Blimey, if banks had ears, there'd be a set burning bright scarlet this week. During several conversation with property players and professionals, my eyes have widened at the venom out there in the property marketplace and beyond for this big player in the UK market, good god, how short do they think people's memories are?... Continue Reading →
Saucy wallpaper, vintage shoes and halloween cupcakes!
Inspired by the AWFUL landlords on last week's Panorama, we've been busy catching up on all the little jobs and to-do's for our rentals this week. Ok, I've been in the office doing the accounts but also making lists as Mr M valiantly works through them. God, I love him. As a 'Happy Halloween' and... Continue Reading →
Design: Hotel bathrooms – why so little thought?
Why is it that, unless you're staying in a eye-wateringly expensive boutique venue, hotel bathrooms are so relentlessly poor in the UK? When Head Office allocates the budget, £x for glossy brochures, £x for fancy foyer, £x for bland corporate decor, what voice in their head says Naaaaaa, don't bother putting any real thought into... Continue Reading →
Working from home = domestic goddess
One of the benefits of working from home all day is that you can do something a little more constructive with your breaks than what is the home-workers equivalent of hanging round the water cooler, surfing the Daily Mail TV&Showbiz page. Don't pretend you don't do it, you're only lying to yourself 😉 Now, be... Continue Reading →
Property: Panorama & dodgy landlords, but what about the rest of us?
Just once I'd like to see a show extolling the virtues of Fantastic Landlords and Landladys! Although last night's Panorama seemed like a well backed -up expose of a couple of shocking property companies/peeps, it only served to reinforce the belief in the mind of the watching public that all landlords are money-grabbing, problem-ignoring Rachmans... Continue Reading →
Project Green Tea – Launching a fab West Didsbury collaboration
Being self-employed can sometimes be a fairly solitary experience, so sometimes it can be great to be part of a team. Although I do work with builders, trades and decorators etc, the lion's share of my time is spent in my own company, sourcing, designing, doing admin, dealing with tenants and the responsibility for all... Continue Reading →
Reviews: A Bathroom Quartet at the Manchester CP Hart launch
It's not often you find a cellist in your bath but if I'd have consumed anymore of the delicious cocktails at CP Hart 's Manchester launch last night, I may well have fancied having a go with a fiddle in the shower myself 😉 What an evening - scrumptious nibbles, champagne tasting, sumptuous bathrooms, wine flowing... Continue Reading →