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Interesting pdf file – English Heritage – a guide to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic homes

People in the UK are familiar perhaps with the farmhouse on the M62 which sites in between the two carriageways. This one in China isn’t so fortunately spaced.

This report by the GMB about the number of holiday homes says 173,276 Have Holiday Home In UK. The GMB think : LOCAL COUNCILS NEED POWERS TO COMPULSORY PURCHASE UNDERUSED HOUSES AFTER CENSUS SHOWS 173,276 RESIDENTS HAVE HOLIDAY HOMES IN … Continue reading →

The four-storey London mansion hidden almost entirely underground: 15 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 20 toilets, a ballroom, a pool… and neighbours in uproar David Graham’s home will feature 14-metre swimming pool and ballroom Three-storey basement extension will be deeper than height … Continue reading →

Fred Dibnah’s house for sale – Now reinvented as the Fred Dibnah Heritage centre, it is for sale for £1.25 million. We bought it for £185,000, but it was pretty much derelict because it had stood empty since Fred died. We … Continue reading →

An amusing way of getting attention for your house – a song called House for Sale This is the house on rightmove

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There are some free insulation offers at the moment – one from British Gas free insulation for everyone and one specific to the area of Greater Manchester where I live. Get Toasty is a local scheme to Greater Manchester Insulate … Continue reading →

If you’re looking to sell your house then you have probably cleaned, decluttered and perhaps even refreshed the paintwork. Sometimes adding some real lifestyle elements can really help enhance how a room looks. With HOUSE by John Lewis the styling … Continue reading →