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Property law & you

2010-06-11T16:41:41

David Gallagher, partner of Lawson, Coppock & Hart solicitors, is here to answer your questions on property law ...

A window on the future

2010-06-11T16:38:36

Even the estate agents call this The Marmite House, because frankly you are either going to love it or hate it.

A near neighbour on this tree lined street in Bramhall is apparently in the Hate It camp and wanted something more traditional on the spot but what is traditional on a suburban road where each of the individual large houses seem only to have grandeur in common?

More for your money with an Uberhaus

2010-06-04T14:31:02

I've told my nephew he should look at New Broughton.

He's 23, lives and works in the centre of Manchester and he and his girlfriend are paying £525 a month for a one bedroom flat.

City South towers get a £7m facelift

2010-06-04T14:05:43

Four landmark towers in Manchester are undergoing a £7m facelift that is more than skin deep.

The blocks at the end of Deansgate are being given a thermal overcoat and a new roof cap before being re-clad in a mix of striking aluminium and terracotta.

Property law and you

2010-06-04T13:32:41

Richard Rawsthorn, partner of Lawson, Coppock & Hart solicitors is here to answer your questions about property law.

Property Law and You

2010-06-03T14:08:06

Eamonn Kelly, partner of Lawson, Coppock & Hart solicitors is here to answer your questions about property law.

How to get the summer festival vibe at home

2010-05-21T14:54:07

Summer music festivals have their own relaxed vibe, with supermodels and rock stars mingling with the hoi polloi and everyone usually ending up in a glorious muddy mix.

But amidst that sea of pop-up tents are those who manage to fly the flag for style and turn a flimsy canvas dwelling into a ’little home from home’.

Homes from Students' home

2010-05-21T14:51:40

Sylvia and Michael Marrs have also built up a successful student portfolio, their in the Cumbrian university town of Carlisle.

But their decision to invest in property was born out of adversity and the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001.

More council control to stop university ‘ghettos’

2010-05-21T14:47:57

Not everyone is delighted by the prospect of student housing and new rules which became law last month will restrict where new student houses can operate.

Which is a victory for Roger Smith, chairman of Withington Civic Society which has long campaigned to curtail the number of houses being used for mass rental.

Student lets are a top class investment

2010-05-21T14:39:59

In a market where people seem reluctant to commit to buying houses Jane Findlow and her brother Andrew Towle make a refreshing change.

They are on a property shopping spree, looking to build up a portfolio of student lets around Withington and Fallowfield.

Unpopular HIPs scrapped by government to boost housing market

2010-05-21T14:41:25

ESTATE agents are preparing for an avalanche of new property to hit the market after home information packs were scrapped.

The move by the coalition had been expected but its swiftness took many by surprise.

Swapping homes instead of selling

2009-02-25T09:48:23

IT might be a buyers market at the moment, but when you've got a house to sell first even thinking about a move can seem impossible right now.

Winning the frame game

2010-04-16T20:00:47

AFTER three years of consultation, the residents at Lower Broughton can finally see the first signs of their new homes as timber frames are erected by Countryside Properties.

Potential in the east

2010-04-16T20:01:00

IT can be hard to grasp the sheer scale of the regeneration going on in east Manchester.

Heather Heathfield column

2010-04-16T20:00:56

WHAT does a city centre girl do when she needs a handyperson to do all those little jobs around her apartment fixing the dishwasher, changing light bulbs, putting up blinds, painting over the scuffs on the paintwork and tidying up the terrace?