http://www.theratandmouse.co.uk/weblog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:19:12 +0000 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:28:19 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss It's a blue and white beach hut near Southwold, and it's offers over £70,000. According to this, local agents are expecting something more like £80,000. According to the particulars it does come with some plastic chairs, windbreaks and a... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/property_sillin.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/property_sillin.html For sale Fri, 09 May 2008 12:19:12 +0000 Business is booming in the repo sector, with new figures showing that home repossession orders increased by a fifth in the first quarter of the year (compared to the same period in 2007). They're also up 9% on the... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/repoman_busier.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/repoman_busier.html _Other Fri, 09 May 2008 12:12:12 +0000 Property search engine Zoomf have announced a new feature they're calling "Boost". Aimed at estate agents, it borrows its MO from Google Adwords. Agents pay a set monthly amount to see a priority ad appear alongside relevant geographical search... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/zoomf_gets_a_bo.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/zoomf_gets_a_bo.html Property online Fri, 09 May 2008 08:56:07 +0000 Interesting, Australian, Web2.0 action from Streetfolio... a "simple property management" solution aimed at property investors and buy-to-let landlords. Plug in a few details of your portfolio... price paid for each property, current value, rental income, mortgage outgoing, and the... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/a_little_extra.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/a_little_extra.html Property online Thu, 08 May 2008 17:48:13 +0000 Conservatives announce homebuying review [HotProperty.co.uk] Derivatives trader derives £1m discount on home [This Is Money] London rents up 20% in nine months [aboutproperty.co.uk] The Rat and Mouse - it's about your house Tuesday morning linkage - nest eggs in... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/thursday_aftern_21.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/thursday_aftern_21.html Linkage Thu, 08 May 2008 17:38:11 +0000 At 5%. Few people expected back-to-back cuts; but there's a lot of talk of a cut to 4.75% next month. More here. Technorati Tags: property, real estate... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/interest_rates_5.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/interest_rates_5.html _Other Thu, 08 May 2008 12:17:43 +0000 According to Hamptons estate agents, properties in the £1m region have been hit the hardest by the slump, with prices falling by as much as 15% since September 2007. Only the super-prime sector - propped up by overseas buyers... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/1m_homes_hit_ha.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/1m_homes_hit_ha.html House prices Thu, 08 May 2008 09:05:38 +0000 Thanks to the Rat and Mouse reader who alerted me to the new flat-pack homes apparently available through Argos... although I can't find any sign of them in the online catalogue. According to this, in the Sun, they start... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/build_your_own.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/build_your_own.html _Other Wed, 07 May 2008 18:17:55 +0000 2007 was the year the ‘lifestyle farmers’ bought more land than actual raised-on-the-dirt farmers. If you read the Sunday supplements you know the type, migrating London fops inspired by Blur’s Alex James to add a little country rosiness to... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/heading_for_the.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/heading_for_the.html _Other Wed, 07 May 2008 12:06:37 +0000 The Independent gets a look inside an interesting Finchatton [warning, classical muzak] development in Eaton Square. It's a mixture of Victorian grandeur and very 21st Century glass-and-metal modernism... manifest in a giant rear extension and basement (housing cinema, swimming... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/old_and_new_in.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/old_and_new_in.html SW1 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:10:58 +0000 I am immediately conscious of my pink bag and purple skirt, which shout vulgarity in the harmony of grey, black and white. Only a hint of red is allowed in each room, in a cushion or a rug. The... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/minimalist_and.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/minimalist_and.html Design Tue, 06 May 2008 18:08:38 +0000 It's Highwood House in expensive Mill Hill, and it's significant because during the early 19th Century it was the home to Sir Stamford Raffles, the man who founded Singapore. That might not get you all excited, but it appears... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/if_these_walls_12.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/if_these_walls_12.html For sale Tue, 06 May 2008 12:05:12 +0000 Mittal makes offer Hunt can refuse [Sunday Times] Nest eggs in danger [Daily Mail] Blairs buy Gielgud's former home [Telegraph] Elle Macpherson to quit London, expect to see house for sale soon [Sydney Morning Herald] How low could they... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/tuesday_morning_22.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/tuesday_morning_22.html Linkage Tue, 06 May 2008 11:54:32 +0000 According to research by Debtwire, there were 13,000 estate agents offices in January and now there are only 12,000, with each office employing on average four agents. (If you think you've seen the missing 4,000 estate agents, please let... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/four_thousand_e.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/four_thousand_e.html Estate agents Tue, 06 May 2008 09:47:45 +0000 It's 12 Fitzroy Road in Primrose Hill, the former home of author HG Wells, and thought to be the place where he at least started work on War of the Worlds (remember the references to the area?). It's with... http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/if_these_walls_11.html http://www.theRatandMouse.co.uk/weblog/archives/2008/05/if_these_walls_11.html Celebrity homes Fri, 02 May 2008 17:05:10 +0000