PROPERTY / STAR HOMES
£965 Thousand
£1.7 Million P e r Ye a r
You might have to pick a pocket or two to afford this unique property
FROM ON AIR TO ON THE MARKET
elevision Centre, the BBC’s iconic former home, has hosted live performances by the Beatles and the Stones, witnessed Daleks repeatedly attempted world domination and been visited by the Queen, Nelson Mandela, Muhammed Ali and Richard Burton. But since the BBC moved to Salford in 2013 its 121 dressing rooms, the Blue Peter Garden, set-making factory and five of the studios have all gone. However, the BBC plans to
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return to some of its studios once they’ve been renovated, as part of a big new development which will also house 950 new homes, cafés and restaurants, a cinema, stacks of office space and a new outpost of private members’ club Soho House, complete with 47-room hotel and rooftop pool. Nearly half the properties will be inside the central ‘doughnut’ building’s central courtyard. It will feature the restored Helios statue in the middle while the lobby still has the original mosaic by British artist John Piper. The first 432 homes have gone on sale at the London landmark, with prices starting at £700,000 for a one bedroom apartment up to an eyewatering £7m for a penthouse. Residents will have access to a fitness club and a residential lounge. Television Centre 0800 917 1520; televisioncentre.com
£400 Thousand
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KATE’S CORNISH RETREAT FOR SALE
ctress Kate Winslet recently scooped the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA. But the Titanic star is almost as famous for getting into scrapes with neighbours. Most recently she moved with husband Ned Rocknroll from New York to live on the West Sussex coast. The couple bought a Grade II-listed house for £3.25m but fell out with Natural England who feared her plans for a barrier would damage the habitat. The actress experienced similar problems with her previous home in Treyford, where she was forced to withdraw an application to build a wooden gate. Winslet’s first forays came after making her name in Titanic back in 1998 when the then 22-year-old used £200,000 of her fortune to buy this three bedroom getaway in Angarrack. It’s now got a £400,000 price-tag. The Modern House 0203 795 5920 themodernhouse.com
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JULY 2016
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