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February 2015 Architect Interview Managing multiple properties ne zi a g a m - e e v i t c a r e t n i Relaxing spaces ... Property listings inside HIGH END PROPERTY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL SCOTLAND The smart money knows when to move, we provide the where. If you’re looking to buy an Edinburgh property valued over £325,000, then now is time to make your move. From 1 April 2015, Stamp Duty will be replaced in Scotland by the Land & Buildings Transaction Tax, which Main image: will benefit purchasers of lower priced properties, but will cost buyers of higher priced homes thousands Caer Amon Apartments, Cramond of pounds more. Fortunately, at AMA, we have a range of superb detached family homes and award-winning Clockwise from top le: apartments throughout Edinburgh available to purchase now. If the prospect of saving thousands of Caer Amon, Cramond pounds in tax wasn’t enough, many have additional incentives to make your purchase smoother. Shandon Garden Springside Transactions must be completed before the 1 April 2015, so contact Behnam Afshar Marchmont School Printhouse, Canonmills today on 0131 226 1780 or email behnama@amahomes, to discuss your options and to view our range of homes. For further information telephone 0131 226 1780 or visit www.amahomes.co.uk Premier PROPERTY Contents PREMIER LIFESTYLE 4 Welcome 4 Editor’s wish list 7 Architecturally sound 8 Green with envy PREMIER PROPERTY 5 Gilmour glamour 11 Exclusive ESPC Premier Property listings - Edinburgh - East Lothian - Midlothian - Kinross & West Fife - East Fife - Greater Falkirk PREMIER EXPERT 10 Managing multiple properties COVER The views expressed in Premier Property are those of contributors and Linsandel House, Melville Road, not necessarily those of ESPC. The information contained in Premier Eskbank, Edinburgh, EH22 3BY Property is of a general nature and is not to be taken as advice on Premier page 58 any individual situation. 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ESPC 2015. 3 ESPC Premier Premier PROPERTY This magazine is interactive! Welcome Click on products, web addresses and ‘more info’ buttons on our properties to access more information. p ag e 8 Hello, Welcome to February’s issue of Premier Property. Our digital magazine has been freshly put together and made available online and you may have even seen a link to it in one of our ESPC emails. This magazine is full of the newest ESPC Premier properties; homes at the higher end of the property market located in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife have to offer. This month, we interview an architect about his take on what makes Edinburgh so architecturally appealing and also have some great guidance from ESPC Mortgages IFA, David Lauder, on the topic of managing mortgages on multiple properties. p ag e 5 We also have one of our newest properties featured. 23 Gilmour Road would make a perfect family home, effortlessly stylish yet practical enough to suit the needs of a growing family. You can read all about this on Page 5. Don’t miss our shopping page further in and of course all of our properties new on the market with ESPC Premier. See you in March! Lisa Venter Editor for ESPC Premier Property Editor’s wish list With Spring around the corner, I just have to buy these pretty gifts for a few friends with birthdays this month… 2. Beacon View Kitchen Clock by Cath Kidston for £35. Cath Kidston, 58 George Street, New Town, Edinburgh EH2 2LR cathkidston.com 3. Hummingbird Cushion by 1. Mulberry & Thyme Single Wick Laura Ashley for £36 Candle by Molton Brown for £36. lauraashley.com Molton Brown, 35 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2HN moltonbrown.co.uk 4 ESPC Premier Premier PROPERTY Gilmour glamour This week’s featured property is a generously proportioned, immaculately presented home which retains many outstanding period features which include original fireplaces, deep skirting, detailed elegant cornice work and ceiling roses, original mosaic floor tiling and some working shutters. 23 Gilmour Road would make a perfect family home, effortlessly stylish yet practical enough to suit the needs of a growing family. It has been decorated perfectly with colours that have been chosen to complement the features and natural light within each room. There is a fine cupola allowing lots of light to flow into the upper level of the house. The cupola itself is unusually high and is surrounded by detailed plaster work. 5 ESPC Premier 23 Gilmour Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5NS Offers Over £720,000 4 bed terraced house with 3 public rooms ESPC ref: 347330 EPC rating: E The property offers spacious, well-proportioned accommodation Viewing: Sunday 2-4 or to arrange on two floors, linked by a staircase which has an original painted a viewing, call 0131 253 2328 hardwood hand rail and balustrade. There is also a full-sized attic Selling solicitor: Urquharts Property offering exceptional storage space and/or development potential. To the rear the property looks onto a lovely walled More info > garden accessed from the dining room and the kitchen. It has an area of lawn with well stocked plant and shrub borders together with two paved patio areas sited to enjoy the sunshine at various points of the day. Gilmour Road sits in the heart of Newington, approximately two miles south of Princes Street. Excellent local amenities within easy walking distance provide for your everyday needs with more comprehensive shopping facilities found at nearby Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, including a Sainsbury’s Supermarket or by driving to nearby Morningside. For the more energetic, Holyrood Park incorporating Arthur’s Seat, The Meadows, Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill are all within a short distance as are a variety of golf courses, The Royal Commonwealth Pool and the Waverley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. There is a wealth of excellent public and private schooling available and the property is ideally situated for major transport links. 6 ESPC Premier David Jamieson talks to Premier Property about all things architecture Architecturally sound Tell us about yourself I’m a partner at ZONE Architects, a firm I set up with Suzanne Ewing in 2002. Before that I worked for architects in Edinburgh, London, Bombay and Hong Kong. We set up ZONE Architects to design high quality bespoke buildings, interiors and landscapes often with low or zero energy ambitions. Favourite project I still really like the house at Hart Street which was the first one-off house we completed and what was used to establish the reputation of ZONE Architects. It looks as good now as when it was built in 2002 and is much loved by its owners who have been there from the beginning. It demonstrates that good contemporary architecture can sit comfortably in a historic setting. What makes Scottish architecture so appealing to you? We have inherited some of the best architecture and urban design in the world and in Edinburgh it is the relationship of the city to its landscape and the variety of building styles that makes it such a rich context. By making a new building we are adding to this context and it should be at least as good as its historic neighbours. This doesn’t mean copying but it does mean showing respect. What is the one of the most inspiring buildings for you and why? For me it just has to be The Scottish Parliament: I consider that we are really lucky to have a building by Enric Miralles in Edinburgh, even if it has been flawed by overzealous security concerns. The committee rooms are the high point for me; these are individually designed rooms where the importance of debate and conversation are celebrated. What is the quintessential component of a modern and contemporary home in your view? Glass! We spend a large amount of our time either designing bespoke glazed structures or looking at the off-the-shelf options. There is a common theme of opening houses up to their landscape or gardens and exploiting the latest in glass technology. What is your main advice for those wanting to commission a residential property? Be clear in telling the architect what you want but try not to tell them what to do or how to do it. You risk killing the creative process and could end up with a poor compromise as they will want to give you what you think you want instead of what they think is right for you. The way buildings use energy is becoming impossible to ZONE Architects ignore as a result of climate change and building 211 Granton Road regulations. It is essential that your architect understands Edinburgh | EH5 1HD this and considers it from the beginning as a fundamental Tel 0131 551 1973 part of the design process.