Where in England can I find really a grand property that I can live in with my family?  Surely, most of us would like to live in a location that is really nice, quiet and of course, a place with a "homey" atmosphere, right?  There is a property for sale in Ascot that you may be interested in.  Well, there are a number of properties available for you to choose from, really.  Depending on what type of property that you would like, you are assured that you will find it here in Ascot.  This small town located in the west of London (probably about 25 miles away) is a prestigious area in Berkshire and it is home to the world-renowned Ascot Racecourse.  Plus, there are schools in the area where you can enrol your children into, like the Heathfield School, St. Mary's School and St. George's School.

Who can best assist me in purchasing that property that I would like to get for my family?  Well, the best person would be an estate agent or, to make things really easier, you may want to contact an estate agency and they will do almost everything for you!  Just let them know what your specifications are and they will search for that perfect property if possible.  These grand houses are really spacious and it comes with really extensive grounds outside where you can opt to create a really beautiful garden or even something like a swimming pool or a tennis court, depending on what you really want.  Ascot is indeed the perfect location.

If you are looking for a place here in England where you can call your future home, why don't you check out Sunningdale in Berkshire?  It is indeed a large village and it is not far from Virginia Water and Ascot.  The place has its own railway station and it is about 24 miles away from the west of London.  If you would like to give it a try first, there is a property to let in Sunningdale.  In fact, there are a lot of properties that you can choose from like flats, apartments and even houses.  Depending on your specifications, you will surely find the perfect home for you and even your family.  There are modern properties available and even older ones that have been renovated and fully refurbished and all of these homes are really elegant and beautiful. 

Since there are a lot of properties available in Sunningdale, which one would be the best for me and my family?  Well, you do not need to fret since there are several letting agents hired by estate agencies in the area who can help you pick the perfect home to rent out.  But, if you would like to have an idea first on what types of houses are available, you can go on-line and visit any of these agencies' web sites.  Then, go ahead and contact a letting agent either through phone or email and they will help you get the best house that you can rent out according to your budget, of course.  Sunningdale is the perfect place to build a home.

Finding a location where you can raise and build your family in England is quite challenging.  There are a lot of beautiful places where you can buy or rent out a property but there are a lot of things that you would also need to consider.  Accessibility to big cities like in Greater London or the airport is a plus.  Of course, if the area has a lot of shops, restaurants and even schools where you can enrol your children into, you would not hesitate to relocate there.  Surrey is the perfect location, in fact, there are several properties near TASIS England that you can purchase or just rent out.  But why would I want to get a property near this American School?  If you have decided to really relocate your entire family, you would also need to think about finding a school where your children can go to.  Why not search for a school that is also quite near to your future home?

Just to give you an idea about TASIS, which stands for The American School In Switzerland, it is a co-educational college and university preparatory school which is located about 40 minutes away from London.  It is quite near the Heathrow Airport as well.  The school is dedicated to inspire students to pursue knowledge, appreciate beauty and develop themselves to become strong individuals in the community.  They offer education from nursery up to the 12th grade and even a postgraduate option.  You are not only building your home in Surrey but you are also building your children's character.

One of the key factors that you would need to consider in buying a home is its accessibility.  Especially for commuters, it is really convenient to choose a home that is near a train or a railway station.  Where in England will I find a quiet and nice village that is in close proximity to a train station?  There is a property for sale in Virginia Water that is perfect for you.  In fact, there are several properties in this prestigious village that you can choose from like apartments, flats, detached houses and you can even go for a really spacious mansion!  For a small family or for a young professional, you can find a 2-bedroom flat with of course, a bathroom, kitchen, hall and even a sitting room.  These flats have private parking spaces and they also have communal gardens.  Shops, restaurants and different amenities are just nearby so you can literally just walk your way around the village.

If it takes a while for you to drive or commute to Virginia Water to check out any of these properties, do not fret since you can view any of these houses for sale on-line.  Just visit any estate agency's web site so that you can get a glimpse of your future home.  These companies include in their web sites a picture of the property, the price, address, details, etc.  If you want to know more about any of these properties, you can definitely get in touch with any of these company's estate agents and they will gladly assist you.

Sunningdale is known to have a lot of really large mansions and quite expensive residences.  There are detached houses available and several flats.  If you are looking for houses for sale in Sunningdale, Ascot is the best choice. If you have a budget of less than £500,000, you may want to check out the flats available near Ascot's High street.  Some facilities in these properties include private parking for residents, complete with electric gates.  Most of them are built within a compound with only a few other apartments.  They are quite exclusive and you will have the privacy that you need.

Some common characteristics in these buildings include a common entrance hall, a secure entry phone system and if you are lucky, the building may even have a lift.  How convenient is that!  The size is just adequate with usually about two bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room and one to two bathrooms.  At times, the master's bedroom includes an en-suite bathroom (with shower).  There is a good-sized reception area and usually, the kitchen work surfaces are made of granite and there is a sizable area for your breakfast table.  Built-in wardrobes are installed in each bedroom.  Most times, the lease type offered is shared freehold.

Ascot is a wealthy village located about 40 kilometres west of London.  There is a wide array of private schools in the area, for all ages and there are international schools too.  Private golf clubs are also in close proximity.  You are just a short distance from the world-famous Ascot Racecourse.

Ascot is a residential town that holds valuable residences ranging from individual houses to executive homes that have elegant creations in each piece of home. The letting agents Ascot provides for best possible service to their clients. The specialists hold bewildered amount of experience for all property related requirements. This trusted advisor can create property for you or make you own a land ensuring a best possible cost for the property. They have generated for web advertising today through the use of major portals where you can connect with many agents around the city.

Since the city is actually a high street busy office there are local boutiques and shops nearby connecting to important train stations too. The estate agents Ascot create a peaceful setting of life where all of the properties in this area has emerged to be the most sought after place in south of England. They are developed to suit for many purposes with allocated parking, large rooms for office spaces and garden area that can suite to the needs that you want. The accurate valuation of your home is very much essential where the agents bring in highly competitive market with a standard package and no extra costs that are added.

Mr & Mrs James Wyatt For the 6th time family run estate agent Barton Wyatt took home the 'Best Surrey Estate Agent' title at the prestigious 2011 UK Property Awards late last month.   In association with Bloomberg TV and Google, the UK Property Awards is open to residential and commercial property professionals working throughout the UK, celebrating the very best in the industry.   Now in its 17th year, the awards ceremony has become recognised as the highest standard of excellence throughout the property world and receiving one of these coveted awards is proof that Barton Wyatt are capable of outshining some very tough players within the highly competitive UK property arena.   James Wyatt, Partner of the multi award-winning estate agent located in leafy Surrey comments,   "We are overjoyed to have once again won this fabulous award. It is wonderful for the firm and everyone that works so hard at Barton Wyatt to be recognised in this way for what we do. We feel very fortunate to have been given this acknowledgment from such a respected event and we will look forward to adding it to the already growing list of accolades we've been given."   Having been awarded overall UK Best Estate Agent, Best International Estate Agent and World Top 5 Real Estate Agent in the past, Barton Wyatt who has experience an impressive 116% increase in sales this year affords the very best estate agency experience, offering an exceptional first class service and jaw-droppingly beautiful properties.   For those looking to buy a slice of Surrey heaven from the award winning Barton Wyatt family why not take a look at how you can splash your cash:   September House, Wentworth Estate   Situated on the renowned Wentworth Estate, September House is a magnificent stately residence that combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary style costing £6,500,000.   This grand house affords six bedroom suites, three reception rooms, and a kitchen, breakfast and family room as well as an indoor swimming pool complex, staff accommodation, triple garage and beautifully maintained gardens.     Pine Acre, Wentworth   For £4,950,000, Pine Acre, also located on the respectable Wentworth Estate has been finished to the highest specification and build quality throughout, extending to just less than 9,000 square feet.                 On the first floor there are four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms with a particularly impressive master suite which stretches across the rear of the property, with the fabulous dressing room and balcony overlooking the mature landscaped gardens while the second floor includes a further bedroom suite and open plan games room, separate bathroom and gym.   Lantern House,Virginia Water   A beautifully presented and spacious home adjacent to the highly regarded Wentworth Golf Course for £1,795,000.   This property affords a stunning master bedroom which has great views over the rear gardens. The fully racked out dressing area leads to a luxury en-suite bathroom while there is also a guest bedroom and three further bedrooms, as well as a hobby and cinema room; perfect for family entertaining.

One of the primary priorities in Homes for Sale in Wentworth Estate is which they have to be tidy as well as clean. You must be look at the house from a purchase perspective because the purchaser would forever want to purchase a spotlessly clean house.

How to get ready Homes for Sale

·         Especially keep the kitchen clean. Sink, Clean the exhaust fan, refrigerator, oven, as well as stove.

·         Remove the clutter from the every rooms so which they look much larger.

·         If required, toilets seats as well as replace the shower curtain. Also clean the bathroom.

·         Take the pest control complete in your home if it is outstanding.

·         Clean as well as Polish the floors of the home.

·         Get professional help or clean the carpets with vacuum cleaners.

If you get the assist of a well real estate agent, the task will become simpler. Their services are dangerous when you need to sell homes or purchase homes in Wentworth Estate as they would guide you as well as take care of very significant issues.

Number of people in UK working from home up 13% in last 5 years (Labour Force Survey)

• Majority of new homeworking jobs created have gone to women

•  By 2015 1.5 billion people will be undertaking mobile working (IDF)

The number of people working from home in the UK has increased by 13 per cent in the last 5 years according to a new TUC analysis of official figures assembled to mark National Work From Home Day, organised by WorkWise UK.

The TUC analysis of unpublished data from the Labour Force Survey reveals that just over 4 million employees usually worked at home in 2012, a rise of 470,000 since 2007, with many millions more occasionally work from home. Geographically the South East, Scotland and Wales have seen the sharpest rise in homeworking over the last 5 years.

The report went onto state that nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of people who work from home are male with an increasing number of women making this choice. The research also showed that the majority of homeworking jobs created in the last 5 years have gone to women.

Further recent research from the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI) involving 55 UK companies found over 60 per cent believe a quarter of their staff will be making the most of mobile working practices in the next half a decade. Looking globally the International Data Forecast (IDF) predicts that by 2015, there will be 1.5 billion people across the world undertaking mobile working.

The Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer famously banned working from home earlier this year as she believes that the best ideas happen when workers are face to face and have the ability to collaborate with each other.  But it turns out that remote workers are more engaged according to Scott Edinger from Edinger Consulting Group.

So what does all this mean for us?

The problem that many will face when considering working from home is a reliable broadband connection and having the space to accommodate all the paraphernalia that goes with the 9 to 5.

Twitter enthusiasts will have regularly seen #wfh (working from home) where tweeters are happily munching on cupcakes, cuddling the cat and enjoying their favourite station on the digital radio without interference from traditional ‘colleagues’.

But the cold reality of home working comes down to comfort, space and the ability to shut the door and return to ‘home life’ at the end of your working day.  If your house is to become for work and for pleasure then it needs to be able to accommodate both without one part infringing on the other.

With the rise in popularity of working from home, house builders, retailers and interior designers have become incredibly inventive about creating work space in the home.

Many retailers are able to provide dinky desk arrangements to fit in the corners of a spare room, in alcoves and under bunk beds.  Some families have installed multiple desk suites in a room, creating space for Mum, Dad and the kids to all work/study together.

Richard Patterson, Director of My Online Estate Agent comments on requests he sees from buyers,

“Many purchasers are looking for an area in the home that is dedicated to ‘work’.  They are looking for a room where they can install filling cabinets, shelves, desks, an office chair and all essential Wi-Fi kit.  Most of our clients are content to ‘make do’ with turning over a spare room for this purpose although some need much larger spaces.”

Partner of award winning Surrey estate agency, with homes for sale in the Wentworth Estate, Barton Wyatt, James Wyatt comments,

“A good number of our clients have added a garden studio to their homes.  In Virginia Water there is often ample space in the garden and the choice of garden rooms is becoming far wider.  These multi-functional ‘sheds’ can be as simple or as sophisticated as you desire, from a plain insulated cabin arrangement to an all-singing, all-dancing heated, plumbed and networked suite that includes a bathroom, soft seating area and a small kitchen.  Clients working from home include architects that need huge drawing desks, Pilates instructors seeking floor space and beauticians who want an aesthetically pleasing and peaceful environment.”

Luxury developer, Millgate, create homes that already incorporate modern day working areas. 

Jonathan Cranley, Sales and Marketing Director explains,

“It is an essential today for most of our clients to have a spacious area to work from home; many are international business men/women who often work remotely at all hours of the day.  We endeavour to always include a room designed for this purpose with numerous electrical sockets and communication ports, a pleasing view and away from the noisy hub of the house.  Some of our homes afford rooms over the garages and these make excellent home offices; within these we create a large ‘living’ area, a bathroom and fully fitted kitchen enabling independence from the main house during the work day.”

Gallery of homes of the market that would be perfect for working from home:

Tavistock, Virginia Water, Surrey                             £1,995,000

This house has recently been subject to a complete modernisation programme including new heating system, rewiring, a magnificent new kitchen and luxurious bathroom suites throughout. The spacious accommodation is set over just two floors with generous room sizes and is well suited to contemporary family lifestyle with an enormous kitchen/breakfast/conservatory area, ideal for entertaining.

The house has a quiet study off the main entrance hall.  Being south facing, the house is incredibly light, with large windows and spaciousness being very much a theme throughout the property.

The rear of the house faces due south and has a lovely open view.

For more information please contact Barton Wyatt on 01344 843000 or visitwww.bartonwyatt.co.uk.

 

Alderbourne Place, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire                    £2,100,000

Alderbourne Place enjoys a perfect blend of seclusion and comfort which offers the best of town and country living, nestled in rolling green-belt countryside.  This fabulous new development consists of 8 impressive country homes and 4 town houses reflecting meticulous attention to detail with architectural integrity, yet again setting the benchmark for building excellence.

The town house have been snapped up already but country homes with spacious studies are available from £2,100,000.  For further information or to arrange a viewing on 0118 934 3344 or visit www.millgatehomes.co.uk.

Henley Road, Haslemere, Surrey                                                             £685,000             

 

This lovely 4 bedroom 2 bathroom detached period cottage has been renovated and extended by its present owners to create a unique reverse level home.  If you think you might need working from home facilities for more than one of you then this property is perfect – it has a studio annexe, double garage and agarden office. The original part of the house is thought to be around 300 years old and retains a great deal of its original charm. The house sits in a wonderful elevated position with stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

For more information please contact My Online Estate Agent on 0845 257 1101 or visit

http://www.myonlineestateagent.com/for-sale/surrey/haslemere/henley-1913/

Waterford House, Wentworth Estate                                                                    £4,250,000

Waterford House is superbly situated within the Wentworth Estate on arguably one of the most prestigious roads within Wentworth. Both the Wentworth clubhouse and the village are within easy walking distance.   This house has plentiful accommodation with five bedroom suites, five reception rooms, cinema room, games room and a three car garage.

If you are working from home within the main house there is study and a studio annexe sits over the garage which could be used as an office. 

For more information on homes for sale in Virginia Water or the Wentworth Estate contact Barton Wyatt on 0134 484 3000 or visit http://www.bartonwyatt.co.uk.

Geers Farm, Heathfield, Sussex                                                                                    £640,000             

An beautiful detached 5 bed period house oozing with character.  Parts of the house date back to 1450 when it owned all the land in the vicinity surrounded by woodland and wheat fields. Geers Farm is privately located in its own large garden with access via a long drive and electrically operated gates. The house has been extensively refurbished and re-modelled by the current owners and is now presented in superb order throughout.

A welcoming entrance hall with slate flooring and under floor heating leading into a spacious utility and separate kitchen. A magnificent Drawing room with stable door to garden and sun terrace, heavily timbered and with fine large inglenook fireplace and raised brick hearth and with French doors opening directly onto the large patio.

The first floor the property has two ´wings´ leading off to the newer part of the building is a large open plan reception area with oak floorboards and double doors to a decked balcony terrace which leads down to the rear garden.

The triple integral garage would make the perfect spot to develop an area to work from home.  There is lapsed planning permission to convert all of the garages.  And whilst this work is being carried out why not use one of the 5 bedrooms as an office.

For more information please contact My Online Estate Agent on 0845 257 1101 or visithttp://www.myonlineestateagent.com/for-sale/east-sussex/heathfield/pook-reed-lane-1911/

Holland Place Sunninghill, Berkshire                                                     Guide Price from £3,500,000

Three luxury contemporary private residences in soon to be completed in a gated private road.  The houses are located just two miles from Ascot High Street in the picturesque village of Sunninghill.

These 6 bedroom residences each sit within substantial landscaped grounds, reflecting meticulous attention to detail in design, specification and architectural integrity - again setting the benchmark for building excellence.  Well thought out studies are on the ground floor of each home and large media rooms in the roof give options for setting out your home.

For more information contact Millgate on 01189 343344 or visit www.millgatehome.co.uk

Virginia Water is a little village in Surrey England that is named after a good-looking lake. The town has lot of royal golf clubs and parks in close proximity, as well as they create this town and very attractive place for the tourist. The Virginia Water is in commute distance from Oxford and London the South Coast. This little town is also very well-liked for persons who like to spend their life in a peaceful atmosphere.

To assist persons to find out the correct real estate for the rent or Homes for sale in Virginia Water, there are a few number real agents in Virginia Water. These real estate experts strive to create the whole process of the selling, buying, or rentals simple for the parties.

The property professional services generally centre around three important key offers:

Property management.

Lettings

Sales

The sales service of the estate agents unsurprisingly, focuses on, on the sales process of the property. In the home in Virginia Water area, the agents tend simple charge the vendor for the sales lot of commission.

Away from the stratospheric house prices found in many Central London streets, Woodlands Road West in Virginia Water is quickly becoming a contender for the most sought-after place to live. With house prices averaging £3.2 million according to Lloyds TSB, this exclusive road located on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey is reputedly the most expensive in England outside the Capital.

Indeed the latest Zoopla data reveals that over the past 5 years, the average property on Woodlands Road West sold for an eye-watering £3,148,333 with rents within the road's GU25 postcode averaging £5,565 per calendar month.

James Wyatt, Partner of the leading estate agency in Virginia Water, Barton Wyatt, explains how Woodlands Road West can command such high house prices,

"It is quite simply a fabulous place to live. The private road is tree lined, the gardens wooded and a new car registration place recognition system has been installed so there is a feeling of real privacy. Some house builders make the mistake of building their new mega-mansions right at the front of these prime plots for all to see whereas buyers in this area want exactly the opposite - privacy and discretion.

"Home owners of Woodlands Road West be they royalty, celebrities or successful businessmen appreciate that their family homes is secluded and away from prying eyes yet accessible to shops, restaurants, schools and superb road, rail and air connections."

Another real draw to the area is the highly acclaimed Wentworth Club only yards from Woodlands Road West. Wentworth itself boasts three PGA championship golf courses and the member's only Clubhouse offers tennis courts and a health spa, not to mention a fine dining experience inspired by The Ivy and Le Caprice.

With a one-off joining fee of up to £24,500 and family membership costing £15,192 a year, the Wentworth Club attracts affluent society from not only Surrey but all over the world. James Wyatt, a Wentworth resident and Member, comments,

"The Wentworth Club is not only one of the finest golf and country clubs in England but also the heart and soul of the Estate. Offering a wide range of activities for all the family not to mention a vibrant social scene, the Club is always buzzing with members from all over the world adding an international flair."

Two other factors keeping Virginia Water very much in the limelight are speedy commute into London and the choice of fine schooling. Direct trains hurtle into Waterloo in under 45 minutes making this an ideal commuter location and schools in the area are the finest you will find in the South East, be it the highly acclaimed state school Charters, public schools such as Eton College or the international institutions ACS and TASIS.

So if you're looking for the perfect home away from the hustle and bustle of London then why not consider these stunning on the salubrious Woodlands Road.

Property for sale in Wentworth Estate

Wilton, Wentworth Estate, Virginia Water   £5,350,000

This wonderful family home is less than two years old and boasts the very latest modern technology including built in Sonos with speaker system throughout the house.  There are four reception rooms including a grand dining hall, drawing room, study and TV room/gymnasium

Upstairs is a grand master bedroom suite with dressing room, en-suite including aquavision television. Six further bedrooms and six bathrooms. The property includes a self-contained staff flat comprising bed/sitting room, kitchen and bathroom set above a triple garage.

Carnanton, Wentworth, Surrey                £6,950,000

Carnanton was completed in 2009 for the current owners by prestigious house builder, Applegate Homes. The property has been immaculately maintained and is now presented for sale in beautiful condition throughout.

As you enter the property, a grand staircase leads up to the first floor and galleried landing. The grand hall is a spectacular feature of the property. The principal receptions face the rear of the property as well as the enormous kitchen/breakfast/garden room, a superb area for the contemporary family lifestyle and informal entertaining.

On the first floor there is a very large master bedroom suite luxuriously equipped with mirror fronted wardrobes in the dressing room and an opulent bathroom suite. Three further suites are on the first floor with three further adaptable rooms on the second floor depending on the owner's requirements.

On the lower ground floor is the main laundry room and a useful luggage room as well as the enormous garage, a car enthusiasts dream approached via a ramp down drive and an electric up and over door.

The whole is well enclosed by large laurel hedging and mature trees affording a great deal of privacy from the adjoining properties. The plot amounts to approximately 1.5 acres in all.

The ACS Egham and the TASIS England are two schools that are known to provide the best International Baccalaureate Programs. The programs that both schools offer have proved to be the success story of the secondary education of the students in the recent years. As you know, the International Baccalaureate program is globally accepted and recognised for continuing education in both the International as well as American schools in various universities all over the world. So if you want to prepare your kids for a much bigger opportunity in the future, enrol them at ACS Egham or at TASIS England.

IB Programs of the ACS

As mentioned, the ACS in Egham as well as other ACS International campuses is known for providing the best International Baccalaureate Programs. The ACS Egham is among the handful of schools within England that is fully authorised to offer three International Baccalaureate Programs, which are the IBYP or the International Baccalaureate Years Programme for ages 3 to 11 years old, the IBMYP or the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programs, for students aged 11 to 16 years old, the IBDP or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for students who are 16 to 18 years old. By offering all these three programmes, the ACS is capable of providing their students a seamless opportunity of education all throughout their school life.

International Baccalaureate Diploma of TASIS

The TASIS England is also another school that is well known for their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs. The school offers the IB Diploma to all eligible students who are entering the 11^th grade. In case you didn’t know, the International Baccalaureate Diploma is a widely recognized international passport by students to a higher education and one of the great things of being part on this program is that the school employs only the best practices of educational systems worldwide. The IB Diploma of the TASIS England School is a comprehensive two year program that helps to enhance the student’s research skills as well as critical thinking, which are two important things needed for them to excel on their education.

What is International Baccalaureate Program?

For those whoa re wondering what an International Baccalaureate Program is, this is actually a program that is aimed at creating a diploma that would be recognized by some of the biggest universities all over the world. Thus, students who have taken up the program from either the ACS Egham or TASIS will not have a hard time in enrolling on the biggest schools worldwide.