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I’m a bit biased where red dogs are concerned but he’s absolutely gorgeous. That’s quite a pack you have there!

My experience is that people get used to neighbours not being at home and then resent little things like the loo being flushed in the small hours or the dulcet tones of Sarah Ward on Jazz FM wafting...

What breed is the striking red dog? Looks a bit like my pharaohs from this angle, but heavier set. A vizsla?

Noting Mick’s mention of Dorset, I’ve always loved the Dorset coast but it’s always been expensive, I always assumed because it was just-about commutable to London if you were a masochist.

I...

That’s why a flat- ideally not ground floor- is a better bet than the dream cottage.

I hope you find something lovely Mick. What locations are you considering?

Security is an issue for a second or holiday home that you are going to lock up and leave for possibly weeks at a stretch. In that respect if you really want to go rural the park home/lodge may be a...

I haven’t made a study of the demographic spread of Adi’s general social media followers but I’d counsel a degree of caution before going to town on this dealership, even though they clearly deserve...

By the by, but Mrs Draft’s parents ran that pub when she was born and through her childhood, so that’s where she grew up. Gorgeous part of the world.

Just as a thought, when Steve mentioned in my post above did a job for us he built the ends of the railings into the brick pillars (he’s an excellent bricklayer too). At the end of the day, a...

If you want some really lovely work done by a great guy I can personally recommend Steve Capper who trades as Ironfighters. He’s in SE London.

I’m so sorry. They become part of our lives and break our hearts when they leave.

Suspicions of fraud should be reported for sure. Depending on the OP’s line of business he may have a professional duty to report.

Nice post.

I love spring and early summer. Sitting on our roof terrace before the unbearable heat of summer begins, with home-cooked food and surrounded by our pack of hounds is a priceless...

Do they define “front door of house”?

I’m sure all of this has been set out at length in rules compiled by some pen-pusher, but if the school front gate is one of the key coordinates then why not the front gate of the home?

In the...

To be fair the same goes for any glazed roof whatever the material.

That reminds me Alex- a few years ago I got planning approval to build another storey and raise parapet heights in Malta. When the building works started the neighbours to the back actually called...

That would only apply if the origin of the goods was non-EU, at which point you might as well order direct from the country of origin. Alibaba, Wish etc will all do well from this.

On your last...

In an ideal world populated by normal and well-adjusted people that would indeed be the case.

I will never forget when I extended my first home, bought originally as a tiny unconverted Manx...

This may surprise some. And no, this isn’t another early April 1st post.

For many years, roughly once a year, I used to go to see a clairvoyant in the Isle of Man. Sadly the lady concerned died a...

Yes.

I’ve seen it used in a floor void between flats in a converted building for this purpose- the technical term is “pugging”.

A ballache to remove of course but a damn sight cheaper than...

It will do something, but probably not much.

The “wall inside a wall” will give the best results.

That will do something but not necessarily much, or enough.

There’s a difference between “insulation” and “soundproofing” materials. Density, in a word.

Oh yes!

The SE5 is prettier of course, but whichever variant you get I’ll be envious.

The thinking man’s Ford Capri...