The Doer Upper Vs The Estate Agent from Hell
Alan Page was for many years an award winning advertising creative director and founder of his own successful agency. More recently he has served on the boards of various marketing businesses and acted as a property buying agent in the South of France. He has owned numerous homes in London, Paris and Saint Tropez and has now turned his hand to small prime central London property development.
From Doer-Upper to Starter-Upper: The London Property Week diaries
Alan Page shares the origin story of his latest venture: a consumer event for new-build property buyers
By Alan Page
A doer-upper’s Postcard from Hong Kong
Buying agent-turned developer Alan Page nips over to Hong Kong to see how hefty new (and mansion tax-like) taxes are tackling an overcooked property market
By Alan Page
Escape to the Country: The Doer Upper retreats to Somerset
Priced out and fed up of London's "out of kilter" property scene, our resident doer upper Alan Page has retreated to Somerset for his development and renovation fix...
I love doing up properties.
By Alan Page
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