Property & Development Magazine

News & Reviews for the Residential Property Sector

PAD Editorial Team

Oldrids & Downtown – Renovating a Home

A study this year by This is Money has revealed that people in the UK are choosing to buy properties they need to renovate as it’s the only way they can get on the housing market. 35% of Britons are…

How to live off grid and become self-sufficient

We sometimes take technology for granted in our life, and this can lead us to believe we can’t live without it. Technologies such as smartphones, cars and food, water and energy supplies have all contributed towards an existence that is…

DM Design Goes Green

Scottish Fitted Bedroom specialists DM Design will now save the equivalent of 50 large skiploads of landfill each year after the installation of a biomass boiler. The installation, fitted at their head office in Cumbernauld cost £250,000 and it’s an…

Management & Estate Services

REI Invests £1.3 Million in Bromsgrove

West Midlands based property experts Real Estate Investors (REI) have invested £1.275 million into property that is the home to some big high street names on 62-68 High Street in Bromsgrove, which is set to provide a rental income of…

Scandinavian Comfort: Hygge Interior Design Tips

Whether you’re a devout enthusiast of interiors or something of a decor novice, there is little doubt you will have heard design’s latest buzzword – hygge. But do you know what it is? And, aside from that tiny detail, do…

Advice for installing accessibility solutions in a listed property

If you struggle to get around, there are solutions available to better enable you to live independently in your own home, and to access services when you’re out and about. Provisions to help disabled or immobile children, adults and the…

Mick George Ltd Finance Director Sets out on Epic Journey

Mick George Ltd set the Challenge Yourself task to all of the staff at their construction and waste management company. Included in this challenge were the management and directors across the business. Challenge Yourself has been launched in order to…

Hopkins Architects Gains Planning Approval for Student Homes

Plans to to carry out a major student housing scheme in London has recently been approved. The City of London Corporation has approved the plans that have been put forward by Hopkins Architects. Hopkins Architects was first founded by Sir…

How are interior designers revamping bedrooms in 2017?

Whether it’s upgrading a loft apartment or bringing a country cottage bedroom up to date, our nation’s interior designers have been busy in making sure that we sleep in style over the past twelve months. With interesting new colour schemes…

Revealed: The Best Kept Secret for Happy Employees

In the age of the millennial, there is a heightened interest in employee satisfaction and the factors that create a good working environment. Ensuring staff are happy in their work space leads to an increase retention rate, maximized productivity levels,…