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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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Record rainfall will increase subsidence risk this year, Property

Record rainfall will increase subsidence risk this year

Since 2001 there have been more than 220,000 cases of subsidence in the UK

By | Property | Thursday, 14 February 2013 at 10:08 am

All you need to know about permitted development – part 2, Property

All you need to know about permitted development – part 2

Turning your castle into a fortress is complicated

By | Property | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 at 11:22 am

First-time buyer numbers at highest level for five years, Property

First-time buyer numbers at highest level for five years

216,200 first-time buyers became homeowners in 2012

By | Property | Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 10:49 am

Decent broadband a major factor in choosing a home, Property

Decent broadband a major factor in choosing a home

One fifth of people prepared to pay more for the same home if it had good broadband

By | Property | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 10:22 am

The Premier League property hotspots, Property

The Premier League property hotspots

Which famous footballers would be your neighbours if you moved to Oxshott?

By | Property | Friday, 8 February 2013 at 12:02 am

Where are the best places to rent in South East London?, Property

Where are the best places to rent in South East London?

New Cross tops the list

By | Property | Thursday, 7 February 2013 at 10:14 am

New property fraud hotline for homeowners launches, Property

New property fraud hotline for homeowners launches

Properties most vulnerable to registration or mortgage fraud are usually empty, tenanted or mortgage-free

By | Property | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 9:43 am

All you need to know about permitted development – part 1, Property

All you need to know about permitted development – part 1

The problem for the unsuspecting householder is that Permitted Development information isn’t actively disseminated by the government

By | Property | Tuesday, 5 February 2013 at 11:21 am

What makes the perfect home?, Property

What makes the perfect home?

Pets, pubs and the sea nearby are high on the must-have list

By | Property | Monday, 4 February 2013 at 10:18 am

Will more people start living in the High Street?, Property

Will more people start living in the High Street?

Could shops and offices become residential properties?

By | Property | Friday, 1 February 2013 at 1:42 pm

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