I’m sometimes seduced by the idea of downsizing and living on the road, but I find modern mobile living solutions are inherently fugly (admittedly with some exceptions; design classic the Airstream caravan for one, and the Comfort Caravan below ain’t bad neither).
Now I think I’ve found the answer. Teeny, tiny houses made of wood! And [...]

The French - not usually a people who drop the ball when it comes to style - have not only recently dropped it but have also hoofed it out of the Stade de France
Specifically it’s their President’s fault. For Monsieur Sarkozy has expressed a desire to remodel Parisian suburbs after that apogee of English suburban [...]

I read with some interest that Brixton Estates’ Tim Wheeler is quoting Bob Dylan:
“The apocalyptic opening lines of Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower seem to capture the beleaguered mindset of the UK commercial real estate market.”
Tim Wheeler, that name rings a bell – wasn’t he the lead singer of Ash? Anyway, anything you can [...]

“Rudimentary illimitable sewerage? malformation, backstop carolyn.
Clog document millionaire? last, last lucy”
No I haven’t been channelling TS Eliot again. (Last time I tried that, I kept seeing women coming and going, talking about Michaelangelo – all rather weird.)
Instead, this deathless verse is but a fragment from one of the occasional spam emails we get here at [...]

Someone tell the three little piggies to forget their straw, wood and brick houses because I’ve seen the future – and it’s all made of foam.
Already mushrooming up in Japan (where else?) these styrofoam houses are being touted as the solution to the world’s housing crisis. You know those polystyrene cups of tea you get [...]

Here are the top 20 UK Areas and Regions that people searched for on FindaProperty.com during July.

Ahhhh, Seattle - home of Sub Pop, Starbucks and mutant dogs.
Let me explain. The very amusing blog Photoshop Disasters led me to a very odd property listing in Shoreline, Seattle.
As I flicked through the photos all appeared to be in order: 4 bedrooms, large living room, modern kitchen.
But then on the 7th picture in the [...]

Part of my job here at FAP Towers is to upload photos onto the FindaProperty.com area guide pages.
Most of the photos are as per the brief: they give you an idea of what it’s like to live in a particular area. So, house styles, local amenities, shops, pubs, green areas, transport links and waterfowl.
Wait, what? [...]

Here are the top 20 areas that people searched for on FindaProperty.com during June.

I read recently that Stuart Hill had declared independence for the island of Forvik.
You may remember Stuart. He was dubbed ‘Captain Calamity’ by some, following his disastrous attempt to circumnavigate the UK in little more than a rowing boat with a windsurf sail attached. You think I’m joking? I’m not.
His latest venture is an attempt [...]