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Annexes add up to better value
9:17am Friday 28th November 2008
Househunters could benefit from an extra income if they buy a property with an annexe or outbuildings which are converted to self-contained living or office accommodation.
Comments (0)Students aspire to lap of luxury
9:11am Friday 28th November 2008
Students are demanding high-quality rented accommodation and landlords are reponding by offering stylish properties with all the latest must-have accessories for an easy lifestyle.
Compelling case for renting?
10:41am Thursday 20th November 2008
Countywide letting agent Finders Keepers contributed to a special television programme on BBC 2 - The Money Programme - Property: The End of the Affair?
Takeaway conversion on the menu
10:37am Thursday 20th November 2008
Restaurants and smaller shops are often converted into family homes offering plenty of character, style and space.
Rent a house in the country
11:39am Friday 7th November 2008
THE lettings market continues to be buoyant but is growing increasingly price sensitive, according to a Henley-based lettings agent Tanya Blake, head of Savills home counties letting, which covers south Oxfordshire, said: “Stock across the region is double the level we historically have at this time of year, providing a huge amount of choice for tenants. As a result, presentation and realistic pricing is key to avoiding void periods."
Crowes set the trend for barn conversions
3:56pm Wednesday 5th November 2008
In the late-1960s the idea of living in a converted barn had not really occurred to many people — and the notion of making a home out of a building designed for storing grain, machinery and even livestock still seemed faintly ludicrous.
Homes near the station
3:57pm Wednesday 5th November 2008
TWO three-bedroomed architect-designed homes for sale in the delightful village of Islip, north Oxfordshire have been built with the future in mind.
A home with real potential
12:18pm Friday 24th October 2008
Buyers have an opportunity to give a new lease of life to a property, which nestles in the delightful Windrush Valley.
Divine inspiration creates family home
12:14pm Friday 24th October 2008
Heavenly vision has helped create a stunning family home in the heart of Headington Quarry, Oxford.
A blend of character and luxury
11:35am Friday 17th October 2008
An idyllic historic house, mentioned in the Domesday Book, is on the market.
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The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Early taste of Christmas wine
Next week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
Dylan Moran: New Theatre, Oxford
‘I was the first person to discover that if you infected a person with Marmite, he would stand up and bark at the moon.” “Everybody under the age of 35 has the intelligence of raspberry jam.” “Children can hear vegetables hiding.”
Sleeping Beauty, Chipping Norton Theatre
There’s nothing King Couer-de-Loup likes more than a good battle: “We’ll march on King Florizel’s wet and wicked army,” he proclaims. His Queen is not so sure, however. She would rather her husband stayed around: there’s the christening of their daughter Princess Aurora to arrange for a start. And he certainly can’t go out and fight looking like that: “Your chain mail’s got a ladder in it,” she wails.
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