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DATING
from circa 1905, a substantial red sandstone semivilla in one of Glasgow’s prime residential suburbs epitomises the ideal merger of a traditional family home and an upgraded contemporary interior designed for 21st family lifestyles.
Occupying a large corner plot at the junction of Titwood Road and Herries Road in the Maxwell Park area of Pollokshields, the two-storey villa has been extended at the rear to significantly enhance the ground floor layout. This flows from the entrance vestibule and hall to a front-facing bay-windowed drawing room, past a formal dining room (side bay window), cloakroom and utility, into a snug/family room (with log burner) partially open-plan to the most recent addition – a large, dual aspect family dining kitchen with two sets of French doors linking to the garden and paved patio.
Upstairs, a broad landing leads to four double bedrooms (master with side-facing bay window) and sizeable main bathroom.
Beautifully decorated and presented throughout, interior highlights include a classic fireplace/log burner in the elegant drawing room, while the dining room could equally be a home office or fifth/guest bedroom if required.
The main event is the cosy snug/family/ TV room with its recessed wood-burner – and spacious contemporary family/dining/ kitchen, which features a tiled floor, sleek dual finish kitchen fittings – including an island extending into a four-seater dining table – and integrated appliances. Outside, the property has level private gardens to the front, side and rear, while a driveway at the rear gives access to a single garage.
Maxwell Park is one of the city’s most esteemed residential areas – quiet, leafy, within walking distance of shops, schools, railway station (Crossmyloof) and other amenities, including sports’ clubs, Maxwell Park and Pollok Country Park.
Offers over £515,000 are invited by Corum’s Shawlands office.
CITING budgetary constraints and the ongoing impact of Covid-19, news that the Scottish Government is unable to support the main Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme in 2021-22 will doubtless have been a blow for many aspiring first-time buyers. However, Barrett Developments has been quick to highlight the facts and benefits of an alternative scheme available to first-time buyers – the First Home Fund.
This shared equity scheme opens for applications on 1 April 2021 and will run until 31 March 2022 and the maximum awarded towards the purchase of a home is £25,000, for which no interest is charged.
For buyers looking to take their first step onto the housing ladder with Barratt Homes or David Wilson Homes, they must satisfy the following criteria: Hold a deposit of around 5 per cent, subject to lender requirements; secure a minimum mortgage of 25 per cent of the property purchase price; and the equity stake from the Scottish Government must not be more than 49 per cent of the property value.
GIVEN the importance these days on green areas and open urban breathing spaces, I applaud Glasgow City Council’s decision to approve plans for a block of apartments with rooftop gardens on an overgrown site in Maryhill on the corner of Kelbourne Street and Queen Margaret Drive. Designed by Haus Collective, the development by Nevis Properties – named Botanic Apartments in a nod to the site’s prominent corner location and gateway to the West End Conservation Area – will result in 39, two and three-bedroomed flats, each with a recessed balcony. ‘SMALL but perfectly formed’ sums up Hidden Gem and Little Gem, a curious property duo in Millport on the picturesque Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde. Hidden Gem is a bijou detached cottage comprising open-plan living area, fitted kitchen, shower room and mezzanine bed level. Little Gem is a similarly charming ground floor flat with open-plan living room/kitchen, bedroom and shower room. Offers over £120,000 (HR value £130,000) with Slater Hogg & Howison in Largs.