Many of us have a little more time on our hands than usual at the moment. And while learning a new language, trying at-home workouts and reading classic literature is all well and good, you can’t beat a good bit of sitting on the sofa and binging on addictive TV shows. At Nest in Essex we’re still working hard for our clients, but we’ve more ‘downtime’ than usual. So, we’ve come up...
April 2020
A 2-minute read. In this article, we share six tips from Mr Money Saving Expert – Martin Lewis on how you can make the most of your financial resources during this period of uncertainty. With all that’s happened during the past three weeks, you would be easily forgiven for losing sight of your personal and family finances. But it’s one area of life where you can exercise some...
In this two and a bit minute read, we look at four fantastic ways you can use the ‘lockdown’ to take on those decluttering chores, you never get a chance to do. You know those jobs you always said you’d sort out when you got time? Well with the Government’s instructions to Stay at Home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives, that excuse might be wearing a little thin in a few weeks. Many of us...
In this 2-minute update we share a quick round-up of some of the good news which is happening during these tough times. Welcome to what will be a regular Feelgood Friday update from us at Nest in Essex. For every episode of selfish panic buying in Rayleigh & Hockley, there are a dozen more examples of selfless behaviour, random acts of kindness and generous community spirit. We’re in...
In this three-minute read, we share a Coronavirus information update for landlords in Rayleigh & Hockley. The situation and advice available following the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is continually changing. At Nest in Essex we are doing all we can to keep landlords and tenants in Rayleigh & Hockley as up to date as possible.And we are here to help you and our community in any way we...
In this two-minute read, we discover five ways to keep calm during these uncertain times. Well it’s fair to say that none of us have ever lived through such uncertain times. The Coronavirus outbreak has caused global uncertainty, panic and anxiety. It would be disingenuous of us if we said that as a local business impacted by this, we weren’t worried. We all are. It’s a natural response to...
In this 90 second read we share a useful list of free internet resources which might prove VERY useful as parents and carers in Rayleigh & Hockley start homeschooling. Out of all this uncertainty and anxiety has come plenty of positives. The news yesterday that schools in the U.K. were to shut for the foreseeable future was met with a wave of companies and organisations offering up learning...
In this Two-Minute read we’ll take a break from looking at the news to celebrate something a lot more positive – World Recycling Day. We’re living in uncertain times, but one thing was clear before the outbreak of the Coronavirus, and that was the urgent need to use less of the World’s finite resources.And perhaps more than ever we are becoming conscious of the amount of things we consume or...
In this two-minute read, we look at how landlords in Rayleigh & Hockley can successfully tackle the challenges presented by the Coronavirus.Keep the lines of communication openHopefully you already have a good relationship with your tenant. If you don’t, now’s thetime to start. If you haven’t already contacted them about the Coronavirus, do so now. Send them the latest Government advice and the...
In this two-minute read, we look at how technology and the Coronavirus are changing the way people work across Rayleigh & Hockley. Way before the Coronavirus outbreak seized the headlines, there was already a significantmovement of people working from home. At Nest in Essex we’ve increasingly seen over the past few years home buyers wanting spaces within their dream properties that they can work...