Category: Listed Property Show
Saturday 18th February • Lecture 1 11.00-11.30 = Linda Hall – Countryside Books – Author of Period House Fixtures & fittings • Lecture 2 11.45-12.15 = Controlling Damp in Old Buildings – Duncan Worboyes – Igloo Builders • Lecture 3 12.30-13.00 = VAT & the listed building – Dave Brown VAT – Owners miss £250m [...] Read full article
Category: Insurance
Lorna Harrington BA(Hons) MA PGDipConsHistEnv(RICS), from Barrett Corp & Harrington, discusses why a professional survey is a useful tool to prevent underinsurance. During the programme Grand Designs (broadcast on 28th September 2011) which featured a Grade II listed Lifeboat House converted into a home, Kevin McCloud made an interesting reference to the cost of rebuilding [...] Read full article
Category: Listed Property Show
Property Renovation Advice: If you’re planning the renovation of your listed building and would love some professional advice and guidance to get you started, come along to stand B6 where Keim Paints, Rocare and Stonehealth experts will be available to answer your questions and give you guidance on internal and external renovation solutions for your [...] Read full article
Category: Listed Property Show
As we all know, owning a listed property is not always health, wealth and happiness. Legislation, conservation and regulation can seem like the three horsemen of the listed property owner’s apocalypse. Just finding a decent builder or understanding the VAT rules is enough to give you sleepless nights. The Listed Property Show is a free [...] Read full article
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The UK’s biggest event for discovering a world of voyages Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 March 2012. Olympia, London We have managed to arrange FREE* tickets to The Telegraph CRUISE Show for our Listed Property Members! Whether you’re new to cruising and needing help to plan your first voyage, or a seasoned cruiser looking for [...] Read full article
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ITV SEEKS PROUD HOMEOWNERS FOR PROPERTY SERIES MAY THE BEST HOUSE WIN Do you love your home? Fancy showing it off on TV to win £1,000? Do you love showing your house off to friends and family? Have you spent months maybe years making your home look just right or downright unique? This [...] Read full article
Category: Listed Property News
DISCOVER ENGLAND’S PROTECTED HISTORIC PLACES On the National Heritage List for England From buildings to battlefields, phone boxes to factories, people can now go online to find out more about the country’s heritage and its protected historic places. English Heritage has launched The National Heritage List for England, a new online database of the country’s [...] Read full article
Category: Insurance
The increasing value of your jewellery You may be surprised to learn that, despite the recession, the value of jewellery has rocketed in recent years. According to The National Association of Goldsmiths, the value of gold has more than trebled since 2004. In fact, gold has increased significantly over the past 10 years. And, it [...] Read full article
Category: Listed Property News
Dear LPOC, I have a Grade II listed building. The front part is Georgian and the rear Victorian. The top (2nd floor) whilst Georgian in origin was substantially rebuilt after being bombed in WWII. As this part of the building has no original features and three outside walls, we have been investigating adding internal insulation [...] Read full article
Category: Listed Property News
The purpose of this contact is to raise awareness of HS2 (High Speed Rail Link–London to West Midlands)particularly for fellow members of LPOC. Our home is in Berkswell, a conservation village situated in between Berkswell and Coventry (1 mile from Meriden-”The Centre of England”). “Berche-welle” was recorded in the Domesday Book and the present Berkswell [...] Read full article