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Lavish Leasam

November 13, 2019

Vast Georgian mansion close to the East Sussex coast with garaging for nineteen cars for sale for just under £10 million

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Tosspot Towning

November 12, 2019

‘The Steeple Times’ exposes the truth about the shameless drag queen-esque peddler of junk Ian Towning “Permatanned queen of the antiques...

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A Regency Rock

November 9, 2019

‘Georgian Regency’ country house to rent for £20,000 per month in a Buckinghamshire village voted ‘the best in England’ Built circa...

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A Romping Royal Range Rover

November 8, 2019

Range Rover ‘coffin car’ limousine originally used by the sex mad Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei for sale for 94% less than...

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A Car Curate’s Egg

October 26, 2019

An analysis of the results at the 2019 RM Sotheby’s London sale Brexit uncertainty did not stop their being a large...

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A Thrifty Reduction

October 26, 2019

‘Baroness Thrifty’ puts her Sir John Soane designed Norfolk mansion up for sale for 46% less than she tried to get for...

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Polly Put The Kettle On

October 21, 2019

Palladian mansion that was home to Charles Burnett III, the driver of the “fastest kettle in the world,” for sale for £10...

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Cavernous Caversham

October 10, 2019

Grade II listed stately home in 93 acres of parkland in Reading, Berkshire for sale for just £174 per square foot

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An Oligarch’s Lair

October 8, 2019

Tuscan villa previously owned by Russian oligarch turned fugitive offered in bankruptcy sale; once valued at £16.3 million, bids of £6.5 million...

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Inching an Island

September 28, 2019

90 acre Scottish island for sale for less than the cost of a 212 square foot garage space in Knightsbridge, London

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A Touring Tip

September 28, 2019

Extra-long wheelbase 1998 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur armoured touring limousine used in Equatorial Guinea for sale for a knock down price Presented...

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Superlative Stedcombe

September 18, 2019

Stunning Grade I listed symmetrical William and Mary country house in Devon with slave trade links for sale An “outstanding” William...

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Highlights of LAPADA 2019

September 17, 2019

Matthew Steeples picks his highlights at the LAPADA 2019 art and antiques fair in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square on its penultimate day

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A Bigmouth’s Castle

September 9, 2019

Scotland’s most expensive private residence for sale for 47% less than its 2005 asking price; it was designed by Robert Adam and...

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Motoring Elegance

September 8, 2019

Matthew Steeples selects highlights from the 2019 Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace Today marks the final day of what...

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Five of the Best – Places to Buy Gifts

September 4, 2019

Marketeer Branka Virily selects five of the best places to buy gifts Buying gifts can sometimes be a challenge. Even if...

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Beautiful Butlins

September 1, 2019

Much photographed North Norfolk windmill that was the childhood home of the crooner James Blunt for sale for £2.9 million Known...

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The Peacock Room

August 29, 2019

New contributor Mahri Smith reviews ‘The Peacock Room’ by Merryn Corcoran Set in Tuscany, Merryn Corcoran’s The Peacock Room is set...

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Cheap in Chelsea

August 17, 2019

Chelsea apartment for sale for just £140,000; there is, of course, a catch A studio flat has gone on sale in...

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Cheap in Chelsea

August 17, 2019

Chelsea apartment for sale for just £140,000; there is, of course, a catch A studio flat has gone on sale in...

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A Bitter Cabriolet

August 14, 2019

Rare (and noisy) 1990 cabriolet created by a man named Mr Bitter for sale Natty Kensington dealer Graeme Hunt is known...

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A Louche Limo

August 5, 2019

1966 Mercedes-Benz 600 sedan complete with ‘Jimmy Savile-esque’ fold-down bed to be auctioned; it was created for the eccentric Armenian oil magnate...

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Waterside Wixels

July 27, 2019

Stunning converted sail loft and “local landmark” in “the best position” in Topsham, Devon for sale for £3.5 million A Grade...

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A Costly Chapel

July 26, 2019

Derelict Grade II* listed Gothic revival chapel in South Kensington for sale for the extraordinary sum of £7.5 million; it cost just...

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Stretching a Porsche

July 23, 2019

1953 Porsche 356 to be auctioned; it was converted into a limousine by its collector owner for his daughter’s wedding People...

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Five of the Best – Masterpiece 2019

July 3, 2019

The Steeple Times selects the highlights of Masterpiece 2019 Eighty-one of the finest items of James Bond memorabilia £2.5 million ($3.2 million,...

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Five of the Best – Rarities

June 10, 2019

Five highly unusual items for sale currently including one that might be suitable as a gift for wannabe PM and one-time cocaine...

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Come To My Island

June 9, 2019

Private island on the Thames that was owned by the first owner of The Savoy Hotel and inspired Gilbert and Sullivan for...

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Parking or a Farm?

June 5, 2019

Outdoor parking space in South Kensington for sale for the same price as a Welsh farmstead One could argue the property...

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A Cut-Price Cadillac

May 27, 2019

1985 Cadillac Seville to be auctioned; its lower estimate is just under £10,000; the perfect car for any hip-hop or ‘Dallas’ devotee

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A Modern Masterpiece

May 21, 2019

Victorian farmhouse transformed into an Anglo-Baroque-style masterpiece by Robert Adam complete with a lion from Chuchill’s garden on the roof for sale

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A Dean’s Palace

May 19, 2019

Grade I listed 12th century deanery that has housed 62 deans for sale for the first time ever; it could become a...

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Tremendous Twyssenden

May 12, 2019

Grade II* listed Kentish manor house for sale along with 258 acres of land; its asking price has been reduced by over...

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Is Britain’s Most Expensive House For Sale?

May 9, 2019

Is what could be Britain’s most expensive house for sale? If it is, the price could top £200 million and the buyer...

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Cheap in Chelsea

May 7, 2019

A home in Chelsea for £170 per square foot? Such can be found in the form of the MS Mouette, a converted...

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We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea

April 29, 2019

Charming waterfront cottage in Suffolk riverside hamlet associated with sailing, smuggling, Arthur Ransome and ‘Lovejoy’ for sale The sheltered anchorage of...

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