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Wednesday 13 January 2021
YOUR HOUSEPLANT CARE BIBLE
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Page 22
Where to
buy in 2021
From Wandsworth to Whitechapel,
Anna White rounds up eight
London neighbourhoods to watch
MATT WRITLE
he London housing market has Web traffic for Dexters doubled between distribution of vaccines would increase their have suggested,” says Lawrence Bowles, an
T entered its busiest first quarter in a
decade as home-movers rush to
complete before the end of March
stamp duty holiday deadline, despite
being plunged into Lockdown 3.
The market is fully open, in line with
government guidance, with buyers able to view
Christmas Day and December 27. This surge in
demand is expected to continue throughout the
third national lockdown with people spending
more time at home and in front of a screen.
“With the Government encouraging activity in
the property market, and careful protocol in
place, we anticipate that this January will
commitment to moving within the next year.
THE BEST PLACES TO BUY NOW
New data from Experian has revealed that the
purported surge of people leaving inner London
has been overblown. In 2019, for every 100
households moving into inner London from
analyst at Savills. “We expect this to slowly
reverse next year as we see a vaccine rollout.”
But with everything we thought we knew
turned on its head this year, where in London
should home buyers look now? New research by
Homes & Property and Foxtons reveals the
home-buying hotspots for 2021. These are areas
property and move home, and conveyancing and continue to see an upturn in people asking to elsewhere in the UK 114 moved out. In the six where house prices have slumped over the past
surveys permitted. Bank of England mortgage view properties and making offers,” says months from March to September 2020, five years making them ripe for growth, or
approvals rose 7 per cent in November to the Richard Page of Dexters. migration out of the city centre rose only slightly. neighbourhoods in the midst of transformation.
highest level since the property peak in 2007. The vaccine roll-out will add to the furore: one “Migration out of inner London has increased
This activity will flow through the new year. fifth of people polled by Savills said a successful but far less than some apocalyptic commentators Continued on page 16
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What homes cost
Buying in...
(average prices)
Wandsworth £801,464
Raynes Park £758,368
Islington £790,604
Shoreditch £611,032
Whitechapel £612,112
Source: Rightmove
On the up: from
above, a two-
bedroom flat in
Warpole Road,
Raynes Park, is
priced at £425,000;
the Bishopsgate
Goodsyard
scheme and a
two-bedroom flat
for sale in De
Beauvoir Road in
Shoreditch for
£700,000
Continued from page 15 Go west: this Fulham six years ago to a terraced in west London, start at £495,000 (con-
one-bedroom flat house in Wandsworth Old Town and tact JLL on 020 3553 6811).
VAUXHALL, BATTERSEA, is for sale for fell in love with the area.
WANDSWORTH £390,000 in “Old Town has the feeling of a ISLINGTON
It has been a decade since the Coningham Road village community but it is only 10 House prices in Islington have
approval of the masterplan of the in ‘undervalued’ minutes into Waterloo,” says sports nudged up only five per cent over the
Battersea Power Station development Shepherd’s Bush consultant Felicity. “There’s lots of past five years, outpaced by
and 10 years since Boris Johnson, shops and cafés and during the neighbouring Hackney. But,
then Mayor of London, ring-fenced pandemic, Old York Road was according to Knight Frank’s Edward
Nine Elms as an opportunity area for pedestrianised so people could sit Robinson, the area now looks better
regeneration. Foxtons expects the outside and eat and drink. We’re right value than it did in 2015.
Thames-side stretch from Vauxhall to next to the river and there are five or He expects the market to be busy next
Wandsworth to be busy this year as a six parks in walking distance.” year. Islington is popular with those in
result of so many projects. The Barnards are – reluctantly – FinTech – based at Silicon Roundabout
“The blue chip companies that are selling their four-bedroom house in and buffeted from the economic pain
setting up in Nine Elms despite Covid, Wandsworth for £1,335,000 (call Charlie Vickery of KFH and will Village people: caused by Covid-19, he explains.
including Penguin the giant publishing Savills on 020 8877 4819) to move stretch to a freehold house with Felicity Barnard “Affordability has gone back up with
house, and in Battersea Power Station, closer to grandparents. outside space. “The 1930s houses by and her husband, low mortgage rates, slow price growth
will bring more buyers to these areas,” Cannon Hill Common are ideal for Michael, with son, and the stamp duty holiday,” he says.
the Foxtons report reads. “We expect RAYNES PARK growing families,” he adds. Thomas, love
this area to become an extension of Raynes Park benefits from It has a buzzing high street, too, sport- Wandsworth Old SHOREDITCH AND
prime central London.” comparatively lower prices than ing the cocktail bar Babylon, Lime and Town’s village feel WHITECHAPEL
Felicity Barnard, with her husband, nearby Earlsfield, South Fields and Thyme, a popular coffee shop and the In the 2000s Shoreditch became the
Michael, and children, May and Wimbledon. A £700,000 budget goes hair salon Love and Dye, which does art place to go out in London. City
Thomas, moved from their flat in much further here, according to classes in the evening in normal times. workers and young professionals
joined the grungy scene that had
SHEPHERDS BUSH long been the secret preserve of
According to the Foxtons report, artists, creatives and locals.
Shepherds Bush is “an undervalued Developers and retailers
area of London”. The arrival of followed, sending house prices
White City Westfield on steep decade-long climb.
triggered a pipeline of Its regeneration story is not
new developments, over. Only last month the
which continue to Mayor of London approved
smarten up the area the 10-acre Bishopsgate
including the G o o d s ya rd s c h e m e ,
conversion of the old which will open up old
BBC Televison Centre railway arches and con-
into homes. nect all the roads around
New apartments in the Shoreditch High Street
Berkeley Homes’ scheme station. On top of dis-
White City Living used arches will run a
launched on January 9. The highline park.
one-, two- and three-bed- Prices are yet to be set
room pads sit in five acres of but half of the 500
gardens with a 150m stream homes will be desig-
running through it. Residents nated as shared owner-
have access to a gym, swim- ship or discounted rent.
ming pool and lounge, too. The development will also
Prices start at £845,000. deliver the biggest single pro-
Nearby Old Oak Common is vision of affordable workspace
earlier in its Crossrail-led and studios in all of London.
transformation and offers For those looking to buy in
more for your money. Apart- o r n e a r S h o r e d i t c h n o w,
ments in One West Point, Whitechapel is a cheaper alter-
which will be the tallest tower native just a short walk away.
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CHILDHOOD BEDROOM TIDY
KATIE STRICK
Back in lockdown once again, set-turd. Getting it upholstered felt
like bleeding money but when it
You think 2021 has started badly?
Well, according to my rediscovered
Evening Standard writers share arrived, it brightened the room — and
our spirits — considerably. “Notice
diary, 2001 was pretty tough, too.
Rebecca Comer kept pulling my hair
the most rewarding DIY anything different?” we asked the first
guest we had round post lockdown.
(“as usual”), my mum still wouldn’t let
me buy a bikini (“it’s a nightmare”),
projects that have kept them “You’ve done something...” came the
bewildered reply “...with your hair?”
and my dad insisted on cycling us to
school on a five-person mega-bike
busy while stuck at home OIL YOUR WOODWARE
he’d made for the whole family. What PRUDENCE IVEY
uncovered this gem? The prospect
rospect of Until last year I had never yet been
moving back to my childhood od NEW YEAR, bored enough to treat my selection
bedroom for another NEW FLATPACK of quite beautiful wooden kitchen
lockdown has led to some SUSANNAH BUTTER utensils with the care they require.
industrial-scale decluttering g With no parties to go to in But the moment finally came. I
and, most unexpectedly, it’s lockdown I decided New Year’s oiled my spoons. And a couple of
become my favourite Eve was the ideal time to for some nibbles bowls. And a porridge
pandemic activity of all. The DIY. So my boyfriend and I made stirrer (yes, really). I sanded, I
only downside? Decluttering a pilgrimage to Greenwich Ikea applied Danish oil to soak in
isn’t going so well — I can’t for shelves and a self-assembly Flick of a overnight, I sanded again, I
bring myself to throw chest of drawers. “Putting up stitch: Here added more oil… It was
anything away. shelves is a breeze,” I boasted, Comes the supremely satisfying.
drill in one hand, Martini in the Sun crochet And, what serendipity,
CROCHET A BLANKET other. We attempted three and blanket kit, it’s about time to give
KATIE ROSSEINSKY only one remains up. I blame our £125 (wooland them a new coat, just in
In the summer lull between thin walls. The chest of drawers thegang.com) time for Lockdown 3.
, repeat
lockdowns, my mum taught me on the other hand is magnificent.
to crochet — August was a good
time to start making a blanket, San d, oi l I woke up on January 1 and felt an
enormous sense of achievement,
she said, because as it grew, it which is more than I can say for
would keep me warm through the most New Year’s Days.
autumn and winter while I was
sitting stitching. I expected to get A SHRINE TO
through a couple of colourful rows HOLIDAYS
before consigning it to the top of my RADHIKA ALIGH
wardrobe. But as restrictions started to Framed Japanese silk
creep back in and my tentative social scarves, wooden face
life disappeared again, I got… hooked masks from Madagascar,
(sorry) by this soothingly analogue Tibetan flags, a Soviet
activity. Doom scrolling is impossible poster from Estonia and
when you’re counting stitches. Maasai paintings from
Tanzania are among the
DISCOVER YOUR many handicrafts and
INNER NIGELLA artefacts I’ve collected over
SUZANNAH RAMSDALE 20 years of travel. Lack of
At the start of 2020 I was still blithely
using the plain white plates and
Cook up fresh ideas ti
time meant these buys
languished in a cupboard.
budget pan set I (my mum) bought But the bleakest lock-
hers’
from IKEA ahead of freshers’ down yet has me hanging
week about 200 years my treasures. Now I walk
m
ago. But cooking around reminiscing about holidays
breakfast, lunch and while looking for spots to fill when we
dinner every day caused d can get back on the road again.
me to look at my kitchen
with fresh eyes and I was A WALL UPGRADE
appalled. I’ve since gone MEGHANN MURDOCK
on a John Lewis bender. The first lockdown brought with it a
First was a new knife set so burst of energy and an urge to paint
sharp I ended up in A&E. my small living space/kitchen/office.
My next purchase was a Living next to the Blackwall Tunnel
slightly safer set of Joseph combined with an apparently
Joseph chopping boards. unhealthy candle obsession meant
Then a lemon juicer (to the first day was spent smearing
nd relax
replace my preferred mystery black grime over previously
appliance — my hands) and,
italise a white walls. My partner looked away
finally, the Holy Grail: a Le
Creuset casserole dish. Just
Rev as I suggested they may have looked
better before. The third
call me Suzella. coat of paint turned out to
be the charm. Lockdown
A FRESH LICK OF PAINT 2 brought grand gallery
NANCY DURRANT wall plans. A Command
A peach sitting room and a pale mint picture hanging kit will
hallway. How did I spend three years ensure that the precious
ignoring this vile combination in a new walls won’t sustain so
400 sq ft flat? Months of staring at much as a scratch.
the same walls in lockdown put an
end to my listless acceptance and UPHOLSTERY
the very first day it became possible, DAVID ELLIS
in came an excellent lady decorator I openly resent those
(I’m all about jobs for the girls) to who’ve saved money during
transform my little home. My living these lockdowns. With little
room is now a restful pale grey (a else to look at, my girlfriend
match, for a fraction of the price, to DIY novice to master decided it was time to tackle
Farrow & Ball’s Dimpse), while the the sofa. For too long we’d
tiny hallway is a dramatic Manor sat on an ancient brown
House Grey with white woodwork. number I’d nicknamed the
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GET THE LIGHT RIGHT Richmond serves as
Natural light is king but if you have to both a desk
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ATHINA BLUFF
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back of a house, get some halogen from home. into the raw plaster walls. three drawers,, two
overhead lights, which are the closest “Abundant natural lighting, neutral “There is a linen curtain that can sep- surface areas and plenty of
light to natural light. They can be tones and occasional splashes of arate it when guests sleep in the snug cubbyholes in which to store
quite harsh so add a floor lamp or colour from Åben’s range of ceramics but mostly I leave it open so that I don’t all your supplies.
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RED FOR CONCENTRATION architectural with steps. founder David. can be seen in the addition of a birch- Floating Desk, Wayfair
If you struggle to concentrate try “Saying that, our best ideas typically lined room to a one-bedroom flat on When space iss scarce,
adding a small splash of red — a pen STAY CLUTTER-FREE come when we’re laying flat on our the ground floor of a former synagogue a desk that
pot or vase will do — to your work Keep your space clean and tidy. Have reclaimed Ercol daybed, staring in Hackney by IF_DO Architects. doesn’t take up p
station. It may sound odd but red is a designated clutter drawer if needs blankly at the ceiling.” If you want It’s a light-filled home office and occa- room is key.
the first colour the naked eye sees on be to hide away everyday unsightly your office to have a different sional guest room in normal times, with This solid
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£299. Visit @topologyinteriors or “everything room” at the end of his against the opposite wall and a terrazzo of a floating
DE-STRESS THE SPACE topologyinteriors.com garden in Richmond. Created out of tile floor. shelf and givess
Plants are a really great addition as reclaimed oak, with glazed garage-style “For us, the primary considerations it legs – literally.
y.
they subconsciously connect us with If, on the other hand, you’re lucky doors that roll up and over, it’s a living were around creating a warm, light Stash stationery ry
nature. A plant or two on your desk enough to be planning a total room, a home office and, more recently, and calming environment,” says supplies in the full-length drawer,
can aid relaxation and reduce stress. renovation or some kind of garden a break-out space for his children after Thomas Bryans, director and keeping the main surface area clear
They’re also great for people who are office build, there’s still lots to home-schooling. co-founder of IF_DO. for your laptop. The top shelf is
naturally messy desk people as they consider to make sure you can work “Most spaces are typically more than “Large triangular roof lights maximise perfect for a leafy plant or framed
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When planning their home garden shed it didn’t actually take up an awareness of the changing light and there’s no need to feel bad
ENERGISING ART renovation in Kensal Rise, David any of the functional space.” the diurnal cycle that’s so important for about the purchase.
If you want to feel energised and Harrigan and Billie Scheepers, whose Interior designer for Imperfect Inte- our health. The timber-lined interior ⬤ £95.99 (wayfair.co.uk )
ready for the work day, try adding contemporary design collective Åben riors Beth Dadswell’s office in a former (now filled with plants) offers a connec-
artwork that represents some form of represents emerging Nordic makers, dairy in East Dulwich needed to blend tion to nature that is beneficial for our By Abha Shah
kinetic energy, for example, a person were particularly keen to incorporate in with the rest of the house so she used well-being,” he adds.
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Homes Property | Indoor gardening
Get a handle on Keep it away from
radiators and mist When it feels dry,
houseplants with
the leaves and stems give it a drink.
when you remember, Allow the top layer
or if you start to of compost to dry
observe leaf edges out before
going brown and watering again
our weekly guide crispy. A Monstera
likes humidity
PROPAGATION
It’s best to take cuttings in
Enforced time at home, great It does best in a spring or summer. You’ll
weather and the search for bright spot just out need fresh peat-free,
Covid-safe hobbies to pursue in of direct sunlight organic multipurpose
lockdown led to a boom in compost, a pot, and a
gardening in 2020 that looks set to clear plastic bag.
continue well into this year. Take a cutting from a
This passion for horticulture is not section of the main
only the preserve of suburban stem at a ‘node’
households with huge gardens,
Houseplant
where you’ll see both
however. London’s outside an aerial root and a leaf
space-starved flat dwellers and at the same point.
peripatetic renters can still get their Bury the whole aerial root in
greenery fix with houseplants.
Homes & Property is here to make
sure you don’t get disheartened – no interest during lockdown”, says
of the week a medium-sized pot with
drainage holes with the stem
sitting just on top of the
one wants to live in a houseplant Hudson. “Given the current compost. Firm around the
graveyard – with a new cut-out-and- situation, having houseplants is
Monstera deliciosa root, water immediately and
keep weekly guide to houseplant great for people’s mental health. tie the bag over the pot to
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care. Print readers can clip out each There’s the element of care and Think jungle foliage and the first leaf create a greenhouse effect as
week’s guide and create their own being responsible for another living that comes to mind is probably the the cutting develops roots.
reference book, and of course each thing. You just give them love and swiss cheese plant, AKA Monstera Remove it for an hour every
guide will also be published online they get bigger.” deliciosa, piñanona or ceriman. It’s few days so the air doesn’t
at homesandproperty.co.uk George Hudson is head of plants and botanic name is one of the easier to stagnate and to water if the
We’ll feature a different plant education at Walworth Garden, a decipher, ‘delicious monster’, in compost is dry. In four to six
every week with expert advice on south London charity delivering reference to the prized edible fruit weeks your mini Monstera
watering, placement and workshops, courses, therapeutic produced on mature plants. should have rooted.
propagation from George Hudson horticulture and plants for sale in a
of Walworth Garden,. garden open to all. Follow on
“There’s certainly been a spike in Instagram @walworthgarden
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