Sold by the bell

Cluttons also reports strong interest in an unmodernised house on Earls Court Road that has been in the same family for 76 years. There is nothing like a famous name to excite curiosity and 3 Smiths Square, SW1, has an impressive pedigree. The Georgian five-bedroom house has been put on the market by Lord Rees-Mogg, but its location within earshot of the Division Bell no doubt appealed to a former owner, Rab Butler MP. The property is on offer for pounds 850,000.