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South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
In Whitehall, a heritage address courts Asia's most exacting buyers
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Ultra-wealthy buyers from Asia, whether property magnates, tech entrepreneurs or family offices, have long been active participants in London's prime residential market. But few opportunities, even for this discerning cohort of buyers, match the rarity of The OWO Residences by Raffles. The central courtyard at The OWO boasts one of the nine restaurants at The OWO, which both hotel guests and residents can enjoy. 'There will only ever be one Old War Office, and only one Raffles London. No other scheme compares in terms of build quality, beauty and location,' says Mark Elliott, head of Savills International Realty in Hong Kong, on the OWO's appeal. Housed within the former Old War Office on Whitehall, once the preserve of Churchill and T. E. Lawrence, the scheme offers 85 bespoke residences next to a five-star Raffles hotel. Its appeal lies not only in its prime location and architectural grandeur but in the convergence of imperial heritage, branded service and enduring value.'There will only ever be one Old War Office, and only one Raffles London,' says Mark Elliott, head of Savills International Realty in Hong Kong. 'No other scheme compares in terms of build quality, beauty and location.'At entry prices of roughly £4mn for a one-bed and £8-10mn for larger family homes, the residences sit firmly in London's 'super-prime' bracket. Elliott regards the premium as defensible: comparables near Hyde Park may share leafy views, but they lack the gravitas of a Grade II* listed palazzo abutting Horse Guards Parade, within strolling distance of Buckingham Palace. 'It isn't the Churchill connection that closes deals,' he concedes. 'Clients buy because of where it is, what it is, and the level of finish we're delivering. It's like buying a Monet or a Picasso,' he muses. 'You're acquiring a slice of history that will be handed down through generations.' The pitch is resonating with Asian capital that increasingly prizes 'wealth-preservation generational purchases'. Completed in 1906, the War Office served as a strategic command during both world wars and later housed the Ministry of Defence. Its commanding position on Whitehall – between Downing Street and Buckingham Palace – adds geopolitical weight to its architectural gravitas. Following a £1bn+ restoration led by Westminster Development Services, the building now incorporates nine restaurants, three bars, a Guerlain spa and 30,000 sq ft of residents-only amenities, all anchored by Raffles' first UK hotel.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎧 Deja vu? Stoke City's season review
"Frustrating, a bit of deja vu in there as well. Chaotic with the number of managerial changes. Tense towards the end as they continued to flirt with relegation. "I think you can sum it up by saying [it's] one to put well behind the club, the fanbase and everybody else. "We'll get this season review out the way and then never think about it again hopefully." Those are the thoughts of BBC Radio Stoke commentator Mark Elliott following the end of Stoke City's season, which saw the Potters finish 18th and avoid relegation by just two points. He joins presenter Lucas Yeomans on the latest episode of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night to review Stoke's campaign, discuss the squad and what might be needed to improve next season. Listen to A Cold Wet Tuesday Night podcast on BBC Sounds.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎧 Deja vu? Stoke City's season review
"Frustrating, a bit of deja vu in there as well. Chaotic with the number of managerial changes. Tense towards the end as they continued to flirt with relegation. "I think you can sum it up by saying [it's] one to put well behind the club, the fanbase and everybody else. Advertisement "We'll get this season review out the way and then never think about it again hopefully." Those are the thoughts of BBC Radio Stoke commentator Mark Elliott following the end of Stoke City's season, which saw the Potters finish 18th and avoid relegation by just two points. He joins presenter Lucas Yeomans on the latest episode of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night to review Stoke's campaign, discuss the squad and what might be needed to improve next season. Listen to A Cold Wet Tuesday Night podcast on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Stoke City: Deja vu? Listen to the Potters' season review
"Frustrating, a bit of deja vu in there as well. Chaotic with the number of managerial changes. Tense towards the end as they continued to flirt with relegation. "I think you can sum it up by saying [it's] one to put well behind the club, the fanbase and everybody else. "We'll get this season review out the way and then never think about it again hopefully." Those are the thoughts of BBC Radio Stoke commentator Mark Elliott following the end of Stoke City's season, which saw the Potters finish 18th and avoid relegation by just two points. He joins presenter Lucas Yeomans on the latest episode of A Cold Wet Tuesday Night to review Stoke's campaign, discuss the squad and what might be needed to improve next season.
Telegraph
10-04-2025
- Automotive
- Telegraph
LTN increases traffic past primary school by ‘frightening' 700pc
A Low Traffic Neighbourhood has led to a 700 per cent jump in traffic past a primary school and nursery, campaigners have claimed. Lib Dem-controlled Bath and North East Somerset council has been condemned as 'irresponsible' for establishing the 'experimental' LTN next to Bath Spa University's campus. The scheme, in which bollards were erected to block off what was previously a key route for people getting across the city, has displaced hundreds of cars on to local side streets since it was introduced in November, residents say. A residents' group paid for a professional traffic monitoring company to count vehicles in roads immediately adjacent to the Lansdown LTN. The Heart of Lansdown Conservation Group (HLCG) said the survey established there had been a720 per cent increase in vehicles passing Kingswood Junior and Nursery School. Nearly 1000 cars a day pass school In the week in March when the figures were collected, there was an average of 951 cars per day passing northbound along Sion Road, the location of the nursery and school. Prior to the LTN, there were just 116 per day, HLCG said, citing data gathered by consultancy Smart Transport Hub. 'It is frightening and highly irresponsible that a council can push up to 1,000 cars on a daily basis past a junior and nursery school,' said a spokesman for the group. 'Local residents – who know their area better than anyone - have been warning the council for months (through safety reports, heavily signed petitions, correspondence and successful High Court action at a cost to the council of over £40,000), and even before the implementation of the [experimental traffic restriction order], of the safety issues. 'It should be noted that Sion Road is not only a narrow residential road but also within the proposed LTN itself – the very area where the council is seeking to reduce traffic.' The Lansdown LTN was installed in November on a trial basis for six months, prompting 3,600 people to sign a petition against it. But residents are worried that the trial – legally known as an 'experimental traffic restriction order' – will become permanent, following the example set by another LTN elsewhere in Bath. The LTN on Bath's New Sydney Place led to accusations that the council's imposition of the anti-car scheme had 'eroded trust in politicians'. Fear of zones being imposed Despite the strength of local feeling, the council made the New Sydney Place LTN permanent in March. And Manda Rigby, the council's cabinet member for highways, suggested last summer that future LTNs could be imposed in Bath without the public being given a say. The council has previously insisted that residents were properly consulted in advance of the schemes being put in place. Council cabinet member Mark Elliott, who took the decision to make the New Sydney Place LTN permanent, was reported by the Local Democracy Service at the tie as saying: 'The accusations of corruption ... I think are frankly offensive and I know them not to be true. 'The insinuation that there is anything other than sound decision making based on reasonable decisions, rather than backhanders or whatever it is you are suggesting, it is just wrong.' Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, formerly the MP for North East Somerset, previously called on the council to scrap its LTNs. 'The car is an essential,' Sir Jacob told The Telegraph in the run-up to the 2024 General Election. 'It's not a luxury of the well-to-do, it is an essential for the least well-off for going to work, for doing their shopping, for leading their ordinary lives.'
