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Crazy balcony design

Utterly barking mad balcony design – swimming pools. Or is it a really good idea?

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Rules for viewing houses

Worth a read on the Find a property blog – The list was issued by the owners of a home that was recently sold by an unnamed Strutt & Parker branch in the South East of the country. The agents … Continue reading

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Shelter video – how reckless lending drove up house prices

How reckless lending drove up house prices You can visit Shelter’s site here

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Floor collapse in newly bought house

Worrying story about a floor collapsing just after they had moved in. It’s in the Daily Mail Rosie Kennedy’s new house seemed lovely until the kitchen floor fell in. Insurers won’t pay out. She says in the comments on the … Continue reading

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Heatmap!

Amazing UK site showing a heatmap of the Uk, Click the options for showing heatmaps on layers and then put in a postcode!

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NewBuy not supported

NewBuy mortage scheme in crisis as lenders fail to support it, claims Home Builders Federation Article on the Telegraph Aren’t those keyrings funky in the photo?

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Noisy neighbours

How do you tell if your neighbours will be noisy? You can ask the vendor – but there are sometimes reasons why they might not tell you what you want to know. If they’re hard of hearing they might not … Continue reading

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Beckingham Palace up for sale

But now the Beckhams have decided to make it more permanent and are to put their famous English residence Beckingham Palace up for sale. David and Victoria are having their Hertfordshire mansion, believed to be worth around £18million, valued by … Continue reading

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Tiny bedsit

It’s a bedsit IMO not a 1 bedroom flat as described. 1 bedroom flat for sale £75,000 Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent 8.5sqm in total!

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Budget 2012 Stamp Duty

Stamp duty – Land duty stamp tax on all £2million homes will be raised to 7 per cent from 5 per cent. Stamp duty on £2million-plus homes bought into a company, which is a way many wealthy people avoid stamp … Continue reading

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