Mews News
Autumn 2023
As summer fades, with trees transforming and cooler evenings setting in, an unmistakable autumnal feel is in the air. In this issue, we explore the shift in the real estate market's mood, emphasising the need for realism and quick action. Discover the importance of property maintenance and get a lettings market update from our experts. We also unveil the winner of Mews in Bloom and share the excitement of upcoming gardening endeavors. It's time to embrace autumn's cosy charm through the comfort of mews living, as we navigate these changing seasons.
Past Issues
Mews News
Summer 2023
Welcome to the summer issue of Lurot Brand. As we navigate uncertain times and face tough choices and financial pressures, the prospect of a long hot summer offers a welcome distraction. Whether you're looking to sell, buy, or rent a home, managing expectations and being realistic about prices and rental values is crucial to maintain momentum in the property market. In this issue, Mollie Swallow, Director & Head of Lettings, explores this topic in her rental article. Additionally, Head of Sales, Billy Harvey's conversation with property journalist Zoe Dare Hall sheds light on the current state of London's prime central market, emphasizing the importance of perceiving value and finding a pragmatic approach for both sellers and buyers. Martyn John Brown takes us on a nostalgic trip down mews memory lane, reflecting on the glory days of mews properties and reminding owners to cherish their homes. Lastly, don't miss our interview with a visionary buyer who transformed two derelict mews properties in Junction Mews back in the 1970s. Enjoy the sunshine in London and remember that we're always here to provide property advice, rain or shine.
Mews News
Spring 2023
The London property market is showing signs of growth as the days get longer and spring arrives. Record rentals are being achieved in the residential lettings market, with many eager tenants looking to secure a new home early in the year. The prime sales market is also holding its own, with positive developments in the London mews market. Martyn John Brownâs âEverchanging Mewsâ article surveys the way materials and building techniques have shifted over the decades, while LB Loves takes readers on a fragrant, foodie, and fabulous shopping guide around Belgravia. The edition also features the Mews in Bloom competition, encouraging residents to share planting ideas and create gardening magic in their mews.
Mews News
Winter 2022
This edition is seasonal in spirit. Weâve given you some suggestions for festive cheer, fun and pampering in LB Loves⌠Notting Hill. Award winning Zoe Dare Hall navigates 2023âs London property market with our own Billy Harveyâs insight. Mollie Swallow advises on maintaining your investment property and tips for landlords in a busy rental market. Everchanging Mews looks at the architectural merits of our mews arches. Our one-to-one is with the triumphant winner of Mews in Bloom 2022 â a massive well done to the residents at Ennismore Mews.
Mews News
Autumn 2022
There's a whiff of change in the air in our autumn edition of Mews News.
Antoine Lurot and Mollie Swallow provide advice on how to make your estate agent and property work best for you, we have market updates from award winning journalist, Zoe Dare Hall, and we give you a respite from the current climate with an interview from Fred Turner of Fuller's pubs.
Mews News
Summer 2022
This year, the holiday feeling seems to have arrived a little earlier than expected. In this summer edition of our quarterly mews reporting, our Chairman, Antoine Lurot, introduces our new, exciting website; Zoe Dare Hall, Property Freelance Journalist of the Year 2021, reports on the latest sales market trends; Mollie Swallow, Lettings Director, takes you through the long benefits of mews tenants; and finally, we explore London through Martyn Brown's London Mansion Flats and our very own guide to the best locations in W8. All this and more including our fabulous mews for sale and to rent.
Mews News
Spring 2022
We hope youâll forgive us for indulging in a little mews nostalgia as we celebrate fifty years of Lurot Brand. Features in Mews News include a fascinating interview with our founder and Chairman, Antoine Lurot, and a whizz through mews lettings history with our Lettings Director, Mollie Swallow. Everchanging Mews digs into the pros and cons of basement construction, while LB Loves explores our favourite mews, past and present. All this, plus savvy market analysis from Zoe Dare Hall and an exciting array of fabulous mews properties to rent or buy.
Mews News
Winter 2021
Pour yourself a festive tipple and settle down with our 2021 winter edition of Mews News. This issue is all about âreturningâ: we discuss the return of the renter, the revival of the pied-ĂĄ-terre, and the return of homeowners who escaped to the country, only to find themselves lured back to the capitalâs bright lights. Read on to explore a Danish-style mews conversion, meet our âMews in Bloomâ winners, enjoy our essential Soho area guide, and binge on our listings of glorious mews properties for sale and to rent. Cheers!
Mews News
Autumn 2021
Septemberâs here, and weâre raring to go with another exciting issue of Mews News. In this edition, Martyn John Brown takes a nostalgic look back at mews living during the Nineties and Noughties. Gio Pezziga of the Bloomsbury Hotelâs Coral Room shares some delightfully decadent cocktail recipes, and Zoe Dare Hall explains why mews properties are perfect for post-pandemic, country-style living in the heart of town. Naturally, youâll also be able to browse a selection of glorious mews properties for sale or rent. Click below to enjoy all these features and more in our feature-packed autumn edition.
Mews News
Summer 2021
Open a chilled bottle of bubbly and settle down with the latest Mews News. In this edition, historian Martyn Brown revisits the 1970s and 80s, when mews houses became hedonistic âparty padsâ; Telegraph writer Zoe Dare Hall anticipates a âRoaring Twentiesâ-style celebration as Covid restrictions lift; Noah Pearlman goes bananas in NW3, and our âLB Lovesâ spotlight falls on lovely Little Venice. Click below for these unmissable features plus our fabulous listings of mews properties available for sale or rent.
Mews News
Spring 2021
Welcome to the Spring edition of Mews News. In tune with the season (and Lurot Brandâs upcoming 50th anniversary), weâre feeling incredibly optimistic. Our resident mews expert Martyn Brown explores the evolution of the modern mews through 50 years of property sales, and we come face-to-face with an artisan gin producer, based in a north London mews. Mollie Swallow gives an update on the rental market, while Telegraph journalist Zoe Dare Hall enjoys calmer waters after a perfect prime London storm. Start reading now for a wealth of fascinating articles (plus our fabulous listings of mews properties for sale or rent).
Mews News
Winter 2020
In this issue, The Telegraphâs Zoe Dare Hall celebrates motivated buyers who keep the property market moving, while racer and stunt driver Ben Collins is put through his paces in a speedy one-to-one interview. We also explore the chronology of the London mews and share 11 reasons why we love Marylebone. Finally, Head of Lettings Mollie Swallow reflects on a cheerful summer and offers some words of winter wisdom for landlords. Feeling warmer? When youâve had your fill of features, take a moment to browse our property listings, packed with fabulous mews houses to buy or rent.
Mews News
Autumn 2020
Weâre delighted to bring you our Autumn 2020 edition of Mews News, packed as ever with fascinating facts and advice for mews lovers.
Marlon Lloyd Malcolm says Lurot Brand is âback and busyâ, while Zoe Dare Hall of the Telegraph discusses life after lockdown and asks whether London property is truly âout of the woods.â Click through to enjoy more unmissable features, including an intriguing look at how wartime damage has affected our mews heritage, plus landlord tips on attracting new tenants from our Head of Lettings, Mollie Crowley.
Mews News
Summer 2020
Throughout this summer edition of Mews News, you will hear stories from people before and during the Covid crisis and about how our celebrated mews streets have benefitted from the sense of community that they bring.
Inside you will find a great âOne-to-Oneâ with Aurelie Caspar, a multiple mews owner who has a local bakery, our own Noah Pearlman takes a closer look at north Londonâs villages and discovers how they are reacting to the lockdown. We have also included a fantastic insight from Martyn John Brown into how Londonâs rivers and tributaries have shaped the mews we see today. And if that doesnât distract you, then perhaps you should read about how we are finally bringing back our âMews in Bloomâ competition, with professional judges, prizes and awards.
Mews News
Spring 2020
With spring just around the corner, Mews News puts its best foot forward with an incisive opinion piece from journalist Zoe Dare Hall (of the FT, Times and Daily Telegraph). This edition also features a fascinating Q&A with interiors consultant and mews-dweller James Thurstan Waterworth, formerly creative director at Soho House.
We invite our readers to take a walk around W11âs delightful postcodes, explore the origins of the mews house and discover how new lettings legislation will affect landlords. With all the latest news plus some fabulous properties to rent or buy, you canât afford to miss our packed Spring 2020 edition.
Mews News
Winter 2019
Christmas is still a few weeks off, but weâre celebrating early with our Winter edition of Mews News. Find out why weâve seen a huge spike of interest in houses worth ÂŁ2m-ÂŁ4m (the price range that has seen least demand since 2016) and learn about our brand new office, serving north London. Shout hurrah for Hyde Park, as our W2 team wins a British Property Award, and read our essential brief for landlords on legislation introduced in 2019. And of course, you can still enjoy pages of fabulous mews properties to rent or buy.
Mews News
Summer 2019
In our new look edition of Mews News Marlon Lloyd Malcolm, Head of Sales, discusses how pricing right has enabled us to achieve the asking price, or more, for our last five sales â while James Robinson, General Manager, gives clear advice to each type of seller and argues that, for some of them, this mid-Brexit tomfoolery has actually created the ideal environment for them to move. Janek, our in-house cartoonist, serves up another helping of satire for the cover cartoon behind which you will find Londonâs largest selection of Mews houses available to buy or rent.
Mews News
Spring 2019
The spring sunshine may have brought warmth and colour to Londonâs mews streets, but in this edition of Mews News we focus on whatâs going on underground - from basement digs to nasty surprises under the floorboards. We also ask what tactics should be used if youâre selling in a pre-Brexit market. Insightful articles, a wickedly witty cartoon and pages of fabulous mews properties for sale or rent. Catch up on all thatâs mews worthy here.
Mews News
Winter 2018
It may be cold outside but we promise to keep you warm with our Christmas edition of Mews News. Read on to find out why the property market doesnât really exist, catch up on the wonderful cartoons produced for us by artist Janek Janikowski and discover whoâs moving in 2019. After that you can plan your New Year move by browsing through our selection of glorious mews properties for sale or rent.
Mews News
Summer 2018
Our Summer edition explains the outcome of a âproperty management popularityâ poll and mentions the benefits of subscribing to our property management service. It also mentions the extensive portal coverage we do when marketing mews homes, shares alternatives to selling/letting that mews owners can explore if the market is down, discusses the stamp duty taxâs impact and demonstrates the spectacular rise in prime Central London home values over decades.
Mews News
Spring 2018
Spring is here, but in this issue of our Mews News magazine we explain why the traditional seasons for buying and selling mews property no longer apply. We also explore the excitement building behind the sale of the âMcMafiaâ mews and celebrate the lifetime award given to Lurot Brandâs founder, Antoine. And as always, we showcase the very best mews properties available for sale or rent.
Mews News
Autumn 2017
As the leaves fall and the evenings draw in early, snuggle up with the latest edition of mews news. Our Autumn edition offers a glimpse into mews wealth management, shares insight into why mews are property hotspots for celebrities and explores why mews property sales outperform the sales of larger properties. Read fascinating facts about Antoine, our founder and what gives Lurot Brand the edge when it comes to marketing mews.
Mews News
Summer 2017
This Summerâs mews news provides a glimpse into the UKâs current housing market (sales), the perils of choosing an online estate agent, successful lets in a tricky rental market, a âbeautifully derelictâ mews house in prime Central London ripe for renovation and other stunning mews properties for sale.
Mews News
Summer 2016
A factual glimpse into the sales and lettings market post-Brexit allows you to make your own mind up; Explore our 3 golden rules for buying and selling property; Read about the gorgeous mews house in Hyde Park Garden mews which our experts sold for a record price of ÂŁ2,326 per square foot.
Mews News
Autumn 2012
Meals in the Mews Ă La Petite Maison; W2 challenge; Information Appeal: Burlington Mews West; Celebrating D.H.Lurot Betjeman's Life: 1915 - 2012; Evolve in Kendrick Mews; Letter from our Chairman: last year we sold just under 50% of all mews houses; Lurot Brand achieved an average of 98% of asking prices...