Hints and tips:
...for the Local Government Association, the national membership body for local authorities....
...Homeowners in France will have lower bills than their neighbours (the government has capped energy increases at 4 per cent for consumers) but, wherever they are, owners of historic homes can face costly...
...As her family prepares for their new life in Chatham, Grove believes homeowners are starting to get the message....
...Rural property specialist Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes has reported a 27 per cent increase in web traffic from the UK, and a 12 per cent rise from the US, compared with the beginning of the month....
...Owners pay service charges (or homeowners association fees) that can often be offset by putting the residence into the hotel rental programme and earning an income — Rosewood residences at Baha Mar command...
...Relative quiet is secured by local conservation easements, which consist of agreements between homeowners’ associations and the local government to limit development, says Tucker....
...You can make money* “The main reason for holding a festival is to raise revenue to support a house and garden,” says Robert Parker, technical adviser at the Historic Houses Association....
...known as Firewise, run by the National Fire Protection Association....
...So Sherry Tilton writes down everything she spends....
...Any proceeds from grape sales go back into a homeowners’ association....
...With most St George’s Hill residents likely to be second or multiple homeowners and those at the top end circulating between several properties around the world, many of the biggest homes may be left empty...
...Prospective homeowners have to go through a lengthy application process, and there are restrictions on renting homes out....
...“We’d like to think, or at least hope, that the property market in the post-Katrina era will only strengthen.”...
...For the remainder of weather-beaten homeowners, the torrential rain and winter storms left a significant high-water mark....
...John Eagle is another affected homeowner. As chairman of the Ten Acres Residents’ Association he represents about 300 homeowners at World’s End in Chelsea....
...This time of year is usually when the snowpack is at its annual peak....
...At Otter Cove, just south of Monterey, Buehlmann is selling a renovated oceanfront property with 3,850 sq ft of interior space on two acres of land within a gated community....
...“When done right it is paving the way for economic development and job creation at no cost to the taxpayer”, said Peter Joseph, executive director of the Association to Invest In the USA, a regional centre...
...“It won’t be long before energy costs and mortgage costs are equal for many homeowners,” says Michael Goddard, director of Caplin Homes, who has built the £1m five-bedroom Solar House on his 42-acre country...
...At Goodman’s Fields near the City, Berkeley is turning a seven-acre commercial site into 920 homes. Two acres will be public space, featuring a children’s play area and reading lawn....
...Flanked by an elevated six-lane highway on one side and a 478-acre cemetery on the other, the Brooklyn neighbourhood has seen house prices climb since the economic downturn....
...To the west of its landholding towards Paddington is the Portman Estate, with 110 acres, and to the east, towards Tottenham Court Road, the Langham estate is the big player with just under 14 acres....
...It remains to be seen whether anyone will be tempted by this dubious fame: the H-shaped mansion, on a 3.7 acre plot, is for sale at $95m....
...a single mooring for no more than 14 days at a time....
...“I’ve turned down a handsome offer for my apartment overlooking the beach but now I’m not sure I did the right thing,” says one Glitter Bay homeowner....
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