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Alex Johnson has been part of The Independent's online team since 2007. He has been writing about microarchitecture on his internationally-acclaimed Shedworking blog since 2006 and is the author of Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution. His latest book is Bookshelf, published by Thames & Hudson.

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Friday fives – homes in converted pubs, Property

Friday fives – homes in converted pubs

Five of the finest homes which were once inns, taverns and public houses

By | Property | Friday, 11 January 2013 at 10:30 am

Houses in medieval illuminated manuscripts, Property

Houses in medieval illuminated manuscripts

How artists saw homes in the 14th century

By | Property | Thursday, 10 January 2013 at 11:56 am

Valuations up, especially for first time buyers, Property

Valuations up, especially for first time buyers

The number of valuations rose for a third consecutive month in December, thanks to significant growth in buy-to-let and with the help of first time buyers.
The number of residential valuations conducted by Connells in December was 2% higher than a year ago and the total number of valuations in 2012 was 12% higher than in [...]

By | Property | Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 10:26 am

House sales in Glasgow region on the up, Property

House sales in Glasgow region on the up

Selling prices are almost exactly what they were at the start of 2010, 12% below their peak in 2007

By | Property | Tuesday, 8 January 2013 at 10:01 am

What are landlords planning to do in 2013?, Property

What are landlords planning to do in 2013?

Four in ten investors now rely entirely on rental income

By | Property | Monday, 7 January 2013 at 10:51 am

New self-storage concept launches, Property

New self-storage concept launches

One in 100 UK households uses self-storage

By | Property | Friday, 4 January 2013 at 10:18 am

More than a million days wasted every year sorting out house moves, Property

More than a million days wasted every year sorting out house moves

More than 80% of people spend at least an hour a day looking at property online

By | Property | Thursday, 3 January 2013 at 1:19 pm

Where were the biggest house price rises in the UK in 2012?, Property

Where were the biggest house price rises in the UK in 2012?

Southend and Basingstoke top the list

By | Property | Wednesday, 2 January 2013 at 9:28 am

More people expect house prices to rise than fall in 2013, Property

More people expect house prices to rise than fall in 2013

Job security and deposit problems cited as major barriers to buying a home

By | Property | Tuesday, 1 January 2013 at 3:18 pm

The most expensive places to buy a house in England and Wales, Property

The most expensive places to buy a house in England and Wales

Egerton Crescent tops the list with an average property value of over £8 million

By | Property | Monday, 31 December 2012 at 11:14 am

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