I've always been interested in property, having completed studies in interior design and have had a few lucky purchases when it comes to houses.
I picked up a bargain with my first house, an ex-local authority end terraced place that I purchased for an absolute snip. After the usual updates eg. new kitchen, bathroom and windows etc, I was able to sell it with a profit margin enough for a...
The world of projector installation has kept me busy for some time now. Not a vocation as such but I do like to take a pride in my work. I've seen the inside of all manner of schools and teaching institutions during this job. From the upper class private schools who use projector installation for inbuilt cinema entertainment to the local comprehensives who have just discovered technology.
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Reports have been bandied about in the press recently of the impending credit crunch that is expected to hit the US and will be swiftly followed the UK. Mortgage brokers are enjoying being inundated with home owners and buyers looking for the best information.
Financial institutions are doing what they can to counteract the possibility of a credit crisis with the main concern being interest...
Valentine's Day is upon us yet again and there is panic among the men in my office. As unorganised as ever, they're rushing about last minute to get a gift that 'will do'. Don't be fooled - us women know the difference between a present that 'will do' and one that has had some thought. And it it's a 'will do' present, you just know you're going to be paying for a long time.
Luxury hotels are...
Independent financial advisors are a must for any age group. The young just starting out on their career path cannot afford to waste their hard earned cash - as tempting as it may be. With today's precarious financial markets, the only way to get on the property ladder is by saving from a young age.
University can bring financial difficulties of its own and by the time young people leave...
When it comes to will writing, it has been announced in the press lately that celebrity TV chef, Nigella Lawson, will not be leaving any of her fortune to her children. Considering her and her husband, Charles Saatchi, are worth a combined 100 pounds million is it not rather harsh to discount her children when will writing?
Nigella believes her children need to learn the value of money by...
If she could hear the music of today, my grandmother would be turning in her grave. I remember very vividly the way she would laugh so hard at the pop songs in the chart that I thought she might die. Sometimes, when her laughter drowned out Top of the Pops, I wished she would!
That was back in the days when Culture Club were at the top of the charts singing Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma...
House prices have taken a ridiculous turn of late with prices soaring way beyond the means of the average pay packet. Mortgage brokers certainly have their work cut out at the moment, trying to get good property deals for the mortgagee.
Bishops Avenue in Barnet, London, dubbed Millionaires Row has now been promoted to Billionaires Row because of the elevated prices buyers are having to...
My partner and I are planning on getting married in eighteen months and I have developed an obsession with all things wedding. I've checked out very wedding dress shop, every colour of bridesmaid outfit, every magazine, every type of invitation design, every conceivable seating plan and every possible venue.
And now, I see, my dreams have been realised in the wedding exhibition advertised at...
After leaving school, I was quite desperate to get myself into work and took this secretarial job as a fill in. Five years on and I'm still here. I'm still churning out letters from our antiquated printer that only works if you thump it six inches in from the back and for which Mr Parker will only buy cheap ink cartridges. Cheap ink cartridges are all very well if you get them from a reputable...
