Autumn 2012
West Midlands & Wales
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elcome to your property update for West Midlands & Wales. We’re delighted to share with you some of the diverse properties that your local Strutt & Parker team has to offer, as well as our expert insight into your local property market. For an innovative way to access a large and enthusiastic pool of potential buyers, or easily view a wide range of houses, contact us for details of Strutt & Parker’s upcoming Open House Day, taking place on Saturday 6 October.
‘The key word is realism on both sides’ more manageable than in the In the first few months of countryside. We continue to the year, both the number of sell around 60% of our houses viewings and people registering to people from outside the with us were up 11% compared West Midlands, particularly to this time last year. Although from the southeast, and also prices are still under pressure, from nearby Cheshire, where there is a realisation among prices are considerably higher. vendors and purchasers alike Interestingly, 19% of the that people just want to get on houses Strutt & Parker sells, as with their lives and, over the a firm, are to people working next six months, we don’t part-time or full-time from expect very much to change home – in Shropshire, it is – the key word is realism 28%. It seems many people on both sides. are prepared to commute We are finding that further in order to there is good demand take advantage of in the middle the quality of life market, particularly in towns, where There is a realisation that Shropshire can offer. maintenance among vendors and and running Mark Wiggin, purchasers that costs are Partner people just want
to get on with their lives
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In summer 2012, Strutt & Parker saw a
64%
increase in instruction numbers and
14.6%
increase in exchange levels, compared with 2011. And from May 2011 to June 2012, across the regions we produced on average
2.75% IN EXCESS of our clients’ expectations on price
‘The 12-month outlook for the UK property market is muddled. It’s key for mortgage providers to support the main “engines” of the market – first-time buyers and mid-market – through greater liquidity and affordability. Our view is that, although personal debt needs to be contained and reduced, the lending costs that are currently throttling the market will start to soften.’ Stephanie McMahon, Head of Research
Highland, Stansbatch Herefordshire HR6 Highland farmhouse is believed to date from the 12th century and retains a wealth of period features. Home to the current owner for eight years, the property has been sympathetically improved to create a truly wonderful five-bedroom country home. Set in an elevated rural position, with fabulous walks and out-riding on the doorstep, Highland enjoys wonderful far-reaching views stretching to the Black Mountains and dominates its hillside location. Few other properties can boast its immeasurable presence and charm.
£925,000
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Frome Court, Bartestree Hereford HR1
An attractive mid-terrace three-bedroom cottage within the grounds of a former convent. £234,000
The Old Rectory, Bleddfa
Buckton Mill, Buckton
Powys LD7
Shropshire SY7
A Grade II Listed four-bedroom former rectory surrounded by rolling Radnorshire countryside.
An impressive Grade II Listed three-bedroom former corn mill in an idyllic rural location.
£625,000
£500,000
Mr H, Shropshire
Shropshire SY8
A spacious and flexible four-bedroom property in an outstanding position with unrivalled views across the surrounding countryside. £650,000
The Old Hay Barn, Kinton Leintwardine SY7
328 active potential buyers have registered in Ludlow since 1 January
SO LD
The brochure you produced was the best we have seen
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Algerian Cottage, Knowbury
A fantastic and well-presented Grade II Listed fivebedroom barn conversion in beautiful countryside.
Redwood Farmhouse, St Michaels
£598,500
Worcestershire WR15
An attractive six-bedroom period property with stables and land available by separate negotiation.
Brockton, Lydbury North
£425,000
Kiln House, Knowlegate
Shropshire SY7
Shropshire SY8
A Grade II Listed five-bedroom stone property, presented to a very high standard, plus a useful garage block.
An exceptional five-bedroom property with unrivalled views and a unique design in six acres.
£450,000
£795,000
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Shrewsbury The Ridges, Birtley Herefordshire SY7
A beautiful three-bedroom redbrick house in a striking elevated position with far-reaching views. £449,000
Tyn Y Wern, Dolau Powys LD1
A strikingly pretty period farmhouse set in beautiful gardens with outbuildings and land in a very attractive location. £499,000
Thanks for the very successful Open House Day Mr & Mrs J, Manley
Hopswood, Orleton Shropshire SY8
An exceptional four-bedroom barn conversion with an annexe, beautiful gardens and paddock. £650,000
The Mount, Cressage Shropshire SY5
The Grange, Church Preen Shropshire SY6
An exceptional country house set in spectacular gardens and grounds totalling 12.25 acres. Available as a whole or in lots. £1,250,000
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An outstanding family home that originates from the 1890s – with later additions – that offers generously proportioned reception rooms with bay windows and doors that open on to the beautiful gardens and grounds. There is further accommodation over two floors in the coach house, which also has four adjoining open bay garages, two of which are currently used as stables. The Mount stands in a superb rural setting with stunning views over the Severn Valley, The Wrekin and Wenlock Edge.
£1,100,000
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Shrewsbury Waterside House, Maesbrook Shropshire SY10
A rare development opportunity to create a substantial country house sitting within 16 acres. £600,000
Broadway House, Montgomery
Kynaston Farm, Ruyton XI Towns
Powys SY15
An immaculately presented four-bedroom former farmhouse with an attached one-bedroom annexe.
Shropshire SY4
An elegant eight-bedroom Grade II Listed country house.
£495,000
£1,250,000
The Glen, Hanwood
We have sold properties ranging in value from
Shropshire SY5
A five-bedroom Georgian village house that dates from the early 1800s with a veranda running along the rear overlooking the gardens. £599,000
£220,000 to £1.45m
Honeysuckle Cottage, Rodington
Haye House, Bridgnorth
Shrewsbury SY4
A spacious five-bedroom family home with great accomodation.
An impressive seven-bedroom Grade II Listed country home with views over the Severn Valley.
£775,000
£925,000
Shropshire WV16
The Woodlands, Cocknage
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Staffordshire ST3
Oaklea, Shifnal
A handsome period country house with a lodge, stable block, woodland, land and great views.
Shropshire TF11
£895,000
Offers in excess of £645,000
A five-bedroom house with stunning views that was originally built in the 1850s and completely refurbished in 2011.
We were impressed by your marketing and communication skills Mr & Mrs S, Dolgellau
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Ludlow
Llwynderw Hall, Welshpool Powys SY21
A charming south-facing period residence with delightful grounds nestled in the Severn Valley. £650,000
Quarry Place, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1
A beautiful Georgian seven-bedroom house that retains many of its original features despite having served a number of functions, including a hospital. This property sold in excess of the guide price. £1,400,000
22% Viewing figures in Shrewsbury are up year to date
Red Roofs, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3
An elegant six-bedroom Edwardian house with delightful gardens in a sought-after residential area.
Sutton Road, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2
A handsome five-bedroom Georgian townhouse with well-proportioned accommodation. £595,000
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Bernadette Jenkin
David Henderson
Negotiator
Associate Partner
Kevin Boulton
What’s the best way to
Mark Wiggin
What’s the best way
Partner
spend a Sunday afternoon
Partner
to spend a Sunday
in your area? Walking
afternoon in your area?
Which is the best house
in the Shropshire Hills,
Which is the best house
I like to go fishing
you’ve sold this year?
which is an Area of
you’ve sold this year?
with my young son on
It’s not the most
Outstanding Natural
This is an unfair question
a secluded lake in a
expensive, or the biggest,
Beauty. I like to walk with
as I happen to love every
picturesque wood. The
but Algerian Cottage
friends or family to work
house we sell.
setting is so beautiful
has a view that cannot
up an appetite for a big
What’s the best way to
that even the trout don’t
be beaten. It also has a
Sunday lunch at one of
spend a Sunday afternoon
seem to want to move
fabulous kitchen.
the fantastic village pubs.
in your area? Getting on
out of Shropshire – or
If you could live anywhere
a bike and exploring the
perhaps that’s just my
in your area, where
countryside. I don’t really
poor fishing skills.
would it be? A large
realise how lucky we are
If you could live anywhere
townhouse with a
to be surrounded by such
in your area, where
southwest-facing garden
completely stunning
would it be? I think it
in either Broad Street,
countryside.
would have to be the
Mill Street or Dinham.
What’s your top tip for
buzzing little town
A significant pay rise
making a property stand
of Much Wenlock.
or lottery win would
out? If you have a gated
If I could have a super
drive, open it before
power, it would be...
people arrive as a closed
the ability to catch
gate is unfriendly.
more and bigger fish.
be required to achieve
Ben Winson
this though!
Negotiator
What’s your top tip for
£950,000
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Shrewsbury
making a property stand
Which is the best house
out? Great photography
you’ve sold this year?
is a must. It amazes me
It has to be 6 Quarry
that so many agents allow
Place, which is a stunning
houses to go to the market
Georgian townhouse
with awful presentation.
with fine views that has
If I could have a super
been in the same family
power, it would be...
for almost 60 years.
to fly, so that I could get
It needed renovating
around the countryside
but the rooms were
very quickly without
magnificent and I’m
getting stuck behind
sure it will be an
tractors and lorries.
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