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21.11.2016
Boost your rental income with these clever marketing tips
Creating the right image to market your rental property can lead to an increase of up to 40% in headline rent, according to Lurot Brand’s Head of Lettings, Lynsey Schipper
09.11.2016
Who needs a hotel? Squeeze in a home spa!
Hotel-style living is a major trend at the moment, and the residential property market has been quick to pick up on homebuyers’ desire to enjoy the same kind of pampering treatments they could expect in a five star hotel, in their own homes
07.11.2016
Traditional London mews make unique homes
When you’re choosing a home from half a world away, it’s even more important to get the details right. Here are some points to consider when deciding where to live
03.11.2016
Basements, a love hate relationship
Houses have been built with lower ground floors in London since the seventeenth century so the concept of a basement is entirely natural to Londoners.
31.10.2016
Simple mews or “Super Mews”?
While many mews properties retain their traditional charm and historical proportions, others are being transformed, undergoing substantial interior renovations to meet buyers’ demands for larger, lighter living spaces
25.10.2016
Five buy-to-let tips when investing in London property
Stamp duty rises and Brexit fears may have caused some prospective buyers to hesitate but figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest investors are still keen to purchase London property.
20.10.2016
Advice on selling your property this Autumn
James Robinson, our General Manager offers his advice on preparing your property for an autumn sale.
20.10.2016
Tips on being a shrewd landlord
Lynsey Schipper, our Head of Lettings offers her advice on how to be a shrewd landlord
17.10.2016
Why mews properties are perfect London homes
So, you’ve begun your London property search and you are wondering what type of home will suit you best?
11.10.2016
A traditional mews haunted by ghost signs
Halloween is fast approaching, but this week at Lurot Brand we’ve temporarily set aside pumpkins, skeletons and plastic horror masks to investigate the phenomenon of the ‘ghost sign’
03.10.2016
Mews streets win out in Time Out
As estate agents handling sales and lettings for some of the capital’s most exclusive mews properties, we were chuffed to read journalist Annie McMonagle-Wilmot’s blog, recently posted in Time Out
03.10.2016
Charlotte finds perfect peace in a mews
Charlotte Gunnell is a freelance blogger who has made it her mission to find quiet places in London
19.09.2016
Let there be light – RIBA lists a luminous mews conversion
“A piece of joinery crafted to live in” is how RIBA judges described this converted London mews property, now on the longlist for RIBA’s House of the Year competition
13.09.2016
Even Hercule Poirot felt at home in a mews
Over the years many well-known writers have been inspired to write novels about fictional characters living in mews houses. “The Man in the Mews” by Joy Packer, published in 1964, captures a 20th century view of mews living. Described as “a superb blend of romance, atmosphere and suspense”, the storyline features socially prominent families, former […]
12.09.2016
A mews home near London’s hottest new designer outlets
At Lurot Brand we are always keen to hear about shops that make living in areas such as Mayfair, Belgravia and Chelsea even more desirable
30.08.2016
A guide to London’s finest hidden hostelries
At Lurot Brand we recently spotted this article on the blog site londonpubcrawls, featuring a “mews pub crawl” to some of London’s finest “hidden” hostelries
25.08.2016
Mews homes – Dream residence of creatives
Among those with a keen interest in London’s mews houses are creatives and it’s easy to see why
25.08.2016
The upside of downsizing to a London mews
With the Back to School (and Uni) season upon us again, you may be relishing the peace and quiet, while, at the same time, re-evaluating your need for a large family home
25.08.2016
Mews – Elegant homes with rich pasts
Fashionable and compact, mews homes in prime Central London are ideal if you’re considering buying a distinctive property oozing ‘old world’ charm
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