Month: October 2016

Prime village residence

Old Market House sits centrally in the village of Broughton near Stockbridge and has played an important role in the community since its origins in the 16th century. This is a magnificent and well presented detached house, Grade II listed and with attractive brick elevations, exposed framework and a tiled roof.

Improvements have been made in recent years retaining and enhancing the wonderful period features including a superb array of fireplaces, exposed beams, good ceiling heights and a four oven Aga in the kitchen.

Two principal reception rooms are both spacious rooms and the kitchen leads through to a breakfast area. There is also a study, cloakroom and utility with a door to the garden.

A superb basement, accessed via a brick stairway from an inner hallway, is divided to provide excellent storage and a separate lockable wine cellar.

The first floor landing is such a good size that it is currently arranged as a sitting room and from here doors open to four bedrooms and the superb family bathroom. The master bedroom has its own hallway with doors to the bedroom and shower room and there is also a walk-in closet.

The property fronts onto the main road in the village with the main garden lying to the rear with a brick paved area with planted borders and steps to a level lawn with an interesting range of shrubs, trees, bamboo and fruit trees. This is a very private outside space being well screened by mature hedging which also enclosed a vegetable garden, greenhouse, timber stores summer house and a further paved area which enjoys late summer sunshine.

Old Market House also benefits from a large barn style garage.

Jamie Armstrong of Evans & Partridge admires this property and says: “This is one of the most……

Hamptons International ‘Relay Around the Regions’ raising funds for Cancer Research UK

Hamptons International ‘Relay Around the Regions’ raising funds for Cancer Research UK

Hamptons International got its ‘Relay around the Regions’ fundraising campaign off to a fun start last week with the team from Winchester launching whole heartedly into the event, dressing up as farm animals and enjoying their fabulous mode of transport in a carriage drawn by local rare breed heavy horses. 

The ‘Relay Around the Regions’ is a company-wide event and is taking place across a two week period starting on Monday 10 October and concluding on Friday 21 October to coincide with Cancer Research UK’s October campaign Stand Up to Cancer.

Over 300 employees at Hamptons International are taking part and travel from one branch to the next passing on a ‘baton’ using varying modes of travel from walking and running, sea swimming and kayaking, to tandem cycling, horse and carriage and even riding on a tractor.   

The Winchester to Alton leg on Wednesday last week was via a carriage drawn by a pair of beautiful Suffolk Punches generously provided by the amazing ‘Horse-Drawn Occasions’, Badger Farm, Winchester www.horsedrawn-occasions.co.uk/. With chesnut coats gleaming in the autumn sunshine the team set off.

To raise money branches have held cake sales and are selling pin badges and wrist bands for £1 each and fundraising goblets can be found in all Hamptons International branches. If you wish to donate a Just Giving Page has also been set up www.justgiving.com/fundraising/HamptonsInternationalRelay2016 

The baton in Alton was received by Double Rio Paralympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder in the T37 100m, Georgina Hermitage. 

Hamptons International has raised a total of £170,000 to date for charity partners Cancer Research UK and has set an ambitious target of £10,000 for the……

READY FOR VIEWING

The fascinating project of renovating a period building with a contemporary addition within central Winchester is drawing to a close. Ivanhoe Terrace on Hyde Abbey Road is having the final touches applied in preparation for potential purchasers to view.

Ivanhoe Terrace is set to appeal to professional couples, investors and downsizers seeking an attractive home that’s high on functionality, low on maintenance and big on practicality.

Very much at the heart of city life, this building was formerly the home of the local Women’s Institute. Hyde Abbey Road is well positioned for access into Winchester’s city centre; the leisure centre is just around the corner and the train station just a third of a mile away.

One of these two bedroom houses was sold off plan and another has recently been reserved which means that there is just one home remaining for sale. With a smart new kitchen, lovely bathrooms and an interesting layout, this is a highly appealing property. Each house here at Ivanhoe Terrace has two parking spaces and a pretty outside space near the front door.

Jane Kennerley at Savills News Homes is impressed with the layout of this home which has a superb open plan living room on the first floor, flooded with natural light from large windows and says: “This is a superb space where the natural light is a wonderful feature. This house is also very well positioned not only for a level walk to the city centre but also to acres of open parkland, riverside walks and a nature reserve and the train station is about ten minutes away.”

Robert Weston is a local developer whose business was established with one clear concept at its heart: to design high-calibre developments that the founders would love to live in, play……

Inspired design with period charm

Elegant design themes have been used to great effect at this fabulous period farmhouse which lies off the Alresford Road near Ovington, a short distance east of Winchester. The wonderful palette of classical tones gives a variation throughout the interior and these are complemented by the combination of wood flooring, flagstones in the dining hall and boot room, exposed oak timbers, and impressive fireplaces with wood burning stoves. These features create a comfortable backdrop throughout this spacious home.

However, this is very much a house for today’s lifestyles with underfloor heating, a stunning kitchen complete with a central island, granite work surfaces and an inviting window seat with views over the garden. The layout too has huge appeal with well proportioned rooms, many with dual aspects over the garden, and adaptable rooms to suit most family dynamics.

The ground floor has three principal reception rooms, the kitchen/breakfast room, office, utility and boot room whilst from the elegant hallway stairs lead down to a large basement which has been tanked and fitted with underfloor heating, making these rooms suitable for a host of ideas.

The split level landing has a large window flooding the wide stairwell with natural light and the gallery landing has stripped wood flooring and exposed timbers. Doors open to five bedrooms, one ideal as a guest suite with its own shower room, with another currently fitted as a dressing room and with a door to a shower room. There is also a family bathroom on this floor and a lovely further bedroom on the floor above with sloping ceilings.

The property is accessed via a gravel driveway which leads to a double car port and the front garden is enclosed by a brick and flint wall with a gate opening to a……

– Luxury one and two bedroom apartments in Basingstoke – Connells estate agency in Basingstoke is delighted to report record sales at the launch evening for Vantage House. In just three hours, the team reserved 50% of properties at this new luxury development set in the heart of Basingstoke. These astonishing sales figures speak volumes for the popularity of this landmark Basingstoke development, its fantastic location and high specification design. Vantage House, on completion, will offer open plan living space throughout its 20 one and two bedroom apartments. Highlights include allocated undercroft parking, sleek, contemporary interiors and timber effect flooring, high quality bathrooms and kitchens with fully integrated Smeg appliances. Set in a central location, Vantage House is perfectly placed to enjoy Basingstoke’s range of local amenities and great for commuters, with London easily reached in under an hour. “We were delighted by our customers’ reaction to these properties,” says Viv Denyer, New Homes Business Development Manager at Connells. “We fully expected to have a lot of interest for Vantage House, so I’m absolutely thrilled about the response seen at our launch. The fact that 50% of available properties sold within three hours really shows a lot for the local market which is currently booming. These apartments are a hot commodity and they combine beautiful designs, great prices and an amazing central location. We recommend customers who want to buy one of the remaining apartments to register their interest immediately, as we don’t expect them to stay on the market for long.” Prices at Vantage House start from £179,500 and buyers can utilise the Government-backed Help to Buy scheme, which provides greater assistance to first time buyers to get onto the property ladder. For more information on securing – Luxury one and two bedroom apartments in Basingstoke – Connells……

Versatile Winchester home

One of the most versatile homes to come to the market is now available to view through Connells in Winchester. The detached property can be used as a family home with an adaptable annexe, as one large family home encompassing all the accommodation, or as is currently the case, as a family home with an attached holiday let which is generating a significant income.

The layout means that the two areas of the property, which link internally but also have independent external access, can be adjusted to meet changing demands, simply by locking off doors to make a more compact or larger annexe as required. There are two areas of first floor, each providing a lovely double bedroom with its own bathroom, and each accessed by its own staircase, one each end of the property.

In addition to these two bedrooms, there are three further rooms on the ground floor ideal as bedrooms, accompanied by two more bathrooms.

The living space in the principal part of the home includes a well proportioned sitting room, separate dining room with French doors to the garden, a fitted kitchen/breakfast room and a study which links the two areas of the property and can be used by either. There is also a utility room which doubles as a side lobby with access to the garden.

In the other part of the home there is a further kitchen with double doors opening into an attractive living room from where the stairs rise to the first floor bedroom.

The property is set back from the road by a wide and deep garden which also provides plenty of off road parking whilst at the rear the enclosed garden has been landscaped to include lawns, a large terraced area with hot tub, and……