Category Archives: Industry News
13 ways Lockdown has changed people’s lives in H...
Recently The Sunday Times published a fascinating collection of statistics around how the lives of people in the UK transformed during lockdown. We’ve broken it down into four sections – Health, wealth, happiness and of course, homes. These national trends have been reflected across Hertford *Figures are comparing April with March 2020 and sourced from John Lewis and the Office for National Statistics unless …
What do Tennis Players and exceptional agents in Hertf...
Next Monday the All England Lawn Tennis Championship was set to start. Wimbledon’s hallowed courts were to welcome the very best players on planet Earth. But like many of the sporting, social and cultural events across the UK, it’s been cancelled. While we can’t sit back and watch the likes of Federer, the Williams sisters, Nadal, and the Murray brothers, we can explore why …
Ten Tales that made us smile during lockdown in Hertfo...
Clapping for the NHS We Brits are usually quite reserved, so it was quite something to see so many people out on the streets clapping, cheering, and banging saucepans for the NHS. The first Clap for Carers took place on Thursday, March 26. It went on to become a regular fixture at 8 pm every Thursday for ten weeks. Pandas finally mate In early …
Eviction Ban Means Hertford Landlords Need More Suppor...
Whether you’re a veteran landlord with years of experience, or a rookie still finding their feet, now is not the time to be going it alone. After all, Starsky had Hutch, Cagney had Lacey and Mulder had Scully (yep, we’ve watched lots of old crime shows during lockdown). Hertford landlords currently find themselves in a unique situation, one that won’t be back to “normal” …
How Covid changed the property market in Hertford
Space may well have been the final frontier for the crew of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek, but it’s also made the news recently much closer to home. According to a BBC report based on data from property portal Rightmove the Covid-19 induced lockdown has changed people’s priorities when it comes to buying or renting a new home. Indoor and outdoor space has …
Your weekly dose of positive news from Abel!
Pedal Power The number of Brits cycling has skyrocketed. New official figures reveal a 100% increase in people cycling on weekdays and a whopping 200% rise on weekends during lockdown. The trend has been welcomed by environmentalists, fitness campaigners and bike shops – where sales have gone through the roof. Such is the demand that bike stocks are running low, prompting some to say, …
It’s Feelgood Friday again in Hertford!
Mystery man cleans up A mystery man in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has washed the windows of some 700 properties – for free! The Eastern Daily Press reports that the window cleaner, known only as “Scott”, wants to do his bit to aid the recovery of the local economy. He hopes that by keeping the area spic and span small business can “bounce back quickly …
The best investments homeowners in Hertford can make
In 1903 John Gray invested $10,500 (approx. $264,000 in today’s money) into a small car company. Fast forward 16 years and Gray’s family sold their share back to the Ford Motor Company for more than $26.25m (around $1.8 billion today). The film star Ashton Kutcher invested a cool £364,000 in a start-up taxi service called Uber several years ago. You’ve probably heard of it. …
Top 10 Tips for New Landlords
We get asked a lot of questions about letting a property so thought it might be a good idea to compile a ‘top tips’ list to share which will hopefully demystify some of the seemingly daunting processes of letting a property for the first time. Whether it’s your own home or a buy-to-let investment, the tips below should give you some insight into becoming …
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