First impressions

With this year’s GENTLEMAN’S LIFE supplement in mind, we pick five homes perfect for the young gent in the city

- James Fisher

Somerset, from £325,000

Hope House in Bath may be a recent development, but it comes with a storied history that begins with its construction by Charles Hamilton (the creator of Surrey’s Painshill Park). Now, the property and its environs have been transformed into a development of some 58 flats, with open space and tremendous views over the city and Avon Valley. For those young men, such as myself, who need help with their cooking skills, take solace in the fact that Hope House once saw use as a school, with one former student going by the name of Mary Berry. Acorn Property (01225 614307)

NW1, £2.295 million