So glad we decided to take the long road and have a little mooch through Ayrshire and over the A731 instead of simply heading south from Glasgow home to Manchester. That said, driving through the blizzard conditions with broken car heating wasn't exactly fun (no decent pics as Mr M refused to stop in case... Continue Reading →
Interiors UK 2012 : An English entrance, LLB’s country house & the Mary Portas retail challenge
Even the main entrance into Interiors UK has been stylishly designed, with uber cool matt moss green panelling, interspersed with recessed glass boxes containing typically 'English' items. Lots of animals to be seen, another interiors trend which has grown over recent years. I headed to the main ' designed areas' first, deciding to leave the... Continue Reading →
B&Q home improvement videos to help with planning kitchens & bathrooms
Just had the link sent to me with all the videos Jai and I filmed for B&Q before Christmas on help with creating and planning kitchens and bathrooms. Every time I see the ad on tv at the moment it makes me smile as those were the sets we filmed in 🙂 It was a... Continue Reading →
A sofa fit for a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Something tells me that interior design and homeware will be chocka with the red, white and blue Union Jack look in 2012.... but I've still fallen for this wonderful Ashley Manor sofa, designed and made in the UK. I seriously think Wills and Kate should be buying one for granny this year 😉 Looking forward... Continue Reading →
Cramped, damp living conditions making children ill – a hidden side to the lives of economic migrants
It's been one of those weeks this week. There was I thinking the first week of the New Year would be a positive one!! First I get embroiled in a crazy debate about tenants scarpering without giving notice to landlords, then another one about whether landlords should  allow tenancies to end in December or January......... Continue Reading →
Should landlords ‘allow’ tenancies to end around the Christmas period?
Well, my vanishing tenant has started something! Not only did I feel compelled to defend myself against being accused of having illegal contracts yesterday, but now it's been insinuated that I'm unprofessional because I had a tenant with an AST where the fixed term period elapsed on 1 Jan! Whatever next? Following on from my... Continue Reading →
The thorny question of tenants giving notice at the end of an AST fixed period!
Interesting situation today. I couldn't get in touch with one of our tenants before Christmas and her post has been gradually building up into a large pile. This coupled with the fact that no-one had seen sight of her, she didn't pay her rent for December and her 6 month assured shorthold tenancy agreement expired on... Continue Reading →
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