CONTENTS January 2011
Are you sitting comfortably? Here’s how to do it.
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6 NEWSbeat There’s lots of news in property, but we bring you some
of the really interesting bits. Read it now while it’s hot.
10 Google for property professionals James Cole comments on Google and its toolbox.
12 Crystal balls for 2011 Tis the season for gazing at balls and property people have been spending considerable time studying theirs.
16 The Parking Ombudsman It’s not just about the house, you know, parking spaces can
cause the most frightful trouble! Beware. Listen up.
18 Housing stock It used to be such fun, building zillions of houses and selling them; will it ever be the same again for Britain’s builders?
22 Dear Sheila The Editor has never had so many letters; is she really so
popular or do readers just want to vent their frustration?
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What might happen in 2011...
24 Localism, localism, localism 2011 will not be the year of the NIMBY. If the village wants
new houses, the village shall have new houses. Says Dave. Want to
break free? Outsourcing is the key
28 Mortgage funding Raising cash for a house was hard, to say the least, in 2010. David Carmichael asks, ‘what’s in store for 2011?’
30Agents in the community Goodness you’re a fine bunch. Out there, helping others,
we report on just a few acts of kindness this winter.
32High society London’s skyline is constantly changing but in the next few years it will alter beyond recognition. We show you the vision.
COVER FEATURE
38Part of the furniture Picture yourself in an empty room. Boring isn’t it?
Unappealing too, but the professional property furnishers can wave a magic wand and turn an empty shell into a sumptuous, desirable nest. Let or sold, the job is done.
London’s new skyline; it’s tall and it’s amazing
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