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Redr ow’ sCol i ndal eGar dens •Homespopul arwi t hi nvest or sduet ospaci ous i nt er i or s,gr eenspaceandt r anspor t i mpr ovement s •Over12year st hi sdevel opmentwi l lcr eat ea newcommuni t ycompr i si ng2, 900homes,9 acr esofpubl i cgr eenspace,ashoppi ngpl aza andnewpr i mar yschoolf or600pupi l si nt he LondonBor oughofBar net Redr ow’ sCol i ndal eGar dens,whi chwi l lbemade upof2, 900newhomesuponcompl et i on,of f er sa numberoft r anqui l ,expansi vegr eenspacesand par ksf orr esi dent st oenj oy ,whi l ebei ngwi t hi n easyr eachofcent r alLondoni nunderj ust25 mi nut es,vi aCol i ndal eunder gr oundst at i on.

Thedevel opmenthasunr i val l edt r anspor tl i nks i nt ocent r alLondon,wi t hdi r ect24houraccessat weekendst oKi ngsCr oss,Tot t enham Cour tRoad, Char i ngCr ossandWat er l oovi at heNor t her nLi ne under gr oundser vi cef r om Col i ndal e,conveni ent l y l ocat edadj acentt oCol i ndal eGar dens.Redr owi s al soi nvest i ng£1 1mi l l i oni nt ot r anspor tar oundt he devel opmentwhi chwi l li ncl udeenhancement st o Col i ndal eSt at i onandbusr out esar oundt hel ocal ar ea.

St r ongsal esf i gur esaf f i r m Col i ndal e’ sr i seasa popul arl ocat i onwi t hpr of essi onal sandf ami l i es

l ooki ngt obui l dt hei rf ut ur esduet oi t sl andscapi ng, l ocal eandcl osepr oxi mi t yt oCol i ndal e under gr oundst at i on.Tr anspor tupgr adesacr oss t heCapi t alar ecr eat i ngpr oper t yhot spot sandt hi s i si ncr easi ngl yappar enti nout erLondonar eas suchasCol i ndal e,whi chof f ereasyaccessvi at he Nor t her nLi neunder gr oundser vi cef r om Col i ndal e, conveni ent l yl ocat edadj acentt oCol i ndal e Gar dens.

Theapar t ment sanddupl exesar eLondonl i vi ngat i t sf i nest ,wi t hspaci ousopenpl anl i vi nganddi ni ng ar east hatext endont oapr i vat ebal conyor t er r ace.Al lapar t ment si nTheOr char dQuar t erwi l l al sobenef i tf r om accesst ot hecommunalpodi um gar denl ocat edont hef i r stf l oor .Thehi ghqual i t y homeshavebeendesi gnedwi t ht hel i f est yl esof busypr of essi onal sandf ami l i esi nmi nd.Theyar e easyt omai nt ai n,andeachpr oper t yi scompl et ed t oanout st andi ngspeci f i cat i on.

I nt er i or si ncl udeSi emenski t chenappl i ances, under f l oorheat i ngt hr oughoutt heapar t ment sand bui l ti nwar dr obest ot hemast erbedr oomswi t h sl i di ngdoor sandcont empor ar ybat hr oomswi t h f eat ur el i ght i ng.Eachhomehasbeencar ef ul l y desi gnedwi t ht hecont empor ar yqual i t yf i ni sh Redr owi sr enownedf or .

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Ast heGov er nmentt ak ess t epst ohel pf i r s tt i mebuy er s getont ot hepr oper t yl adder ,newr es ear c hs ugges t st hat i ti st hos emov i ngupt hatar er eal l ys t r uggl i ng.Onei n f our‘ s ec onds t epper s ’ –t het er mc oi nedt odef i net hos e mov i ngf r om t hei rf i r s thomei nt oabi ggerpr oper t y–s ay t hatt heyt ooneedf i nanc i al hel pt omov eupt hepr oper t y l adder .Ar epor tf r om c onv ey anc ers er v i c espr ov i derMy HomeMov es ugges t st hats ec onds t epper sar eBr i t ai n’ s f or got t enhomeowner s ,whi c hi sawor r y i ngpr os pec t .

Aswel l ass t r i v i ngt oac hi ev eal es ss t r es s f ul homes el l i ng ex per i enc e,t hepr oc es si sex pec t edt os av es el l er smoney andt i meast her ear enoes t at eagentandmar k et i ngf ees t opayandnopot ent i al c os t l yc hai nc ol l aps el i k el y .I f buy er sar eel i gi bl ef ort hes c heme,t henal l t heyhav et odo i sr es er v et hei rnewhomeandDav i dWi l s onHomest ak es c ar eoft her es t .Anof f ert opur c has et heex i s t i ngpr oper t y i sbas edonapr es umeds al ewi t hi nei ghtt ot enweek sand aguar ant eedbuy erof f er i ngaf ai rv al uepr i c e.

Loc al hous ebui l derDav i dWi l s onHomesmayhav ej us t t heans werf orBr i t ai n’ s‘ f or got t enhomebuy er s ’ t hank st o i t shel pf ul Par t Ex c hanges c hemewhi c hi sav ai l abl eat i t sHeat hwoodPar kdev el opmenti nt hes oughtaf t er v i l l ageofLi ndf i el d,Wes tSus s ex .

Pr ov i ngpopul ari nWes t Sus s ex ,atDav i dWi l s on Homes ’ Heat hwood Par kdev el opment , manyhomebuy er shav e madeus eofPar tEx c hangei nor dert o s ec ur eapr oper t yat t hi sat t r ac t i v es emi r ur al dev el opment .Loc at ed i nt hes ought af t erv i l l ageofLi ndf i el di nWes tSus s exov er 50% oft hehomeshav ebeens ol d,manywi t h Par t Ex c hange.I nt ot al ,t heat t r ac t i v edev el opmentof f er s 105br andnewhomes ,andof f er sac ol l ec t i onofqual i t y t wo,t hr ee,f ourandf i v ebedr oom homesi nar angeof di f f er ents t y l es .Cur r ent l yav ai l abl ef ors al ei sas el ec t i onof t hr ee,f ourandf i v ebedr oom homes ,i nc l udi ngt er r ac ed anddet ac hedpr oper t i es .

Thepopul arhomebuy i ngs c hemei spr ov i ngex t r emel y popul arwi t hs t r uggl i ngs ec onds t epper s .Asl ongast hey ar eups i z i ng,newhomesbui l derDav i dWi l s onHomes wi l l pur c has eabuy er ’ spr oper t yi nor dert oal l owt hem t o mak et hemov ei nt oabi ggerandbr andnewhomeat oneofi t squal i t ydev el opment s .Aswel l asr educ i ngt he s t r es sandhas s l eas s oc i at edwi t hs el l i ngahome,t he pr oc es sc anal s ohel pt ak et hef i nanc i al c os toutof mov i nghomeandof t enmeant hatmov i nghomec anbe c ompl et edi nasl i t t l easf ourt os i xweek s .

Ly nnet t eStQui nt i n,Sal esDi r ec t orf orDav i dWi l s on HomesSout her nCount i es ,c omment s :“ Somet i mest he v er yt houghtofmov i ngc ans omet i mesputpeopl eof f c l i mbi ngupt hel addernev ermi ndal l t hef i nanc i al s t r es s as s oc i at edwi t hbuy i ngands el l i ng.Thank st oour uni quePar t Ex c hanges c heme,muc hoft hehas s l e, s t r es sandf i nanc i al c os ti sr emov ed.Bas edont hr ee i ndependentv al uat i ons ,wewi l l of f eraf ai rv al ueony our ex i s t i nghomeandwi l l hel py out hr ought hewhol e pr oc es s ,meani ngt haty ouc anr el axandl ookf or war dt o mov i ngi nt oy ourbr andnewhome.AsDav i dWi l s on Homesi saguar ant eedbuy er ,y ouwon’ tneedt oendur e doz ensofhous ev i ewi ngsandt heunc er t ai nt yofa pot ent i al c hai nc ol l aps i ngi sr emov ed.Forus ,i tmeansa guar ant eedbuy er ,s oPar t Ex c hangebenef i t sbot h par t i es . ”

Ly nnet t ec ont i nues :“ Par t Ex c hangehaspr ov en par t i c ul ar l ypopul aratourHeat hwoodPar k ,wher e c us t omer shav et ak enadv ant ageofaneas i erwayt o ups i z e.Thedev el opmentboas t sawonder f ul r angeof f ami l yhomesi nas uper bl oc at i onwi t hex c el l entt r ans por t l i nk s ,whi l es t i l l al l owi nghomeowner st oex per i enc er ur al v i l l agel i f e.Any onel ook i ngt omov eupt hepr oper t yl adder i nt oabeaut i f ul f ami l yhomes houl dgeti nt ouc ht of i ndout mor e.Wear enowmor et hanhal fwayt hr oughs el l i ngt he homesher eandex pec tt her emai ni ngpr oper t i est obe popul ar . ” Heat hwoodPar kboas t sanat t r ac t i v ec ombi nat i onof v i l l agel i f ewi t hex c el l entt r ans por tl i nk st ot hec oas tand London.Near byHay war dsHeat hof f er sar angeof ameni t i eswi t ht heSout hDownsr i ghtont hedoor s t ep.

Wi t hpr i c ess t ar t i ngf r om £489, 995f oraf our bedr oom det ac hedf ami l yhome,t hi si st heper f ec tdev el opmentf or t hos eus i ngPar t Ex c hanget oups i z e.

Forf ur t herdet ai l saboutHeat hwood Par korPar tExchangewi t hDavi d Wi l sonHomes,vi si twww. dwh. co. uk orcal l08445566155.

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HomeI nt er i or s Fl oodr esi l i encecampai gnerwar nshousehol dst obeawar eof f l oodr i skf r om t hawi ngsnow Mar yDhonauOBE,c hi efex ec ut i v eoft heKnowYourFl oodRi s k c ampai gnandf l oodr es i l i enc ec hampi on,i swar ni nghous ehol ds t obepr epar edf ort het haw,whi c hwi l l oc c urf ol l owi ngt hes pel l of f r eez i ngwi nt r yc ondi t i onst hatwehav ewi t nes s edac r os st he c ount r yt hi sweek .

Wi t ht heEnv i r onmentAgenc yc ur r ent l yi s s ui ng15f l oodwar ni ngs and35f l oodal er t s( att het i meofwr i t i ng) ,Mar yDhonaui swar ni ngpeopl el i v i ngi nt heaf f ec t edar east os eekadv i c eonwhat pr oper t y l ev el meas ur esc anbet ak en,t opr epar ei nadv anc eof t het hawi ngc ondi t i ons ,whi c hwi l l hel pr educ et hepot ent i al r i s kof f l oodi ngorl i mi tt her es ul t i ngef f ec t sofaf l ood.

Conf i r msMar yDhonauOBE:“ Fr om s nowbl i z z ar dsandf r eez i ng r ai n,t onowt het hr eatoff l oodi ngf r om t het haw;t heUKr eal l yhas beent hr ought hemi l l ov ert hel as tweekandt heel ement sc ont i nuet oc r eat edi f f i c ul t i esf ormanyar easoft hec ount r y . " WhenIwasf i r s tf l oodeddur i ngt hegr eatf l oodsof2000,t her e wasnos uppor toradv i c eany wher e;Idi dn’ tk nowwher et ot ur n.

Asar es ul toft hat ,Iwasdet er mi nedt hatf ut ur ef l oodv i c t i msand t hos eatr i s khav et het ool sneededt ohel pt hem r educ et hei rr i s k off l oodi ngatapr oper t yl ev el ,aswel l ashav eac c es st oc ommon s ens ef l oodr ec ov er yadv i c e.

" Ihav eaut hor eds ev er al gui des ,whi c har ef r eet odownl oadf r om t heKnowYourFl oodRi s kwebs i t e.TheHomeowner sGui det o Fl oodRes i l i enc eandal s ot heFl oodRec ov er yGui deof f eri mpar t i al ,hel pf ul gui danc eandt i psf orany onec onc er nedaboutf l ood r i s k .Hav i ngbeenf l oodedmy s el fonmanyoc c as i ons ,Is peak f r om ex per i enc eands ugges tt hatany onel i v i ngi nanar ea deemedt obe‘ atr i s k ’ f r om f l oods ,t ak ess t epsnow,t oav oi dt he hear t ac het hati tc aus es . ” TheKnowYourFl oodRi s k Campai gnai mst or ai s e awar enes soft her i s kof f l oodi ngf r om al l s our c es .I t i soneoft heUK’ smos t r ec ogni s edonl i nes our c es f orhel pi ngpeopl ef i ndout t hef l oodr i s kr el at edt ot hei r c ur r entorf ut ur ehomes .

Thef r eeHomeowner sGui det oFl oodRes i l i enc ei sav ai l abl et o downl oadf r om her e.TheFl oodRec ov er yGui dei sav ai l abl et o downl oadher e.

Formor ei nf or mat i on,v i s i twww. k nowy our f l oodr i s k . c o. uk ,orf ol l ow t hec ampai gnonTwi t t er .

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Homes&Gar dens New ' Pur eE'r angeofl eakf r eeel ect r i cshowercabi nsofawor ry f r eesol ut i ont ohomeowner s Formanyofust hesedays,maki ngt hemostofwhat everspacewehavei sa keypar tofourl i ves.Thi scanmeant ur ni ngbat hr oomsi nt oshowerr oomst o f r eeupf l oorspacef ormor eusef ulpur posesorsqueezi ngi nshower st o pl aceswhi chwer eneveri nt endedt ohol dt hem andper hapsdon’ thavet he usualf aci l i t i esi npl ace,f orexampl et heymayonl yhaveaccesst oacol d wat erf eedr at hert hanahotone.I nt heol ddays,t hi scoul dscupperot her wi segr eatpl ans,butoverr ecentyear s,manuf act ur er shavebegunt or ecogni zet hedemandf orshower swhi chcoul dbef i t t edi nt opl aceswhi chonl yhad acol dwat erf eedandhavest ar t edt opr oduceagr eat err angeofel ect r i c shower s.Thepr obl em i st heyt endt obeexpensi veandnotnecessar i l yver y at t r act i ve,Andr ewEl l i s,f ounderandCEO ofVi dal uxdeci dedt hatneededt o change.Heexpl ai nswhyandwhathedi dabouti t .

Andr ewEl l i sgoesont osay“ Sal esoft hePur eEr angehavebeenver y goodf orsuchani chepr oduct .It hi nki thel psal ott hatwe’ vechosent ospeci al i zei nsel f cont ai nedshowercabi ns,whi char ewhatt heI Twor l dcal l s “ pl ugandpl ay”sol ut i ons.I not herwor ds,youdon’ tneedt of af faboutwi t h t i l i ng( whi chal sor educescost s)andyoudon’ tneedt owor r yaboutl eaks.

Youj ustgetanat t r act i veshoweryoucani nst al lwi t hvi r t ual l ynohassl e.

Ri ghtnow,we’ r eabl et osuppl yel ect r i cshower swhi char eatl eastasgood qual i t yasever ydayconvent i onalshower s.I nt hef ut ur e,we’ r ehopi ngt obe abl et oaddmor eadvancedf eat ur essuchashydr ot her apyj et sandmaybe evenst eam.Fort het i mebei ng,however ,t hef eedbackwe’ r eget t i ngi st hat peopl ear ever yhappyj ustbei ngabl et ogetadecentshoweri napl ace wher et heycanonl yaccessacol dwat erf eed. ” .

“ Iobvi ousl yknewt hatoneoft her easonst her ewassuchahugedemandf or shower swasbecausepeopl ewant edt ocr eat emor eusabl espacei nt hei r bat hr ooms.Ial soknewt hatt her ewer equi t eaf ewpeopl el ooki ngt oadd ext r abat hr ooms,or ,mor eaccur at el yshowerr ooms,t ot hei rhomesort or edesi gnt hei rhomessot hatt heymadebet t erover al luseoft hespace.WhenI askedar ound,Ikeptget t i ngf eedbackt hatt her ewasdef i ni t el yamar ket , al bei tani cheone,f orel ect r i cshower sandyett her ewer ever yf ewavai l abl e.

Af t erIt houghtabouti t ,Ir eal i zedt hatt hesi t uat i onwasacl assi cexampl eof “ t hechi ckenandt heegg” .Peopl edi dn’ tl i ket hel i mi t edsel ect i onofel ect r i c shower savai l abl eatt hatpoi ntandi npar t i cul art heydi dn’ tseewhyt hey shoul dpaysomuchf orashowerwhi chof t endi dn’ tl ookt hatgoodorper f or m t hatwel li ncompar i sont ot hemanyst andar dshower savai l abl et opeopl e whocoul dat t acht hem t oahot wat erf eed,sot heyei t herf oundot herwayst o sol vet hei rpr obl em ort heyj ustaccept edt hef actt hatt hepr obl em coul dn’ tbe sol vedandbasi cal l yl ear nedt ol i vewi t hi t .Al li nal l ,If el tt hati fpeopl ehad t heopt i ont obuyat t r act i veandf unct i onalel ect r i cshower satar easonabl e pr i ce,t hent heywoul ddosoandI ’ m happyt osayI ’ vebeenpr ovedr i ght . ” .

I nt hef ut ur e,Andr ewEl l i sexpect ssal esoft hePur eEr anget ogr owandt o dovet ai lwi t ht heot herpr oduct sof f er edbyVi dal ux.Hesays“ Igett hei mpr essi ont hatmanypeopl ewoul dst i l ll ovet ohaveaf ul lbat hr oom wi t hbot h abat handashowersowecanchoosewhi chonewepr ef eratanygi ven t i me,butt her eal i t yi st hatbat hst akeupspacemanyofuscannol onger spar e.That ’ swhyIbel i evet hatshower swi l ldomi nat et hemar ketf oral ong t i met ocome.It hi nkt hatpeopl ewi l lr epl acebat hswi t hhydr ot her apyshower s,whi chpr ovi deaver yl uxur i ousexper i ence,andwi l luseel ect r i cshower st ocr eat eext r af aci l i t i esf ort hei rhousehol d,whet hert hat ’ sj ustt or el i eve pr essur eont hemai nbat hr oom ort oal l owf orahomedesi gnt obeupdat ed t or ef l ectchangi ngl i f est yl esandpr i or i t i es.If ul l yi nt endt omakesur et hat Vi dal uxkeepsonof f er i ngpeopl et heshower st heyneedandwantatapr i ce t heycanaf f or d. ” .

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Th eb e s ts c h o o l si nBr o ml e yh a v eb e e nr e v e a l e di nag u i d e r e l e a s e db yt h eSu n d a yTi me s .Pa r e n tPo we r , Th eSu n d a yTi me s Sc h o o l sGu i d e2 0 1 8 , r a n k st h e2 , 0 0 0t o ps c h o o l si nt h eUK.Th e g u i d ei sb a s e do ne x a msr e s u l t sa n df e a t u r e sb o t hi n d e p e n d e n t a n ds t a t es c h o o l s .

St a f ff r o mBr e a s i d ePr e p a r a t o r ys c h o o lwe r ec e l e b r a t i n gt h e i r r a n k i n ga sb e i n gt h e1 6 t hb e s ts c h o o li nt h ec o u n t r y .Ex e c u t i v e Pr i n c i p a lo fBr e a s i d ePr e p a r a t o r ySc h o o lKa r e nNi c h o l s o ns a i d : “ Wea r ev e r yp l e a s e dt os h a r ewi t hy o ut h a tweh a v eb e e np l a c e d 1 6 t hi nt h eSu n d a yTi me sTo p1 0 0I n d e p e n d e n tSc h o o l sl i s t-a n a b s o l u t e l yf a n t a s t i ca c h i e v e me n to fwh i c hwea r ei n c r e d i b l y p r o u d ! “ I ti swo n d e r f u lt ob e r e c o g n i s e df o ra l lo f t h eh a r dwo r kt h a tt h e s t a f fa n dc h i l d r e np u t i n t oBr e a s i d et oma k e i tt h ev e r ys p e c i a l p l a c et h a ti ti s . ”

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LocalBusi ness Thi sMot her ’ sDayBl oom & Wi l dr eveal st heUK r egi onst hatmostval uet hei rmums Londonhasbeenr ev eal edast her egi oni nt heUKt hat v al uest hei rmum t hemos t .45% ofLondoner sr egul ar l yt el l t hei rmum t hatt heyl ov eher ,andt hey ’ r eal s ot hemos tl i k el y t ot r eatt hei rmumsonMot her ’ sDay .

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