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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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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I don’t often visit town centre residential properties – that’s something I realised recently when I did in fact have a chance to look over some apartments that now fill the space inside an old shoe factory.   Now that all…
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It’s been quite a while since I had the pleasure of wandering around a very old family home.  I do love that slightly musty smell as you open the unused and probably unloved bedrooms and the mothball aroma drifting from…
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When you have offices to run, it is even more imperative that your waste management and janitorial services are in good order.  There is nothing worse than an untidy frontage to a business, be it a shop, warehouse or maybe…
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There is a lovely little cottage down a lane near me.  I have coveted this property for years and years.  I often go past and just stand looking at the pretty windows, the beautifully proportioned gable roofed porch that surrounds…
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It always amuses me that when we have the very warmest of weather, we rarely remember to look around our homes and properties to see if any thing needs repairing or replacing.  It’s only when the harsh winter arrives that…
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You can tell when your house is beginning to wear out and need that hands on refurbishment if regular maintenance has not been carried out.  There are tell tale signs that start quietly but then tend to jump out at…
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I volunteer regularly at a local country house – it has been opened to the public for many years but only on group guided tours basis.  This has meant it remained a rather hidden gem amid many other louder, more…
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I have just come back from a few days in the midlands withh family – three teenage grandchildren and a mad bad puppy.  The best description is “a week in the funny farm”.  I literally never know what’s going to…
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