01 July 2015 22:55
Most people who’ve ever rented a flat have experienced the ‘joy’ of living in an outdated place with less-than-enviable fittings and décor.
08 June 2015 16:43
We welcome the new tea shop in North Camp.
03 June 2015 16:46
New legislation being phased in means that some landlords will need to check that someone has the right to live in the UK before letting a property to them, or even allowing them to live in the property.
03 June 2015 14:08
Do you have a treasured piece of upholstered furniture that has seen better days? A well-loved but increasingly-tatty armchair, or a chaise-longue that your Grandma passed on to you perhaps?
03 June 2015 13:01
In the current economic climate, raising finance can prove a major challenge for your business, especially if you have no existing loans and therefore no contacts or experience in this area.
30 April 2015 12:17
Franchising is well understood to be a simple way to go into business for the first time.
29 April 2015 12:38
An issue that comes up repeatedly with just about any tenancy is that of repairs – what needs repairing, and whose responsibility is it? There’s obviously a balance to be struck. The landlord can’t be expected to send in a decorator every time a slight crack appears in the plasterwork, similarly the tenant shouldn’t be penalised for it when they move out.
28 April 2015 13:48
Despite what department stores and mother-and-baby magazines might make you believe, babies need very little other their Mummy (on demand, 24 hours a day) for the first few months, so decorating a room for your newborn should be done with the aim simply of satisfy your own nesting instincts.
31 March 2015 13:49
In the last budget the Chancellor George Osborne said he will scrap the annual self-assessment tax return and replace it with a 'digital tax account' from early 2016.
31 March 2015 13:16
Most people seek regular income from their investments and landlords are no exception; the promise of monthly rental income on top of increasing property values is what attracts people to the sector.