Pride Road Architects - Blog


A collection of our architect franchisees stories, opinions, ideas and journeys with clients. You'll find tips and advice for your house, features on the locations we cover, and various project insights.

How To Invest in Your Home

04/10/2019, by Lisa Raynes

The pressure to invest in your home is presented to us everywhere. We are bombarded with images of glossy hi…

When is the best time of year to build an extension?

19/04/2019, by Lisa Raynes

Clients always think that they want to build an extension in spring, as it has the mildest weather, but I…

Have you met your local Urmston architect?

01/04/2019, by Magda Haener

Urmston is an area that’s been receiving some serious media coverage recently for its indie vibes, good schools and affordable houses….

5 Reasons Why I Can’t Extend My House

01/04/2019, by Lisa Raynes

There are many reasons we may be considering extending our house, maybe we want to create an additional room for…

5 Ways to Increase the Value of Your House

24/01/2019, by Magda Haener

After working with several clients with houses in Levenshulme, which are often smaller than their Didsbury counterparts, I was inspired…

Join us for the Ladies Lunch Business Network

08/01/2019, by Magda Haener

The Ladies Lunch Business Network event is for any local women in the Manchester area from any industry to come…

Grand Design-ing Your Future!

21/12/2018, by Lisa Raynes

Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much I recently returned from Grand Designs Live where…

Fancy a Working Lunch with Me at Grand Designs?

29/09/2018, by Lisa Raynes

  Whoever cooked up the name for TV show Grand Designs when it first aired in 1999 (that’s right almost…

How to check if a Plot is suitable for a Self Build

19/09/2018, by Lisa Raynes

How to check if a Plot is suitable for a Self Build You’ve found a piece of land for your…

Why franchise?

23/04/2018, by Lisa Raynes

How A Franchise Can Offer You A Jumpstart Towards Owning Your Own Practice What motivates most people to start a…

ARCHITECTS – ARE YOU CONSIDERING STARTING YOUR OWN PRACTICE?

07/03/2018, by Lisa Raynes

Pride Road is looking for early adopters of a ground breaking new franchise model to all fully-qualified architects who wish…

What are the roles of a Quantity Surveyor in the Tender stage?

17/02/2018, by Magda Haener

What the Quantity Surveyor can offer to our clients Once the Architect has produced their initial drawings which meets your…

Home Extensions: How Can I Make My House Extension Cheaper?

24/01/2018, by Lisa Raynes

Home extensions can make a big difference to the space available in your home. Even a small side extension can…

How To Find A Good Builder

24/01/2018, by Lisa Raynes

When starting a new project, one of the most common worries is how to find a good builder. Here at…

Manchester Architect Magda – interview by Debitoor

24/01/2018, by Magda Haener

Our Manchester Architect is getting famous Last September Debitoor featured an interview with one of our Manchester architects who specializes…

Planning an extension: Should I renovate one room at a time or all at once

12/01/2018, by Lisa Raynes

Extensions can be expensive and cause a major disruption to your day to day life. We often get asked about…

Is the secret to work life balance integration, efficiency and discipline?

13/11/2017, by Lisa Raynes

I finally got round to writing my blog on the High Flying Women event we ran in September: ‘Work to…

Pride of Place

01/10/2017, by Lisa Raynes

Pride of Place- Pride Road features in this months JLife. Here, Lisa Raynes explains how her Jewish upbringing has influenced…

In the Media: Manchester Evening News Feature

14/06/2017, by Lisa Raynes

Business woman who was made redundant twice on maternity leave launches new franchise A Manchester businesswoman, made redundant twice while…

Networking May with Pride Road Architects – Manchester South

10/05/2017, by Magda Haener

Following on from our successful event in March, Pride Road Architects are hosting our next networking event in Chorlton. As promised,…

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