Office Management, Property Design
11/10/2019 design, maintenance, planning
There is a nice little cottage near me that has suddenly come on the market. I was really surprised because the neighbouring one has had a lot of work done and we all assumed that it would be the next…
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11/09/2019 design, maintenance, planning
When we can’t afford to have our own houses extended upwards or outwards – or don’t even need to have this extra room, but do need more space . . . . there is one surefire way to get this…
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16/08/2019 design, maintenance, planning
There are a couple of property renovation programmes on tv that really do inspire the amateur ‘developer’ to start what they hope is going to bring them their millionnaaire lifestyle. The chance to buy up an older unloved property, do…
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09/07/2019 design, maintenance, planning
Houses do need a lot of maintenance if they’re to stay upright and keep us safe and warm for many years. There are the usual things like checking the guttering, soffits and fascias – these which of course are at…
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10/06/2019 design, maintenance, planning
There’s a house up the way from me that is constantly being worked on. I don’t know if the family own a building contractor company or what, but the house is already large. It started off life as a five…
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15/05/2019 design, maintenance, planning
There is a small pub in a village near me – they had a yard which was used as a car park but still had the stables and a small barn. These have been used for a all sorts of…
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13/04/2019 design, maintenance, planning
When you buy a property, unless it has quite a definite ddsign feature that you wanted when you looked around it, then most times it will be bulk standard everyday house or bungalow. No one is ever going to rave…
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21/03/2019 design, maintenance, planning
There are many types of property out there for sale and rental these days As soon as something even slightly quirky or interesting comes up, there are loads of developers and privateers who want to get in there and convert…
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01/02/2019 design, maintenance, planning
I have a pal who owns a property down on the south coast – it’s quite old in terms of it being in a town – built in 1830, it precedes the terraces of victorian mass housing but it’s not…
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23/01/2019 design, maintenance, planning
Gosh this year has decided to blow out in style. You would never believe how many guttering and fence replacement vans I’ve seen buzzing around this rather well heeled estate. Whereas just a few short years ago, you would have…
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