HOMES & GARDENS / PROPERTY
Everything’s coming up roses
bijou collection of just four homes – a pair of four-bedroom Cambridge-style properties and a pair of three-bedroom Warwick-style homes. Rachael Baillie, Sales Director for
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Redrow Homes (South East), said: “This is a small development featuring a handful of our most popular homes, all of which we anticipate will be very much sought-after.”
Rosehaven follows on from the successful neighbouring Saxon Woods development. Hamstreet is perfectly placed for commuters with Hamstreet Station offering easy access to Ashford and putting London St Pancras within an hour’s journey. But the village also offers its own bustling centre with thriving shops and restaurants and a choice of schools nearby. • For more information, including property prices and specifi cations, visit the sales centre in Lancaster Close, open Thursday to Monday, between 10am and 5.30pm, call 01233 428533 or visit
www.redrow.co.uk/ developments/rosehaven-ham-st
ward-winning homebuilder Redrow has launched a second development in Hamstreet. Rosehaven is a
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Silver success Thanet and Canterbury solicitors Boys &
Maughan were runners-up in the award for the best regional conveyancers in the country at the ESTAs. Presented by Phil Spencer of
Location, Location, Location fame at The Grosvenor Hotel, London, the accolade is purely based on ratings provided by the fi rm’s home buying and selling clients Boys & Maughan Conveyancing Partner Richard Durrant said: “We are absolutely delighted to win silver in this public vote. Ninety-seven per cent of respondents gave us top marks and we were the only fi rm in the South East to make it to the fi nal.
“Clients consistently tell us in our surveys that they are more than happy to recommend us to friends and family and use us again and it was great to see our team’s skills being independently acknowledged in this way.” The ESTAs determine the best estate agents, mortgage brokers and conveyancers in the UK through research carried out amongst customers
Liz Dack and Richard Durrant from Boys & Maughan Margate and Liz Thomson from the fi rm’s Canterbury offi ce
who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received. This year saw record entries making the competition the toughest yet and one of the biggest surveys in the UK property industry with just over 30,000 people completing one of the online questionnaires. There were three fi rms in the fi nal and the gold was won by Mander Cruickshank in Leicestershire.
PERFECT TIMING
The 400-year-old Turret Clock, originally installed by Nicholas Toke of Godinton House, Ashford, has found a new home in the Stables at Godinton. The single-handed clock, which dates back to 1620, would have been the only way for staff to know the time as the bell rang out across the gardens, fi elds and workshops of the estate. It was replaced by the current clock, which has two hands, in 1914. Visitors to the stables will be able to enjoy the soothing sounds of this ancient timepiece ticking away and be able to view its workings from
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inside the stables and the clock face outside. Tony Russell, maintenance man and clock enthusiast, has spent more than a year restoring the Old Turret Clock, as it had been in storage, for a century in Canterbury Heritage Museum. The stables has become a interesting focal point for daily visitors, ensuring they receive a warm welcome and the opportunity to enjoy home-made tray bakes and hot/cold drinks while visiting the beautiful gardens. The stables are open from 1pm until 5pm daily. • For more information, call 01233 643854 or visit
www.godintonhouse.co.uk
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