Author: Jake

We get up every day and just pop in the shower and we don’t really think too hard about the services we need.   Until something goes wrong and things fall apart or grind to a complete halt.  My immediate neighbours and I had this happen a couple of weeks ago.  Unbeknowns to each, we […]

I had my garage lights sorted out recently.  The chap was fantastic.  I contacted him via one of the reference  sites where customers post  reviews.  I was delerious with joy after my cruddy fluorescents were removed and replaced with bright new LEDs.   Well shortly after waving the guy goodbye, I realised I should have […]

Owning a property can be rewarding – most of the time.  There are occasions however when this joy is somewhat diluted, such as when something big and worrying occurs.  Unless one is blessed with an enclopaedic knowledge of how to install, mend, rebuild things, then it’s going to require an expert to come in and […]

It’s been an interesting few weeks watching my near neighbours preparing to have their property extended.  They bought the house expressly because it has direct access to a farmer’s field and bridleway with acres of walks and they have a lovely big dog.  They also bought with a view to extending but expected to get […]

Wen we need to have work carried out at our home, the first thing the contractor will arrange is a skip to be placed as conveniently near the location of the work as possible.  This is so that all the debris resulting from knocking out cupboards, bits of wall, windows etc. will be safely disposed […]

There comes a time when we have to look at the utilities coming into our properties.  For the modern home owner this isn’t such an onerous task.  By virtue of the planning rules surrounding all developments, the utilities are all  planned and shown on all the plans and drawings.  Everything has to be approved as […]

Whenever you buy a property it is essential to ensure that every working part of it works as it should, safely and efficiently.   This is particularly important when you buy a second hand house – one that has had lots of different families living out their lives over the generations.   Most times when we offer […]

When we hear the words ‘property developer’ our minds probably spin back to the now very popular lifestyle channel programme on tv.  It features properties bought at auction and the buyers who do them up.   Depending on their working budget, the results vary wildly.  My heart sinks when I hear some folk say they […]