02 November 2005
Grand Designs
Channel 4, 9.0010.00pm
Kevin McCloud presents the series which follows Britain''s most ambitious housebuilding projects. Young architect Thomas O''Hare and his wife Dervla are buildi...
01 November 2005
The Times
November 01, 2005
By Gabriel Rozenberg, Economics Reporter
CONSUMER confidence has dropped to its weakest level in more than 2½ years, unsettling the widespread view among analysts...
01 November 2005
To Buy or Not to Buy
BBC1, 9.1510.00am
The series that gives buyers the chance to testdrive a property before they buy it. Dominic Littlewood and Kristian Digby are in London tracking down the ide...
01 November 2005
Inspired by the TV presenter, modernising for profit is growing, says Graham Norwood
Sunday October 30, 2005
The Observer
With the market as flat as a pancake and the days when homes apprec...
01 November 2005
The best of your 80 word reviews of Rachel Whiteread''s Embankment in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern
Sunday October 30, 2005
The Observer
Two weeks ago, we invited readers to review Rachel...
31 October 2005
By CATHERINE RILEY
HOME information packs (HIPs) were conceived in the Labour Party manifesto of 1997 and were originally aimed at ending gazumping.
The Government’s subsequent review of t...
31 October 2005
To Buy or Not to Buy
BBC 1, 9.1510.00am
Series that gives buyers the chance to testdrive a property before they buy it. Presenters Dominic Littlewood and Kristian Digby are on the hunt for a count...
31 October 2005
By Catherine Riley and Jill Sherman
ANYONE selling a house will have to spend up to £1,000 providing an information pack for buyers as part of a shakeup of the housing market to be published...
30 October 2005
The effects of the sluggish UK property scene are being felt in France, Italy and Spain. But that doesn’t mean prices are tumbling — yet, warns Peter Conradi
Earlier this year John Henry, a ...
30 October 2005
More young people than ever before are choosing to live alone. Richard Woods, Laura St Quinton and Vanessa Jolly report
Amy Lindemann recently bought a onebedroom flat in London and joined t...
30 October 2005
From www.timesonline.co.uk
Notebook by Alan Coren
AS AN unswerving patriot, I hate to have to bring tidings of discomfort and joylessness to the nation of shopkeepers I love. It is the last ...
30 October 2005
Online Property Finder is currently asking for people to estimate the value on two hypothetical houses in Birmingham and London in five years time. Whoever matches the judges estimates wins £100,000!...
29 October 2005
IF HISTORY is anything to go by, the sudden blossoming of commercial property funds should send out a stark warning to investors. Five years ago billions of pounds was poured into new technology...
29 October 2005
From propertyfinder.com:
Ever dreamed of buying a derelict pile of rubble for next to nothing and turning it into a beautiful home? A pipedream maybe, but for some people this is the only way that ...
28 October 2005
Tomorrow and Sunday Australia''s largest property developers, Raptis, will be discussing the Australian market and displaying some of its latest developments at Kensighton Hilton, Holland Park Avenue...
28 October 2005
From propertyfinder.com:
By Jenny Davey, Gary Duncan and Philip Webster
The following interesting article recently appeared on the front page of The Times.
A new pensions tax break is set to tr...
27 October 2005
To Buy or Not to Buy!
BBC1, 9.1510.00am
Series that gives buyers the chance to testdrive a property before they buy it. Presenters Kristian Digby and Sarah Walker are helping two city slickers tra...
27 October 2005
Is packaging poisoning your food?
Angela Dowden
From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=3005&in_page_id=1798
A government report has found th...
26 October 2005
''Top job'' would lure jobseekers home
From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=362601&in_page_id=1770
11:42am 16th September 2005
Many workers would r...
26 October 2005
Escape to the Country!
BBC1, 10.0011.00am
Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. Arun Patel is a bit of a property expert ? he runs his own business and alread...
26 October 2005
An identity crisis that haunts us all..
From
http://money.guardian.co.uk/scamsandfraud/story/0,,1597943,00.html
As a retired teacher Margaret Wilkinson is not the sort of person to take chanc...
25 October 2005
UK''s Rudest Your Views
Updated: 16:59, Friday October 21, 2005
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,1541013452398,00.html
According to Reader''s Digest, people in Birmingham are the rudest in ...
25 October 2005
A Place in the Sun: Home or Away!
Channel 4, 3.30 4.30pm
Series in which property experts Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman help people trying to decide whether to buy in the UK or abroad. Foster p...
25 October 2005
Great British brain drain
by EDMUND CONWAY and BECKY BARROW, Daily Mail
From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=366456&in_page_id=1770
07:53am 25th Octo...
24 October 2005
Escape to the Country!
BBC1, 10.00 11.00am
Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The Miller family have an unusual request for their new home in the country ...
24 October 2005
The Ideal Home & Garden Show, The Brighton Centre
Saturday 29th Sunday 30th October 2005
The largest Ideal Home type show south of London
Large prestigious venue
A massive advertising cam...
23 October 2005
Another great idea from BBC Homes!
Any dining room should be a place to both relax with family and entertain friends. To create the ideal environment for all occasions try soft blues and neutrals t...
23 October 2005
A great design from BBC Homes!
Room: Other
Colours: Yellow
Style: Modern
Budget: Low
Programme: Big Strong Boys
Designer: Gavin Lowe Jake Robinson
Featu...
23 October 2005
As the nights are beginning to draw in, take a look at Laurence Llewelyn Bowen''s lighting tips...
Natural light
To maximise natural light:
Let light come through windows without interruptio...
22 October 2005
A fantastic design from BBC Homes...
Room: Bedroom
Colours: Grey
Style: Modern
Budget: High
Programme: DIY SOS
Designer: Brigid Calderhead
Feature: Spa...
