This morning I watched with interest on BBC Breakfast as the presenters discussed, alongside experts and contributors, today's property news: Home ownership is falling in major English cities. This headline comes from a report by the Resolution Foundation, stating that across the country home ownership has fallen, giving the example of Manchester where home ownership has dropped... Continue Reading →
After all the hard work of this past two months, it finally came to the day itself - the new garden area at the Edwardian Baths which our community charity runs in Withington had its launch day! Constant rain has meant slower than planned progress (when does summer actually arrive this year?!) but honestly, to... Continue Reading →
We're known for being a friendly bunch up here in Manchester so I'm expecting HEAPS of entries for this fab competition run by local shared-ownership specialists Plumlife, which I'll be part of alongside fellow judges John Leech, David Ellison and Lisa Westerman. It's very much a community-focused campaign to find our city’s ‘nicest neighbour, so have... Continue Reading →
Visiting your local DIY superstores or independent garden centres are both great for picking up smaller plants, but if you've a reasonable budget and don't want to wait years for plants and trees to become more established, investing in more substantial specimens is a way to get immediate impact in newly designed gardens or bare corners.... Continue Reading →
Massive news today from down here at Love Withington Baths, the community charity we set up to save and then run the last working, water-filled Edwardian baths in Manchester, and probably one of the few left in the country! We've been running the Baths for a year come 20th June and during that time, on... Continue Reading →
Hugely excited about this! And so should you be if you've got a gorgeous home or amazing home project which you've completed this year - you could win £1000 if you're the overall winner of the Real Homes 2016 Transformation Awards. And guess what, yours truly is a judge! As part of a stellar team... Continue Reading →
Whilst down at Clerkenwell Design Week, my inbox pinged with an intriguing invite, especially for a girl planning events and pop ups at the soon to be finished Moregeous Mansions. Meeting like minded people is a super positive way of keeping focused and keeping your renovation weary spirits up. It sounded to me like Sommer... Continue Reading →
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