We’ve just launched a rather cool new feature on FindaProperty.com.
On every ‘property details’ page we have a slideshow of the properties most viewed in the last seven days by visitors who have looked at the property you are on.
Click this screen print of a property ad and scroll to the bottom of the page for [...]

Ok, this isn’t the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, but it did raise a smile.
And all credit to the Energy Savings Trust for trying to get beyond eco-worthiness by using comedian Marcus Brigstocke to talk about the eco-renovations he’s made to his London home.

So it’s a normal next step; get married then settle into a new home. Once the stress of organising the big day’s done, it’s the natural expectation that all’s left is post-marital, worry-free bliss in a wonderful new home.
Not a chance! Stress-free house hunting that is (I’m happily married!).

My wife and I have only recently [...]

In the midst of the whole MPs’ expenses row it seems two particular cases have caught the public imagination (and fired their ire).
First it was the fantastically ‘up-yours-plebs’ moat cleaning claimed by Douglas Hogg and more recently it’s been the Duck Island purchased by Sir Peter Viggers.
The Twittersphere was all over it. First, @CountryLifeProp tweeted [...]

After my slightly negative post last time around I have more positive news - the vendor has sorted the lease! Hurrah!
The agent just called and said that the lease has now all been agreed, probably another week of paperwork though, but he thinks that early next week he should have a [...]

Here’s a little something that’s bound to upset the folks over at housepricecrash.co.uk.
It’s from the last Land Registry report (actual sold property prices for March) and it may well be a very early sign that the housing market has hit the bottom and is starting to turn upwards.
Although house prices in England and Wales have [...]

Browsing through property listings a few weeks ago I came across a picture of a house with a herd (if that’s the correct collective noun) of alpacas in the garden.
Apparently it’s quite the thing for the country set to have a few of these woolly blighters wandering round the paddock.
But the wheels of fashion – [...]

Congratulations to Emma Rushin, winner of the Walkers Crisps “Do Us A Flavour” competition to come up with a brand new flavour for the nation’s favourite potato snack.Â
Emma’s winning creation is called Builders Breakfast which she describes as a “mouth-watering combination” of bacon, buttered toast, eggs and tomato sauce.Â
(In a crisp??? Hmmm.  I’ll think I’ll [...]

Interesting interview with Robin Bew of the Economist Intelligence Unit on cantosTV.
Bew sees some signs of improvement and reckons we may be close to the bottom, a sentiment that echoes a lot of the recent commentary on the housing market.
Oh, but hang on (cough) - I’m feeling a little feverish. Could that be swine flu? [...]

Here’s a top offer from a top hotel group.
Principal Hayley Hotels have launched an “Open to Offers” competition where the (very, VERY) lucky winner will have their mortgage or rent paid for a year.
Even better, entering is a breeze - all you have to do is fill in your name, email address and postcode on the [...]