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Property Blog Archive: Quirky and Amusing

27, 2008 October:

Staring Halloween in the face

By Cathy Deshayes

The UK property market may be a house of horrors right now but I'm still happy to be writing about it, especially when my other career option was funeral directing...

13, 2008 November:

One side of the storey

By Cathy Deshayes

Buying a property together is a bigger commitment than most these days, especially with the market making it hard to sell quickly. With divorce rates higher than ever, just what you do with that house that's not a (marital) home anymore is anyone's guess...

01, 2008 December:

You're just too good to be true

By Cathy Deshayes

Can't take my eyes off you etc etc. It's so tempting to be blind to something you really don't want to see, but look carefully or you may get more than you bargained for...

15, 2008 December:

Flat pack: The highs and lows of flat sharing

By Cathy Deshayes

There's black mould growing on my bedroom wall. I'm aware this makes me sound like a slovenly student who never cleans but that couldn't be further from the truth. I am, in fact, surprisingly house proud, especially because this is the first place I've ever felt really at home...

08, 2008 December:

Family planning

By Cathy Deshayes

Yet another stream of consciousness on feeling at home, February, flats and family...

02, 2009 January:

What does a Ninetendo DS and property investing have in common?

By Brett Alegre-Wood

Property investing is just like a new video game. You need to start at Level 1 and work your way up and never compare yourself to people on higher levels!

20, 2009 January:

The rise of the text sick note, and the email rent avoidance excuse.

By Hapless Investor

Contrasting two countries attitudes towards renting.

10, 2009 March:

Cyn(ical) city

By Cathy Deshayes

I'm going to go out on a limb here. New Zealand is a better place to live than the UK. Now, I am well aware that this is the kind of statement that will be like marmite to a crowd, provoking extreme reactions from both sides and that, of course, is any blogger's dream come true...

12, 2009 March:

A tale of two cities

By Hapless Investor

When £30k is burning a hole in your pocket where do you go?

25, 2009 August:

Career advice for the uninitiated.

By Hapless Investor

When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, 'what will I be? Will I be famous? Will I be rich?' Here's what she said to me... "stop singing and get a damn law degree." Mothers know everything.

25, 2009 September:

The hand that rocks the cradle

By Hapless Investor

There is nothing like a mother's love... Just ask Norman Bates.

30, 2010 June:

10 tell-tale signs your neighbour is a spy

By Dan Johnson

Everyone likes a good spy story and frankly I'm no exception. Let's face it: coded dead-drops and covert communications are cool. So when news broke this week that a ring of Russian spies had been arrested in an FBI sting operation, I was as intrigued as the next guy. Except this time, for me, the story was a little different...

29, 2010 October:

Be careful what you wish for 'cos you just might get it

By Hapless Investor

Ha Ha Ha. I think it was only yesterday that I was saying that I hadn't posted anything for a while as the basic trials and tribulations that are the day to day running of our portfolio (again - ha!), although annoying, were not really of interest to anyone save me and the bank manager. Oh fool that I am.