Friday February 1, 2019

Having spent most of 2018 railing against ill thought out legislation hitting the property rental sector, I was pleasantly surprised to find a Labour MP in a Westminster constituency had done something good for the rights of tenants. My surprise turned to delight when I discovered one of our Barristers, Justin Bates had drafted the […]

Wednesday January 16, 2019

Like most small business owners, I am proud of what we have built since 2005. A dedicated team of professionals, winning the Sunday Times Letting Agent of the Year Award, thousands of happy tenants and hundreds of happy landlords. Then I look at our online reviews and wonder if actually, I am Nosferatu the Vampyre. […]

Friday December 7, 2018

I love everything about the festive season leading up to our family highlight, Christmas Dinner. With twenty guests expected and parents who have spent a lifetime in the restaurant business, no pressure? Around the 23rd my wife and I go into military mode as we plan the hundred and one finer details. Last year we […]

Tuesday October 30, 2018

This month’s blog allows me to use my current favourite word, ‘meme’. I am not allowed to use this word at home as my wife says she is sick of it. Apparently, there is no meme evident in our children’s lunch. They just happen to like cheese and tomato sandwiches. There is a common meme […]

Friday September 7, 2018

I recently returned from a holiday at my parents’ home village, Arpino in the Lazio region of Italy. We were there to celebrate the baptism of my nephew. My sister raised a few eyebrows in the family by appointing me Padrino to the boy. I am not sure what delighted me more, being entrusted with […]