Britain’s housing market revival helped heat up sales at cooker maker Aga Rangemaster as its recent trading has fired ahead.

Britain’s housing market recovery is spurring on a sales revival for cast iron cooker maker Aga Rangemaster after years of difficult trading.

We scan a selection of trading up homes from around the country.

A selection of starter homes from around the country

The firm behind iconic cast iron Aga cookers reported a surge in annual profits today and said the bounce back in sales should continue into 2011.

The maker of iconic cast iron Aga cookers today said it was on track to meet forecasts for this year after a seasonal pick-up in sales.

Tommy Barker visits a house that has been lovingly created by an artist and designer couple.

The maker of iconic cast iron Aga cookers today said it expected 2009 figures to show a return to profit after seeing a bounce back in demand.

THERE’S a netherworld - a full basement - beneath the already substantial Sallymount House, one of the Limerick region’s finest recently built homes.

BETTER than at any time in its 170 or so years is the Kerry holding Knockaseed House.

SCHULL has some of west Cork’s dearest properties, with water views at a price premium. The winsomely-titled Dingle Dells doesn’t have stunning water vistas, but it does have some things as good or even better — shoreline, land, and a private shingle cove.

ONE of the higher priced offerings in the area, but deservedly so because of its mix, is this large beach-fronting west Waterford home on the Copper Coast, with a gold-plated €1.35 million price tag.

A MOVE to sunnier Spain from sometimes wet west Cork beckons for the British owners of Top Cottage.

Upmarket cooker firm Aga Rangemaster today said its order intake dipped 5% this summer amid challenging consumer markets.

AGA Foodservice Group is to rationalise operations in Ireland, which will result in job losses and the implementation of short-time working.

Kitchens specialist Aga Foodservice cut the size of its business today after agreeing the £260m (€372m) sale of its commercial equipment arm.

Kitchen equipment group Aga Foodservice today posted a 5% rise in half-year profits boosted by strong sales of its Rangemaster cookers.

Kitchens group Aga Foodservice said today it was considering a move to spin off its catering equipment business.

IRISH stove manufacturer Waterford Stanley has proved a hot investment for the Aga Foodservice Group with 2005 figures boasting a turnover of €30 million.

Stove maker Aga Foodservice said today it banked record profits as more of its classic cookers were snapped up by customers from abroad.

WATERFORD STANLEY managing director Michael Laffan is set for a major windfall from the sale of the company.

Aga Foodservice Group plc has announced the acquisition of Waterford Stanley for €13.8m.

UK kitchen equipment group Aga today said increasing international demand for its legendary cookers helped it serve up another record performance.