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 […]

Tuesday July 3, 2018

Yes, that is a word. ‘Shoreditchification’ refers to the London Borough of Shoreditch and its transformation from a post-industrial backwater into Hipster Central. This is slightly different to ‘Gentrification’ which is simply estate agents calling an area something different and hiking the house prices. Personally, I still call ‘High South Gosforth’ Longbenton but I am […]

Saturday February 17, 2018

I am not sure 2017 was a worse year for ‘fake news’ than any other year since the beginning of time, but it was certainly the year in which the expression came into being. Collins English Dictionary defines fake news as ‘false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting’ and we are […]

Wednesday December 6, 2017

Looking back over 2017 I find that in January I reported landlords describing 2016 as an ‘annus horribilis’ due to the swathe of new legislation affecting us that year. Now, at the end of 2017 I can report that we faced around fifty new pieces of legislation in the rental sector. Let us hope 2018 […]

Monday November 6, 2017

We are delighted to be classified ‘highly rated’ in the Best Estate Agent Guide 2018, particularly since this award is based upon the experience of ‘blind shoppers’. This means professionals have posed as customers and rated us on the quality of information and service provided, a system that seems fairer than basing the award on […]