The Ideal Pad | Help For The Property Market

My son is nine now (they grow up so fast) and he seems to share my love of buildings, industry and architecture.

He told me last week that when he grows up he wants to be an architect, and I felt so proud. I always wanted to be an architect but the years of study put me off so I went in a different direction in the end.

Well, to help my son's interests, I've managed to track down a couple of Nintendo games that he might enjoy so I can download them onto his R4i for him.

They're obviously not super-realistic, he is nine after all, but they look like good fun for him.

The first one is 'Build-a-Lot: Become A Property Tycoon!' which is a bit young at 3+ but looks fun. Then there's loads of different versions of SimCity - my sister used to love that game years ago!

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Always be wary of estate agents. If any of you watched that Mary Portas show where she tried to help improve an estate agency, you'll know how much don't actually know about what they're selling, and how they will completely bluff to sell you a house.

Always go with a trusted seller, look online at forums and reviews. This can be tricky as a lot of the internet is used for moaning, rather than congratulating on when people actually do their jobs, so can give the negative side without the positive.

But most of all, try and work out your agent him or herself. See what you can judge from their character. Are they being deceptive? Look at their body language. Talk to managers. Be thorough. After all, it's a lot of money you're parting with, and a lot of it will go to them so they can spend on more aftershave, jewellery, Gio-Goi, Soviet clothing and Lacoste shoes for the weekend. Har har...

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If I had enough money or won the Lottery I would love an infinity pool!

Look at this:

Imagine coming home from a long day at work, nice summer evening and getting the pool. A cocktail in your hand and just chilling. Hopefully as well the view will be there too!

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When re-decorating and sprucing up your home sometimes many forget to also look at their garden. Then summer arrives and you have to rush around making it look nice before you have a BBQ.

Making your garden look nice can happen throughout the year. Plants are seasonal so you can select the right ones for autumn then new ones for spring. You garden should be somewhere to escape and relax too and also if you are thinking of selling your home it is a unique selling point if it is well groomed.

One of things I love is water features for the garden. They are lovely to watch and are great way to chill out.

The water feature doesn’t have to be a great big pond or dig up your garden to get cables in to work it. You can get solar-powered ones and also ones that just sit at the side of your garden.

I love this one:

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