http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/ Latest news from HomeSearch en-gb http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/img/logo120x17.gif http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/ webmaster@gmgrd.co.uk THE best new properties completed in the north west over the last year were singled out for honours in a glitzy night at the Midland hotel in Manchester. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237836_men_residential_property_award_winners.html?rss=yes JOHNand Pat Walker have left their 25 acre farm in Bury for one Last Great Adventure in Portugal. Read the latest installment in their adventure. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237972_the_last_great_adventure_.html?rss=yes BUILDING his dream house too high and too wide has led to a nightmare for Steven Woodfinden-Lewis. Strict planning bosses say the house is not like the one they approved plans for and have ordered him to change it – or pull it down. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237971_dream_home_turns_to_nightmare.html?rss=yes FIRST time buyers are being tempted by the better value being offered just outside the city. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237957_apartments_are_a_big_hit.html?rss=yes THE female developer who famously clashed with Channel 4’s Sarah Beeny can now have the last word. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237958_sians_new_face_of_channel_m.html?rss=yes THE last of the 17th century buildings dismantled and put into store to make way for Manchester Airport’s second runway are to become part of a massive new mansion. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237959_back_to_the_future.html?rss=yes A MANCHESTER developer is hoping Gordon Brown’s plans for a green housing revolution will help him get the green light for his eco homes scheme. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237960_hope_for_browns_green_light.html?rss=yes GORDON Brown is expected to unveil plans for thousands of new council homes as part of his commitment to more affordable housing. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237949_converted_to_meet_the_real_need.html?rss=yes THEY don’t wear animal fur or have a sabre tooth tiger as a pet, but Karlyn and Paul Barrett share one thing with the Flintstones – a cave home. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237950_welcome_to__bedrock.html?rss=yes IN the garden of Inspired Development’s latest show home in Prestwich, TV’s Michaela Strachan is explaining to a group of school children why green living is a good idea. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237951_going_green_with_style.html?rss=yes IN an ideal world we would all like to have the latest home insulation and renewable energy technology like solar panes. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237952_tips_on_reducing_your_footprint.html?rss=yes WHETHER you want to build your own green home or to make energy-efficient adjustments to your current home, Jon Broome’s Green Self-Build Book can help get you started. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237953_how_to_build_your_own_eco_home.html?rss=yes IT will be an emotional farewell when the Mulgrews leave their detached four-bedroomed home in Shawclough, Rochdale. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237954_theres_more_to_this_family_home.html?rss=yes IN a show that attracts garden designers and exhibitors from across the country, organisers of the RHS Flower Show , have been surprised to find more than 10 per cent of this week’s competitors are from Sale. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237955_new_suburban_landscapes.html?rss=yes BYROM Hall looks like a dolls house standing alone among the fields of Lowton, near Warrrington. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237946_hall_under_hammer_for_13m.html?rss=yes DEVELOPERS are having to work harder to attract city centre tenants and now one is offering the ultimate lifestyle luxury – your own butler. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237945_at_your_service_sir.html?rss=yes IT’S not in the best state of repair, but this run-down garage in up-market Hale has sparked a flurry of interest from would-be buyers. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237938_the_70000_garage.html?rss=yes IT looks like there are lots of budding self-builders about in the city it would appear with more than 180 inquiries about Urban Splash’s Tutti Frutti project at New Islington. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237939_the_chance_to_win_a_dream_plot.html?rss=yes SOME people’s decision to invest in property is based on estimated yields, long term gains and thorough homework into the market. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237940_your_chance_to_go_up_in_the_world.html?rss=yes NOW Gordon Brown has finally walked into 10 Downing Street as prime minister , it’s tempting to think of the normally straight-faced politician skipping from room to room – king of the castle at last. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237941_home_working_will_be_a_pleasure_for_gordon.html?rss=yes FOR Father Patrick Davies, living in a house tied to his job is a means to an end – that of being able to carry out his duties and care for his parishoners effectively. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237943_home_working_case_study_1_fr_davies.html?rss=yes HIS city-centre pad is Chris Noonan’s reward The 34-year-old is one of two full-time concierges for the Granby Village apartments on Whitworth Street. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237942_home_working_case_study_2_chris_noonan.html?rss=yes A GEORGIAN-style park surrounded by contemporary eco-homes is being planned for Clayton in east Manchester. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237930_go_green_in_clayton.html?rss=yes THE push to re-populate Piccadilly continues with the launch of The Hub. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237932_a_slice_of_piccadilly_life.html?rss=yes HATTERSLEY has long had an image problem. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237935_all_change_in_hattersley.html?rss=yes FOURTEEN years ago, Fiona Woodward-Kelly was drafted in to help sort out the show flat for a couple of new developers who were struggling to pullling their first scheme together in Liverpool. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237936_from_splash_hit_to_solo.html?rss=yes The houses are part of the Ducky Bank development by Bardsley Construction and Plumlife have 17 properties – 11 for shared ownership and six for outright sale – half a dozen have already been reserved. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237931_plum_way_to_get_on_the_ladder.html?rss=yes MORE than a decade ago a Cheshire based businessman made a shrewd investment buying 13 buildings around Piccadilly from Booths Charities. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237922_breathing_new_life_into_piccadilly.html?rss=yes AS a maths graduate you’d expect Clare Whitehead to get her sums right but even she finds it hard to believe how successful her two-year-old interior design business venture has become. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237923_clare_made_home_ideas_add_up.html?rss=yes BROTHERS James and Timothy Shanks called in an architect when they bought a plot backing on to green fields at Littleborough. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237921_building_on_creative_thinking.html?rss=yes ARCHITECT Martin Percox is preparing to go out and talk to ten new clients about their aspirations for their homes and how they can best be achieved within their budget. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237919_architecture_week_inspiration_for_a_brighter_future.html?rss=yes ZERO carbon, wind turbines, solar loss, solar gain, ground source heat pumps – confused? You are not alone. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237918_architecture_week_how_green_are_you.html?rss=yes IT was once student digs but now the grand house of Needham Hall in Didsbury is being converted into luxury apartments. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237917_from_students_to_swanky.html?rss=yes WHILE nothing beats a foot slog around the streets the internet is a great way of finding out the basic facts about an area. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237914_log_on_for_the_lowdown_on_moving.html?rss=yes A FORMER bingo hall site in Harpurhey, north Manchester is set to hit the property jackpot. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237913_former_bingo_hall_goes_on_sale.html?rss=yes THE high cost of land and construction means living spaces are being made smaller to be affordable. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237911_good_things_come_in_small_packages.html?rss=yes IN just two years’ time this new residential block will tower over Stockport town centre. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237909_stockport_reaching_for_the_sky.html?rss=yes DO a crane count in Manchester right now and you will find the biggest cluster around Ancoats. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237892_taking_a_wharf_on_the_wild_side.html?rss=yes ARTISAN Ship Canal Developments continues to breathe new life into Ancoats with its successful Eastside Valley Scheme. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237893_valleys_looking_good.html?rss=yes SHOULD you stay or should you go? Deciding whether or not to make a move is getting increasingly stressful as speculation grows over a cooling market. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237894_the_stationary_smart_move.html?rss=yes IF the Government’s green plans are realised, within the next 10 years, all new homes will be something like Persimmon’s Living-i development. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237895_the_great_ecohomes_experiment.html?rss=yes IT comes as no surprise to hear that in its first week on the market, 422 Didsbury Road has already enticed 11 viewers. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237896_why_this_conversation_means_two_homes_in_one.html?rss=yes THE new upside-down terraces in Langworthy caused a frenzy among home-buyers when they first went on sale last year. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237897_why_theyre_potty_about_it.html?rss=yes AFTER 26 years of working for the same company, Katharine Wykes was looking for a complete lifestyle change. With her past experience of home renovation, she decided to try her hand at property development. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237898_conserving_the_period_character.html?rss=yes AT the prospect of a long, hot summer and the hosepipe bans that will surely follow, many gardeners may be reluctant to grow thirsty edibles – but warm, dry weather is well suited to growing herbs. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237899_some_like_it_hot.html?rss=yes SITTING on the balcony of their four-bedroomed, four-bathroom villa in Portugal, the Smith family have found a way to buy property abroad that suits them perfectly. John, 61, and Joan Smith bought the villa jointly with John’s brother David, 56, and his wife, Fiona, five years ago. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237900_let_us_call_it_splits_and_keep_this_in_the_family.html?rss=yes LOOKING for a house can take a lot of patience, especially when you are a first-time buyer. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237901_stoneleighs_well_worth_waiting_for.html?rss=yes WILL the Government’s last-minute decision to delay the introduction of Home Information Packs on property sales, at least until August 1, be a reprieve for hundreds of estate agents who might have gone bust? http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237902_bungled_hip_operation_gives_agents_a_boost.html?rss=yes THERE is something blissfully relaxing about white interiors. Opting for white walls and neutral floors is a much safer option too. Opt for red and you might just regret it six months down the line. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237903_see_the_light_with_white.html?rss=yes WORK has started on Origin, one of the most controversial new schemes in Manchester city centre. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237886_prisms_divide_opinion.html?rss=yes THE beautiful Jade Jagger found herself down on a building plot at Salford Quays last week looking at the site of her latest venture. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237887_jaggers_manyoo_satisfaction.html?rss=yes IT was a mad three months with the workload of moving the house and garden along with sorting out the businesses and we just made it with only one day to spare. http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homes/latest/s/237/237890_our_last_great_adventure.html?rss=yes