Category Archives: General

Fancy doing up a room?

New wallpaper can really refresh a room. It’s a fairly basis DIY task that is a very useful skill to learn. How to pick the right wallpaper? Decide whether your room needs lightening up, darkening, or you want a feature … Continue reading

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Buy an island

Sully Island off the Welsh Coast – Offers in Region of £95,000 – about 14 acres. Put offers in by the 4th April. Ailsa Craig island – £2.5M – Massive island – Home to the world’s best known Curling Stone … Continue reading

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Selling a house that has ‘stuck’

If you’ve been trying to sell a house for a while and aren’t getting viewings, or aren’t turning those viewings into offers then you need some help. The estate agent should be working for you asking for feedback from viewers, … Continue reading

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Finding your forever home

A few thoughts on finding your forever home: Finding a forever home First decide on the area. Use Rightmove’s map drawing tool to define the area. You can zoom in and alter the map as much as you want. Once … Continue reading

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Worlds most expensive house

This house for sale is supposed to be the world’s most expensive and it only has three bedrooms (It has plenty of other accomodation for staff etc though) . You’d need $175m. It’s on the daily mail website. It’s in … Continue reading

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Loft conversions not always useful

Many people dream of opening up their loft as extra space. Sometimes it just doesn’t work though. This house here has an office in the roof space. However it’s mostly suitable for limbo dancers. This loft conversion is described as … Continue reading

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Wotton Underwood house to rent – next to the Blairs

Wotton Underwood is where the Blair’s bought a house. This has caused some issues with neighbours. You could rent this lovely house for only £865 a week!

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Footballs fall fowl of flats

John Terry has bought some flats in Stockwell It’s a converted printworks in Stockwell, South-West London – story on the Sun has a photo. Presumably they were bought as an investment – as other footballers have also invested in this … Continue reading

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Discovering new areas

I can’t read a news story these days without wondering what the houses are like there – this story about a woman who fell down a well in Abbots Morton, Worcestershire has led me to look here on rightmove This … Continue reading

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Council to buy out landlords

A local council is considering buying up large swathes of private rental accommodation in a bid to crack down on unscrupulous landlords and offer longer, more secure tenancies. Artiucle on Landlord today. If Newham Council in London buy at sensible … Continue reading

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