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AUCTION REPORTS................. 23 CLASSIFIEDS.............................. 23 NEW HOMES.............................. 20-21 RESIDENTIAL Allan Morris.................................. 7 Andrew Grant............................... 16-17 Griffiths & Charles......................... 10 Halls............................................. 2-3 Michael Tuck................................. 6 Parkinson Wright.......................... 9 Philip Laney & Jolly........................ 13 Reeds Rains.................................. 8 Shelton & Lines............................. 14 Spencers...................................... 11 The Property Centre..................... 15 Town & Country Property Services.. 19 Your Move.................................... 12

BIG HOUSE: 5 Purleigh Avenue.

Substantial detached in Villages

AT Warndon Villages, Worcester, there is a substantial modern family home to be found at 5 Purleigh Avenue, Lyppard Habington. On the ground floor is a hallway , a sitting room with double glazed sliding doors to a conservatory, a sitting room, a dining room, breakfast kitchen and a utility. Upstairs are four bedrooms the master has an en suite and three of them have built-in wardrobes and a family bathroom Outside is a driveway, a garage, pretty gardens, a patio seating area and a shed.

Semis high quality


A SEMI-detached house, 7 Newcastle Close can be found on the east side of Worcester. Handy for local schools and the M5 it has double glazing and gas fired central heating. On the ground floor the layout includes a large open plan lounge and dining room with french doors to the rear garden and a fireplace with a wooden fire surround. There is a high quality kitchen with a sink and drainer unit, a built-in waste disposal, built-in appliances, a breakfast bar and a range of units. Next to it is a utility room. On the first floor the house has three bedrooms and a bathroom, with a tiled shower cubicle, floor and wall tiling and an underfloor heating system. The master bedroom also has an en suite tiled shower cubicle. At the front of the house is off-road parking for two vehicles and side access to the rear garden through a gate. At the back of the house is a paved patio area, a lawn and low maintenance Cotswold stone borders. There is also an area of slabbed hard standing that could be the base for a garden shed.

THREE BEDROOMS: 7 Newcastle Close, Worcester, has a large open plan lounge and a dining room.

TOAST TO THE OAST: Set up home in a former hop kiln. Turn to page 5.
LETTINGS Allan Morris Lettings..................... 27 Andrew Grant Lettings.................. 28 Belvoir!........................................ 25 Griffiths & Charles........................ 29 Houselets.................................... 1, 24 Northwood.................................. 32 Premier Places.............................. 31 Simply Lets................................... 26 Town & Country Property Services.. 30

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PRICE: 269,950 AGENT: HILLS ESTATE AGENTS CALL: 01905 723545

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PRICE: 169,950 AGENT: MICHAEL TUCK CALL: 01905 757577

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GOOD few village coppers have resided at The Old Police House in Malvern Road, Powick over the years, setting off on their pushbikes and later in their Panda cars to patrol the rural patch between Worcester and Malvern. Sadly the face of policing has changed considerably and its quite a while since Powick had its own resident constable, which has meant the selling off of the former police station. That was some time ago and now it is a smart family home. Powick, sitting astride a major road, has always been one of Worcestershires more convenient villages with easy access to Worcester, Malvern, Hereford and the motorway, too, following the arrival of the Southern Link Road about 20 years ago. This all makes the Old Police House a very good prospect for family living because it has been converted into a sizeable four bedroom home with fairly large gardens. The accommodation on the ground floor includes an entrance hall with a tiled floor and an understairs cupboard, a cloakroom with recessed ceiling spotlights and a family room/snug with a log burner. There is also an open plan sitting room/dining room that has a wooden floor, underfloor heating

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and sliding glazed doors to the garden. Close by is an office that also has underfloor heating. The kitchen at The Old Police House has an integral oven, a microwave, a gas hob with an extractor above, a dishwasher, under lighting and a wooden floor. Adjacent is a separate utility room with work surfaces, plumbing for both a tumble dryer and a washing machine and access to loft space. On the first floor is a landing and four bedrooms. The master bedroom has an en suite shower room and one of the other bedrooms has fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom has been decorated in a contemporary style and includes a P-shaped bath. Outside the approach to The Old Police House features a long and generous driveway with parking for several vehicles, a large lawn and shrubs. A covered and gated side access leads to a low maintenance rear garden with a raised patio, a rockery, a water feature, a shed and an outbuilding. The property has solar panels on its roof and is a Worcester Bosch energy house, fitted with energyefficient products and listed on the firms homeowners website.

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Powick, close to Worcester, is a handy place to live. Mike Pryce discovered that its former police station is now a large family home

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PRICE: 330,000 AGENT: ANLLAN MORRIS CALL: 01905 612266 ELLO, ELLO, ELLO: The Old Police House in Malvern Road, Powick, near Worcester, now has four bedrooms.

THREE MORE OF A KIND: SETTING UP HOME IN THE PLACE THATS HANDY FOR THE HILLS
29 THE GREENWAY VIEW FARM 2 BERRY CLOSE

Number 29 The Greenway, Colletts Green is a deceptive property, providing stylish and light accommodation. It has a large reception hall, an impressive front-to-back sitting room, a dining room, a combined kitchen and breakfast room and a utility room. Upstairs, on two floors, are four good-sized bedrooms, two ensuites, a bathroom, a separaet lavatory and a study. Outside is a large drive and an open lawn with the mature trees. There is a single garage, a carport and a rear garden with a good sized lawned, shrub borders and apaved terrace that is ideal for al fresco dining. PRICE 359,950; AGENT FISHER GERMAN JOHN SANDERS; CALL 01905 726220

View Farm in Malvern Road, is a spacious period family home with far reaching views of the Malvern Hills. The accommodation has been improved by the current owner and there is further opportunity to develop the attic space. On the ground floor is a porch, two reception rooms, a cellar, a bedroom, an open plan dining room and a kitchen. Upstairs there is a master bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and an en suite shower room, three more bedrooms and a recently fitted bathroom. A staircase leads up to the attic. View Farm has plenty of parking, double glazing, gas central heating and formal lawned gardens.

Situated just off Hospital Lane is a two bedroom terraced house at 2 Berry Close. The accommodation includes a hall, a lounge and a fitted dining kitchen with built-in appliances. The bedrooms are both of a good size and there is also a family bathroom. The property benefits from sealed unit double glazing, gas central heating, gardens to the front and rear and two allocated parking spaces. The front garden has mature shrubs and plants and at the rear is a flagstone style patio and raised shrub beds. There is also hardstanding for a shed or a greenhouse. PRICE 155,000; AGENT TOWN & COUNTRY PROPERTY SERVICES; CALL 01905 610710

PRICE 345,000; AGENT REED RAINS; CALL 01905 619904

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Make your home in an old hop kiln


SITUATED on the Worcestershire-Herefordshire borders at Acton Beauchamp, near Bromyard, The Hop Kiln is a period property. Grade two listed it has an attractive frontage alongside the former oast house buildings which have a more recent extension at the rear. The layout includes an attractive reception hall that leads through to a cloakroom and then the main accommodation. There is a spacious sitting room that enjoys attractive views and has french doors opening on to a terrace and the rear garden. This is a comfortable family room that also features exposed timbers and an attractive fireplace with a wood burning stove. Beyond the sitting room is a dining room that also has exposed timbers and extensive fitted bookshelves. The dining room opens into a combined living/kitchen/breakfast room, that is within the recent extension. The area also features exposed timbers and has an attractive plain cream panelled kitchen with solid beech work surfaces. On the first floor of The Hop

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RUSTIC: The Hop Kiln is at Acton Beauchamp, near Bromyard.


Kiln there are three large bedrooms, all with views to the front across the lane to open fields. The master bedroom has an en suite shower room and there is also an equally well fitted principal bathroom. At the side of the property a five-bar gate opens onto a drive that leads to the attractive gardens and a detached barn within which is a garage with double timber doors.

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PRICE: 395,000 AGENT: FISHER GERMAN JOHN SANDERS CALL: 01905 726220

Mid-mews near motorway


A THREE bedroom modernstyle mid-mews property, 341 Bath Road lies to the south of Worcester city centre with the M5 only a couple of miles away. The ground floor accommodation comprises an entrance porch, an entrance hall, a lounge, a kitchen/dining room and a conservatory. On the first floor the landing leads to three bedrooms and a bathroom. The property has gardens to the front and rear, off-road parking and a garage. There is also double glazing and gas central heating

BUYERS INFO
PRICE: 175,000 AGENT: YOUR MOVE CALL: 01905 23456 MEWS HOME: 341 Bath Road.

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west of Worcester, is a detached oak barn conversion with a lots of exposed oak beams and attractive landscaped gardens. The accommodation includes four double bedrooms, a bathroom and two en suites. There is also a lounge, a feature dining hall, a kitchen/breakfast room, a cloakroom and a utility room. The property has a double garage and parking for eight or more cars. PRICE: 465,000; AGENT: HALLS; CALL: 01905 611066

BEAUTIFUL CONVERTED BARN miles THE Haybarn at Bransford, three

COUNTRY LIFE: The Haybarn, Bransford, near Worcester.

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We love the extra bit of drama in our lives

AROUND THE DEVELOPMENTS

WE LOVE IT: Sarah Hammond and Simon de Garis are happy in their new home at Waters Edge, Stourport-on-Severn.
A THEATRE-loving couple have purchased their first home at Waters Edge the Barratt development in Mart Lane, Stourport-onSevern that sits at the heart of the local waterways. Simon de Garism aged 21, and Sarah Hammond, 23, had been renting a property in nearby Great Witley but decided to move to the the town after being sold on the views of the canal basin. Mr de Garism, a sales manager working in Worcester, said: We knew we werent getting anything for our money while we were renting so we looked around various sites. We both love going to the theatre and were wowed by the dramatic views at Waters Edge. Heather Hanks the sales adviser did an amazing job when we came to visit Waters Edge. We fell in love with the area and there was nowhere else that could offer such incredible views. It really is a beautiful site. When we looked at our mortgage we were amazed that it was very similar to renting. Heather suggested a mortgage adviser and solicitor, too, which made everything really easy for us and thats a great boost as we were buying our first home. Miss Hammond, an NHS administrator, said Were only paying about 60 a month more for our mortgage than we were for our rent, so when you consider that youre paying for bricks and mortar its definitely worth it. And it was a massive incentive to use Barratts Head Start equity share service, too. Under Head Start, homebuyers can purchase a new Barratt home for 85 per cent of the asking price, with an 80 per cent mortgage and a five per cent deposit. The remaining 15 per cent is paid back, interest free, after 10 years or when the property is sold whichever comes sooner. Miss Hammond said: Head Start definitely helped us to move into a great property. We have twobedrooms here, which is great for visitors, as well as a kitchen that is just off the lounge and dining areas, which are right by the patio doors onto the waterfront. And Barratt provided our carpets and blinds, too, which was fabulous especially because they are covered for five years. All the way through it was the little things that make it so much easier that set them apart from the other developers we visited. We love the area. Were just 30 seconds from the river and then its only a short walk into town. Its going to be perfect for the summer. Graydon Worthing, sales director for Barratt West Midlands, said: Waters Edge is a beautiful development and its great to hear that Simon and Sarah have had such a positive experience with us. Barratt West Midlands is offering a selection of homes suitable for first-time buyers at Waters Edge with a range of two- bedroom apartments priced from 139,950. For more information, contact the sales office on 01299 828130 open daily from 10am to 5pm. Alternatively, call the sales hotline on 0844 8119933 open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm or go to barratthomes.co.uk/watersedge.

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Old folks selling up to carry on living


A GROWING number of older homeowners are taking drastic steps to beat the squeeze on their living standards by selling their home and switching to renting for the rest of their lives, says a new survey. Based on figures from the HomeLet Rental index, Girlings Retirement Rentals a private company dealing exclusively with renting private retirement property to the over-55s says that 1,074 people aged between 66 and 70 sold up during the last year to become tenants. Thats a small figure in the national context, but is a market rise on the previous year. With inflation and surging energy prices causing serious problems to older people on fixed incomes, is it the start of a new trend. Although HomeLet ascribes the increase in renting to the need for older people to release equity, Girlings thinks many more people would happily rent in their final years if they could get

Jeremy Gates looks at the nations money and reports on how to handle the lowest mortgage rates in history
INCE the Bank of England base rate hit a record low of 0.50 per cent in March 2009, the assumption has been that interest rates could only go one way from there. For 29 months, experts have speculated when the first increase would arrive. But the dramatic weeks of July and August, when millions were far more focussed on holiday plans, could have changed all that. The dramatic fall in UK gilt yields and the sharp fall in swap rates convinces many observers that rates could go even lower, maybe to a mind-blowing 0.25 per cent in February 2012. Independent mortgage adviser Ray Boulger says: Although I am doubtful of a base rate cut to 0.25 per cent, because it would have little impact apart from making tracker mortgages even cheaper, it is certainly beginning to look likely that the British economy will get worse before it gets better. The time has come to consider fixing your mortgage because the collapse of more than 0.5 per cent in gilt yields over the last month, ECONOMY: The financial situation will get worse before it gets better. resulting in lower swap rates, is now being reflected in some 118 per month for an average despite its 1,999 fee. significantly better four and fiveborrower. The average two-year fix It comes with free valuation and year fixed rate mortgages, with the is down from 5.18 per cent to 4.24 legal fees paid and looks cheapest rates under 3.5per cent per cent in the same period. particularly good value measured and even some Coventry Building She said: The cost of funding against the cheapest five-year fix, Society residential and buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages through the at 3.39 per cent from Chelsea mortgages with no early swap rate market has hit an allBuilding Society. repayment charges. time low, and this is being passed Other building societies are Just as British gilt yields are the on to borrowers with some of the taking up the challenge. Skipton lowest for more than 50 years, the lowest mortgage rates ever. Building Society has cut its threefall in swap rates has resulted in The downward pressure on year fix by 0.30 per cent to 3.38 per the best five-year fixed rate mortgage rates is intensified by cent, and its two-year fix by 0.20 per mortgages falling to their lowesteurozone turmoil. Though the cent to 3.68 per cent. Both have ever level. We have seen more European Central Bank has spent LTV limits of 75 per cent. competition in the market on loans about 19 billion a week on Yorkshire Building Society offers with loan-to-value (LTV) ratios government bonds since the start an online track and fix product, a above 75 per ent, particularly from of August in an attempt to prevent variation on the droplock theme. building societies. the crisis spreading to Italy and The two-year tracker at 2.29 per Some lenders are falling short of Spain, and is sitting on more than cent (base rate plus 1.79 per cent) 2011 lending targets and if they 80 billion of bonds, few believe it runs until September 2013, to be want to catch up, they have to can overcome the problem and followed then by a three-year fix choose between competing stabilise the massive debt overhang until September 2016 at 3.79 per aggressively on rate in the LTV among member countries. cent. No arrangement fee is sector, where all lenders would Given the turbulence on world charged for the switchover. prefer to play, or venturing into the markets, and the desperate need to The track and fix has a 995 higher LTV market. kickstart the British economy, Ray product fee, and an LTV limit of 60 Michelle Slade, at Moneyfacts. Boulger sees an 80-90 per cent per cent, so it appeals almost co.uk, says that in the 29 months chance that the base rate will still exclusively to those in a home since the base rate hit 0.50 per cent be 0.50 per cent in December 2012. already and ready to trade up. the average five-year fixed rate He believes the new four-year First-time buyers are more likely mortgage has plunged from 6.24 fixed rate from Coventry Building to need the help of a broker. per cent to 4.99 per cent , saving Society is particularly attractive Mortgage broker firm John Charcol has linked with two societies to produce loans with maximum LTVs of 95 per cent. One, from Newbury Building Society, is a family offset mortgage which requires one or two family members to deposit a total of 20 per cent of the property purchase price in a savings account with the society. With interest charged only on the 75 per cent portion, but actually calculated on the 95 per cent advance, repayment of capital is faster than on a standard mortgage. The second first-time buyer package, from Saffron Building Society, is fixed at 6.49 per cent until 2015. In this case, the maximum monthly mortgage payment allowed is whatever rent the firsttime buyer previously paid, so a buyer who paid 1,000 per month in rent can borrow a maximum of 158,375. Mr Boulger also likes the track and fix from Accord, a Yorkshire Building Society subsidiary. For two years until August 2013, the tracker costs the base rate plus 1.69 per cent, with a fix at 3.64 per cent for the remaining three years. If base rate doesnt rise before August 2013, that means a total average pay rate over five years of just 3.06 per cent significantly below the cost of the cheapest fiveyear fix. A word of warning: low rates on fixes and trackers could draw some buyers in and leave them exposed if rates suddenly started to climb. Michelle Slade said: Lenders are trying to tempt borrowers off variable rate deals and on to fixed rate deals as they are concerned about some borrowers' ability to repay mortgages when rates finally start to rise. Some borrowers on variable rate deals may have switched savings from lower repayments into other monthly expenditure. For some, affordability will become a problem when rates start to rise and lenders have to make provisions for the possibility that some borrowers may default on their mortgages. With fixed rate deals repayments remain the same and if the borrower's circumstances remain unchanged then affordability isnt an issue.

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MOVING: Many elderly people are cashing in their homes to rent.


lifetime tenancy agreements which are rarely found in the private rental market. Chairman Peter Girling said: Elderly people in Britain have 3 trillion tied up in property and many need this money to simply fund their living. Selling up in later life and renting is the ultimate in equity release. With inflation at 5 per cent, shares in free fall and low interest rates slashing the value of savings, older people need to access capital tied up in property. However, this isnt a sector for buy-to-let because that means an assured shorthold tenancy, usually lasting six months or a year. That isnt much good when you are 85. Few individual landlords will grant lifetime tenancy agreements, although housing associations have the financial muscle to do it a lot. Mr Girling says the private rented sector should change its approach, to accommodate the needs of older renters and to attract others. Former estate agent Dennis Honour, aged 64, and his wife Sandra, 68, sold their home to rent. Mr Honour said: "Renting in retirement gives us greater financial freedom and the flexibility to relocate. We sold our house and retained that capital as an investment for the

Number of first-time buyers still falling


THE number of first-time buyers in most areas of Britain is still falling and in two-thirds of the country they account for less than 20 per cent of sales, says a new survey. According to Rightmove, only London has a satisfactory turnover 41 per cent of buyers in the capital over the next year will be first-time buyers, almost twice the national average. At a national level only 23 per cent of all respondents who intend to purchase a property in the next year will do so for the first time, against 26.2 per cent during the last quarter. In seven out of 11 regions firsttime buyers account for less than 20 per cent of would-be buyers, highlighting some real blackspots where first-time buyer levels are currently below half the desirable 40 per cent level associated with pre-credit crunch norms. Miles Shipside, director of Rightmove, says: First-time buyers perform an essential function at the start of the housing ladder by beginning chains that help others in the area to move as well.The emergence of so many first-time buyer blackspots has serious implications not just for those who are unable to buy but also housing markets in each of those regions. It is also particularly bad news for first-time sellers.Behind London, the easiest area for first-time buyers is the West Midlands, where they account for just 23.4 per cent of the market. Rightmove says the plunge in first-time buyers has happened while the number of mortgage products targeted at them rose from 13 in July 2009 to 138 currently on offer.

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Bidders attracted to trunk full of clothes


Chinese buyers were out in force at Easters Court, Leominster, for Brightwells sale of costumes and fans
TRUNK of costume and lace that had lain undisturbed for decades provided an alluring centrepiece for a recent needlework and costume sale at Brightwells in Leonminster. Originally owned by Baron Ashburton and his muchtravelled family, the items had been passed down to the seller. Some of the clothes, such as an Edwardian gold embroidered Turkish muslin evening dress, had been adapted from an earlier dress and sold for 190. Several other garments revealed alterations for balls or fancy dress wear. The most avidly contested item was a red heavy gauze brocaded and gold embroidered Chinese robe. While the colour was still vibrant there were small faults but despite these there were many potential buyers, several in China and it eventually sold for 3,700. A fine Japanese carved ivory fan, the guards painted with birds and flowers and in good condition, made 1,600. Fans are often damaged and are difficult to repair so condition in this area is all important. A mother of pearl European fan, its leaf painted with a scene of ladies in an Arcadian setting, made 190, while a long length of fine needle lace, joined to form a 144in long court or bridal train, achieved 620. Other early Venetian needlelace sold between 115 and 180. Chinese items led other sections of the sale. A dark blue satin Imperial Manchu womans robe was embroidered with nine golden dragons surrounded by

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CHOICE: A fine Japanese carved ivory fan, its flower carved guards with painted birds, made 1,600.
buyers took the price to 4,700. In a wide selection of European fashions, a silver grey and blue brocaded mid-19th century aftenoon dress complete with a matching bolero and in excellent condition sold for 360. A satin Edwardian wedding dress with a long attached train made 190; an 1870s gold silk day dress in tan spotted shot silk, 260 and an 1870s gold silk dress also made 260. Two 1950s flowered cotton frocks in unworn condition and a current fashion favourite, went for 110. A 1940s WAAF uniform marked with the original owners name made 170. Earlier pieces included an embroidered linen countrymans smock at 270 and a simpler version made of homespun cloth at 180. A polychrome embroidered mans waistcoat dating from the late 18th century sold for 240 despite slight damage. Unusually for the time of year there were several fine fur coats in the sale including a palomino full-length mink at 520 and a silver fox at 500. An ocelot jacket with its matching bag, made in the 1930s, achieved 160 while a light brown mink jacket sold for 110. A dark ranch mink

COSTUME: The brocaded and gold embroidered red Oriental robe that was sold for 3,700.
waves, bats and other emblems of good fortune. Unlike the more usual dragon robes with characteristic horse hoof cuffs this garment had wide sleeves. Despite some repairs and a replaced section of braid Chinese

Blackglama Great Lakes Mink Association full- length coat originally sold by Harvey Nichols made 360. Glamorous accessories included a faux crocodile dressing case complete with its five-piece yellow enamelled silver dressing table set, London 1947, at 540 and embroidered 1920s shawls that made between 80 and 110. A Chanel gold coloured metal and black pendant and matching earrings, all with appropriate marks, went to 460 with oher lots of mixed costume jewellery selling between 60 and 80. A smaller than usual selection of pictures were led by a silk embroidered sampler with a farmhouse, animals and figures in contemporary dress. Dated 1822 it was worked at a Mrs Venthams Boarding School. Despite extensive moth damage it proved was so appealing that it achieved 600. A simpler example dated 1798 reading Let not gay clothing captivate your sight made 150. A wooden needlework casket with nail-head decoration and complete with its mother of pearl accessories sold for 530 while an etui with fittings in the form of classical female figures made 320. Consultant Constance King, who catalogued the auction, said Once again Chinese buyers dominated the sale particularly in the area of fans. A few years ago black lacquered Chinese export fans were difficult to sell except at quite low prices as they were not appreciated by European collectors. Today everything has changed with the Chinese buying back their heritage.

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Hoping for another sporting triumph


FINE art auctioneers Halls is seeking entries for a sporting auction in November. William Lacey, the firms paintings expert, is keen to attract original sporting paintings and prints dating from the 17th century to the present day, signed jockeys silks, hunting pinks and boots, stirrup cups, sporting guns and militaria, leather luggage and guncases, cartridge magazines and shooting kit, sporting bronzes, top hats and hat boxes, taxidermy, fishing equipment and books related to country sports. The most noted country sports related item consigned to Halls record of 326,000 last October. The portrait, entitled The roan shouldered Arabian with an Arab groom and dog and a landscape and ruins in the background, was sold by a Worcestershire family who had owned it for more than 100 years. Mr Lacey said: The painting was reputedly commissioned by Henry Cecil , the first Marquess of Exeter. It was a very exciting discovery, as there is great interest in Woottons horse paintings of this period. It was wonderful to find it in country house condition and the fact that it was a previously unrecorded work added to its value. He is convinced that there are many more valuable treasures just waiting to be discovered in the area. Mr Lacey said: The auction is an ideal opportunity for people to sell unwanted items and also to search through their attics and storerooms for items that they may have inherited or forgotten about. The auction will take place on Wednesday, November 2, at HallsWelsh Bridge saleroom in Shrewsbury. The closing date for entries is Friday, October 7. For information, call 01743 284777 or e-mail william.lacey@ halls.to.

RECORD SUM: The painting by John Wootton that was sold by Halls for 326,000 last October.
was a previously unrecorded work by popular 18th century English equestrian artist John Wootton, which sold for company

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The advertiser further confirms that: i) the publication of the advertisement will not breach any contract, infringe the copyright, trademark or other right of any third party and is not libellous of any person; ii) all licences and consents from third parties necessary for the publication of the advertisement have been obtained and paid for, including consent from living persons identified in copy or pictures (photographic or otherwise; iii) in respect of any investment advertisement, the contents have been approved by, or the advertiser is, an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986 as amended or the advertisement is otherwise permitted under that Act. PAYMENT 4. All advertisements must be paid for in full at the time of booking unless credit has been agreed. The price shall be the amount fixed by our published rate card on the date of acceptance of the order plus VAT where applicable. For non-credit advertisers, we will cancel publication of an advertisement that has not been paid for on time. For credit advertisers, we will cancel publication of an advertisement that has not been paid for on time. For credit advertisers, interest will be charged on late payments at the rate of 3% above the Bank of Englands base lending rate from the date payment is due together with the administration costs of collecting an overdue debt. 5. By placing an order with us, an advertising agency confirms that it contracts as principal with full authority from its client in all matters connected with the order and is responsible for all payments due. We will only accept advertisements from advertising agencies if they are recognised by us. 6. We will try to give notice of increases, but we reserve the right to change our advertising rates at any time. This will not affect contracts, including any fixed term agreement for a series of advertisements. BOX NUMBERS 7. We will use reasonable efforts to forward replies to box numbers within a reasonable time, but we are not responsible for any failure or delay caused circumstances beyond our reasonable control, or for any losses relating to an advertisers business or any loss that is not reasonably foreseeable by both parties. CANCELLATION 8. We will notify the advertiser of the latest time that orders can be cancelled (the booking deadline) and the latest time that advertising copy can be received by us (the copy deadline). An advertiser may cancel up until copy deadline and we will make reasonable efforts to re-sell the space, but the advertiser will be liable for the full price if the space is not sold and we will reclaim any unearned volume-based discount. Private advertisers booking by telephone or online may cancel in accordance with relevant law, but no refund shall be available after the copy deadline unless cancellation is due to our negligence. If the copy is not received by the copy deadline, we will not be liable if the advertisement does not appear, but the advertiser will remain liable to make full payment for the price of the advertisement. 9. We will try to satisfy an advertisers request regarding the positioning of an advertisement, but no guarantee of position can be given unless agreed by us and paid for at the rate then current. ERRORS 10. We are not liable for any error, misprint or non-appearance of an advertisement unless caused by our negligence, in which case the advertiser will be entitled to a re-insertion or proportionate refund. The advertiser is solely responsible for checking the advertisement on each insertion and ordering correction where necessary. Except where we have been negligent, we shall not be liable for an error or misprint that, in our reasonable opinion, does not materially detract from the advertisement. We shall not be liable in any case for losses relating to any business or public fundraising for the advertiser, such as lost customers, revenue or profit. COPYRIGHT 11. Advertisements are accepted on condition that we have the right to publish them online as well as in any booked titles. The copyright in work or material we contribute to or re-work for an advertisement belongs to us. We will dispose of advertisers copy, artwork, photographs or other materials after six months unless collected. GENERAL 12. We shall not be liable if our publishing activities are restricted or prevented by any law, act or event beyond our reasonable control (including, for example, industrial dispute). In such case, the advertiser shall accept publication when available or otherwise may cancel the order by written notice and pay only for work done and materials used. 13. We will use the advertisers details for internal administration. Unless the advertiser tells us not to in writing at any time, we may also share details with other Newsquest companies or with carefully selected third parties, who may send information about goods and services. 14. The advertiser will be liable to pay us for all costs, losses, expenses and damages of any kind suffered or incurred by us as a result of legal claims or actions, actual or threatened, arising from the advertisers breach of these conditions or the publications of the advertisement, unless caused by our own negligent act or failure. 15. We may cancel the order at any time if the advertiser breaches these conditions and the breach is not capable of remedy or it continues for seven days after we have given written notice of it, or if we reasonably believe the advertiser is unable to pay debts or the advertiser goes or threatens to go out of business. 16. Advertisements invoiced under our Short Term Credit facility will be subject to a 10% Late Payment Surcharge if not paid by the date specified on the invoice. 17. Queries must be notified within 14 days of receipt of invoice.

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