Beverley Brown BA
Property Writer/Scotland’s Homes
Having worked in local newspapers up until the mid 1980s, I took three years out to do a communications and marketing degree at Glasgow Caledonian University and on graduating, took on the role of PR Manager for Slater Hogg & Howison – the start of what was to become a passion for property!
Ten years on I decided to go freelance and was invited to edit the Home Show Magazine, published monthly by the magazine division of George Outram on behalf of Scottish Television. This saw me with a desk in Albion Street and fresh insight into the world of interiors and fabulous homes around the country, while continuing to write features for the Herald’s newly launched supplement, Scotland’s Homes.
The Home Show Magazine and its eponymous television programme ended in 2000 and I’ve continued writing about homes and interiors for magazines and newspapers since, going on to become the regular ‘The Voice of Property’ for Scotland’s Homes in 2012.
More than 30 years later I still get a huge buzz out of property. However, those who know me think it’s a hoot that I can write reams about buildings and on-trend interiors, yet never put any of it into practice and quake at the mere thought of choosing a pot of paint. Cobbler’s children and all that…