I could manage a lunch or two at Quintessentially Soho, the specially designed pop-up members’ lounge and events space within the amazing Grade I listed Georgian House of St Barnabas building in Greek Street, London. The charity has provided shelter and support for the capital’s homeless for more than 150 years and Quintessentially's charitable arm has got involved... Continue Reading →
Business: Tenant arrears getting worse, but eased with help from Gemini Debt Collection
Rear arrears for landlords area serious concern right now, and some quite scary figures show at least 1 in 3 landlords have tenants who are struggling to pay their rents. http://www.landlords.org.uk/news/pressreleases/2009/pressrelease-200903301in3landlordshaverentarrears.htm I noticed it about 18 months ago, tenants started giving notice to move back with parents or siblings, and the one bedders which had... Continue Reading →
Review: Launch night at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Spinningfields, Manchester 2009
If dusty, musty and fusty are words which spring to mind when you hear the word 'craft', then you can't be keeping up with the not so quiet revolution going on right now. The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair was conceived and nurtured by two lovely South Manchester women, Ann-Marie Franey and Angela Mann, and... Continue Reading →
Lush bedroom makeover – green grot to glam hot!
As our Moregeous trannies go, this is one of my favourites 🙂 Hard to believe it's the same room really! This one of of my rental flats which when I bought it was in a dire state, so it was completely ripped out, including all the ceilings, then newly Knauf plasterboarded to the underside of... Continue Reading →
Dressing a couple of ex-rental apartments for sale
This is one for you landlords - how to get the best from your property in just a few hours, with no painting allowed and on a tight budget. Part of last week's job load was to work on two ex-rental flats which are now to be put up for sale. Long gone are the... Continue Reading →
A grotty landlord bathroom gets the Moregeous treatment
The below images are from a 1930's semi, rented out for many years and in dire need of a refurb. Everything needed rethinking, especially when walls started to fall down. On their own. The bathroom was particularly bed, a combination of mould, deadly electrics and poor planning. The doorway was directly at the top of... Continue Reading →
Property – Transform a rental kitchen using a zebrano worktop
For the above, the existing opening was made wider and higher, thus allowing a full run of units on the right hand side. The boiler was moved to another location, freeing up space for the fridge freezer and a tall oven / microwave housing. The washing machine was moved to beyond the wall you can just... Continue Reading →
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