Greenwich: the new Olympic Royal Borough
Greenwich is celebrating the summer's Games with spectacular pageantry — and unlocking a bend in the Thames to offer riverside homes with views of the festivities.
Property insider: Camden
Camden offers canalside living in a range of converted period warehouses; first-time buyer studio flats and roomy Victorian family terrace homes. We take a tour of NW1's colourful streets and get the property lowdown.
Spotlight on Stoke Newington
Steeped in history and with a new rail link to the City, “Stokey” is raising its game for home buyers. The mainly Victorian housing stock attracts young professionals and families, who also enjoy the neighbourhood's arty and bohemian vibe.
Commuter watch - Chelmsford
With just over half an hour's train time into Liverpool Street, Chelmsford offers the best of both worlds. Now a £1 billion scheme will give Chelmsford's Beaulieu Park 3,600 new homes to add to the town's desirability.
Steal the style: tibits
In our new series, we visit some of the capital's most striking spaces and show how to get a similar look without breaking the bank. First up is vegetarian restaurant tibits in Heddon Street, where glamour comes with the meat-free menu.
Find a rated tradesman
Want to add value to your property, make your house a home, or sell your place fast? With 1,000s of tradesmen nationwide, rated and recommended by previous customers, this is the smart way to find a reputable tradesman.
Buy of the week: Primrose Hill
This plush flat minutes from Primrose Hill village and Regent’s Park has high-end details which include a bespoke German kitchen, an open-plan reception/dining space and a bedroom with clever storage. Priced at £735,000.
Swap of the week: Odiham
Heavenly views of Odiham’s ancient church in Hampshire come with this £750,000 beauty set just off the high street. It offers 2,000sq ft of space, four bedrooms, three reception rooms and kitchen with an Aga.
Life-changer: Shaldon, Devon
Reduced by £100,000 (now £750,000), this waterfront home overlooking the Teign Estuary, in Shaldon has gorgeous water views from the big windows in all four bedrooms and the open-plan living area. Heaps of B&B potential here.
Spotlight on Stoke Newington
Steeped in history and with a new rail link to the City, “Stokey” is raising its game for home buyers. The mainly Victorian housing stock attracts young professionals and families, who also enjoy the neighbourhood's arty and bohemian vibe.
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Bargain news
By Alison Cork
Designer looks in the bathroom
Kings Bathroom
One of Britain’s biggest online bathroom stores has something for everyone and is offering huge discounts in its clearance section.
Bargains include this glass basin (right), down to only £97.95 from the original price of £332.35, and a bathroom mirror with light, originally £126, now just £19.95. Visit www.kingsbathroom.co.uk.
Time for a spot of tea?
Emma Bridgewater
The only risk when you buy a colourful piece of Emma Bridgewater china is that you will be hooked - you’ll want to collect many more.
So, until 16 July 2009, addicts can visit the Emma Bridgewater shops in Fulham, Marylebone and Chiswick, or visit www.emmabridgewater.co.uk and get up to 50 per cent off usual prices. Can’t make the sale? Then check out the Factory Shop in Stoke for Bridgewater bargains available all year round (see website above for details).
Floors set in stone
Worktops
With more than 50 per cent off granite and quartz floor tiles, it’s time to buy. African black granite tiles are down from £64 to just £30 a square metre.
Visit www.worktops.org and select the Floor Tiles tab.
DISCOUNTS OF THE WEEK
It’s a shoe thing
Tszuji
This amazing shoe wheel, from Tszuji, is a brilliant space-saving idea that
also promises an end to scuffed kitten heel misery. Also, if you’re a handbag fiend, make sure you check out a new addition to the Tszuji storage range, a door rack for keeping your Chole Paddington from your Mulberry Bayswater safely packed away and in great shape.
As a special summer treat, until 26 July 2009, quote ES at the check-out when you visit www.tszuji.co.uk and you will get a 10 per cent discount off your entire Tszuji order.
Diamond shutters are forever...
Diamond Shutters
Diamond Shutters offers a bespoke service so you can have shutters that fit perfectly every time, no matter how strange the window shape. Now the company is having a summer sale on its hardwood shutters, offering
Homes & Property readers 15 per cent off the entire hardwood range.
Call 0845 602 6975 to claim the discount, or to get free advice or to book a no-obligation survey. Alternatively, visit www.diamond-shutters.com.
The companies listed here are wholly independent of the Evening Standard. While care is taken to establish that they are bona fide, we recommend that you carry out your own checks before entering into any agreement. To give us your feedback (good or bad) on any of the companies mentioned here, email homesandproperty@standard.co.uk with “Bargain News” in the subject line.
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