L25. The property offers spacious living accommodation which includes a lounge, breakfast kitchen, two ground floor bedrooms and shower room plus a third bedroom upstairs and an occasional fourth bedroom.

£375,000

£325,000

NEW

NEW

£275,000

£199,950

NEW

NEW

Charnley Drive, L15

Lydiate Lane, L25

Honey Hall Road, L26

Isaac Street, L8

A modern three bedroom end terrace house situated within easy reach of the M62. The house comprises of a lounge, dining room, kitchen, ground floor WC, en suite shower room to the master bedroom plus a family bathroom.

Externally there are lawned gardens and off road parking. No chain.

A three bedroom detached house situated in a popular area of L25. The house comprises a lounge, dining room, modern kitchen and utility room plus three bedrooms and a bathroom to the first floor. Externally there are lawned gardens and ample off road driveway parking to front. No chain.

A three bedroom end terraced house situated in a popular residential area. The property affords spacious living accommodation and comprises of an entrance hall, large utility, lounge/dining room, breakfast kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC. Outside there are lawned gardens and driveway parking.

Now requiring modernisation this two bedroom terrace house is situated within easy reach of shopping facilities and schooling. The house offers a lot of potential and comprises a lounge, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. Externally there is a yard. Sold with no ongoing chain.

£159,950

NEW

£149,950

£105,000

NEW PRICE

LET

£55,000

NEW

AGREED

Woodlands Road, L17

Hayling House, Spinnakers, L19

Oakwood Drive, L36

October Drive, L6

Clive Watkin lettings are pleased to offer to let this distinctive sandstone self contained three bedroom ground floor apartment situated in the highly sought after location of Aigburth, L17.

Clive Watkin are delighted to offer to let this 2 bedroomed apartment situated in the much sought after Riverside Court Development. The property benefits from 2 double bedrooms 2 bathrooms and plenty of lounge space incorporating an open plan kitchen.

Clive Watkin are pleased to offer to let this newly refurbished 3 bedroom semi detached house in the popular area of Huyton. The property benefits from front and rear gardens, off road parking, a large lounge through diner fitted kitchen & bathroom and 3 good sized bedrooms.

A viewing is recommended

Clive Watkin are pleased to offer to let this well presented two bedroom apartment, the property is offered unfurnished and benefits from double glazing and gas central heating.

£1950pcm

£650pcm

£625pcm

£475pcm

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Wykeham Street, L4

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Sandyville Road, L4

Wellsbourn Road, L11

£60,000

£27,500

£53,950

£85,950

£50,000

Two bedroom property, reception room, kitchen, bathroom, communal garden.

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Three bedroom property, through lounge, kitchen, bathroom, rear yard.

Finchley Road, L4

Stanley Park Ave Sth, L4

Rector Road, L6

Lindsay Road, L4

Holbeck Road, L4

£58,000

£61,950

£65,000

£105,000

£59,950

Three bedroom terrace, through lounge, kitchen, bathroom, DG, CH, rear yard.

Three bedroom property, two reception rooms, kitchen, bathroom, part CH, G, yard.

Three bedroom property, two reception rooms, kitchen, bathroom, DG, CH, yard.

Three bedroom property, two reception rooms, kitchen, bathroom, CH, DG, ear courtyard.

Three bedroom property, through lounge, kitchen, bathroom, DG, CH, yard.

Eastlake Avenue, L5

Elderdale Road, L4

Elderdale Road, L4

Goldie Street, L4

October Drive, L6

£109,950

£79,950

£64,950

£46,950

£143,000

Three bedroom property, two reception rooms, kitchen, bathroom, DG, garage, driveway, gardens, no chain

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Ivy Leigh, L13

Wapshare Road, L11

Little Heyes Street, L5

£119,950

£139,950

£55,000

£90,000

£62,995

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Property with many original features, three receptions, bathroom, DG,GCH, chain free, yard.

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Pauline Walk, Fazakerly, L10

2 Bed Mid Terraced Large Through Lounge Fitted Kitchen Inc Appliances

£550pcm

£475pcm

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£650pcm

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£152,000

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£500pcm

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EVENT

MARSHALL LOOKS AHEAD AT THIRD OFFICE LAUNCH

A number of guests attended the official opening of the branch

The new branch

M

arshall launched its third branch in the city with an informal evening of celebrations.

The company invited clients and contacts to its new Allerton branch on Smithdown Road for drinks and a chance to hear about forthcoming plans.

The Marshall group has operated a construction and property arm for almost three decades, and with its first agency branch having launched three years ago in Grassendale, followed by a central Rodney Street base and now the Allerton office, the firm is planning further North West expansion over the next 18 months.

Managing director Paul Marshall says: "The launch event of our new Allerton branch was an opportunity for us to reveal the 30-year success story of the Marshall group to our estate and lettings agency clients.”

He adds: “We already have a strong client base in the North West but we want to develop this further to take advantage of the burgeoning property market across the country.”

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A large, modern home with driveway for offroad parking, this property is ideal for a family with children because of its location close to three schools in the Maghull area. A short walk to Maghull train station provides access to Liverpool city centre and Ormskirk, while the property also benefits from excellent motorway links and nearby local amenities.

This top-floor apartment features a balcony offering stunning views over the River Mersey.

Located on the city’s iconic waterfront, the apartment provides easy access to the Central Business District, Albert Dock and Liverpool ONE. Both bedrooms are doubles, with the master benefitting from an en suite. The property is fully furnished and comes with secure allocated parking.

Situated in The Reach building, this apartment is on the doorstep of city centre shops, bars, restaurants and national transport links, as well as Liverpool’s universities. Ideal for professional sharers, the property comprises two double bedrooms, a fitted kitchen, laminated flooring in the living area and a modern bathroom. The apartment is available furnished.

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Advice from chartered accountants 0151 228 8977 Julia Casimo

Taking advantage of new pension freedoms Q: I have my own building business and make a sizeable profit. I have always steered clear of putting money into a pension, I didn’t like the way that money was locked-in, or the idea of buying an annuity – but I’m tempted now by the new rules - what do I need to be aware of?

A: There is a ‘pension revolution’ underway – the final parts of which will come into effect on 6 April 2015. Up until now there has been a sizeable minority of entrepreneurs who have (despite the tax breaks) steadfastly refused to consider putting money into a pension. That is changing fast.

The things you need to be aware of are; • To make a personal pension contribution you must have ‘net-relevant earnings’ in the same year of at least the amount of the contribution you are making. ‘Net relevant earnings’ include salary, bonuses and trading profits.

Rental profits and dividends do not count.

• If you operate your business as a trading limited company, you can make a contribution through that, as an ‘employer’ pension contribution. In this case, you need to have profits to cover the contribution.

• You are limited to an annual contribution of £40,000 for 2014/15 and 2015/16.

• You can make larger contributions, by bringing forward allowances of the previous three years, but only if during those years you were a member of a UK registered pension scheme.

• The tax advantages of pensions, now that the constraints on getting funds out after the age of 55 have been more or less removed, mean that they should be a basic part of most higher rate tax payers strategy.

• Pension savings are also an Inheritance Tax (IHT) protected pot, outside of your estate for IHT purposes, and which can now be passed down the generations.

As with all important financial decisions good advice is critical. For more information about how the new pension freedoms could apply to you, contact us on 0151 228 8977.

As with many decisions you really do need to take independent financial and tax advice. If you would like our help contact Julia Casimo on 0151 228 8977 or julia.casimo@jkca.co.uk at John Kerr Chartered Accountants 369-371 Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool L12 2AH. Authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority Registered number 101330 Please note that this article is not intended to give specific technical or financial advice and it should not be construed as doing so. It is designed only to alert readers to some of the issues. It is not intended to give exhaustive coverage of any topic. Professional advice should always be sought before action is either taken or refrained from as a result of information contained herein.

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LOOKING TO BUY YOUR FIRST HOME BUT STRUGGLING TO SAVE FOR THE DEPOSIT? YOU’RE NOT ALONE A RECENT STUDY BY MORTGAGE INSURER GENWORTH REVEALS A THIRD OF WOULD-BE BUYERS IN THE UK HAVE GIVEN UP HOPE OF EVER BEING ABLE TO RAISE A DEPOSIT TO BUY A HOME COULD THE GOVERNMENT’S LATEST INITIATIVE BE THE SOLUTION THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR?

Who can open a Help to Buy ISA?

Over the last few years there’s been no shortage of government schemes to help first-time buyers. From Help to Buy equity loans and mortgage guarantees to Shared Ownership, there are certainly plenty of options for first-timers looking to get on the property ladder. And last month, Chancellor George Osborne used what could be his last Budget to announce the government’s latest initiative to help buyers – the Help to Buy ISA.

The accounts will only be available to first-time buyers.

Who will offer Help to Buy ISAs? The ISAs will be offered through banks and building societies and, come autumn, they will start to reveal the rates they’ll offer.

Do I have to buy a new-build?

No. Help to Buy ISAs can be used to buy any property.

How does it work?

Can I open a cash ISA as well as a Help to Buy ISA?

Under the new scheme would-be buyers will open tax-free savings accounts called Help to Buy ISAs to save for a mortgage deposit. You can deposit an initial £1,000 and £200 a month thereafter. The government will then give you an extra 25% on top when you come to buy a house. So for every £200 you save, the government will give you £50. The maximum ‘bonus’ the government can give is £3,000. To get this you’d need to save £12,000. The bonus is available on homes up to £450,000 in London and £250,000 outside London.

If you open a cash ISA or put money into an existing one you won’t be able to take out a Help to Buy ISA in the same tax year, meaning you’ll have to wait until next spring.

What are the downsides?

One criticism of the scheme is that, with house prices rising, it’s likely that the amount needed for a deposit will be much higher than £15,000 (the maximum you can make with the Help to Buy ISA, including the government bonus).

However, there’s nothing to stop you from saving more in another account and, if you’re buying with your partner and he or she is also a first-time buyer you can both take out Help to Buy ISAs and benefit from a £6,000 bonus from the government.

It’s worth noting too that the Help to Buy ISA can be used in conjunction with the other Help to Buy schemes meaning would-be buyers can use the ISA to save for a 5% deposit.

When will Help to Buy ISAs be available?

Help to Buy ISAs will launch in the autumn and will be available for four years. Once you have one you can keep it for as long as you like.

However, with the General Election just weeks away, whether or not the scheme sees the light of day will depend on what happens on May 7.

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HELP TO BUY EQUITY LOAN & MORTGAGE GUARANTEE The Help to Buy ISA is the latest government initiative aimed at helping first-time buyers to get a foot on that elusive first rung of the property ladder. But how does it compare to the original Help to Buy Equity Loan and Mortgage Guarantee schemes?

Help to Buy was launched in 2013 and consisted of two separate parts. The first part allows borrowers to receive an equity loan from the government to help towards their deposit. Available for new-build properties only, buyers can borrow up to 20% of the value of the property meaning they’ll only have to put forward 5% in order to access cheaper mortgage deals.

The loan is interest free for five years after which it will have a rate of 1.75% a year, rising annually in line with Retail Price Index inflation plus 1%.

The second part of Help to Buy became available in October 2013, three months earlier than its planned launch date of January 2014 and involves a mortgage guarantee. The scheme is available on both new and existing properties and allows borrowers to raise as little as 5% deposit with the government providing the mortgage lenders with a guarantee for up to 15% of the mortgage – minimising the risk for the lender.

Both schemes are available for homes up to £600,000.

Both the mortgage guarantee and the equity loan schemes are available to both first-time buyers and existing owners.

I.e. for every £200 you save each month, the government will give you £50... ...up to a maximum bonus of £3,000.

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HOME NEWS STUDENT HOMES REDEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY TO MEET DEMANDS IN THE CITY Student housing provider, Accommod8 is rolling out a redevelopment programme across its period properties in the city, to meet the demands of the current market.

Accommod8’s redevelopment programme is underway

The firm is “investing significantly” in bringing its properties up to new home standard as it responds to the surge in student developments around Liverpool.

Works being carried out include the installation of new wall and roof insulation and the remodelling of interiors to add additional bedrooms, bathrooms and more open living spaces, as the company aims to provide the same high specification as new accommodation within houses.

John Blythe, director of Accommod8, says: “I believe the demand for high quality shared houses on streets will not significantly reduce but our response to the increasing number and quality of new developments in the city centre is to roll out a redevelopment programme to bring our student property portfolio up to a standard comparable with the brand new accommodation; or at least as far as you can in 100-year-old terraced properties.”

For further information, log on to www.accommod8.biz.

NEW MACBRYDE DEVELOPMENT ATTRACTS ‘EARLY BIRD’ INTEREST Macbryde Homes has attracted early demand for its latest Merseyside scheme, with potential buyers declaring an interest in 12 of the 13 plots.

‘Early bird’ reservations have been made on all but one of the new properties at the developer’s Bishop’s Place site in Oxton, on the Wirral Peninsula, meaning the prospective purchasers will be offered first refusal when the homes are released for sale.

The prestigious development, featuring a collection of four-bedroom family homes on Bidston Road, follows on from the success of Macbryde Homes’ nearby Westmount Park site on Vyner Road South.

With construction work expected to begin imminently on the Bishop’s Place site, Simon Macbryde, chairman and managing director of Macbryde Homes, says: “We are delighted with the demand for these new homes in Oxton, and are pleased that so many people have been able to make Early Bird reservations at this stage.”

“We are also starting to build a reserve list to give even more people an opportunity to buy when Bishop’s Place is officially available for sale.”

For more information about Bishop’s Place or Westmount Park, visit www.macbryde-homes.co.uk.

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FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE IN TO BLUEBELL PARK The first residents have moved in at Huyton’s Bluebell Park development, where 122 newly built properties provide extra care facilities for the over 55s.

The site’s 21 homes available under Shared Ownership were the first to welcome new residents, while the first Bluebell Park’s first resident, Alice tenants of 101 one and twoMawdsley receives a welcome gift bedroom properties offered from KHT’s Janet Laycock for affordable rent began moving to the development shortly after. Owner Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) says all 101 apartments have been allocated at the scheme.

Bluebell Park offers facilities to allow residents to live independently including specialist assistive care, an on-site bistro, and communal facilities.

Alice Mawdsley, 77, was the first resident at the scheme after moving from a three-bedroom bungalow in Widnes. She says: “My husband passed away last year and this is the first time I’ll have ever lived on my own, so feeling safe is very important to me. I know I’ll feel secure at Bluebell Park and I’m now much closer to my daughters’ homes, so visiting my family will be much easier.”

KHT will hold a community day to officially launch the development later this year, and has also started work on a new extra care development at the Watch Factory in Prescot.

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We will be offering FREE Mastermove valuations on your current home at our Open House Weekend.

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New Heys off Allerton Road, Liverpool L18 9UD Visit: redrow.co.uk/newheys Call: 0151 7925233 Calderstones Grange Allerton Road, Liverpool L18 9AD Visit: redrow.co.uk/calderstones Call: 0151 3783131 Image typical of Redrow homes. Details correct at time of going to press. Available on selected plots only.

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HOME NEWS OFF PLAN LAUNCH FOR NEW GARSTON HOMES

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Developer Lovell is anticipating high demand as it launches the next phase of its Affinity at Church Fields scheme.

The housebuilder is inviting potential buyers to reserve one of 44 new homes off plan at the Garston site, but is confident they will need to act quickly to secure the properties.

With opportunities for early buyers to tailor some of the finishes of the three-bedroom mews or three and four-bedroom semi-detached homes on offer, Anne-Marie O’Doherty, field sales manager for Lovell in the North West, says: “They say the early bird catches the worm, well they can certainly land on a choice of kitchen units, work tops or tiles at Affinity, so it’s well worth buying before the home is built to add their own personal touches to the property. Those who reserve early will also have a wider choice of plots to choose from so they can find the perfect home, garden and location to suit them.

“We have already had a lot of interest and based on previous experience at this development, these homes will go quickly.”

The latest properties, which will benefit from nearby schools, shops and

restaurants in the regenerated Garston area, are available through the government-backed Help to Buy Equity Loan initiative.

For further details about the development, which is open from Thursday to Monday between 10am and 5pm, call 0151 427 8098.

Redrow’s ‘Buckingham’ style house

NEW AGENCY LAUNCH TO BOOST FUNDS FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPICE A new sales and lettings agency is raising funds for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice following its arrival in the city.

‘Open house’ weekend for Calderstones Grange New properties at Redrow’s Calderstones Grange development will be showcased to potential buyers as an ‘open house’ weekend takes place.

During 11-12 April the five-bedroom ‘Highgrove’ and ‘Buckingham’ style showhomes in Allerton, which are ready to move into, will be opened up for viewings from 11am until 4pm.

Ahead of the two-day event Jason Newton, sales director for Redrow Homes in the North

West, says: “Visitors will be able to get a really good feel for what life could be like in a brand new Redrow home and decide if the Buckingham, or maybe the Highgrove, best fits their lifestyle.”

The development is close to Allerton Road and the popular Calderstones Park and Sefton Park green spaces.

For more information visit www.redrow.co.uk/calderstones

Branch director Giovanni Tummino launched the Liverpool franchise of online-based EweMove.com this month, and is offering to waive the fee on the first 10 instructions in return for donations to the local charity.

Having previously served as chairman of the finance committee at Liverpool’s St Austin’s Roman Catholic Church for five years, Eucharistic minister for six years and a local school fundraiser, Giovanni believes “it’s good to give something back into the community”.

Having visited Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice to witness its vital work in the area, he adds: “I’ve got four children and I’ve been really lucky that they’ve had no dramatic experiences. I live in Liverpool and Zoe’s Place always stands out as something that’s needed.”

For further information, contact Giovanni on 0151 329 2729.

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INDUST RY N EWS INDUSTRY GETS TO GRIPS WITH LANDLORD LICENSING

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Landlords in Liverpool must now apply for a five-year licence for each of their properties or face hefty fines, following the launch of the city council’s controversial landlord licensing scheme.

Under the scheme, which came into effect on 1 April, landlords must have a licence for each of the properties they own. Before they are granted a licence landlords will have to meet strict criteria set by the council while properties must meet fire, electric and gas safety standards and be in a good state of repair.

Licences will cost £400 for the first property and £350 for each additional property. Meanwhile a rate of £200 per property is available to members of the CLASS Accredited Landlord Scheme and other organisations that opt to enter into the council’s co-regulation initiative.

Though no organisations have been confirmed as co-regulators as yet both the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) are rumoured to be in talks to do so.

Steven Latham, managing director, Concentric Property (a member of ARLA) says: “When landlord licensing was first announced we thought the charge being proposed was excessive so we’re glad to see it is now £200 for accredited agents. As ARLA-registered agents all of our properties are professionally managed.

“For the past few months we have been giving out regular updates to our landlords but we are still fielding enquiries from those who have only recently been made aware of the scheme. There are landlords who may not be living in the city who are unaware of the scheme and we’ve been advising them on the different aspects and potential scenarios it may bring. The fines for not having a licence can be up to £20,000.”

Steven says he believes more landlords will now choose to use a property management agent.

He says: “We as a company will act as the licence holder on behalf of our landlords, ensuring all licence conditions are adhered to. By choosing a co-regulated agent landlords can

benefit from the discount available as they are able to save money in licence fees. We will continue working with the council to try and reduce these further.”

Louis Anastasiou, managing director of NALSregulated agent Andrew Louis, says: “We have been in regular discussions with the council and what is quite obvious to everyone is that we all share the same goal. We all want a safe private rented sector (PRS) for tenants. No one wants to have rogue landlords in the industry or, by the same token, rogue letting agents.

“I am pleased the council has listened to our insight thus far and I believe the meetings we have had have been very productive.”

City law firm shortlisted for four awards City law firm Jackson Canter is celebrating awards success having been shortlisted in four categories at the Liverpool Law Society 2015 Legal Awards.

Gemma Ellison

Ahead of the 15 May ceremony at the city’s Crowne Plaza, the company, which deals with a range of legal matters for clients including conveyancing, is in the running for the Large Law Firm of the Year title.

It has also been shortlisted for the Private Client Award for its estate administration and personal legal planning work, and Gemma Ellison is up for Junior Lawyer of the Year.

The company’s Broudie Jackson Canter arm has also been nominated for the Work in the Community accolade.

Andrew Holroyd, CEO of Jackson Canter, which is based at Exchange Flags in Liverpool’s commercial district, says: “We are delighted that the work of the practice has been recognised in this way for the practice as a whole and for our Personal Legal Planning work.”

Shortlisted team member, Gemma Ellison, adds: “I’m thrilled to be shortlisted for such a brilliant award. The work I’ve done over the past year has been challenging but exciting and some great outcomes have been achieved for my clients who are essential to everything we do as a firm.”

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A strong first quarter has brought optimism for the spring months ahead at Sutton Kersh, as the Liverpool agency achieved a record amount of weekly sales across its three branches.

One week during mid February is said to have generated more than £9 million worth of property sales for the firm, as residential sales totalling over £6.2 million were coupled with successful auction results.

According to the agency, a “flurry of instructions” has helped to boost performance during the first months of 2015, and the momentum is also said to have continued through March when the South Liverpool branch on Allerton Road secured offers on properties amounting to almost £18 million during the month.

James Kersh, managing director of Sutton Kersh which also has offices in West Derby and Liverpool city centre, says: “This is a real testament to our fantastic team of 130 members of staff achieving such outstanding sales results. The Liverpool market is really strong at present and we hope to continue our success throughout the remainder of the year.”

The sales achievements have also been accompanied by fundraising success for Sutton Kersh during 2015, as staff have already shown support for Comic Relief ’s Red Nose Day appeal and the company is looking forward to sponsoring Nugent Care’s annual celebrity golf day in May. For further information visit www.suttonkersh.co.uk

CITY RESIDENTIAL WELCOMES NEW RECRUITS Liverpool estate and lettings agent, City Residential has appointed three new members to its growing property team.

Aiden Kearney, Shirley Smith and Alex Lund

Aiden Kearney, who has already worked in the lettings industry in Liverpool and Ireland for two years, has joined the firm’s lettings department alongside fellow new recruit Shirley Smith, who brings more than five years of experience in a customer service environment to the company.

Meanwhile, new addition Alex Lund joins City Residential as an accounts associate, having previously worked for an accountancy firm. He has recently completed his AAT Level 3 and is currently studying towards Level 4 of the qualification.

Following the appointments, director Kerry Rogerson-Bevan says: “Aiden, Shirley and Alex are enthusiastic and ambitious young people with a passion for property and we are delighted to be welcoming them to our team.”

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INTERVIEW BY ABIGAIL WHITESIDE

You’re performing some of your work in the region alongside the Manchester Camerata Symphony Orchestera this month. What can people expect?

You feel like doing a greatest hits thing suggests everything is over. What’s nice about it though, is we go from the first thing I did ‘The Young Americans’ and a song called ‘Playing Dead’ which I did with Bjork - right up to ‘Sherlock’ and everything in between.

I’m hoping I can come back in 10 years and do more, just as long as I’m still working and people care.

How has the show come about? Does it just seem like a good time to reflect on your work so far?

I always think that when I’m not writing I’m wasting time, but somebody asked if I’d do a concert.

I did one last year at the Royal Festival Hall in London and we had a great time. People were saying ‘why aren’t you playing anywhere else?’ so we’re doing more. It’s not to promote film or TV; it’s purely for the pleasure of watching an orchestra and playing music at an amazing venue.

People recognise your music from films or TV. Have you had to re-work it a lot for a live performance?

We tried to find stuff that’s representative of the films. We’re not using visuals and projections because it’s like having a TV on in the pub; no matter who you’re with, everyone ends up turning around to watch it. I’d like people to pay attention to the orchestra, they’re brilliant musicians.

Hopefully it’s going to be fun more than anything, but in terms of re-jigging we’re not doing some of the electronic stuff in the films.

It’s more of an acoustic set up, so with stuff from films like the Bonds and ‘Independence Day’, and also ‘Sherlock’ stuff, the whole thing is more of an unplugged version.

You’ve worked on music for films and TV to theatre. Does each medium offer a different challenge?

Ultimately, the job remains the same regardless of the moving images in front of you. For instance, I might do a $10m movie, then the next day a $100m movie, and the pressure that comes with spending more money on a film is rather large but the job effectively remains the same. I have to find musical solutions to a problem put in front of

me when the film plays and that has never really changed.

How does the process of making a soundtrack actually work? Does seeing the film provide all the inspiration for the music?

The most informed thing you’ll ever do is watch the film and that will present problems that need sorting. You can sort them alongside the director and producers with discussions like ‘what do we want it to say?’ and ’what do we want the audience to feel?’, and then you get a sense of what that is.

The tricky bit is writing it because you need to contextualise what this music is going to be and how it’s going to sound. For example, is it going to be rock and roll or orchestral? Is there going to be a big or small orchestra? You have to present these things to people as a solution to the problem and what the film score is going to be, how it sounds and why it sounds like that.

As well as having images as an influence, do you have your own musical influences for your work?

Ever since I’ve been writing I’ve been listening to very little, and I think that’s bad.

In my kitchen I listen to talking on the radio because I can’t really stand listening to music if I’ve been writing all day.

Sometimes I stick a record on and listen to some new and some old stuff. You don’t want to spend your whole life listening to things you already know, so I’m trying to listen to new things and not do anything other than realise there are people doing amazing things for music and it might be something that inspires you to do something yourself.

You’ve worked with lots of influential artists, like Massive Attack and Bjork. Is there anyone you’d still like to work with?

There are genre creators and innovators of all sorts of rules, it’s very exciting. The interesting thing about film is that it’s mostly conventional at times, and it’s a convention borne out of the fear of being different because different might mean countless box office failures. It’s a security blanket and there’s nothing wrong with that but you can’t stretch your wings as far as you may wish to.

I understand those restrictions are there and that’s a big part of the challenge to write the music, but you feel when you work with someone who is, I guess, purer in the way they create, perceive and perform, that you want to up your game. I wouldn’t want to play anything that I wouldn’t want to show to people I admire, so I try to keep those people in mind when I’m writing in the hope of not embarrassing myself if they ever walked in.

In terms of your work, are there any new directions you’d like to go in?

I wouldn’t go and see a horror film as I think it’s more often teenagers who enjoy those, but I’d do one because I’ve never done one, or a country and western. I like a good tragedy; the darker keys, the approach to the melody, the yearning and the pain. I like all of those things but I’d never really choose to see one - I tend to edge towards sillier films because I don’t want to think about things too much. It comes down to work mostly, because I have to analyse a lot of things. I like films that let me vegetate in front of the TV and then I don’t think about them again, it’s slightly meditative.

Looking back on your work, do you have a standout career moment?

I always think of these things retrospectively because when you’re there it never really feels standout, it feels normal. The opening for the first ever film I did was good, and I think winning a Grammy was good but it didn’t feel like anything out of the ordinary at the time. I was recording with Iggy Pop the day after! I went in a limo to the Grammys, won and then rang my mum and dad and told them - I remember that distinctly.

I got an Emmy the other week and a few nominations. Then there’s the opening night of a West End musical, or your first Bond film, and these are all incredible things but I’m sitting in a dark room on my own most of the time. Once a year these things happen and that’s pretty good.

There was also the Olympics, pressing go on a Sunday night and all of a sudden you’re live to billions of people. When you’re there it’s kind of like ‘oh I’m just doing this now’, but the other good thing is nobody knows who you are, mainly because composers are mostly behind the camera. I could be in the cinema watching a film I’ve done and nobody knows who I am, and I could probably walk on stage and they wouldn’t know! It’s an interesting dynamic.

What are your plans beyond your forthcoming shows?

Another ‘Sherlock’, which is a special. Michael Price and I compose those together so we’ve started on that. Then Charlie Higson has written a new version of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and I’m doing that, and I’m also doing a feature film starring Michael Douglas and Noomi Rapace called ‘Unlocked’.

I am looking to start writing another musical too. I loved doing it so much I really want to do another one!

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The Snowdrop has been repainted in the dazzle camouflage design following last year’s commemorations of the start of World War One. The colourful patterns were originally painted on wartime ships to dazzle enemies and make seeing the size, shape and direction of travel more difficult.

Named ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’, the pop artstyle ferry has entered service carrying passengers on the River Mersey and will take part in the city’s One Magnificent City celebration in summer.

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Liverpool Biennial, The First World War Centenary Art Commissions and Tate Liverpool commissioned the artwork, in partnership with Merseytravel and National Museums Liverpool. The design was completed at local shipbuilder Cammell Laird before it made its Mersey debut.

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Promising an illuminating journey to an age of majestic warriors, astronomy and learning, shamanic rituals and human sacrifice; the exhibition will showcase 385 objects from museums and historical sites in Mexico including sculptures, funerary masks and jewellery.

Steve Judd, director of World Museum, says: “It’s a great honour to have ‘Mayas: Revelation of an Endless Time’ coming to Liverpool.

Not only is World Museum the only place you can see the exhibition in the UK, it’s also free entry, making it accessible to all.”

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The ‘dazzle ship’ style Mersey Ferry is now in service

CONSTELLATIONS TO HOST SIMPSONS EVENT Baltic Triangle venue Constellations will launch its first art exhibition with a fun look at the world’s favourite cartoon family, The Simpsons.

Bringing together a host of artists, DJs, writers, tattooists and more, No Homers Club will feature art displays and interactive activities based on the TV series.

A launch night on 17 April includes a bespoke donut stand from Albion Bakehouse, a Flaming Moes bar, burgers and other food, a one-off craft beer and giant murals. Guests will also be asked to draw character Milhouse from memory, with some set to feature in a book based on the event.

The launch night will be followed by Simpsonsthemed activities such as screen printing workshops and a print fair taking place on 18 and 19 April respectively, as the Greenland Street event space launches as an exhibition venue for the first time.

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Michael Fowler, who along with artist Ria Fell is organising the exhibition, says: “Constellations looks great and the team has been really creative.

If the event is a success we’re hoping to have a few more events in Liverpool in future.”

Tickets for the launch night cost £6, and the screen printing workshops and print fair are free to enter. Much of the artwork will be available to view until 30 April.

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Mococo, Metquarter At Mococo, you’ll find well-loved jewellery brands such as Pandora, ChloBo, Swarovski and Links of London all under one roof. Our item of choice is from Thomas Sabo’s blue line, a gorgeous collection of royal blue and rose gold watches for both men and women.

This ladies’ ‘Rebel at Heart’ watch (£215) features an elegant three-hand design with an alligator-print leather strap and a rose gold case. The rich blue colour makes it a striking timepiece and for that extra bit of luxury, the crown is decorated with a lapis lazuli; a semiprecious stone.

POINT AND SHOOT John Lewis, Liverpool ONE Highly stylish and packed full of features, the Olympus PEN PL7 camera (£499.95) is brilliant for taking snaps on the go or expressing your creativity. The retro style and faux leather finish give it an attractive edge, and the LCD screen which can be flipped around for front viewing is a unique touch, which we’re sure has been used to take many selfies! The built-in Wi-Fi and free phone app make it easy to share your photos on social media or email them to friends without any fuss. If you’re looking for a camera which has both style and substance, check this out at John Lewis.

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DOG-FRIENDLY PUBS The warmer months are, hopefully, arriving and for those with a four-legged friend this is the ideal time to dust off the walking boots and take the pooch for a well-earned pub treat at the end of a long walk. Here are three dog-friendly pubs you can both enjoy.

DOGGY DELIGHT The Freshfield, Massam’s Lane, Formby, L37 Famed for its excellent pub food and extensive array of cask ales, The Freshfield is also located at the end of a National Trust walk and has a dedicated dog dining room complete with a dog treat menu. With plenty of company, a bowl of water and the prospect of a treat, your pooch will love this rural destination at the end of a walk.

LEAD-ING PUB The Caledonia, Caledonia Street, L7 The dog-loving owners – and resident dog – are always happy to welcome well-behaved guests to this historic pub on the outskirts of the city centre, whether they’re on two legs or four. Dogs should be prepared to be fussed over at The Caledonia, where owners can also enjoy food and live music.

PAWS FOR A BREAK Neighbourhood Café, Woolton Road, L16

Neighbourhood Café is a friendly and bustling South Liverpool eatery offering quality Parisinspired dining. And if there’s one thing Parisians love it’s enjoying a daytime coffee and snack with their beloved dog in tow. The café serves specials every month, and is a welcoming venue for you and your dog to take a rest after a long walk.

EPICURED Gradwell Street, L1 Located in the shadow of the Penelope sculpture, a collection of coloured balls on winding poles that look like pop art flowers bursting from the ground, Epicured is one of the newest eateries to grace the bohemian Ropewalks area.

The restaurant itself can be found in the Wolstenholme Square area, among bearded barbers and graffiti-clad chicken joints, and is the latest sign of green shoots of regeneration in the often-overlooked square.

On one of the first Saturdays of spring myself and my dining partner headed to the compact little diner looking forward to a promise of quality cured meat, cheese and local tipples. We certainly were not disappointed.

Epicured is an intriguing place. There are vast bundles of ham hanging above the counter while arty décor includes a giant bull’s head, a fairy light-clad tree sculpture and even a wall of denim jeans. On one wall a video of a scooter being driven through New York clashes with industrial-style pipes on the ceiling.

It would be easy to think this mish-mash would be overwhelming but the family

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team behind the venture clearly has an eye for design and it, somehow, works. The interior feels comfortable, unique and effortlessly trendy – a restaurant that genuinely belongs in the Ropewalks area. But where it really stands out is the food.

There’s a simple menu of ‘picnic blocks’, which offer a smorgasbord of cured meat, fruit, nuts, spreads and other treats. Sandwiches and breakfast options are also available, but we dived straight in to the preselected feast.

We opted for the vegetarian option (£12.95); chargrilled aubergines, courgettes, sweet peppers, pan-fried halloumi, feta, houmous, and various pickles and nuts. Every item was carefully considered to complement the rest and with delicious fresh bread – including a wonderful slice infused with saffron – the freshness and flavour had heads turning as we tucked in at our window seat.

We also ordered what our host suggested was the finest ham in the world, hand carved Jamon Iberico Bellota

(£8) from free range black foot pigs, which are fed only on acorns. The ham was deliciously rich and it too came with quality fresh bread slices. The food is generously portioned and even spending a lazy afternoon at the venue, we struggled to finish it all, ensuring value for money along with quality.

The meal was washed down with the Baltic Triangle’s finest; Mad Hatter Brewery’s tasty Penny Lane craft beer, while a small jar of fresh popcorn delivered with the meal was a nice touch.

Epicured is a friendly, welcoming hideaway that serves exceptional food at affordable prices. It stands out because of the sheer quality of the options on the lovingly-compiled menu and on this showing is comparible to more established city sharing specialists such as Lunya and Salt House Bacaro.

Under the stalks of the Penelope sculpture, Wolstenholme Square is slowly blooming into life, and Epicured could be the best place yet to relax and enjoy the warmer months.

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Runners from Liverpool, the UK and overseas took part

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hen party was among more than 5,000 runners who braved the wet weather to take part in the Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon.

For keen runner and bride-to-be Kerry Purvis, the challenge was the first of several running events she was gearing up to take part in during the five weeks before her wedding.

Setting off from the waterfront’s Pier Head, the 13.1-mile route took in city landmarks including Albert Dock, Liverpool Cathedral and Sefton Park Palm House.

The event, which has become the North West’s biggest half marathon since its launch in 1994, was won by Paul Martelletti from London who has also taken honours in the Brighton and Bath stages of the Vitality Race Series. He completed the run in one hour and eight minutes.

Organised by BTR Liverpool, this year’s half marathon attracted nationwide participants as well as runners from 15 overseas countries.

Laura Hall, Jacob Mace and Graham Hall

The runners set off on the 13.1-mile course

Bride-to-be Kerry Purvis ran a ‘Hen Race’ as part of her pre-wedding celebrations

Paul Martelletti crossed the line first

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