Property Nine remarkably weird house facts

Think you know about property? Here’s some homeowner QI from the team at Armishaws Removals.

Mail Order Houses

You think Amazon is good? Well, the famous US mail order catalogues produced by Sears & Roebuck didn’t just deliver to your house, they delivered your house! Between 190840 they sold and dispatched approximately 70,000 self-assembly house kits to people looking to build their own property (take that Grand Designs!).

Brassed Off

The ions in brass and copper doorhandles have antibacterial properties that can kill germs, so it might be worth reinstalling those period doors.

Right Royal Residence

Buckingham Palace wasn’t originally a royal residence. Built by the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, King George III bought it as a town house for his family in 1793, but it was his son George IV who made it his official residence. When George’s brother took the throne, he wasn’t so keen and offered it Parliament (Westminster had recently burned down!) but they politely declined. Queen Victoria however loved it and subsequent