London agents Douglas & Gordon recorded their second best month in their 51-year history in July with applicant levels equal in number to their top scoring month two years previously in July 2007. Managing director Ivor Dickinson says: 'We expected July and August to be very quiet but prices have adjusted to such a degree that the market is moving again.'
'We're seeing landlords are selling rental properties and tenants are coming out of rented properties to buy.'
'Buyers believe now is the time to buy.'
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Canine muses: David Hockney's chocolate dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie — who he painted over 40 timesIn the second edition of our limited series, we meet some more of the dogs who've inspired our greatest artists.
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50 years ago, the English country house seemed headed for extinction. Instead it was the start of a new golden ageRather than perceiving the mid 20th century as a troubled period in the history of the country house, John Martin Robinson argues that it was perhaps one of the most interesting, unexpected and enterprising. All photography from the Country Life Image Archive, by June Buck, Paul Barker, Val Corbett, Will Pryce and Paul Highnam.
