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My first tennant moved in today. A fire officer. When we first started the conversion I looked at the industries/institutions/services that were in the area and decided that nurses, fire officers and police officers would be ideal tennants. I focused … Continue reading →

Its all feeling a bit unreal – but exciting. The electricians are in today doing the testing for the landlord’s certificate. The final (hopefully) part of the redevdelopment. And I already have 2 tennants waiting to move in. I started … Continue reading →

I’m going out tonight – socially. Can’t remember the last time. Life beginning to get back into some sort of rhythm. I joined a gym and started today, and as such is making the first steps to shifting the mini … Continue reading →

Had to find the energy from somewhere today to get the papers and the house ready for viewing (a post grad law student and an Itialian teacher) She’s very interested, he’s a bit more hesitant. She came on her own, … Continue reading →

Got back from Tenerife last night. A week was not long enough. Did very little, read Barack Obama’s ‘Dreams from my father’ and ‘The audicity of hope’, watched his inauguration on Sky News and felt proud all over again. Spent … Continue reading →

I got a really great deal to Tenerife – the incentive to finish this week.

Two bedrooms ready to move into. Kitchen ready for use. By end of tomorrow all bedrooms should be ready and by Friday the lounge and bathroom should be ready too. We can advertise now but we’ll have the skip moved … Continue reading →

Snagging is well underway. A whole day spent re-organizing the loft. Felt like deja vous. This is how the project started and it cannot end till the upheavel necessary to lay cables and fit a new tank is sorted out. … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning and for a few delicious moments lay in bed relishing the thought that there would be no workmen today. I didn’t have to set the alarm, didn’t have to rush out of bed half asleep … Continue reading →

The decorator finished today. HURRAY! The electrician finished all the work inside HURRAY – all that’s left is to fit the metres to the washing machine and tumble dryers out in the utilities room. He seemed stunned (as he walked … Continue reading →