Newcastle City Council has decided that the root cause of noise complaints and anti-social behaviour in Heaton, Sandyford, Jesmond and South Gosforth is multi-occupancy houses with the finger of blame being pointed straight at students. The knee-jerk reaction from our Council was to impose Article 4 Directions, meaning any development requires planning permission. Despite significant […]
Read moreGraduates appear to be getting some stick lately with a CBI survey indicating that over two thirds of graduates would like more support from their university in understanding the world of work in such areas as customer awareness, team working and self management. As our business model for expansion puts graduate recruitment front and centre […]
Read moreMonday. Hit the alarm clock, get up, shower and go down to breakfast. Check the news on my iPad while four year old Laila is getting ready for nursery. Set off for our office in Heaton. I work 10.00-6.00 so I get to do the school run and miss the rush hour. Monday morning is […]
Read moreFor most people spring cleaning entails a weekend where the winter cobwebs are blown away and springtime is heralded, whatever the weather may say to the contrary. For a property management company the spring clean is part of our regular maintenance schedule for properties that have tenancies due to end in the summer. It is […]
Read moreWith the festive season almost upon us this is a busy time for lettings and property management agents as we try to make sure our landlords and tenants enjoy their holiday without any sort of drama. The steps we take to make this happen can equally be applied by home owners. A little forward thinking […]
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