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M.E.N. Residential Property Award winners
THE best new properties completed in the north west over the last year were singled out for honours in a glitzy night at the Midland hotel in Manchester.
The Last Great Adventure
JOHNand Pat Walker have left their 25 acre farm in Bury for one Last Great Adventure in Portugal. Read the latest installment in their adventure.
Dream home turns to nightmare
BUILDING his dream house too high and too wide has led to a nightmare for Steven Woodfinden-Lewis. Strict planning bosses say the house is not like the one they approved plans for and have ordered him to change it – or pull it down.
Apartments are a big hit
FIRST time buyers are being tempted by the better value being offered just outside the city.
Sian's new face of Channel M
THE female developer who famously clashed with Channel 4’s Sarah Beeny can now have the last word.
Back to the future
THE last of the 17th century buildings dismantled and put into store to make way for Manchester Airport’s second runway are to become part of a massive new mansion.
Hope for Brown's green light
A MANCHESTER developer is hoping Gordon Brown’s plans for a green housing revolution will help him get the green light for his eco homes scheme.
Converted to meet the real need
GORDON Brown is expected to unveil plans for thousands of new council homes as part of his commitment to more affordable housing.
Welcome to ... bedrock
THEY don’t wear animal fur or have a sabre tooth tiger as a pet, but Karlyn and Paul Barrett share one thing with the Flintstones – a cave home.
Going green with style
IN the garden of Inspired Development’s latest show home in Prestwich, TV’s Michaela Strachan is explaining to a group of school children why green living is a good idea.
Tips on reducing your footprint
IN an ideal world we would all like to have the latest home insulation and renewable energy technology like solar panes.
How to build your own eco home
WHETHER you want to build your own green home or to make energy-efficient adjustments to your current home, Jon Broome’s Green Self-Build Book can help get you started.
There's more to this family home
IT will be an emotional farewell when the Mulgrews leave their detached four-bedroomed home in Shawclough, Rochdale.
New suburban landscapes
IN a show that attracts garden designers and exhibitors from across the country, organisers of the RHS Flower Show , have been surprised to find more than 10 per cent of this week’s competitors are from Sale.
Hall under hammer for £1.3m
BYROM Hall looks like a dolls house standing alone among the fields of Lowton, near Warrrington.
At your service, sir
DEVELOPERS are having to work harder to attract city centre tenants and now one is offering the ultimate lifestyle luxury – your own butler.
The £70,000 garage
IT’S not in the best state of repair, but this run-down garage in up-market Hale has sparked a flurry of interest from would-be buyers.
The chance to win a dream plot
IT looks like there are lots of budding self-builders about in the city it would appear with more than 180 inquiries about Urban Splash’s Tutti Frutti project at New Islington.
Your chance to go up in the world
SOME people’s decision to invest in property is based on estimated yields, long term gains and thorough homework into the market.
Home working will be a pleasure for Gordon
NOW Gordon Brown has finally walked into 10 Downing Street as prime minister , it’s tempting to think of the normally straight-faced politician skipping from room to room – king of the castle at last.
Home working case study 1: Fr Davies
FOR Father Patrick Davies, living in a house tied to his job is a means to an end – that of being able to carry out his duties and care for his parishoners effectively.
Home working case study 2: Chris Noonan
HIS city-centre pad is Chris Noonan’s reward The 34-year-old is one of two full-time concierges for the Granby Village apartments on Whitworth Street.
Go green in Clayton
A GEORGIAN-style park surrounded by contemporary eco-homes is being planned for Clayton in east Manchester.
A slice of Piccadilly life
THE push to re-populate Piccadilly continues with the launch of The Hub.
All change in Hattersley
HATTERSLEY has long had an image problem.
From Splash hit to solo
FOURTEEN years ago, Fiona Woodward-Kelly was drafted in to help sort out the show flat for a couple of new developers who were struggling to pullling their first scheme together in Liverpool.
Plum way to get on the ladder
The houses are part of the Ducky Bank development by Bardsley Construction and Plumlife have 17 properties – 11 for shared ownership and six for outright sale – half a dozen have already been reserved.
Breathing new life into Piccadilly
MORE than a decade ago a Cheshire based businessman made a shrewd investment buying 13 buildings around Piccadilly from Booths Charities.
Clare made home ideas add up
AS a maths graduate you’d expect Clare Whitehead to get her sums right but even she finds it hard to believe how successful her two-year-old interior design business venture has become.
Building on creative thinking
BROTHERS James and Timothy Shanks called in an architect when they bought a plot backing on to green fields at Littleborough.
Architecture week: Inspiration for a brighter future
ARCHITECT Martin Percox is preparing to go out and talk to ten new clients about their aspirations for their homes and how they can best be achieved within their budget.
Architecture Week: How green are you?
ZERO carbon, wind turbines, solar loss, solar gain, ground source heat pumps – confused? You are not alone.
From students to swanky
IT was once student digs but now the grand house of Needham Hall in Didsbury is being converted into luxury apartments.
Log on for the lowdown on moving
WHILE nothing beats a foot slog around the streets the internet is a great way of finding out the basic facts about an area.
Former bingo hall goes on sale
A FORMER bingo hall site in Harpurhey, north Manchester is set to hit the property jackpot.
Good things come in small packages
THE high cost of land and construction means living spaces are being made smaller to be affordable.
Stockport reaching for the sky
IN just two years’ time this new residential block will tower over Stockport town centre.
Taking a wharf on the wild side
DO a crane count in Manchester right now and you will find the biggest cluster around Ancoats.
Valley's looking good
ARTISAN Ship Canal Developments continues to breathe new life into Ancoats with its successful Eastside Valley Scheme.
The stationary smart move
SHOULD you stay or should you go? Deciding whether or not to make a move is getting increasingly stressful as speculation grows over a cooling market.
The great eco-homes experiment
IF the Government’s green plans are realised, within the next 10 years, all new homes will be something like Persimmon’s Living-i development.
Why this conversation means two homes in one
IT comes as no surprise to hear that in its first week on the market, 422 Didsbury Road has already enticed 11 viewers.
Why they're potty about it
THE new upside-down terraces in Langworthy caused a frenzy among home-buyers when they first went on sale last year.
Conserving the period character
AFTER 26 years of working for the same company, Katharine Wykes was looking for a complete lifestyle change. With her past experience of home renovation, she decided to try her hand at property development.
Some like it hot
AT the prospect of a long, hot summer and the hosepipe bans that will surely follow, many gardeners may be reluctant to grow thirsty edibles – but warm, dry weather is well suited to growing herbs.
Let us call it splits and keep this in the family
SITTING on the balcony of their four-bedroomed, four-bathroom villa in Portugal, the Smith family have found a way to buy property abroad that suits them perfectly. John, 61, and Joan Smith bought the villa jointly with John’s brother David, 56, and his wife, Fiona, five years ago.
Stoneleigh's well worth waiting for
LOOKING for a house can take a lot of patience, especially when you are a first-time buyer.
Bungled HIP operation gives agents a boost
WILL the Government’s last-minute decision to delay the introduction of Home Information Packs on property sales, at least until August 1, be a reprieve for hundreds of estate agents who might have gone bust?
See the light with white
THERE is something blissfully relaxing about white interiors. Opting for white walls and neutral floors is a much safer option too. Opt for red and you might just regret it six months down the line.
Prisms divide opinion
WORK has started on Origin, one of the most controversial new schemes in Manchester city centre.
Jagger's MANYOO satisfaction
THE beautiful Jade Jagger found herself down on a building plot at Salford Quays last week looking at the site of her latest venture.
Our last great adventure
IT was a mad three months with the workload of moving the house and garden along with sorting out the businesses and we just made it with only one day to spare.
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