Carrying on from yesterday.... So. Existing tenant gives notice a month ago. Advertise flat. Ms X decides to take it. I get a funny feeling. Ms X goes away without paying holding fee, though I say that I have more viewings. Ms X rings, I tell her if she wants it she must pay the... Continue Reading →
Dealing with tenants – remembering they’re people not just rent-givers
This last week has been a wee bit draining on the rental side of things, every 'up' week has its downs and though client jobs have run smoothly, deliveries have arrived and snagging has been sorted, the rental side has been a challenge. All our rentals have been fully let for a while and tenants... Continue Reading →
Dulux Trade photography shoot at Rose Cottage
Twitter facilitates collaboration and new relationships in a way that only years at a top school & several expensive lunches out used to. After a few tweeting conversations earlier this year, we organised a photography shoot with Dulux Trade at Rose Cottage last week to highlight our use of the gorgeous Gardenia shade of their... Continue Reading →
Project Tofu – Finished travertine and walnut bathroom, with separate shower
Trying to get inside a client's mind with regard to their bathroom loves & hates and do's & don'ts can be very difficult, not least because there's so much choice out there in stores, on-line and on TV, often clients aren't sure exactly what they want and how to describe it. I find it useful... Continue Reading →
Project Tofu: Squeezing storage & a separate shower cubicle in a small bathroom
This small bathroom wasn't ticking all the boxes for its owners, who wanted a more stylish feel, less shell-like curves, more storage and if at all possible a separate shower due to both environmental concerns and issues with chronic pain - a subject I know a lot about! Kinda made me determined to shoe-horn one... Continue Reading →
A moggy filled week on site, full of ‘cat’astrophes in fact (groan)
This week has been filled with the misadventures, nosiness and general all-round interference from various moggies on our sites and at home. In Project Tosca, so named due to the yowlingly operatic Oscar above, Team Moregeous have been fitting a new kitchen but we had a little hiccup early in the week. When I was... Continue Reading →
Project Payne: Finished living room and kitchen – a huge difference on a landlords budget
I'm so behind with my property renovation blogs!! Getting a shimmy on the Photoshopping / blogging front by finishing off showing you Project Payne, an apartment we renovated in record time and now have rented out, so then I can get onto Projects Pizza, J and Tofu! Never mind Project Tosca which is motoring on... Continue Reading →
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