Six tips to prepare your home for sale for when lockdown ends

If you’re hoping to sell your property once coronavirus lockdown ends, there are some simple steps you can take to boost your chances of a speedy sale. These include some basic home improvements you can make while stuck indoors to help ‘boost saleability’, according to the estate agents body NAEA Propertymark. In particular, it highlights … Read more

Classic Ferrari 250 GTE used by the Polizia in Rome in the 1960s is up for sale

Arguably the rarest, most-elegant and coolest police car of all time is now up for sale. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Series II, one of two used by the Italian Polizia in the 1960s, has been made available to well-heeled collectors who can afford to splash out around seven figures on an iconic cop car. … Read more

Derelict 170-year-old hospital chapel in Chelsea goes on sale for £7.5m

A derelict hospital chapel that has lain empty for almost 30 years has hit the market for £7.5million- but the new owner will still have to pay another £5million to transform the unoccupied site into a home.  St Luke’s Chapel, which is nestled in a leafy Chelsea and is the former chapel of the Royal Brompton Hospital in … Read more

Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to classic ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” go up for sale at $2.2m

Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to 1960s classic ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” go up for sale at $2.2 million Sale of handwritten song with scribbles could mark world record for rock lyrics Dealer Zimet says ‘It’s not an auction. It’s a private sale. First come, first served’ Song written by Dylan in 1963 and released on … Read more

London townhouse where painter John Constable once lived is for sale via Savills for £4.25m

Art lovers could go one better than owning a piece by celebrated landscape artist John Constable – they can snap-up a home where he once lived, as his former London abode is available to buy.   The stunning Georgian property in the capital’s exclusive Hampstead spreads across four levels and comes with three bedrooms. There are, of … Read more

Nine portraits of the Queen for Canadian bank notes have emerged on sale for £3,000 

Nine portraits of the Queen aged 37 taken in 1963 by court photographer Anthony Buckley for Canadian bank notes have emerged on sale for £3,000 Portraits taken by Anthony Buckley in 1963 capture the 37-year-old monarch Images, in which Queen wears diamond tiara, adopted into Canadian currency The nine small portraits were donated to the … Read more

Retail chiefs say billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for huge ‘liquidation sale’

Retail chiefs say billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for huge ‘liquidation sale’ By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:10 BST, 4 April 2020 Billions of pounds worth of clothing is being prepared for a huge ‘liquidation sale’, retail chiefs have told The … Read more

Nearly half of major insurers have pulled travel insurance products from sale due to coronavirus

Nearly HALF of major insurers have pulled travel insurance products from sale because of the coronavirus crisis, says Which? The consumer champion contacted 75 insurance providers during its study 31 of the 75 insurers contacted have temporarily stopped sale of their policies  A further 13, including Axa and Staysure, have changed aspects of their policies  … Read more

Chelsea mansion that comes with its own Elgin marbles goes up for sale for £50million 

Chelsea mansion with casts of the controversial Elgin Marbles in the drawing room goes on sale for £50million Stanley House is a Grade II* listed property set in acres of grounds in Chelsea, west London Construction first started in 1690 before being completed during the reign of George I House was built in sprawling fields … Read more