http://www.theratandmouse.co.uk/weblog/ en-us 2009-07-03T18:00:54+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-07-03T18:00:54+00:00 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... Linkage Ben 2009-07-03T12:24:17+00:00 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... Design Ben 2009-07-03T09:29:21+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-07-02T16:07:11+00:00 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... Linkage Ben 2009-07-02T11:50:31+00:00 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 digression Ben 2009-07-02T09:25:55+00:00 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... Letting Ben 2009-07-01T12:21:34+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-07-01T12:14:33+00:00 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 online Ben 2009-07-01T09:45:46+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-06-30T17:49:04+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-06-30T17:48:05+00:00 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 homes Ben 2009-06-30T12:51:23+00:00 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... Ben 2009-06-30T07:43:03+00:00 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... _Other Ben 2009-06-29T19:16:58+00:00 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... Linkage Ben 2009-06-29T15:48:25+00:00