http://www.theratandmouse.co.uk/weblog/ en-us 2010-09-02T16:52:40+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/sell_your_house.html Never knowingly beaten to a gloomy headline, Capital Economics chose Nationwide Index day to hammer home a bearish house price forecast with the assertion that we're to lose the equivalent of an average salary off the value of our homes... House prices Ben 2010-09-02T16:52:40+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/kings_cross_sky.html Student homes specialists Urbanest UK are behind the plans, backed by Kings Cross Central, and if the building goes ahead it will top out at 100m, making it the tallest in the Kings Cross area. Students from Central Saint Martins... Design Ben 2010-09-02T16:29:48+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/market_report_s_14.html August showed a 0.9% fall in house prices, according to the Nationwide index, the second monthly fall in a row (and the only time there've been consecutive falls since February 2009). This leaves annual house price inflation down at 3.9%,... House prices Ben 2010-09-02T09:54:25+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/estate_agent_ro_1.html Two more days of Streatham as a Foxtons-free zone, and then it's F-Day, Saturday, and the High Street's old Jack Stamps pub will open its doors to the joyous, welcoming public. If it helps any, the first 200 locals to... Estate agents Ben 2010-09-01T20:43:48+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/sir_barry_banis.html A "knight" who bought a title online while still a student has been kicked to the curb by Camden Council, after they'd discovered he owned homes in Bromley, Devon and Buckinghamshire, while claiming to be homeless and living - courtesy... _Other Ben 2010-09-01T17:00:40+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/09/is_paul_mckenna.html Some people think so. Owned by a super-wealthy industrialist and rented by Michael Jackson for a reported £60,000 a month leading up to his death, the Los Angeles mansion is apparently on the market for a whisker under £19m. Hypnotist... Celebrity homes Ben 2010-09-01T09:43:32+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/market_report_h_47.html In their latest survey, Hometrack reports a fall in house prices of 0.3%, following July's 0.1% drop. Annually, prices are still up 1.5%, but Hometrack analysts expect the current downward trend to continue for the next six to twelve months.... Ben 2010-08-31T14:11:28+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/tales_from_the_14.html "There are no buyers," says the grim-faced estate agent. "Transaction levels are going through the floor." "Well at least you have the lettings side to see you through," I say cheerfully. "Ah yes, lettings", he says. "That's kept us... Estate agents Ben 2010-08-31T08:46:30+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/4500_more_homes.html "There are just over 900,000 homes for sale at present. New stock is being added at the rate of 4,500 a day," says Henry Pryor of Housingexpert.net. "June's and July's sales were up by roughly 10,000 a month on... House prices Ben 2010-08-27T15:44:31+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/market_report_l_33.html The Land Registry's July house price data shows a rise in the monthly index by 0.4%, leaving the annual inflation rate at 6.7%. In London, house prices are up 12.1% on the year, and there's significant geographical variation, from the... House prices Ben 2010-08-27T14:04:53+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/no_such_thing_a.html The house was valued at £2m, but it was about to sold for just over £1m when the "vendor" tried to withdraw the money using a fake driving license. Turns out the "vendor" was - in fact - the "tenant"...... _Other Ben 2010-08-27T09:19:45+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/tonights_tv_nig.html You've 15 minutes to stick on the telly and hunker down for Nightmare Tenants (ITV, 7.30pm), Jonathan Maitland telling tales of arrears, evictions and filthy French tenants who let pigeons move in with them. Alternatively, catch it later on ITV... Letting Ben 2010-08-26T19:19:54+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/in_america_tiny.html By Baumraum, Maple tree-top living on the banks of the Hudson River, accessible via a bridge from the rocky cliffs, and featuring it's own decking/garden, too.   [via apartmenttherapy] Technorati Tags: property, real estate... Design Ben 2010-08-26T08:50:19+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/victory_for_mea.html Remember this? Well here he is clutching a letter from Barnet Homes which assures him they won't be seeking to evict. Which is either nice... or soft-headed authority rolling over in the face of sentimental social media bullying. Let's go... NW2 Ben 2010-08-25T19:06:38+00:00 http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2010/08/wednesday_lunch_19.html The right time to offset [Daily Mail]Complicated house swap [Guardian]More London properties for sale [This Is London]The new Zoopla TV ad [YouTube] The Rat and Mouse - it's about your house Technorati Tags: property, real estate... Linkage Ben 2010-08-25T13:52:47+00:00