Buyer snaps up one of England’s great Tudor manor houses
The ‘magical’ Athelhampton House has changed hands for the first time in over 60 years
In Dorset
Plans go in for 19-unit Sandbanks scheme
Bracken Group has submitted plans to replace a locally-listed C19th building on Sandbanks with a 19-apartment new-build scheme
‘One of England’s great Tudor manor houses’ asks £7.5m
Dorset’s Grade I listed Athelhampton House comes to market in one of 2019’s standout country instructions
Pair of ultra-modern houses on Sandbanks offered as the ‘ultimate his & hers purchase’
Two luxury new-build beachfront homes are for sale at £5.995m each, or £11.99m for the pair – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Prime Dorset development set to be demolished after houses fail to find buyers
Developer wants to replace five brand new high-spec houses in Poole with a block of 30 flats, blaming stamp duty and Brexit for a lack of sales.
Talking Heads: Prime country market trends & observations
Specialist prime country market experts Jess Simpson, Ed Heaton, James Mackenzie, Robin Gould & Harry Gladwin fill us in on what’s really been happening on the ground over the last 12 months, and the themes we should be keeping an eye out for in the year ahead…
Green light for Bournemouth’s ‘transformative’ Winter Gardens scheme
Major mixed-use development will deliver 352 new homes near the seafront in Bournemouth city centre
Winkworth franchisee takes over longstanding Dorset agency
25-year-old firm in Mudeford becomes the sixth new branch to launch under the Winkworth banner this year
Humberts launches its first ‘revolutionary’ property hub; rolls out a lifestyle concierge service
Estate agency opens a 5,000 square foot “high tech, high touch” space in Poundbury, Dorset, and rolls out a new “Humberts Living” concierge brand
The new ‘Urban Dorset’ could ‘rival Bristol’s economy’
The forthcoming merger of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councils presents some big opportunities for property types, says Savills
A Shore Thing: Mapping the coastal price premium
70% of prime waterfront properties acquired by UK buyers are used as a main residence, reports Savills
Coastal homes & communities could be swamped by rising sea levels within 80 years
A one-metre increase in sea levels could happen within a generation, warns the Committee on Climate Change, putting millions of homes at risk and wiping out many of Britain’s most coveted waterfront locations