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Passivhaus uses 75% less energy for space heating than current new builds in the UK. “The heat losses of the building are reduced so much that it hardly needs any heating at all. Passive heat sources like the sun, human … Continue reading →

All new build housing from 2016 will have to be Carbon Neutral. This will probably mean that most won’t have gas or oil central heating systems installed. It should mean they’re very well insulated though and will be very cheap … Continue reading →

Do you enjoy reading about the houses I share on housecritic? If you do then you could nominate this site for an award. PrimeLocation have launched their 2011 Blog awards. Nominations are now open for 2011 Primelocation Property Blog Awards! … Continue reading →

PDF file of Land registry info out today – right click file save as pdf Avergae house price £162,109 Monthly change -0.3% Annual Change -2.6% — The metropolitan district with the most significant annual price increase is Manchester, rising by … Continue reading →

You’ll have seen photos of the front door of houses open on photos on rightmove. It seems to be a classic shot for classic houses. Cannon Court Farm, Cannon Court Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire has a front door ajar photo. It … Continue reading →

Home insulation is well worth getting! There are various grants and offers for discounted Home insulation at the moment. Look on your local council’s website. For the Greater Manchester area there’s a website called Get Me Toasty that gives you … Continue reading →

It’s not called Housing benefit anymore. it’s called Local housing allowance. It’s now calculated on how many rooms you’re entitled to. This varies with the number of people in your household, and your age. You can calculate this yourself if … Continue reading →

BBC is running a sensational piece of writing listing the ways that changes to the housing market could help. Eight radical solutions to the housing crisis Encourage elderly out of big houses. Freestyle planning Contain population growth Force landlords to … Continue reading →

You’ve got the keys to your new house so what should you do? Read the meters (You should do this at the place you’re leaving too!) – use a digital camera to get a photo of the meter readings in … Continue reading →

“You must have owned the house for at least five years and you can’t have owned a ‘principal residence’ for at least two years. French Parliament has just passed an important amendment that says that the sale of second homes … Continue reading →