Very interesting chart – shows people are spending less time browsing for houses
Selling your house – Ornaments
When selling your house ensure your ornaments do not overpower a room.
This amazing ship is a real wow factor though! (Picture 6)
The House Bible by George Clarke
The Home Bible
This stunning book is 400 pages long and packed with amazing projects to drool over. George has appeared on several TV programs now and is a great architect who has rejuvenated houses as part of the TV series The Home Show. His approach is to empty out the property, paint it all white and then draw on the walls the changes he wants to make. Seeing a house empty and all white is just quite amazing. You’ll really enjoy watching them – they’re available on 4onD at the moment too. He spends a night with the families too – so he can see how they use their home currently and how they might find it more useful.
The book focuses on specific projects but explains how to apply the same knowledge, experience, tricks and techniques to reconfigure your own home. His vision as an architect allows him to combine style with practical living space.
I remmeber one episode of the show where they lower a window so you can see out at the marvellous view when sat down relaxed. Simple changes like that can make so much difference to a room and thw way you use it.
If you know someone who loves his TV show then it’s a great present, and if you know someone who is planning some home rennovations then it’s an essential book for them to read before they lift a paintbrush!
North Furzehill Farm
North Furzehill Farm BARBROOK, LYNTON, DEVON is a wonderful 4 bedroom house for sale
Guide Price of £895,000 set on Exmoor, North Devon
Sitting Room, Living Room, Kitchen/Diner, Principal Bedroom Suite, 2 Further Bedrooms, Study/Occasional Bedroom, Bathroom. Superb Courtyard of Outbuildings, Water Wheel, 10 Stables, Garaging, Landscaped Gardens, Stream, Ponds, Gorge, Paddocks.
The house is a Grade II Listed period farmhouse of stone and cob construction under a tiled roof. It’s set in 14 acres of beautiful countryside.
The stones are the owner’s creation and are very fun!
I love this one! The cosy rustic interiors with log burners are packed with charm! It has a water wheel too if you were interested in Green technologies this would be great.
location location location
location location location was on last night.
Both couples were in london looking at tiny properties for large amounts of money.
Watch now on 4oD
Louise and Matt -Check out the homes Kirstie and Phil sought out in North London
Sarah and Stewart – Get details for all the properties Sarah and Stewart looked at in Finsbury Park
I don’t live in London. I live close to one of the UK’s biggest cities though.
I am always horrified watching how expensive houses are in London, but houses in Chorlton near me are astronomically expensive compared to the North East side of the city.
For not much more than the smaller budget that Sarah and Stewart had in London you could buy this 3 bedroom detached property in New Moston
You can see it’s a big house, detached with drive, front and rear gardens! So much more than the 2 bedroom ex-local authority flat you could get for about that money in London!
I assume everyone who doesn’t live in London is constantly shocked by the prices shown when they cover London in LLL!
If you want to live in sunny CHorlton just a few miles awya you’d get this for the same amount of money – 3 bed mid terrace
Neither couple bought a property either ! They did have a clearer idea about what area they liked though!
Overvaluing to end says OFT
Agents who deliberately overvalue in order to gain an instruction will be guilty of a breach of the law, new guidance has underlined.
OFT consults on draft guidance for estate agents and property developers. The OFT’s Home Buying and Selling study shows that there is need for more regulation.
The consultation closes on December 9.
The Mortgage Verification Scheme
Apparenty the Mortgage Verification Scheme started on the 1st September 2011. It is only mentioned in the 2010 budget here where it says:
“Income Verification Scheme
The Income Verification Scheme, through which HMRC has details of potentially fraudulent income declarations of individuals applying for a mortgage referred to it by financial institutions, is to become an ongoing facility. “
This article here states that financial services press releases have been made which clearly state the aim of the Mortgage Verification Scheme to be to combat potential mortgage fraud. Mortgage lenders will now be able to check with HMRC that mortgage applicants’ stated income levels tie in to those reported on tax returns.
Guardian Article about this mortgage verfication scheme – Anyone tempted to inflate their salary – or even submit fake payslips or bank statements – when applying should be aware that, if they are rumbled, they could find themselves being investigated and possibly prosecuted for frau
Draw a search on Rightmove
I use this all the time. You’re only allowed 20 draw searches though!
Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott
Moorlands House was designed by Sir Gilbert Scott,
The listing says the other half is alwo for sale – what a house it would be if it was turned back into one again!
6 bedroom house for sale
£750,000
Pye Corner, Merriott, Somerset
Is it.
And interestingly both rightmove listings claim that it’s the major part of the house.
Latest adjudication report – things to note
From the latest adjudication report (August 2011 – pdf ) it shows just how important it is to get in writing permission from the landlord to redecorate. This should be done, and the proof kept safe.
Perhaps landlords when giving permission should ensure they give it in writing and perhaps add any specific conditions to it so that tenants are clear.
So if a tenant makes a request verbally then the landlord should issue them with a letter stating:
I give permission for redecoration of walls in these shades:
and for painting of skirting boards and woodwork in this colour:
If colours used outside this range the property must be returned to specific shade before end of tenancy.
Also from both tenant and landlord perspectives it’s advantageous to have photographic record of quality of paint work/decoration at start of tenancy. This ensures that true condition is known.