Neil Jones wrote:


I think you've misinterepreted what I way saying. They donated
equipment and time, but no thanks were given, nor mention made. I
don't mean "Thanks to John from XYZ for the plasma screen" etc. - just
a general mention. The implication was that the girls had to fork out
for all of that lot, when they did not.
difficult!

This is by no means comprehensive, though. The source I saw said:-
snip
All installation, design and project management labour was donated
free of charge
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I think the suppliers were naive thinking that they'd be properly
credited. the only people who get significant publicity out of any of
these property shows are the architects (who always seem to be some kind
of friend of the people developing). I've never seen much credit given
to anyone else and i'm sure most come out of it feeling they've been
screwed.

That't not my point at all. If they say "We spent £20k on this house
and added £50k to the value" when in fact what they mean is "We spent
£20k on this house, and were given £40k of discounts and freebies, but
only added £50k to the value" it put a somewhat different light on the
project.
Ah, but now we're onto the show being fundamentally dishonest! No
dispute there. Even the final round up with Nigel over Xmas glossed
over the timescale, overlaps and significant costs that didnt seem to be
counted everywhere.

Look at the advice on the website:
"Don't Nest - Invest!
These days, millions of people own their own homes, but why are they
nesting when they could be investing? An upsurge in the real estate
market has born witness to the fact that there is some serious money to
be made. Consider this examples; a colleague of ours who bought a two
bedroom garden flat in Fulham some two years back for £190K and sold it
recently for well in excess of £300K. Quite. And the work required to
see this upturn? Hold on to your seats guys, because here comes the
answer; NOTHING! The property market did all the hard work. Wow!"

That's not property development ladies. Fulham is hardly an up and
coming area - it's been expensive for years and hasnt increased relative
to the places around it. All that does is say houses are more expensive
than they were.