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PROJECTBRIGHTONPhil Green asks:Is Brightoninvestable?
EYE ON BRITISHAIRWAYS i360A shared historyof designexcellence
BUILDINGOPINIONSThe old SackvilleHotel
CITY PLANNERIs time runningout for slumlandlords?
THE RENTGUARANTEEMAN
WATCH
Channel 8 Channel 159
thelatest.tv
Adopt a brick today and help save Saltdean Lido,the South coast’s iconic art deco attraction pg 13
ANOTHER BRICK INTHE WALL
Are youhome yet?
Find your home withBrighton & Hove’s
leading estate agent
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By the time you read this the Christmasseason will officially be on us – at least inmy world. Some of you out there started
mid November and a few in late October (no doubt you will be lookingforward to the arrival of hot cross buns very soon).
The timing of Christmas complicates the process of buying andselling homes. Should you put it on the market in December or waituntil the new year?
It is surely true that thelast thing you might want isa trail of potential buyersparading through yourhome as you attempt tostuff the turkey and burnthe mince pies.
Then again, maybe it would be an ideal time. After all, the place willbe looking lovely, decked with boughs of holly so to speak. It willsmell delicious, festive cooking, pine needles and tangerines andgiven the probable impending arrival of friends and relatives it will asclean and tidy as it will ever get.
Okay, I admit it, I am painting a pretty “Christmas Card” image ofthe festive season at home, maybe you don’t embrace the holidaywith the same fervour that I might, but it is certainly worth a thought.
Consider though the week between Christmas and the New Year.Are you working? Possible not, and nor will so many other people.Would that not be a great time for people, and especially busycouples, to view a potential new home, together, in daylight…
Truth is that the best time of year to put your home on the market iswhen you need to move. Don’t sit around, make that move now.Someone out there wants your home.
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5 The BusinessBankside living with BrandVaughan
6 The BusinessLeaders’ tips for new yearrenting
6 The BusinessHigh demand for renterslooking for Xmas homes
7 British Airways i360Welcome on board
7 Building OpinionsThe old Sackville Hotel
8 Project BrightonPhil Green: Is Brighton andHove investable?
9 City PlannerIs time running out for slumlandlords?
10 The BusinessSave money with watertreatment
11 Andy Garth Now & ThenAffordable treasures
11 The LandladyFestively frantic
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15 Agents SpotlightCompany profiles
16 Properties for sale & to rentin Brighton/Hove & Sussex
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Completed this year, this uber modern development standsout from its neighbours with its crisp lines and simpleabstract design with windows placed like a monochrome
Mondrian painting. It is surrounded by immaculate lawns, and theneat, grey brick driveway leads you to some steps which take you to asecure solid oak front door. You are welcomed in to a wide hallway,where warm wooden floors in honeyed tones lead you in to the openplan living room. These wide boards continue throughout the groundfloor for unity, and the walls are creamy white.
Initially you walk into the living space where an entire wall of bi-folding doors flood the room with light. There is ample space in herefor comfortably sized sofas and chairs, and it looks out to the pavedpatio and outdoor dining area. This room sweeps round to the right inan L-shape where you then see the dining area, and chic kitchen.There are more bi-folding doors here, so you can open up the wholeground floor to the garden in the summer months.
The kitchen has superior quality, white high gloss units along theleft wall, and these include an integrated fridge and freezer, a five ringBosch gas hob, and a Bosch double oven placed in a tower to avoidawkward bending. There are floor to ceiling windows at the top of theroom, and on the right are more units which house the integratedwashing machine and dishwasher. The worktops contrast beautifullyin solid granite in charcoal grey; marrying well with the exterior colourscheme, and the sink with a state-of-the-art chrome flexi tap, is neatlyinlaid within it.
Returning to the hall, and past both a stylish downstairs WC, and adouble cupboard for storage (and which houses the brand new boiler)you climb plush fawn carpeted stairs to the first floor. The carpet
THE BUSINESSSALESBANKSIDE LIVING
flows throughout the rooms on this floorfor further continuity, and directly aheadand to the right are two large doublebedrooms. These have vaulted ceilingswhich add interest, but still allow forplenty of headroom, and they share the Jack and Jill en suite showerroom. A neutral palette of light stone, and taupe have been used inhere with ceramic tiles on the walls and large mosaic square tiles onthe floor. The tall shower has a monsoon head, a glass door, andthere is a sweet vanity unit below the hand basin.
Further along the hall you have another double bedroom, and alarge single bedroom which have peaceful views across the leafygrounds of the school and garden, and the family bathroom is at theend, which echoes the en suite in style and design, but has theaddition of a bath with a shower above.
This is a luxury development where no corners have been cut. Thefinish is high quality, and the space has been perfectly designed forboth family living and entertaining. This is a unique property whichneeds to be seen to be admired.For further information please contact: Brand Vaughan, Tel: 01273504441 Email: [email protected]
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Local estate agency Fox & Sons, with nine offices in Brighton &Hove, is urging sellers who wish to move in early 2016 not todelay marketing their properties until the New Year. Fox &
Sons predicts heightened seasonal activity during the Christmas toNew Year period, with potential buyers actively starting their searchonline for properties to buy over the festive season.
“Christmas is traditionally a very busy time in the housing market,when families come together and think about plans for theforthcoming year,” says Jonathan Lloyd, Branch Partner at the
Brighton, Western Road office. “Millions of people search forproperties over the festive period so it makes sense to haveeverything in place to capture this market and take advantage of thesurge in buyer interest.”
Last Christmas, Rightmove and Zoopla – widely regarded as themost popular property websites – received a huge spike in traffic totheir sites: Rightmove recently reported it received over 1 millionvisits to its site on Christmas Day 2014 and Zoopla reported 6.4million visits between Christmas and the New Year. Fox & Sons
THE BUSINESSSALESSERIOUS ABOUT SELLING IN THENEW YEAR? MARKET NOW
“It is a seller's marketand those sellers who
market their property nowand get ahead of the gamewill reap the rewards
Landlords and home owners who put their property on therental market now have a great chance of it beingsuccessfully let by Christmas, according to local property
specialist Leaders.Jane Wilkinson, lettings director at Leaders, says: “The run up to
Christmas might notseem like theobvious time to putyour property onthe lettings market,but demand fromtenants is extremelyhigh at the moment,with many people keen to move and get settled in their new homebefore Christmas, so it is actually an excellent opportunity.”
By making a property available to let now, landlords can stay onestep ahead of those who may be waiting until the new year beforebringing their property to the rental market.
“Everybody knows January is a busy time for lettings,” Janecontinues, “but by putting your property on the market now you canget a head start on the competition to secure motivated and qualitytenants. In the unlikely event your property is not let beforeChristmas, you will be in pole position to reach out to applicantslooking to move in the new year.”
As well as the pre-Christmas period being a busy time for lettings,millions of people begin the search for their next home during the
THE BUSINESSSALESHIGH DEMAND FROM TENANTS LOOKING FOR AHOME TO RENT BY CHRISTMAS
“By putting yourproperty on the
market now you canget a head start onthe competition
expects this yearto be similarly asbusy and with aheightenednumber ofenquiries frominterested buyersinto its branch:
“It is a seller’smarket and thosesellers whomarket theirproperty now andget ahead of thegame will reap therewards,”continuesJonathan. “Sellersshould be lookingto instruct anagent that has thetools and know-how to guarantee maximum exposure for theirproperties during this festive peak.” If you have a property to sell and would like to arrange a free marketappraisal on your home, contact the local branch of Fox & Sons on01273 777000 or email: [email protected]
festive perioditself. Indeed, astaggering 15.7million visits toRightmove wererecorded last yearbetween ChristmasDay and New Year’sDay, so it is ashrewd move tohave your propertylisted during thistime, when fewerproperties tend tobe available.For advice you cantrust on all aspectsof letting, renting,buying or selling -or to book a free,no-obligationvaluation - pleasecontact your localLeaders branch orvisitwww.leaders.co.uk
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This week I am thrilled to announce that we will be partnering with British Airways, the nation’s favourite airline,as the headline sponsor for the i360, which from now on is to
be known as British Airways i360. From 2016 our passengers willboard the glass pod and take off to cruise up to 450 feet for anamazing flight.
I am delighted to have such a prestigious British and global brandsponsoring our attraction, and such a major player in the tourismsector in the region; I cannot think of a better sponsorship fit. British Airways has 40,000 flights to and from Gatwick every year (youcan already see the tower on flights landing at Gatwick!) and itemploys 2,500 people in Sussex with hundreds living here in Brightonand Hove.
By supporting the i360, British Airways will help put Brighton andSussex on the international stage. Together, we can help promoteeven more tourism to the area. We share a similar market with BritishAirways at Gatwick in the South East and a comparable internationalreach. Brighton is already a major tourist destination, attracting overone millioninternational visitorsper year and wehope that thispartnership will helpcement the city’sposition as a topinternational destination.
We share a proud history of engineering and design excellence.British Airways i360 is the world’s first vertical cable car, the world’stallest moving observation tower and the world’s slimmest tall tower.British Airways has led the way in the airline sector with innovationssuch as supersonic travel and the world's first fully flat bed inbusiness class.
Sponsorship was always part of our business plan and I am pleasedthat we are delivering on the promises we made to the city.
We announced the partnership at a press event when journalistsalso saw the glass viewing pod under construction and inside thebeach building for the first time. Our web site has changed to www.britishairwaysi360.com and you cannow talk to us @ba_i360 on Twitter/Instagram; our Facebook page willbe renamed to British Airways i360.
Following years ofinaction, plans havejust been unveiled for
a seventeen-storey tower onthe old Sackville Hotel site onthe Hove seafront by developerHyde Housing and architectAndy Parsons – the teambehind the ‘One Hove Park’development on the OldShoreham Road.
As one of just ahandful of residentsnearby with anunobstructed view ofthe Sackville Hotelsite from my home, Iwas quite takenaback when I firstsaw the proposal.There are certainlylight and shadowimplications for those living behind, and it could be argued that thetower would sit acrimoniously amongst existing seafront buildings.
The backdrop of course is that the nearby King Alfred scheme islikely to be large, and just one of a number of proposals for densestructures that are deemed necessary to catch up with the rapid risein Brighton & Hove’s population that we have seen since around 1997.My ideal Hove seafront would not include tall buildings but we findourselves in a position where we have to build up if we don’t want tobuild on parks, allotments and the South Downs.
In this particular proposal’s favour, serious thought has at leastgone into its design. It is not another white-rendered box after all(which a number of yet-to-be-built approvals for the seafront are). I’mnot sure that the proportions are currently right. If the building weretaller, its current diameter would be appropriate but it’s looking alittle barrel-like currently. Perhaps it should be narrower. Theattached wings, which have been designed to mitigate the suddenincrease in height, detract from the purity of the concept. They shouldbe removed.
With such demand for housing in our area, I suspect that this tallproposal will be the first of many over the coming years.www.buildingopinions.com Twitter: @robert_nemeth
“We share aproud history
and designexcellence
“In thisparticular
proposal’sfavour, seriousthought hasat least goneinto its design
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PROJECT BRIGHTONPHIL GREENMANAGING DIRECTOR MDHUB
MDHUB is the premier peer-to-peer business growthnetwork for Managing Directors and their senior boardmembers. Their main objective is to solve problems and
alleviate the pressure on MDs by finding ways through the blocks inorder to grow business.
Their core service is a fully facilitated “workgroup” where carefullyselected MDs meet to discuss their issues. This confidentialenvironment and the support from other like-minded entrepreneurialManaging Directors has proved invaluable to members.
Some of these groups have been meeting four to six times a year fornearly 10 years. MDHUB’s strategy and development sessions alsohelp on the growth path, all in all MDs and senior directors spent over6,400 hours with MDHUB last year.
This week in Project Brighton MDHUB'S Director, Phil Greendiscusses his thoughts and observations on how investable Brightonand Hove is in terms of new business ventures in the city...
I have made a number of calls to potential investors and VentureCapitalists (VCs) on behalf of some of our fast-growing MDHUBmembers recently. There is definitely some interest and moreimportantly a lot of investment available out there, but among some
Is Brighton and Hove investable?
common responses about sector fit, size of investment (normally toosmall for VCs) and risk I received one interesting response.
This basically went along the lines of “Naah – I’d rather get on aplane to Berlin than the train to Brighton”.
When I asked for a few more details behind that slightly shockingassertion, the response was that Brighton made a lot of noise butwasn’t really the place to get hold of serious growth businesses.Naturally I begged to differ and we left the conversation at that, butwith a promise to re-visit it at a later date if I could prove him wrong.
We do make a lot of noise, Brighton and Hove has always beengood at that but is that all we do? Intrigued I spoke to a contact whoruns a Business Angel Network and asked about her view of the cityand the answer surprised me. She travels from East Sussex to Hantsand Surrey to attend her Angel Network sessions and although alsoinvolved in Brighton and Hove to a small extent, her problem waslimited time on her part and limited deal flow out of the city. Sherecognised the creativity in many of the opportunities she saw, butfelt she didn’t see enough businesses with a revenue track record andan ability to really scale and was prepared to travel elsewhere foropportunities.
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I accept that growth is not the be all and end all for a business andthere are many small profitable businesses in the city returning agood living to their owners, our focus has been on businesses whoare trying to grow and meet that demand for scalability. Thesegrowth businesses provide the skilled employment opportunities
that the city, with its two universities, can support. There havealways been one or two businesses cracking on at an amazing paceat any time in the city, and I’m pleased to say that we have thatsituation right now.We also have a vitaland thriving freelancepopulation, someexcellent businesssupport and somegreat example ofbusinesses that havedone well and whoseoriginal entrepreneursare still involvedlocally. But in a citywhere, historically,less than 15% ofbusinesses employmore than 10 staffcould we do more?
Chatting to a few of our faster growing members their feeling wasthat not enough business owners in the city were truly entrepreneurs.Their definition of entrepreneurs being beyond just that of someonewho starts a business and more that of someone who builds a trulyscalable business and focuses absolutely on growth. Why doesn’t ithappen here more often? We have above average business start-upstatistics, and I applaud everyone who takes that step, also there areplenty of smaller, successful and profitable businesses in the city.There are also many business owners who work exceptionally hard,love their businesses but perhaps end up earning less than theywould if they were employed elsewhere.
I won’t be giving you an answer (yet) but I do know that we havecompanies fighting over scarce people resources in the city -resources that head up to London on a daily basis, we havecompanies doing the same or very similar things who could perhapsmerge and be more powerful and also perhaps we need to heed thecall from one of our speakers at our Leaders event: “Get some moneyin, take the risk and really go for it – I am”.
I want a good reason to phone that VC up and hear him say that hewould rather tell a Berlin entrepreneur that he would love to see himbut unfortunately he was getting on that train down to Brighton &Hove to see another great prospect.
Theprivaterented
sector is currentlythe fastestgrowing elementin the UKresidentialproperty arena.However, whenyou couple anaffordability crisiswith the withdrawal of the Code for Sustainable Homes, you mightconcede that there is a growing requirement for more comprehensiveregulation of private landlords.
This shouldn’t alarm most private landlords; for as a sector, theyhold a strong reputation for providing good quality housing that themarket demands. There is however a minority within this group,known to many as the irresponsible ‘slum landlord’, oftenundermining the reputation of others.
A well-known statement said amongst landlords is ‘would I live inthis property?’ Clearly, you won’t ideally be living in a one bedroomflat or studio with say, a family of four, but I believe the true meaningof the statement seeks to ask, ‘is it morally appropriate to expectsomeone to live in this property?’ Many of us will have viewedproperties; often HMOs (not to stereotype) that have us concludingthat the living conditions leave much to be desired.
Governments of the past have been reticent to address these issuesin the private sector due to the hypocrisy it would cause with councilhousing. Also, of course, because the private rented sector was neverso much of a significant segment of the housing market. But earlier inJanuary this year, Laura Sandys MP (Conservative, South Thanet2010-2015) presented the Private Rented Sector (Decent HomesStandards) Bill 2014-15 to Parliament, which proposed to set the basis(and raise the bar) for regulation of private landlords. New standardswould require landlords to keep a more responsible state of repair,meet the current statutory minimum standard for local authorityhousing stock, retain modern facilities and services and also provide areasonable degree of thermal comfort.
Despite the Bill not progressing through the Commons, theproposals signalled a change in attitude. Moreover, this Bill was notalone, for as you read this, the ‘Homes (Fitness for HumanHabitation)’ and the ‘Housing and Planning’ Bill’s (2015-16) maketheir way through the legislative process, adding pressure to theprivate sector and recent reports such as ‘Safe and Decent Homes:Solutions for a better private rented sector’, supported by Shelter andBritish Gas, offering recommendations on improving local authorities’enforcement powers and bringing private landlords to account, moreeffectively. To add to this (!), the Energy Act 2011 includes provisionsthat will outlaw EPC Rating F & G in commercial and residentialproperties from 1st April 2018, subject to limited exceptions.
It’s not all bad. As long as landlords in the private sector areresponsible and proactive, setting appropriate timetabled repairprogrammes with their portfolios, all of the above should notnegatively impact on returns; it will actually improve neighbourhoodsand communities and in turn, the capital values. But those that areirresponsible and fail to act, such as the ‘slum landlords’, will likelyfind that the squeeze on their investments has only just started!www.haydon-consulting.com
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Last month Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’schief inspector for adult social care, warned in The Telegraphthat four in ten care homes in the UK are below standard. She
added: “In this climate, it is critical that responses from local servicesto financial pressures do not increase risks to people’s health, safetyand wellbeing.”
Care home managers are under ever more pressure to cut costswithout reducing the levels of care. It may seem an impossible task,but Andy Tugwell, managing director of Hove-based TSS Facilities, hassome helpful advice for them as well as any other businesses lookingto keep a tight rein on spending. “People will have boilers servicedregularly, but many don't consider the quality of the water within theheating system,” he comments. “The quality of the water can have ahuge impact on the life of boilers because of corrosion and limescalebuild-up – and of course, you will be using more energy to heat thewater.”
Regular water treatment and monitoring is not, however, just aboutprolonging the life of the heating system and reducing monthly bills,explains Andy. “We recently installed a chlorine dioxide system in acare home. It’s particularly important in buildings where there is avulnerable population to ensure that the water is disinfected bysystems such as this. The system allowed us to safely lower thetemperature of the hot water to prevent scalding, withoutcompromising on water hygiene. This also reduced their costs as itmeant thermostatic valves were not required.”
THE BUSINESSSALESSAVE MONEY WITHWATER TREATMENT
Precise monitoringWhen TSS Facilities is asked to carry out water treatment services,
the first thing the company does is a thorough inspection of the watersystem, starting with the incoming main. By compiling an accuratereport of the entire system and the water quality, the team knowprecisely what is needed. "We apply proper chemistry – we don't justthrow chemicals in," saysAndy. "A heating or watersystem needs to becleaned properly with adispersant and dosedwith the correct levels ofcorrosion limiter to stopscaling and reducecorrosion. It also puts anend to oxidisation, whichmeans no more having tobleed inefficient radiatorsthat are packed withtrapped air."High-quality watertreatment and monitoringcan result in lowerrunning costs, longer-lasting equipment and,most importantly, saferwater systems. To find out how looking after your water system couldsave you money, call TSS Facilities on 01273 719111, [email protected] or visit www.tssfacilities.co.uk
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Iam lucky enough to be going to Cuba next week and not to bereturning until Christmas Day. At about 10.30am on ChristmasDay, myself and my friend B will be touching-down at Gatwick in
the style of two very sun-tanned Christmas elves, which leaves itrather late for Christmas shopping, or Christmas anything, come tothat. Christmas in Landlady Towers is, in every eventuality a thing tobe avoided as it is rather too reliant on my being jolly in the companyof people I would quite like to murder under normal circumstances.
I have successfully passed the baton of Christmas to the verywonderful Big Daughter, who will be cooking Christmas lunch for thesecond year running in her flat in Hove. This would be perfect, if itwasn’t for the fact that her father has been invited and we currentlycannot be in the same town, let alone the same room togetherwithout him hurling insults at me once the double-brandies kick in.
On top of being quite rude, he is terribly unreliable and we stilldon’t know whether he’sgoing to grace us with hispresence or not, meaning Iwill either be going to TheBig Daughter’s fromGatwick, or home to stare atmy suntan at home alone.The Small Daughter is(rather reluctantly it appears) going to feed the homeless with herfather. I do hope her father is not cooking said food as the folk will bedead as well as homeless, thus negating the homeless issue.
But joking aside, I do admire them for so willingly giving up theirChristmas Day. I would be doing something similar myself if I wasn’tso much of a curmudgeon over Christmas. I would certainly ruin it foreveryone. Besides, every time I go to Cuba I return bereft of most ofmy clothes and shoes as I give them away to my friends in Havana, inspite of the fact that I always take over a suitcase full of stuff for them.
Although 2015 has been a year for great change in Cuba, nothingmuch has changed for the average Cuban on the street yet and theembargo is still in place, making the acquisition of many items wetake for granted very difficult. The window display of a City CentreCuban department store looks like the leftover, unwanted items at aWI Tombola...
I am in receipt of an almost daily email from my friend Yusi inHavana, with yet more items she is desperate for, thus ensuring that Iwill be fulfilling my 23KG luggage allowance for the first time in years.At least someone will have a Merry Christmas!!
THE LANDLADYRENT BOOK TALESFESTIVELY FRANTIC…
“The SmallDaughter is
going to feedthe homelesswith her father
In my shop at the moment I have a four- metre-long, old woodenshop sign for sale, (see photo offers in the region of £350)apologies for the gratuitous plug!
This came from a corner shop in Hove and is approximately 100years old. It is a lovely hand made sign and a typical example of theperiod, very similar to the one preserved in Church Road Hove.
Gigins Ltd were a family firm of bakers who for the first part of the20th century had several outlets throughout the town and eventuallybecame part of the 'Clarkes the Bakers' whose bakery was in FonthillRoad next to the Goldstone Ground.
My point being is that the amount of corner and local shops thatused to exist in the city was unbelievable. By just walking aroundareas such as PoetsCorner andHanover/Southover (seephoto of Southover Streeteven in the early 60s) itseemed that every cornerwas a shop sellingsomething to the locals(photo of butchers oncorner of RichmondStreet), meaningyou didn't reallyhave to leave thevicinity of yourown front door-step to buy allthat you neededto live.
My own bit ofadvice is this:when you walkaround theseareas alwayslook up at thewalls above theground floorwindows, asthere is a chanceyou may see theold embossed adverts still justreadable under years of outsidepainting. A great example of this isin Southover Street where an oldbutchers shop has the advertisingtag line of 'meat only taken fromlocal abattoirs', which althoughisn't the nicest thought, provesthat locally sourced food is not anew concept!Brighton and Hove Stuff, 28 WesternRoad, [email protected]
“When youwalk around
these areasalways look upat the wallsabove theground floorwindows
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The tireless campaigners at Saltdean LidoCommunity Interest Company have raised£2.8 million so far to save their lido – but
need another £70k for an electricity sub-station topower the pools.
And so, they’ve launched a Wall of Fame and are invitinglido lovers to sponsor a brick which can feature names or acustomised message. The wall itself won't be built until next yearbut, in the meantime, donors will receive an attractive certificate that
can be wrapped up as a lovely Christmas present. Anyone who grew up in Brighton in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and early 90s
will have fond memories of the lido. However, between 1997-2012 thelease of the lido was in the hands of a businessman/developer fromBuckinghamshire.
For those of you who have visited the lido during that period therewas a reason it was rubbish – Mr Bad (as he was known locally) didn’twant it to be good. He didn’t want people to come. He had his eye onthe big bucks of redevelopment.
When he finally unveiled plans to fill in the pool and build flats, thecommunity mobilised determined to save its beloved pool.
It took them two years to get rid of Mr Bad. Once he’d been seen offlocal campaigners then had to persuade Brighton and Hove Councilas freeholder to give them the keys.
That was at the end of 2013. Since then two years of blood, sweatand tears have passed, but the group are really nearly there. Thevision was clear from the start: a brand new 40m outdoor pool with alovely paddling pool and wet play area for the kids. A grassy area forlounging about. Direct access to the beach so you can mix it up.Heated water for swimming seven months a year with an ice rink inthe winter. A place which is suitable for swimmers of all ages.
However, the group has recently hit a bit of a roadblock and arenow reaching out to lido lovers asking them to help by sponsoring abrick on its Wall of Fame. They need to raise £70,000 to build a newelectricity sub-station as there isn’t enough electricity capacity left inSaltdean to power the pools.
The group asked Brighton and Hove Council, as freeholder of thesite, to cover this unexpected expense. The council offered a loan ofjust £10,000 despite not contributing any funds to the £8millionalready raised by the local resident volunteers.
A BRICK IS FOR LIFE – NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS!SPONSOR A BRICK ON THE SALTDEAN LIDO WALL OF FAME
“The bricks on the Wallof Fame can feature
names or a customisedmessage in memory of aloved one
The group then asked UK Power Networks (which builds theinfrastructure for companies like EDF to provide electricity) to fundthe sub-station but the company said it couldn’t because ofregulatory issues.
Furthermore, existing grants cannot be re-allocated to cover thisunexpected expense.
The bricks on the Wall of Fame can feature namesor a customised message in memory of a loved
one. As the wall itself won't be built until nextyear, in the meantime, donors will receive a
certificate that can be wrapped up as alovely Christmas present. A brick is for lifenot just for Christmas!
Alternatively individuals – orcompanies – wishing to make a largerdonation is invited to meet the full cost of
a beach hut in the lido grounds or contactthe group direct to discuss the other
options in more detail. Smaller donations welcome too of course.
Please visit www.saltdeanlido.co.uk for moredetails about the project and how you can help. The
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Channel View Road£395,000 Freehold• Detached 3 bedroom bungalow • Sea Views • Refurbished Throughout • NO ONWARD CHAIN. EPC D65 Call Woodingdean Office on 01273 278866
Kevin GardensOIEO £330,000 Freehold• 3 bed bungalow • 45ft rear garden • Off road parking • Popular location. EPC D61 Call Woodingdean Office 01273 278866
Hove Street£750,000 Freehold• 3 bedroom semi det house • Fantastic 80ft west garden • Large gge with pot to extend stnc • Great location off Hove seafront. EPC D69 Call Hove office 01273 321000
St. Catherines TerracePrice Guide £380,000 Leasehold• 2 dbl bed split level apt • Newly re-furb throughout • Sea views from the south facing lounge • Sought after location on seafront. EPC D65 Call Hove office 01273 321000
Prestonville RoadPrice Guide £325,000 LeaseholdA NEWLY REFURBISHED AND EXTENDED,LOWER LEVEL CONVERTED 2 BEDROOMGARDEN FLAT within in a sought after centrallocation just off Seven Dials, close to BrightonStation. The property has a stylish and wellappointed kitchen and bathroom, a landscaped,walled sunny rear garden, a private entrance,double glazed windows and gas heating.Available chain free. Energy Rating C71Call Hove Office 01273 321000
Queens Park Road£250,000 Leasehold• Well presented one bedroom garden flat • North of Kemp Town • Yards from Queens Park & Hanover • Rear patio garden. EPC D67 Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001
Rose Hill£475,000 Freehold• Spacious 3 bedroom Victorian house • Situated within 0.6 miles of Brighton station • Bonus of a boarded loft with balcony • Patio garden. No chain. EPC D64 Call Lewes Road office 01273 677001
London Road£250,000 Leasehold• 2 bedroom first floor flat • Spacious accommodation • In good decorative order • Private parking space, EPC C76 Call Fiveways office 01273 566777
Hollingbury RoadGuide Price £500,000 Freehold• Newly Refurbished • Popular residential area • West facing garden • No onward chain, EPC E53Call Fiveways office 01273 566777
Bonchurch RoadOIEO £540,000 Freehold• Simply stunning family home over 4 floors • 4 beds, 2 baths, flexible accommodation • Period features with contemporary twist • Charming 32' rear garden. EPC D55 Call Lewes Road Office 01273 677001
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Greenfield Crescent£375,000 FreeholdSpacious 3 bedroom family home, large reargarden, popular residential area, stunningviews, EPC D60Call Fiveways Office 01273 566777
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NEW!WATERLOO STREET,HOVEA NEWLY REFURBISHEDONE BEDROOM FLATLOCATED IN THISSOUGHT AFTER ONE-WAY STREET CLOSE TOHOVE SEAFRONT. SPLITLEVEL ENTRANCE HALL,LOUNGE with WESTASPECT WALK-IN BOWWINDOW and SEAVIEWS, KITCHEN WITHSPACE TO DINE,BATHROOM, GCH.AVAILABLE NOW £950 pcm
NEW!NORTON ROAD,HOVEA ONE BEDROOMLOWER GROUNDFLOOR FLAT locatedCLOSE TO HOVESTATION and LOCALAMENITIES. Entrancehall, BRIGHT LOUNGEwith BAY WINDOW,MODERN KITCHEN,DOUBLE BEDROOM,WHITE BATHROOM withSHOWER, GCH,NEUTRAL DECOR. EPC D.AVAILABLE NOW £800 pcm
NEW!QUEENS PARKROAD, BRIGHTONA GROUND FLOOR ONEBEDROOM PATIO FLATsituated in the HANOVERAREA. BRIGHT LOUNGEwith BAY WINDOW andFEATURE FIREPLACE,DOUBLE BEDROOM withFIREPLACE and ACCESSto the PATIO GARDEN,MODERN FITTEDKITCHEN, BATHROOM,UTILITY AREA, GCH,NEUTRAL DECOR. EPC D.AVAILABLE NOW £850 pcm
NEW!BRUNSWICK PLACE,HOVEA SECOND FLOORSTUDIO FLAT situated inthis SOUGHT AFTERLOCATION INBRUNSWICK TOWNCONSERVATION AREA.Entrance with smallSTORAGE CUPBOARD,BRIGHT DUAL ASPECTSTUDIO ROOM withKITCHEN AREA, WHITEFITTED SHOWER ROOM,NEUTRAL DECOR.AVAILABLE NOW £525 pcm
BRUNSWICK PLACE,HOVEA BEAUTIFULLYREFURBISHED ANDFULLY FURNISHED TWOBEDROOM GROUNDFLOOR FLAT in aCONVERTED PERIODBUILDING located inHOVE'S FINESTSEAFRONT SQUARE.LOUNGE/DINING ROOM,FITTED KITCHEN withINTEGRATEDAPPLIANCES, MODERNBATHROOM, GFCH.AVAILABLE NOW £1,600 pcm
NEW!FARM ROAD, HOVEA FULLY FURNISHEDTHREE BEDROOMMAISONETTE located onthe FIRST AND SECONDFLOORS of thisCONVERTED PERIODHOUSE in this SOUGHTAFTER ONE WAYSTREET OFF WESTERNROAD, HOVE. LARGELOUNGE/DINING ROOM,FITTED KITCHEN,MODERN SHOWERROOM, GFCH, EPC D.AVAILABLE NOW £1,450 pcm
PORTLAND VILLAS, HOVEA FOUR BEDROOM SEMI DETACHED HOUSE, SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION withaccommodation comprising LOUNGE, STUDY, FITTED KITCHEN/DININGROOM, MASTER BEDROOM with DRESSING ROOM and EN SUITE SHOWERROOM, THREE FURTHER DOUBLE BEDROOMS, BATH/SHOWER ROOM,EXPOSED WOODEN FLOORBOARDS, WEST ASPECT REAR GARDEN, EPC E.AVAILABLE NOW
Trafalgar RoadPORTSLADE £329,950A stylishly modernised 3 bedroom period terrace house worthy of immediate inspection and offering good size family accommodation
over 2 floors with high ceilings and contemporary fittings and potential to extend (subject to consents). Features include a refittedkitchen with high gloss units, an open plan dining room with doors to the garden, a separate lounge and a superb bathroom/shower
room. Convenient for Portslade station. EPC D.
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BrightonPRESTON VILLAGE GUIDE PRICE £450,000
Tucked away in this pleasant mews style development anattractive 3 bedroom property which makes a lovely home and
has the bonus of a garage and parking space. Viewing is essentialto fully appreciate both the property and the charming setting.
Ideal for commuters half a mile from Preston Park Station. EPC C.
Pavillion CourtCENTRAL BRIGHTON £165,000
A good size well presented 2 bed upper ground floor apartment in this popular retirement development which offers a secure
environment for residents. Benefits include an estate manager, lift, communal lounge, and a delightful well kept landscaped
communal garden. Ideal location for residents looking to enjoy thecities amenities. Vacant possession and no onward chain. EPC C.
The StreetPOYNINGS £385,000In a delightful courtyard setting this attractive 3 bedroom grade IIlisted period cottage exudes charm and character with a wealth of
interesting features with numerous exposed timbers and ahandsome inglenook fireplace to the sitting room. Outside is a
front patio & a lovely rear garden.
Mandalay CtOPPOSITE WITHDEAN PARK OIEO £300,000
A spacious and tastefully modernised 2-3 bedroom ground floor apartment with a balcony and garage. Level approach and pleasantaspect to the Park. 2 main double bedrooms and a third bedroom could be created from the dining area if required. There is also a
refitted kitchen, double glazing, an extended lease to December 2110. EPC C.
• Ideal owner/occupier or BTL investment. EPC Rating: B
COURT ROYAL MANSIONS £895.000
• Stunning corner apartmentwith large featureliving/dining area
• Panoramic sea viewsranging from the Marina to Worthing Pier
• Three double bedrooms,two luxury bathrooms,spacious hallway
• Modern fittedkitchen/breakfast room,gas fired central heating
• Includes fully selfcontained storage/studyarea in the basement
• Easy reach Kemp Townshopping facilities. EPC rating: D
• Ground floor apartment formingpart of modern purpose built block
• Just north of Preston Park closeto railway station & buses tocentre
• Entrance hall with storagecupboards, lounge, three bedrooms
• Modern fitted kitchen withappliances, fully tiledbathroom/wc
• Allocated car parking space, gascentral heating, double glazing
• Vendor suited elsewhere. EPC rating: C
TOWERGATE, BRIGHTON £315,000
• Unique opportunity to purchasehouse with garage in North Laine
• Improved and refurbished to veryhigh specification throughout
• Contemporary style with periodfeatures, fireplaces, polishedfloors
• Modern open plan fittedkitchen/dining area with access tocourtyard
• Living room, master bedroom withensuite, two further bedrooms
• Utility room/wc, garage, roofterrace. EPC rating: E
TIDY STREET, BRIGHTON £835,000
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