Sentence examples for traditional estates from inspiring English sources

Paradoxically, the reform helped to transform the traditional estates into castelike groups from which except in rare instances of clergy and rich merchants it became impossible to escape.

The low, transparent house, with wide, overhanging roofs and curving glass walls, was a stunning contrast to the architecture that Old Westbury, a land of traditional estates and even more traditional occupants, was used to.

As Datong's new mayor, Geng was well positioned for such a task, having previously evacuated large traditional estates for tourism – including the Wang Family Grand Courtyard in Shanxi province.

This paper draws on research conducted with Aboriginal land managers across Northern Australia to show how and why payments for ecosystem service (PES) schemes should be framed around Indigenous rights to and relationships with their traditional estates.

By offering a web-based service, they are cheaper than traditional estate agents.

The traditional estate cottages (scattered about pebble-banked rivers and in plunging glens) are havens of sophisticated elegance.

Mr. Heilmann said that when his firm reviewed traditional estate plans with clients it got them to draw up digital plans as well.

Nick Tamplin is a director of Zevizo Properties, an online estate agent where people can sell their properties for a fraction of the cost of traditional estate agents.

Traditional estate agents, with a high street presence, typically charge a fee of 1% to 3% of the sale price, on average more than £4,000 including VAT.

In the face of the challenge posed by growing numbers of internet-based property services, four of Britain's biggest traditional estate agency groups have decided that if you can't beat them, join them.

Aside from heavyweight backing, the other reason Purplebricks is worth a look is the business model, which looks a genuine threat to traditional estate agents charging commission of between 1% and 3%.