Two flats empty at the moment, one more coming on. One's a one bed which has been occupied for almost five years continuously, so it's a bit tired; the other, well, its just very small. The sort of flat sold in the City five years back for £200k and the Mail ran an article called... Continue Reading →
Tenant and arrears, not a combo landlords like!
Recent reports by the NLA and in the press suggest this combo is on the increase: http://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/News/Story/?storyid=19235367&title='Half_a_million_tenants_in_arrears'&type=news_feed and I am definitely finding that tenants, both the ones already ensconced in my little flats and the ones coming to view are far more money savvy and focused, and are reckoning up every penny. Life has just become... Continue Reading →
Gorgeous showers……
My shower is a disgrace. Hang on , I'll just go take a picture. See. Moved into this house, ex student accomodation 3 years ago, just after I'd had a car accident and done my back in, so what with that and then the credit crunch precisely nothing has been done to the whole house.... Continue Reading →
Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig – Surviving a Bad Economy
So this is how to do it, according to ten yr CEO Mr Dahlvig. Sensible business strategy. Clearly Moregeous are bucking the 'Ikea customers are visiting less' trend, with our five visits this week. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1859917,00.html
Ikea. Again. Fifth time this week.
Only for the fifth time this week do we grace the threshold of Warrington Ikea. Do really need to get more organised. It would help if we didn't get through the checkout with part of the kitchen then forget to go round to the external pick up centre to get the rest of the order,... Continue Reading →
Laser cutting made easy
So now there's no excuse, if you have a great idea, or are inspired by some of the fantastic laser cut design items out there, now you design your own and have them made for a fraction of the cost of what it once was: Fred Aldous Offers Laser Cutting Facilities Fred Aldous, the design,... Continue Reading →
Landlords finding it hard to get finance…nooooooo, really?!
Had an email from the National Landlords Association today (my comments are in bold!) : Landlords find it harder to get finance NLA gives evidence to the Treasury Select Committee Landlords in the UK are finding it harder to get mortgage finance. Bank of England interest rates may be historically low but accessing finance at... Continue Reading →
