Put a spring in your property buying step

by Viv

 

You might have lost an hour of priceless sleep but the turning of clocks forward last weekend officially marked the start of spring, a favourite time of the year for many including the team at Barton Wyatt.
 
From their base in the heart of north Surrey, the award winning estate agency can once again enjoy the bright and colourful flowers popping up in Virginia Water, admire the catkins hanging from the trees and hear the woodpeckers hammering away in the ancient woodlands of Wentworth.
 
And just as nature springs once again into life, invariably so too does the property market with Barton Wyatt seeing an increase in the numbers of properties put onto the market, viewings and indeed sales. In the last fortnight in fact Partner James Wyatt has seen numerous new properties being made available for sale, undertaken an increasing number of viewings and made several multi-million pound sales.
 
So if all this sunshine has put a ‘spring’ in your property buying step, what are the best buys?
 
  1. Fresh on the market this week this house is an antiquarians dream. Simply known as The Cottage in Thorpe, Surrey, this beautifully presented true family home with two staircases has been occupied by the current owners for the last 24 years – a mere blink of the eye in the houses’ more than 500 year history. They have sympathetically restored and improved this lovely property to form a home of immense character yet still having the luxury of modern conveniences such as gas central heating, replacement kitchen with under floor heating, Jacuzzi bath, alarm system, double glazed conservatory etc.

The house retains plenty of the original features which include magnificent timber beams, five fireplaces with a large Inglenook fireplace complete with bread oven in the Sitting room, ledged and braced doors with Suffolk latches and old timber panelling.


Through the leaded light windows views can be enjoyed to the beautiful south west facing gardens, which is mainly lawned with an attractive patio and pond with waterfall feature which completes the garden. The origins of the house have been dated to 1490 according to the owner, and we recommend a viewing of this sensational family home in the heart of the village available from £995,000.

 
  1. For a more contemporary property you would be wise to look at Meadowbrook inSunningdale, an exceptionally designed house completed in 2010 to the highest specification throughout. This fabulous home is a perfect blend of luxurious accommodation set over three floors amounting to approximately 5,500 square feet including a triple garage and staff accommodation. 
The house has been carefully planned for a modern family with a stunning kitchen/breakfast/family room area. The property enjoys a unique location in one of Sunningdale´s most prestigious roads at the end of a long private driveway backing onto Chobham Common and the 12th green of Wentworth´s championship West Course.
 
Six bedrooms, six bath/shower rooms, four reception rooms, steam room, annex, three car garage. Meadowbrook is on the market for £2,950,000.
 
  1. And lastly Four Winds Harvest Hill is being launched at the end of April and offers 5 families the opportunity to live in an exclusive idyllic semi-rural location within 3 miles of Beaconsfield, with stunning views across the Thames Valley recently described as one of the most desirable towns in the country. 
Each home affords substantial living space on the ground floor flowing from a grand entrance hall into formal drawing and dining rooms and impressive kitchen/breakfast rooms incorporating family living areas.
 
Master suites feature balconies, dressing rooms and palatial en-suite bathrooms with 4 further en-suite bedrooms and cinema rooms. This is a unique opportunity to own a classically designed home, combining modern fittings with timeless external materials and beautifully landscaped gardens in an outstanding location.
 
 
Harvest Hill is available from Millgate Homes on 0118 934 3344or visit www.millgate.co.uk guide prices £3,500,000. The Cottage, Thorpe and Meadowbrook are available throughBarton Wyatt on 0134 484 3000 or visit www.bartonwyatt.co.uk.