Luvthecity Features
MANCHESTER'S BIG BROTHER HOUSE
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
It's big, it's funky and it's got a wicked hot-tub! We take a look around Manchester's coolest house
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WHERE NEXT FOR HOUSE PRICES?
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
With inflation tipped to peak at the end of the year and an interest rate rise 6-months away, what will happen to house prices in 2011? Read our exclusive news round up...
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KICK STARTING THE MARKET
Thursday, 5th May, 2011
In a bid to kick-start Manchester city centre's property market, one estate agent has come up with a new initiative. Manager Greg Davies explains why...
MANN ISLAND REVIEW
Friday, 4th March, 2011
After 10-years of planning, Liverpool's most iconic contemporary building is ready to take its first set of residents. Luvthecity was given an exclusive tour of the building, from the glass exterior, through the nightclub-style foyer, across the central atrium and into the apartments
http://www.luvthecity.com/mannisland2011.aspx
THE NEW CHIMNEY POT PARK
Friday, 25th February, 2011
Four Victorian streets in Manchester's Moss Side are being re-invented, luvthecity went along to see what all the fuss is about
http://www.luvthecity.com/infusion.aspx
CITY CENTRE CRIME STATISTICS
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
A new police crime website reveals Manchester as one of the most crime-riddent city centres in the UK and Liverpool as one of the safest...
http://www.luvthecity.com/crime.aspx
LIVERPOOL PROPERTY REVIEW 2010
Friday, 21st January, 2011
Estate agent City Residential review the final quarter of 2010 and explain why tough times are here to stay for the Liverpool city centre property market
http://www.luvthecity.com/liverpool2010.aspx
THE LDDC AT 30
Monday, 3rd January, 2011
The London Development Corporation was formed 30-years-ago and to celebrate, Luvthecity is taking a look at some of Dockland's landmark 1980s and 1990s developments. This week we're focusing on Cascades, the LDDC's first major residential project...
http://www.luvthecity.com/cascades.aspx
THE 20TH CENTURY TERRACE
Thursday, 9th December, 2010
On the 50th anniversary of Corrie, we take a look at a 20th century version of Britain's most famous street...
http://www.luvthecity.com/therealcorrie.aspx
TOP TEN SNOWY VIEWS
Thursday, 2nd December, 2010
Lowry knew how beautiful Manchester looked in the depths of winter especially on days like today when a blanket of snow remains, kept in place by sub-zero temperatures. He didn't have to escape the city to see the snow at its most gorgeous and neither do you. Our latest Top Ten Apartment Guide tells you the best apartments to catch snowy views at their best, from quiet gardens to snowy hills in the distance...
http://www.luvthecity.com/top10snowviews.aspx
THE HALF-PRICE PENTHOUSE
Tuesday, 19th October, 2010
One of the finest penthouses in Manchester has come onto the market at just half the price it was sold at 2-years ago. 720 Timber Wharf in Castlefield was originally sold for £499,999 in 2007 but now has an asking price of just £250,000
http://www.luvthecity.com/timberwharfpenthouse.aspx
LIVERPOOL WATERS
Monday, 4th October, 2010
Manchester property company Peel Holdings have this morning submitted the largest planning application in Britain. Covering over 150 acres of prime city centre land, Liverpool Waters is a mixed-use redevelopment of Liverpool Docks which will regenerate the disused dockland areas to the north of the city centre.
http://www.luvthecity.com/liverpoolwaters.aspx
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE
Monday, September 21st, 2010
If you're a fresher in Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham we're here to help you. Luvthecity reveals the most popular apartment blocks for students and takes a look at the new Student Survival Kits
http://www.luvthecity.com/studentsurvival.aspx
OPEN HOUSE LONDON
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
This weekend London is hosting its annual Open House Weekend, a two-day-long event that gives you the chance to look around some of the capital's best buildings. Luvthecity looks at the top ten private houses
http://www.luvthecity.com/openhouse2010.aspx
AIN'T NOTHING GOING ON BUT THE RENT
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Three years of house price falls and a stagnant construction industry has failed to make property any more affordable than it was a generation ago. And with millions struggling to get on the property ladder Britain must face the harsh reality that it could become a nation of renters within a generation
http://www.luvthecity.com/rentalmarket.aspx
HOW FAR EASTERN QUALITY BEAT THE CREDIT CRUNCH
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
If you're going to fall victim to the recent credit crunch, you might as well do it in style. Fallout from the financial downturn was felt across London's Canary Wharf district, but nowhere was it more obvious than at Ballymore's flagship residential development, Pan Peninsula.
http://www.luvthecity.com/panpeninsula.aspx
2010 CARBUNCLE AWARDS
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Four city centre apartment blocks lead the race in Building Design Magazine's 2010 Carbuncle Awards. Who are you calling ugly?!
http://www.luvthecity.com/carbuncle2010.aspx
SAVE THE HOE CENTRE
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Luvthecity joins the campaign to save one of Britain's most iconic post-war buildings, Plymouth's Hoe Centre
http://www.luvthecity.com/hoecentre.aspx
TOP 10 CANAL STREET BLOCKS
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
This week we're focusing on the ever-popular Gay Village in central Manchester. It's one of the city's most exciting locations, yet despite the high number of bars, clubs and restaurants there are still plenty of places to live, from modern townhouses to rambling loft apartments and the occassional hidden gem...
http://www.luvthecity.com/top10canalstreet.aspx
CABLE CAR FOR LONDON DOCKLANDS
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Transport For London have announced plans for a proposed £25m cable car to transport visitors to the 2012 Olympics. The route will run from East Parkside on the Greenwich Peninsula to Tidal Basin Road in the Royal Docks, connecting the O2 Arena and the Excel Centre, two of London's leading Olympic venues.
http://www.luvthecity.com/2012_Cable_Car_London_Olympics.aspx
THE BEST-VALUE APARTMENTS IN MANCHESTER
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Philip James are offering fantastic deals on the best-value apartments and penthouses in Manchester. Bronte Court is a stunning refurbished 23-storey tower near Salford Quays and has some of the best facilities in town including 24-hour concierge, secure private grounds, on-site maintainence, private parking and the most impressive gym in Manchester
http://www.luvthecity.com/brontecourt.aspx
EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF MEDIACITY:UK
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
On the eve of the official launch we take an exclusive look around MediaCityUK's brand-new residential apartment block in Salford Quays
http://www.luvthecity.com/heartapartments.aspx
CALLING ALL LOTTERY WINNERS
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Manchester's most expensive apartment is up for sale. This 4,5000sqft Triplex in the Beetham Tower has a lift, a gym and parking for five cars. So what's the price???
http://www.luvthecity.com/beethamtriplex.aspx
BRITAIN'S BEST ROOF TERRACES
Monday, June 14th, 2010
This week we're looking at city-centre apartment blocks with the best roof terraces in Britain; from rambling riverside communal spaces to large private canalside balconies. This country may not be a leading light in roof terraces (Spain and Germany are particularly good at this) but we still have our fair share.
Miles Platting chooses his Top Ten Apartment Blocks...
http://www.luvthecity.com/top10roofterraces.aspx
ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2010
Monday, June 7th, 2010
This week sees the start of the RIBA's Architecture Festival 2010. Architecture Festival 2010 runs across the North West of England throughout the month of June and includes exhibitions, building tours, talks, family events and much more. Here are Luvthecity's highlight's of this year's festival, from tours of Urban Splash's iconic Chips development in Manchester, to the controversial Mann Island on Liverpool's waterfront
http://www.luvthecity.com/architecturefestival.aspx
MANCHESTER LOOKS LOVELY (AT NIGHT!)
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
We've just been to see one of the finest photographic exhibitions at the Green Room on Whitworth Street West. This large collection of Neon Light Artwork images were taken across Manchester, from the dark alleyways of Castlefield to the shiny Beetham Tower on Deansgate. The exhibition runs until 19th June 2010, so there's only two weeks left
http://www.luvthecity.com/raggaphoto.aspx
THE LIB/CON DEAL
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Luvthecity reproduces the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition deal and highlights how the housing market could be affected
http://www.luvthecity.com/libcondeal.aspx
ELECTION 2010
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Not sure who to vote for? Bored off all the back-biting? Luvthecity gives you the complete guide to each party's housing policy - plus our exclusive Cheese Sandwich Factor...
http://www.luvthecity.com/election2010.aspx
2009 HOUSE PRICE REPORT
Friday, 30th April, 2010
With just one week to go before the General Election, Land Registry have released this year's official house price data and it makes for interesting reading...
http://www.luvthecity.com/houseprice0410.aspx
MANCHESTER'S LARGEST LOFT
Thursday, 29th April, 2010
It's huge, it's glamourous and it's Manchester's largest loft apartment! This gorgeous conversion is on the market for a cool £2500 per month...
http://www.luvthecity.com/littlepeterstreet.aspx
LIVERPOOL'S POPULATION EXPLOSION
Wednesday, 28th April, 2010
City Residential bring us their Quarterly Review of the Liverpool city centre property market and it shows a population explosion with nearly 30,000 residents
http://www.luvthecity.com/Liverpool2010qtr1.aspx
WHY ABITO IS SALFORD QUAYS' COOLEST BLOCK
Monday, 26th April, 2010
Rob Cuffe from Philip James gives us an exclusive tour of Salford Quays' most exciting new block and explains how you can rent one of these fantastic apartments for less than £100 per week
http://www.luvthecity.com/abitophilipjames.aspx
PARK HILL COMES OF AGE
Friday, 23rd April, 2010
Urban Splash are progressing well with their regeneration of Sheffield's iconic Park Hill flats. These latest pictures show the stripped concrete frames being fitted with their brightly-coloured panels of orange, lemon and lime green.
http://www.luvthecity.com/parkhill.aspx
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - PRICEDOUT.ORG
Monday, 19th April, 2010
As the General Election looms, the affordability of property is back in the headlines. We talk to PricedOut's Katy John and ask her how she'd change government policy on first-time-buyers
http://www.luvthecity.com/pricedout.aspx
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT LETTING AGENTS?
Friday, 16th April, 2010
From this April onwards, Letting Agents will have their own awards ceremony. We ask Ben Harris what’s so special about Letting Agents...
http://www.luvthecity.com/lettingawards.aspx
HMO PLANNING - GOOD OR BAD?
Monday, 12th April, 2010
After last week's decision by the Government to introduce compulsory planning permission for shared houses, we talk to three leading estate agents and ask them to assess the impact
http://www.luvthecity.com/hmos.aspx
BALTIMORE WHARF
Monday, 29th March, 2010
As Luvthecity gears up for its London launch, our photographers have been taking a quick look around Millwall Inner Dock to see how the dockside architecture has changed...
http://www.luvthecity.com/baltimorewharf.aspx
OPEN HOUSE AT ONE PARK WEST
Monday, 22nd March, 2010
One Park West is opening its doors this weekend to reveal four stunning new show apartments as well as a host of lifestyle, fashion and food showcases. The weekend kicks off at 2pm on Friday, 26th March...
http://www.luvthecity.com/oneparkwestopenhouse.aspx
THE PROPERTY MARKET IN 2015
Monday, 15th March, 2010
As Tesco re-enters the competitive online property market, Luvthecity talks to ten industry experts and asks them how Britain will buy and sell property in five years' time
http://www.luvthecity.com/2015.aspx
SALFORD QUAYS IN PICTURES
Saturday, March 14th, 2010
We meet local photographer Mark Whitfield, who has chronicled the construction of MediaCity at Salford Quays with a timeline of over 12,000 photographs
http://www.luvthecity.com/salfordtimeline.aspx
CANDLE HOUSE LAUNCH PARTY
Thursday, 11th March, 2010
After years of planning, Carey Jones' newest creation finally opens in Leeds city centre. Luvthecity takes a sneaky peek around before tonight's official launch
http://www.luvthecity.com/candlehouselaunch.aspx
MANCHESTER PROPERTY SHORTAGE
Monday, 8th March, 2010
We talk to Sally-Ann Smith from Philip James and ask what's behind the current shortage of city centre apartments
http://www.luvthecity.com/manchestershortage.aspx
LIVERPOOL'S MANN ISLAND NEARS COMPLETION
Monday, 1st March, 2010
It's a sunny day, so our photographers take a walk down to Mann Island in Liverpool to check out the building's progress
http://www.luvthecity.com/mannislandupdate.aspx
HOW LIVERPOOL'S UGLY DUCKLING TRANSFORMED ITSELF
Monday, 22nd February, 2010
We take a close look at Liverpool's most iconic new apartment blocks and find out how this ugly duckling transformed itslef into a beautiful swan
http://www.luvthecity.com/oneparkwest.aspx
MANCHESTER'S TROUBLED TOWER
Monday, 15th February, 2010
Luvthecity looks at how one of the UK’s most prolific apartment blocks transformed itself from troubled tower to iconic landmark
http://www.luvthecity.com/beethamreview.aspx
LIVERPOOL QUARTERLY REVIEW
Monday, 1st February, 2010
Alan Bevan from City Residential gives us his exclusive guide to Liverpool's residential property market. City Residential's quarterly review includes changes in property prices, updates on new developments, auction prices and investment yields
http://www.luvthecity.com/LiverpoolCityCentrePropertyUpdate.aspx