We live in some very challenging times. This was brought home to me recently when away on a short continental break. Being amongst folk you’ve never met before and who you don’t know anything about can be exciting and invigorating. There was a really old chap and his lady wife, both in their late 80s. He had a very distinct […]
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There is definitely a thing about buying houses over here that you don’t necessarily get overseas. Particularly on the european continent. I have just got back from a short trip and saw a couple of german cities – things ar exactly the same as a visit I made in the 1990s and I was so impressed with how clean and […]
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This has been a most interesting few weeks for me. My neighbour told me last year that due to family circumstances it was very likely he and his nice quiet wife would have to move away, down towards where their grandchildren live. This wasn’t entirely unexpected as they have been running back and forth for a couple of years now, […]
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There hae been so many changes in the property buying market over the last couple of years – from there not being anywhere near enough properties to buy in the first place, to there being the homes, but not enough finance available. Having said that, today on the bews there was an article about this being the cheapest ever period […]
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Once we have our career sorted, money coming in nicely, there are fewer things of more importance than buying the bricks and mortar in which to keep ourselves happy, warm and dry. Then there’s the small matter of whether to marry our long term partner and joint house buddy and buyer. Things are certainly done in a more unusual way […]
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Wow that year went quickly – no sooner had I been babbling happily about the Christmas parties and unfortunate mishaps that came with them, than we hit Easter and then the summer holidays. It does seem as though this last 12 months has gone racing past much faster than any previous set of 12 – although it could of course […]
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There is a truly wonderful thing about December arriving – knowing that the summer is definitely somewhere to be worked towards and looked forward to. So for the time being all we have to do is know what we are supposed to be doing in the months leading up to the holidays. The point of the travelling away from home […]
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No sooner were we heralding the possible rise in house property news, than a long awaited but still miniscule hike in bank of england interest rate has sent shock waves and panic through the media, causing panic and dispondency. In my own family situation, we have a mother in a high end care home, not expected to live as long […]
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There has been a great sea change in the housing market in my neck of the woods this last few months. Amazing. We are centrally placed, near good roads and now a super duper housing, hotel and liesure complex has been built on our doorstep. Years ago when this last item was mooted in the press by our very pro […]
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I see from the front of my property all the way down the road in two directions, having a nicely positioned corner plot. This has been a source of general interest for the first several years of ownership – but since the rise in interest in the housing market around here, I have had more than a passing interest in […]
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