Having fun must be taken seriously because ‘living on the job’ as smallholders do it is easy just to work; this can be as destructive as not working enough, only this time family relationships suffer. Take time out with your family to do whatever you fancy. Sunday afternoon is usually a good time, or late [...]
Before long you will have compiled a good list of jobs requiring attention. Somehow this list has to be graded so that you can not only do the most important work first, but do the jobs in a logical order, each one building on another, rather than randomly doing a bit here and a bit [...]
This section states the obvious, but sometimes it is well worth stating. When selling anything presentation is all-important. The difference between the tidy garden with a few flowers around the front door and something less attractive can cost thousands of pounds. Most prospective buyers will drive by in a car first. If the outside appearance [...]
A problem can occur when an unsuitable property is found at what appears to be a bargain price (though this is a rare occurrence with today’s inflated prices). However, there has to be a reason for the depressed price and it will probably be that if it is unsuitable for you it will also be [...]
If you are looking for a property which is in need of considerable work you may find that it is eligible for certain grants towards this. The grant system at present is divided into three types: the Intermediate, the repair and the improvement. All three are based on the value of the property. The intermediate [...]