In this three-minute read, we look at how best to prepare your property perfectly for those all-important marketing photographs. If you’re putting your house or flat on the market for sale or rent, there is one thing you can do to make an immediate impact. To maximise your chances of securing the best possible deal, spend time preparing your property before it is photographed for promotional...
June 2020
A feelgood Friday property special – A 2-minute read. Eggs-citing design Architects have designed a floating chicken farm. Yes, really. The three-storey creation will nestle on a concrete pontoon in a Rotterdam waterway, in The Netherlands. It will house 7,000 hens, an egg processing plant, and a cress farm. So, what do the neighbours think? As the chicken farm will go next to an existing...
As we get used to the ‘new normal’, we take a quick look back at how people’s habits dramatically changed during the lockdown—a 2-minute read. Recently The Sunday Times published a fascinating collection of statistics around how the lives of people in the UK transformed during lockdown. We’ve broken it down into four sections – Health, wealth, happiness and of course, homes. These...
In this two-minute read, we look at the similarities between tennis and how we deliver exceptional service for people in Rayleigh & Hockley. Next Monday the All England Lawn Tennis Championship was set to start. Wimbledon's hallowed courts were to welcome the very best players on planet Earth. But like many of the sporting, social and cultural events across the UK, it's been...
In this three-minute read, we look at what lies ahead for landlords in 2020. If you had to sum up 2020 in one word (without using “unprecedented” because it has been overused) what would it be? Weird? Abnormal? Or what about unheard-of? Okay, maybe that is two words, but you catch our drift. Whatever adjective you choose, it is a safe bet that you will not forget the first six months of 2020...
Three months is a long time when you’re in lockdown. In this three-minute read, we look back at some of the feelgood stories and snippets that cheered us up during this extraordinary period. Clapping for the NHS We Brits are usually quite reserved, so it was quite something to see so many people out on the streets clapping, cheering, and banging saucepans for the NHS. The first Clap for Carers...
In this four-minute read, we look at the strict new regulations on electrical inspections that come into effect next month. As if landlords don’t have enough to contend with, new rules on Electrical Inspection Condition Reports (EICR) kick in next month. Final guidance from the government on this legislation is expected any day now, but here’s an overview. Every fixed electrical installation...
Discover the simple things you can do to get your property ready for sale or rent this summer. We promise you it’ll be music to your ears. A 90-second Fast Thursday read. Amid all the Covid-19 chaos that’s blighted our lives during the past three months, let’s hope brighter days are on the horizon. Literally. ‘Summer, summer, summertime’ officially starts on Saturday 20 June, and these...
In this four-minute read, we look at the eviction ban extension and explain why now, more than ever, landlords need a property partner who has their back. Whether you’re a veteran landlord with years of experience, or a rookie still finding their feet, now is not the time to be going it alone. After all, Starsky had Hutch, Cagney had Lacey and Mulder had Scully (yep, we’ve watched lots of old...
In this Fast Thursday 90-second read we share eight things you can do to add a bit more joy into your life and your home. The past three months have been a challenging period for all of us. With soaring levels of anxiety, uncertainty, and loneliness, it feels as if a lot of joy has been sucked out of our lives. The good news is there are some simple things we can do to put a fresh spring into...