Month: September 2011

Edward Mellor Auction Catalogue out now

October’s Auction Catalogue is out now!

Another set of interesting properties!
Download the catalogue on the link above

order of sale for
Tuesday 25th October 2011 sale starts at 2.00pm
GORTON 9 Parkdale Avenue Terraced property in two one bedroom flats
LONGSIGHT 35 Prout Street Two bedroom terrace house
ECCLES 17 Hallsworth Road Tenanted one bedroom ground floor flat
ECCLES 7 Crossfield Road Tenanted two bedroom flat
WALKDEN 5 Kendal Grove Two bedroom ground floor flat
CHEADLE HULME 143 Grove Lane Three bedroom semi detached house
HANDFORTH Land at Spath Lane Two parcels of land
WITHINGTON 2b Minehead Avenue Three bedroom semi detached house
POYNTON 14 The Spinney Chester Road Two bedroom second floor flat
ALTRINCHAM Apt. 2154 30 Woodfield Road One bedroom ground floor apartment
REDDISH 17 Longford Road Shop with four bedroom accommodation above
WORSLEY 274 Newearth Road Two bedroom end terrace house
CHEADLE HULME 41 Cheadle Road Detached four bedroom dormer bungalow
CHEADLE HULME 14 Longsight Lane Four bedroom detached house
ACCRINGTON Apt. 8 8-10 Scaitcliffe Street Tenanted two bedroom ground floor apartment
ACCRINGTON Apt. 8a 8-10 Scaitcliffe Street Two bedroom ground floor apartment
ASHTON UNDER LYNE 184-186 Stamford Street Central Vacant commercial premises
WHALLEY RANGE Zandra House 73 Carlton Road Purpose built block of 75 flats, studios
& bedsits
ASHTON UNDER LYNE 125 Trafalgar Street Two bedroom terrace house
NEWTON HEATH 12 Silverstone Drive Three bedroom semi detached house
EDGELEY 13 Penrhyn Road Three bedroom semi detached house
BOLTON Land at Minerva Road Parcel of land with planning permission
MANCHESTER Flat 305, 36 Hilton Street Two bedroom third floor flat
MANCHESTER Apt. 0.06, 53 Dale Street Tenanted two bedroom flat
STOCKPORT 1 Vernon Avenue Three bedroom semi detached house
SALFORD Unit 5 Albion Trading Estate Warehouse with offices
MANCHESTER Apt. 303 5 Ludgate Hill Tenanted two bedroom fourth floor apartment
DUKINFIELD 407 King Street Two bedroom terrace house
CLAYTON 7 Sheldon Street Tenanted two bedroom terrace house
HYDE 4 Cotton Tree Court Reynold Street Tenanted ground floor flat
LONGSIGHT 9 Hatton Street Two bedroom terrace house
TYLDESLEY 79 Shakerley Road Two bedroom terrace house
MANCHESTER 591 Cheetham Hill Rd Tenanted public house34
ROCHDALE The Highland Laddie, Spotland Road Vacant public house
SALFORD 6 Hersey Street Two bedroom terrace house
GORTON 127 Craig Road Two bedroom terrace house
SALFORD 21 Knutsford Street Two bedroom terrace house
OLDHAM 55 Queens Road Six bedroom semi detached house
BOLTON 36 Valpy Avenue Three bedroom semi detached house
DEBDALE PARK 3 Reddish Lane Three bedroom end terrace house
GORTON 14 Williams Street Three bedroom terrace house
BACUP 25 Market Street Restaurant with six bedroom flat
HEATON MERSEY 30a Sunnybank Avenue Two bedroom ground floor flat
RADCLIFFE 118 Higher Dean Street Five bedroom terrace house
VICTORIA PARK Flat 10, 4 Conyngham Road One bedroom second floor flat
NEW MOSTON 18 Northfield Road Three bedroom period detached house
LEIGH 1 Walmesley Road Tenanted two bedroom ground floor flat
PRESTON 19 Christ Church Street Terrace house in two flats
OLDHAM 2 Boundary Court Four bedroom town house
WIDNES 14 Fir Street Two bedroom terrace
ASHTON UNDER LYNE 129 Mossley Road Two bedroom end terrace house
ACCRINGTON 35 Maudsley Street Tenanted one bedroom end terrace
BURNLEY 86 Every Street Two bedroom terrace house
ECCLES 67 Portland Road Three bedroom semi detached house
SALE 5 Gawsworth Road Three bedroom town house
LEVENSHULME 1031-1033 Stockport Road Double fronted shop with upper parts
ROMILEY 84-86 Stockport Road Former doctors surgery
BREDBURY 4 Redhouse Lane Three bedroom end terrace house
WIDNES 54-58 Victoria Road Row of three storey retail premises
GORTON 652 Hyde Road Double fronted shop with upper parts
GORTON 78 Furnival Road Two bedroom semi detached house
RUSHOLME Flat 41, 367 Moss Lane East Tenanted two bedroom second floor flat
NEWTON HEATH 73 Scotland Street Two bedroom terrace house
FARNWORTH 27 Campbell Street SOLD PRIOR
RADCLIFFE 12 Bright Street Two bedroom terrace house

councils to favour the working?

There’s a debate going on about some councils in London deciding to favour the employed in social housing queues.

For the taxpayer which costs more

Unemployed – get benefits and rent help. Presumably full to the limits on age etc.

Employed – If you’re on minimum wage and in private rented you’ll get some benefit help towards your rent (I assume but haven’t yet done the calculations to show this) and possibly tax credits too.

Which works out best for the taxpayer?

Cheaper rents all round would be the thing that really helped!

To build or not to build

20,000 people a year build their own home!
Watch some of them on this interesting program presented by Simmon O’Brien

Cheshire Andy Bloor building
a house on his farm – plan to spend £175k.
His son will have the old farm house and him and his wife will have the new house. It’s not about a grand statement architecturally but a home!
This is certainly a different program from other house building shows on TV – no huge budgets here!
It’s also magaziney in style with going between the build featured to other projects and info.!

13/20. Simon O’Brien gets stuck in to building stud walls at building college.

14/20. Featuring a cutting-edge home in Wales that really has the wow factor.

15/20. Presenter Simon O’Brien learns how to make a traditional ceiling rose
at building college.

16/20. presenter Simon O’Brien gets to grips with tiling at building college.

17/20. Featuring a university professor who has built an eco-home in West Yorkshire.

18/20. Simon O’Brien is left high and dry when he has to fix a roof ridge at
building school.

19/20. Simon O’Brien tries not to throw the towel in when fitting a bath at
building college.

20/20. Simon O’Brien cannot see the wood for the trees when trying carpentry
at building college.

To Build or Not to Build episodes available now on BBC iPlayer

interesting house in Lyme regis

Marine Parade in Lyme RegisMarine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset has this fascinating house by architect, Arnold Mitchell, built in 1903 in the Arts & Crafts style. The property is Listed Grade II as being of Significant Architectural Importance and Historic Interest.
It’s a 6 bedroom imposing house

Sea views make this house extra stunning!
It has an Entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, study, kitchen and 5 bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom and separate dressing room, bedroom 6/study, family bathroom
4th floor roof terrace with superlative views
They want £1 million for it!

My Derelict Dream Home

This is another property program by Simon O’Brien

I think they’re still looking for people to take part – so if you’ve got plans to renovate a wreck then you should get in touch!
Are you renovating a derelict or run-down property with the aim of transforming it into your dream home?

If so then presenter and property renovator Simon O’Brien wants to hear from you for his latest series, My Derelict Dream Home, for UKTV Home.

He’s looking for inspirational projects and outgoing, down to earth people to follow as they take on unloved, unwanted wrecks and turn them into fabulous new homes over the next 12 months.

My Derelict Dream Home is light hearted and fun, filmed in a documentary style and ultimately very positive and uplifting. We’re hoping it will inspire lots of people to think about renovating run-down homes themselves.

Whether you’re involved in the actual graft or overseeing your project, True North Productions are looking for a mix of renovators determined to transform a derelict wreck into the home they’ve always dreamed of.

For more details contact Joe Forrest at True North Productions on 0113 394 5480 / jforrest@truenorth.tv or Christian Hills on 0113 394 5474 / chills@truenorth.tv

To Build or Not to Build

To Build or Not to Build on BBC1!
Today’s episode is Series 2 Episode 16 set iun Brighton.
Not watched any before now and it’s on its second series.
Series following some of the UK’s 20,000 self-builders. Jason Thawley and his partner Sarah Russell aim to prove that size is not everything when building a new home in Brighton.

From what I’ve seen of this one the moral is not to build complicated shape houses as it makes things more expensive and difficult. Rectangular houses are build by builders for a reason!

Just like Property Ladder and Location Location Location it looks like this show also features people who get pregnant too! In this case the house they are building is a bedroom short of what they now need.
The family have to deal with health problems and a premature birth as well as finishing the home. Build cost £160k, similar houses cost £240k on the same street.

Presented by Simon O’Brien

Find out more about To Build or not to build

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