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End-of-tenancy checks can spring all manner of surprises on landlords. Take, for example, the landlord in north-west London who discovered an abandoned kitten when taking possession of a property back in August. The tenants had shot through and left the black and white fluff ball behind. Thankfully, our hero landlord rang the local rescue centre,…
2020 will go down in history as the year when life stopped, albeit temporarily. And with local lockdowns coming into force, that feeling of stop-starting stuff is still around. It’s a little like the hokey cokey but with stop-start replacing in-out. This all makes it a little ironic that next month is now synonymous not…
The legendary American author Mark Twain famously said this about procrastination: ‘Never put off till tomorrow which may be done the day after tomorrow.’ And while it might be a useful mantra when doing something mundane like mowing the lawn or some home DIY, it doesn’t apply to the housing market in Chelmsford right now….
If you’re contemplating becoming a landlord, here’s a helpful checklist explaining what it takes to let a property. You may wonder why a checklist is necessary. After all, how hard can it be? You buy a property, find a tenant, and boom, you’ve got the whole landlord game figured out. Wrong! The private rental sector…
With 40% of UK carbon emissions coming from households, the road to a cleaner, greener planet starts at home. First, the good news (yes, there is some) In 1990, the average UK home generated 12.8 tonnes of CO2. (To get this figure, the Committee on Climate Change analysed data on heating, electricity, transport, aviation and…
Sometimes we all must talk about things we feel uncomfortable discussing. It could be with a neighbour whose parking is driving you to distraction. Or your colleague who doesn’t know the meaning of leaving the work kitchen as they’d like to find it. Maybe it’s the sweat-inducing chat about the birds and the bees with…
This Monday (14th) sees the tenth annual Gas Safety Week begin. The awareness campaign is timed to get people thinking about and checking their gas appliances as the autumn chill starts to take hold. Gas Safety Week’s goal is to raise awareness among homeowners and landlords about the crucial importance of having their gas appliances…
If the sight of discarded fag butts, empty bottles and plastic wrappers makes you see red, you’re not alone. Litter is an issue that frustrates and aggravates many people in the UK, and rightly so. Not only is litter unsightly and expensive to remove (in 2017/18 keeping the streets clean cost local authorities £663 million),…
Next Monday (14th) sees the tenth annual Gas Safety Week begin. The awareness campaign is timed to get people thinking about and checking their gas appliances as the autumn starts to take hold. Gas Safety Week’s goal is to raise awareness among homeowners about the crucial importance of having their gas appliances serviced every year….
When officials announced on 12 August that the UK had entered recession, lots of economic experts came out of the woodwork. Some predicted things would get much worse; others suggested the downturn may be less severe than first predicted. The truth is this year has been so unprecedented, it’s difficult to forecast the road ahead…
This Sunday, 6 September, sees National Read a Book Day taking place all over the UK. And while events to mark the day have been scaled down due to social distancing, it’s still a brilliant chance to take time out for yourself and bury your head in a good book. Here are five reasons why…
The Government made changes to the six-month eviction notice periods law which were introduced in a bid to stop people being evicted from their homes due to the impact Covid-19 is having on their finances. This means the new, longer notice periods will run from today, 29th August until 31st March. However, there are several…