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en-us2009-07-03T18:00:54+00:00Computer says... sorry
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/computer_says_s.html
Here's a strange one. Colin and Collette - immediately that sounds as if I'm making this up, but I'm not (they are) - design their own Lancashire palace on a computer, print it out and use it to get..._OtherBen2009-07-03T18:00:54+00:00Friday lunchtime linkage - is it safe to come out now?
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/friday_lunchtim_18.html
Is it time Camden cleaned up its act? [Londonist] The new renters [Telegraph] Is the crash now over? [Independent] Cluttons: London prices up, but don't expect it to continue [FindAProperty] The Rat and Mouse - it's about your house...LinkageBen2009-07-03T12:24:17+00:00Interior Ministry... the Gia revolving armchair
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/interior_minist_1.html
Made by Leolux, designed by Jane Worthington, available here, starting at £1,900. [via Trendir] Technorati Tags: design, interiors...DesignBen2009-07-03T09:29:21+00:00Shhhh!
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/shhhh.html
Seven of London's boroughs are in the country's top ten for noise complaints. Which means you're either noisier than the rest of the country, or quicker to complain. Westminster topped the list, confiscating five sounds systems and issuing an..._OtherBen2009-07-02T16:07:11+00:00Thursday lunchtime linkage - hatchet-face threatens geriatrics over property development
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/thursday_luncht_20.html
Kelly Brook and Danny Cipriani property shop in Wimbledon [Daily Mail] Hatchet-faced Dragons' Den star threatens pensioners [Telegraph] Historic London property, a photo tour [Country Life Picture Library, via House Historian] Three homes for tennis players [Telegraph] Christian Candy...LinkageBen2009-07-02T11:50:31+00:00Recession digression 21 - let's just enjoy this one more time
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/recession_digre_18.html
Recession digression 20 - London economy battered by death of King of Pop [June 29, 2009] Technorati Tags: recession...Recession digressionBen2009-07-02T09:25:55+00:00Landlord? Is your tenant in arrears?
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/landlord_is_you.html
This may turn out to be useful... a teleseminar courtesy of Mary Waring Associates. Mary will ask solicitor James Picknell about your legal options, and you'll have the option of submitting your own questions before the event. It's technically...LettingBen2009-07-01T12:21:34+00:00Cheshire homebuyer pleads for protection against the gazumpers
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/cheshire_homebu.html
We've been gazumped twice in the past month on homes we're looking at; each time, by a considerable sum. Is there anything we can do? Technorati Tags: property, real estate..._OtherBen2009-07-01T12:14:33+00:00Zoopla to buy Propertyfinder?
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/07/zoopla_to_buy_p.html
That's the rumour. And it makes sense. Zoopla began as an information resource, but moved into the portal racket relatively recently. They recently raised cash, and how better to spend it than on an established portal that would bring...Property onlineBen2009-07-01T09:45:46+00:00Inside the Madoff mansion
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/inside_the_mado.html
Some details here. [via Curbed] Technorati Tags: New York, property, real estate..._OtherBen2009-06-30T17:49:04+00:00Number of families helped by Mortgage Rescue Scheme triples! Oh... to 6
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/number_of_famil.html
That's right, since January the Government's £200m initiative has helped a total of six families, up from two in just an entire month. Your domestic economy is safe in their hands. More here. Tories jump on Mortgage Rescue Scheme..._OtherBen2009-06-30T17:48:05+00:00Jacko's final fixer... Phil Spencer
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/jackos_final_fi.html
That's a headline I never thought I'd type. But, according to the Sun, in a piece that quotes Spencer closely, he'd been employed by Michael Jackson to find a home for the singer and family while he played his...Celebrity homesBen2009-06-30T12:51:23+00:00Market report - Nationwide, annual drop slips into single figures
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/market_report_n_21.html
It's the Nationwide index's second monthly rise, bringing the average house price up 0.9% and leaving it just 9.3% down on June 2008. At last, the keepers of the index risk a little bullishness. House prices have risen in...Ben2009-06-30T07:43:03+00:00Taxpayers reclaim MPs' home
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/taxpayers_recla.html
Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen have a main home and an expenses-aided second home less than ten miles apart. They don't seem to have been spending much time in their Brentford main home, however. If they had, they..._OtherBen2009-06-29T19:16:58+00:00Monday afternoon linkage - miffed
http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2009/06/monday_afternoo_44.html
It's cheap to be a homeowner [Guardian] London's super-prime on a march [Bloomberg] Daily Mail miffed at Boveys [Daily Mail] But the house price crash is over [Daily Mail] Telegraphed miffed at £147,000 house benefit bill [Telegraph] The Rat...LinkageBen2009-06-29T15:48:25+00:00