Everything Else Update, May 2023 Here's an update on what I've been doing and my future plans. Thanks for bearing with me!
Everything Else Goodbye my love I wrote this poem many years ago - it was inspired by my research into the soldiers who fell in WW1.
Info Where does the Canal & River Trust sell its properties? Where does the Canal & River Trust sell its properties? There isn't a straightforward answer. I'll explain.
Everything Else Deceptively Spacious My pet hates in estate agents’ details, from meaningless jargon to glaring mistakes.
Info Should I change my estate agent? Is your home is on the market, and are you struggling to sell? Are you thinking of leaving your current estate agent? Read this first!
Info Thinking of buying a canalside home AND a narrowboat? If you are buying a canalside house you may also be thinking of buying a boat for the first time...
Everything Else Update, March 2023 Barlaston Boatyard is under offer and my role as an estate agent will end, but I'll be carrying on with these posts.
Info Tips for cruising on a narrowboat This is the stub of a post I planned last year and never finished! It includes some useful links for canal maps.
Info Getting Involved with Canals Here are some wonderful ways to enjoy canals, from going for a walk to driving heavy machinery!
Info Canalside Parks - Static Caravans and Lodges Let's take a look at the fantastic range of static caravan and lodge parks along the canals of the UK.
Info Dreaming of emigrating to England? Let's look at your options for entering the UK and staying in this country, temporarily or permanently.
Under Offer, Sold, or Withdrawn Baxter Close, Atherstone There is just one new listing today, which came onto the market over the weekend. It's a three storey townhouse in Atherstone. There's a good view over the Coventry Canal with a lovely backdrop of mature trees and the golf course beyond, and there's
Everything Else Property Hunting on the Canal de Nantes a Brest Let's explore the best canalside villages along the Nantes à Brest canal in the north west of France.
Under Offer, Sold, or Withdrawn Fog Cottages, Amington Hello and welcome to my latest post! Today I thought I'd share a few more photos of 3 Fog Cottages. I am not selling this property, so I did try to speak to the owner about photographing the house, but nobody was in, so I could only get
Info The Best Canalside Villages in Britain I’ve listed some of my favourite canalside villages here, all with a population under 7,500 and within 750m of the canal.
Everything Else Women in Estate Agency - the 1880s and 1890s In the 1880s estate agency was almost unheard of as a career for women, but times were changing.
Everything Else Update, December 2022 Things have definitely quietened down in the estate agency world. The pundits are predicting less properties on the market in 2023 and a mixture of people dropping their prices to achieve a sale whilst others hold out for a lucky strike from the small pool of buyers. Many of the
Everything Else Willie George Allsop, 1882-1902 Willie George Allsop lived at 2 Canal Locks, Glascote, one of the Top Lock cottages. His father was Peter Allsop, a canal toll clerk.
Everything Else Update, November 2022 There's plenty of excitement here as we approach our first Christmas in Glascote.
Everything Else The History of Rothay Street, Leigh In 2023 I sold a house in Rothay Street. Here's the history I researched for the sellers and the new owners.
