Author: Ben Howarth
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Some Less Loved Jobs Property Owners Need To Action
It can be very tempting to think owning spare property for renting out to tenants is easy money. This in fact is often far from the truth of the matter. For a landlord to be successful, they need to be absolutely fair and treat their tenants well. That way they will retain tenants and be…
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When The Kitchen Had Cupbboards But Nothing Was Fitted
Ahh, how the world of home decorating has changed over the recent past. I say recent, to include about 50 years. We can well remember our grandparents’ houses – decorated in a way completely defined by wall paper of a specific type; gloss colour paint on skirting boards and dado rails. In our family, the…
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Is There A Doctor In The House . . . . Time to Refurbish That Old Dump
There is no doubt we just love a decet property decorating or revamp programe over here in UK. We can never get enough of looking at a messy cramped house that isn’t selling well on the market. There was one such programme in the late 1980s & 90s with the premise that the presenter would…
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From Tenament to Mansion House Apartment – It’s All Home
My chums and I were travelling through London recently, on a day trip to the City itself. We were like a bunch of well behaved school children as the coach wound it’s slow and painful way through Islington, Finchley back up towards the venue. Because the whole of London seems to be dug up for…
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Dad’s Decorating Duties Started The Year Off
I know very few folk who decorate their own homes these days. It was always Dad’s job, with Mum running around helping with the wall papering and the rest of us just trying not to get in the way wilst offering our best decorating tips to them! I do well remember there would be a…
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Keeping The Happy Home Ship Shape & In Good Order
Owning a house or any other property will always involve an element of maintenance – particulary during the winter months. These jobs are essential yet it’s amazing how many families prefer to allocate that funding elsewhere – usually towards the two week summer holiday. If having this responsibility is overwhelming, why not take an hour…