http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/ News from The Sunday Mirror en-gb http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/08/how-to-weather-the-property-storm-98487-20597779/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:19:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/08/how-to-weather-the-property-storm-98487-20597779/ Click here for advice on how to survive the credit crunch. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/30/are-city-centres-still-a-good-buy-98487-20589216/ Fri, 30 May 2008 13:56:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/30/are-city-centres-still-a-good-buy-98487-20589216/ Like the glamorous lifestyle portrayed in hit movie Sex and the City, buying an apartment in one of the UK’s revived city centres is seen as the ultimate in stylish living. But is buying a newly-developed urban home still a good idea in the current economic climate? Katherine Sorrell asks the experts... http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/30/we-built-a-new-kitchen-in-the-garden-98487-20589222/ Fri, 30 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/30/we-built-a-new-kitchen-in-the-garden-98487-20589222/ ON the outside it looks like a log cabin or a very upmarket garden shed. But walk inside and you find a state-of-the-art modern kitchen as well as an airy dining area where you can seat up to 18 people. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/18/top-tv-home-prize-won-by-old-sheep-pen-with-grass-roof-98487-20420054/ Sun, 18 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/18/top-tv-home-prize-won-by-old-sheep-pen-with-grass-roof-98487-20420054/ Six years ago ex-punk rockers Christine and Pete Hope were looking for a way to break away from the urban grind in the heart of Sheffield. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/20/live-by-the-water-without-the-millionaire-price-tag-98487-20615315/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/20/live-by-the-water-without-the-millionaire-price-tag-98487-20615315/ IF you want to be beside the seaside, it needn’t cost shiploads. In fact you could own a waterside home from as little as £116,000. You do pay a premium for being by the water, but on the other hand there are parts of the country where you can live by the seaside relatively cheaply, says Martin Ellis of Halifax Estate Agents. You can get a good combination of affordable property and a very good quality of life, particularly if you aren’t tied to a main commercial centre for your job. And now is a good time to buy, according to Miles Shipside, of property website Rightmove because when things are going well there’s likely to be more of a premium on them, or they simply won’t be available. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/13/party-patio-98487-20606153/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:54:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/13/party-patio-98487-20606153/ ‘We turned a drab patio into the perfect place for a summer celebration’ http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/13/shelf-life-98487-20606120/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:48:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/06/13/shelf-life-98487-20606120/ Give that spare room a new leaf of life.. as a library http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/25/a-z-of-renovation-98487-20427155/ Sun, 25 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/25/a-z-of-renovation-98487-20427155/ If you’re upgrading, refurbishing or improving your home, here’s how to avoid the pitfalls and get the best value for money http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/18/squash-star-nets-fourth-house-at-27-98487-20419996/ Sun, 18 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/18/squash-star-nets-fourth-house-at-27-98487-20419996/ Squash ace Adrian owns four homes, and he’s only 27. Here’s how he’s done it.. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/11/i-built-all-my-homes-myself-98487-20412319/ Sun, 11 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/11/i-built-all-my-homes-myself-98487-20412319/ No agents, no fees… But Ray Newman has shown true grit in building his homes from scratch over the last 40 years, as well as making thousands when selling up and moving on. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/04/plan-your-perfect-kitchen-98487-20403143/ Sun, 04 May 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/05/04/plan-your-perfect-kitchen-98487-20403143/ Ten vital rules for clever cooking http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/27/sarah-beeny-s-guide-to-surviving-the-property-crunch-98487-20394611/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/27/sarah-beeny-s-guide-to-surviving-the-property-crunch-98487-20394611/ House prices have taken their biggest monthly drop since 1992, according to Britain’s largest mortgage lender the Halifax. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/expert-tips-on-water-features-98487-20387283/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:39:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/expert-tips-on-water-features-98487-20387283/ Liquid assets: Moving water adds instant magic http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/renovating-home-space-to-suit-lifestyle-98487-20387273/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:27:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/renovating-home-space-to-suit-lifestyle-98487-20387273/ When Jane Booker inherited her family home, she realised the house she grew up in no longer suited her lifestyle. Denied planning permission to knock it down, Jane and husband Richard set about redesigning. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/don-t-move-improve-your-home-instead-98487-20387271/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:12:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/18/don-t-move-improve-your-home-instead-98487-20387271/ The credit crunch may be putting a brake on house prices – but that’s not much help if you can’t afford the mortgage on that bigger and better home you’d set your heart on. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/13/property-ringpin-98487-20379935/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/13/property-ringpin-98487-20379935/ WHEN he hangs up his gloves at the end of the year, boxing superchamp Joe Calzaghe plans to expand his growing overseas property empire, he tells BERNADETTE COSTELLO... http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/06/turn-an-old-junk-room-into-an-office-and-guest-suite-98487-20372553/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:37:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/06/turn-an-old-junk-room-into-an-office-and-guest-suite-98487-20372553/ Every house has a junk room – the one with the grotty brown carpet, grubby walls and unpacked boxes. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/06/a-cellars-market-save-on-moving-costs-and-go-underground-98487-20372551/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:29:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/04/06/a-cellars-market-save-on-moving-costs-and-go-underground-98487-20372551/ With the growing uncertainty in the housing market, more and more people are deciding to stay put and improve rather than face the upheaval of moving. And, instead of looking up to increase space, some innovative homeowners are looking down – and converting their cellars. ROSEMARY BARRATT looks at some basement conversions which are far from basic. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/03/30/buy-a-bon-us-98487-20365855/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/03/30/buy-a-bon-us-98487-20365855/ WE are used to buying their cheap designer clothes and shoes, CDs and iPods…but now street-wise Britons are adding apartments and houses to their shopping lists when they head for the United States. http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/03/30/how-to-spring-clean-98487-20365874/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/homesandholidays/homes/2008/03/30/how-to-spring-clean-98487-20365874/ THE weather’s getting warmer, leaves are beginning to bud and lambs are gambolling in the fields.