Don’t stretch yourself too much with a mortgage. Buy within your means. It’s not worth the sleepless nights.

Positive things happen to positive people.

If you really love property, and buildings, lifestyles and how people live, that's a good reason for going into development.

Don’t stretch yourself too much with a mortgage. Buy within your means. It’s not worth the sleepless nights.

I kind of hate to be the voice of doom, but I just can't see how prices can't go down. I think people have actually forgotten that property prices can decrease. There's this feeling that they just won't fall, but, of course, that's not true.

I have never watched property programmes. I watch Property Ladder, because I feel it's very rude for a director to work very hard on a programme and you can't be bothered to even watch it. So I do watch it, but I have to turn away when I'm on screen. It's quite unpleasant seeing myself up there.

Energy efficiency should be on the priority list for all home improvement work these days. Canny builders will be able to provide homeowners with energy efficient measures which help them to save money and the planet.