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Property & Business PROPERTY & BUSINESS High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, -- and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -- Wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark or even eagle flew -- And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. John Gillespie Magee, Jr Magee took off in his Spitfire from RAF Wellingore (now reverted to agriculture). He had a mid-air collision with an Oxford near Roxholme, baled out but was too low for his parachute to open. He died on impact on farmland near Ruskington and is buried at Scopwick cemetery, near RAF Digby. He was only 19. JHWalter is proud to join the celebrations Foreword of 100 years of the Royal Air Force. The City of Lincoln, its To be able to look forward, Cathedral and the county of we need to be able to look Lincolnshire have a very special back. This is what we do in relationship with the RAF. equal parts in the 2018 edition We are proud to call ourselves of ‘Property & Business’. ‘Bomber County’. Like the RAF, JHWalter is How fitting that the Bomber proud of its tradition and its Command Memorial and Visitor heritage. Though we are ‘tried Centre have been officially and trusted since 1790’, we completed in this centenary take nothing for granted. No year. A great tribute to all those business or individual can do who flew the bomber aircraft so in a rapidly changing world. that defended our nation. Many There are plenty of challenges never to return. coming from Europe as well as at home, just as there were The Bomber Command Centre when the RAF achieved its is also a great tribute to Tony ‘finest hour’. Worth, former Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, who died last The professional team at year before he could see the JHWalter is here to help great memorial finally opened. businesses and individuals alike Without his massive enthusiasm to meet the challenges ahead. and energy, it would never We are proud to be of service. have happened. Property 02 Planning 29 Residential - Market Overview 02 Planning Successes 32 Home Surveys 12 Homes for Heroes 33 Commercial 13 The County Property Auction 17 Energy 34 Land 19 Battery Power - Fact or Myth 36 Business 22 Renewable Heat 37 Planning for Succession 23 News 39 Brexit & Funding for Farming 26 Machinery auction 28 What’s on 41 Joining JHWalter 42 Front Cover Image: ‘Just Jane’ a Lancaster NX61. Kind permission granted by the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and Martin Keen of Silksheen Photography. For further information please visit http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/ “Your staff have been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Thoroughly professional and efficient; you progressed the sale with such gentle tenacity and maintained brilliant lines of communication between us, the vendor and respective solicitors. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending JHWalter.” PROPERTY | BUSINESS | PLANNING | ENERGY 01522 504304 | jhwalter.co.uk Residential Market Overview Chocks Away… As the droning engines of Brexit approach the white cliffs of Dover, interest rate rises slowly climb through the clouds and stamp duty exemptions for first time buyers dive over the horizon, the dogfights of 2017 are now well and truly ancient history, as we glide into the clearing mists of 2018 and try to predict what will appear in the gun sights. Rightmove’s early national house price indices for 2018 showed early indications of robust demand from buyers, broadly consistent with the same period in 2017, if not up a little by around 9%, along with the average price having increased by 7% (+£2,067) against 6% in the same period last year. Many of the more reliant market pundits’ predictions for 2018 prices seem to suggest a period of stable and steady growth of around 1% and furthermore suggest that prices will rise by around 14.2% cumulatively between 2018 and 2022. Nationwide’s chief economist Robert Gardner recently commented “The acceleration in annual house price growth is a little surprising, however the flow of properties coming onto estate agents books has been more of Whilst this is true across all price If your property is already on the a trickle than a torrent for some time points of the market, it is especially market with another agent and has now and this lack of supply is likely to prevalent in the first time buyer been for some time, why has it not be the key factor providing support sector, due principally to the boost sold or getting the interest it should? to house prices.” given by the abolition of stamp duty on property transactions up to This is not rocket science and is Whilst busy with valuations, many £300,000, leading to would-be buyers generally due to one of three reasons, sellers still seem reticent to commit wishing to take advantage of securing poor marketing, poor agent or to come to market, leading to less properties at today’s prices, before incorrect pricing. Perhaps it is time choice for would-be buyers, therefore any stamp duty savings are overtaken for a fresh approach and relaunch, savvy would-be sellers should be by rising prices. so please do not hesitate to call one looking to get their properties of our team to see how we can get onto the market pronto, as the lack Therefore many smart buy-to-let your home flying. of fresh stock is leading to those investors looking for an exit strategy properties that are temptingly priced due to new minimum energy selling quickly and achieving asking efficiency legislation coming into prices or near to. force from the 1st of April this year, Simon Smith are releasing some of their portfolio MNAEA MARLA properties to take advantage of this Partner, Residential Property increased demand. e simonsmith@jhwalter.co.uk t 01522 504354 02 \\ jhwalter.co.uk/property PROPERTY | BUSINESS | PLANNING | ENERGY Residential centuries who were responsible for In 1864 they became engaged and the To the building Blankney Hall, rebuilding the wedding was to be the society event church, laying out the park and largely of the year. However, during their Manor Born rebuilding the village. engagement Florence had secretly fallen in love with Henry Rawdon-Hastings, Having been kindly instructed by The most colourful member of the 4th Marquis of Hastings. Just before her Blankney Estates to appraise the family was Henry, who inherited the wedding, the story goes, she had asked potential for planning at Scopwick entire family estate including Blankney Chaplin to take her to Oxford Street to House and it’s associated buildings, Hall, along with large estates in add to her wedding outfit. While Chaplin our planning team managed to establish Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and waited in the carriage outside, Florence a stunning heritage development Yorkshire, at the tender age of 21. walked straight through the shop and planning approval for the whole of the Known to mix in the very highest out the back, where Hastings waited for site. This included splitting the principal echelons of society, including Queen her. Hastings and Florence eloped and house of some 11,000 square feet, into Victoria’s son Bertie (the Prince of were married the very same day, with two dwellings, four barn conversions Wales) whom he had befriended at Florence informing Chaplin by letter the in the 15,000 square feet of Grade II Oxford University and became King next day, before departing for Scotland, Listed limestone barns, extension and Edward VII in 1901, Henry achieved prior to a longer stay in India whilst the remodelling of Gardeners Cottage, a notoriety through romance and racing, scandal died down. new build replacement dwelling, along featuring in one of the great Victorian with an extension and remodelling of society scandals that became known as Having been humiliated and made a the aptly named Hermit Cottage. ‘The Pocket Venus Episode’. public laughing stock Henry became obsessed with gambling and racing, Scopwick House was originally He fell in love with a London socialite, indeed it was said that “he bought commissioned by the Chaplin family, Lady Florence Padget, who was known horses as if he was drunk and betted owners of nearby Blankney Hall and as “The Pocket Venus” because of her as if he was mad”. estate for most of the 18th and 19th diminutive stature and great beauty. 03 \\ jhwalter.co.uk/property PROPERTY | BUSINESS | PLANNING | ENERGY In the 1867 Derby, Chaplin renewed During the First World War it became their original guide prices by the time his rivalry with Lord Hastings. Hastings a convalescent hospital for wounded they hit the finishing line. Bringing the wagered thousands of pounds against soldiers and airmen in 1914, run by local deal into the enclosure, with eight sets Chaplin’s horse, ‘Hermit’, Ten days volunteer nurses, until it’s closure of buyers along with eight solicitors, before the race Hermit burst a blood in 1919. The Londesboroughs also ran was never going to be an easy bet, vessel whilst training and Chaplin was into bad luck, suffering the deaths of however for the team at JHWalter, advised not to enter him. However, the four successive owners in title within it was just another day at the races.
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