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From property boom to the dramatic consequences of the huge crash we are in right now, our favourite reality TV property programme Channel4’s Property Ladder is back on our screens – now in its eighth series – and with a new recession-friendly title: Property Snakes And Ladders. 

From property boom to the dramatic consequences of the huge crash we are in right now, our favourite reality TV property programme Channel4's Property Ladder is back on our screens - now in its eighth series - and with a new recession-friendly title: Property Snakes And Ladders.

When Sarah breezes in all golden skin, sunglasses and expensively highlighted hair, she could be any one of the yummy mummies that populate this particular pocket of south-west London.

We catch up with a couple from the first series of Property Ladder who've turned their passion for design into a hugely successful business

Building renovation expert Sarah offers her expert advice on successfully seeing a property developing project through from start to finish using extracts from her book Hints & Tips

In the past few months Property Ladder presenter Sarah Beeny has given birth to her third son Rafferty, been hospitalised due to a burst appendix, overseen her property developing business and kept her dating website (mysinglefriend) ticking over nicely.

Sarah Beeny tells us the must-haves that make her house into her ultimate dream property.

No doubt it has been a tough year for the property market and it looks like the downturn is going to continue for a while yet. But don't despair - there are always ups and downs and according to the Governor of the Bank of England it will improve, albeit next year.

Budgets are there to be blown if the aspiring developers on Channel 4'sProperty Ladder are to be believed. Costs seem to spiral quickly out ofcontrol long before the work is finished.

When making a purchase, most people engage a solicitor to do the conveyancing. There is nothing to prevent you from doing it yourself but if you have no expertise or training in this area, many people think it is more sensible to seek professional advice.