Category Archives: General

House prices disparity

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Diane

“The volume of transactions is very low and is not going to get any better, especially when asking prices are 35-40% above actual selling prices.” Article on BBC about house prices and why they’re still so high!

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A link for those with oil central heating

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Diane

If your home is heated by oil – then have a look at the heating oil club. THOC is free to join. I don’t have heating oil myself so havent’ compared this to other information sources. If you have used … Continue reading →

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Water Towers for Sale

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Diane

Plot for sale – this would be a really huge project! But if you’ve been watching Grand Designs and thinking that you could do that then this The Water Tower, Cut Throat Lane, Great Doddington, NN29 Is for sale at … Continue reading →

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Packing

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Diane

Your options are to pack everything yourself or get a company in that packs everything for you. You could opt for something in between so you pack everything you don’t want anyone seeing and take that yourself, and allow a … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter stars magic money into property

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Diane

Perhaps these three are the youngest first time buyers in the UK at the moment. With the average age of a FTB in the UK being about 39 then the three Harry Potter stars (link to the sun article) are … Continue reading →

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12 rooms and one shower?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Diane

Scary prospect – 12 rooms and one shower! 12 bedroom end of terrace house for sale £589,950 Green Lanes, Harringay, London

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Kirstie’s Homemade Home

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Diane

This book – Kirstie’s Homemade Home – is available to buy from Amazon or you could ask at the local library if they have a copy. It looks quite a good book to sit and read if you enjoyed her … Continue reading →

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Listed or not?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Diane

Most buildings built between 1700–1840 are listed says the wiki entry for listed buildings. But this house from 1832 isn’t. I’m not sure when this one dates from but it looks pretty old to me! It isn’t listed either.

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Wood burning heating systems in flats – district heating

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Diane

On Radio 4 this lunchtime they just talked about some district heating system in Yorkshire that uses wood chip! There’s more info here about the Sheffield Road Flats in Barnsley – hearing system One 320 kW and one 150 kW … Continue reading →

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Sarah Beeny no planning permission

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Diane

Story in the Daily Mirror about Sarah Beeny’s property not having planning permission The couple bought Grade 2 listed Rise Hall near Hull for £441,101 in 2001 and the series last year showed part of the former convent being turned … Continue reading →

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