Enter The Twagon – Romany Caravan And Trailer Insurance
If you’ve read my previous blogs you may be aware that I am not personally a big fan of caravans! However as part of my remit to write articles on caravan and trailer insurance, I have come across something quite remarkable called a’ Twagon’ or towable wagon. Chris Ward of Wild Wood Design, based in […]
Lloyds to increase Buy-to-Let lending in 2013
In the past few months there have been an abundance of news articles discussing how the demand for private rent properties has been increasing nationwide, and how the government is urging local councils to increase the amount of properties they aim to build to be eventually entered into the buy-to-let sector. Now it seems that […]
The Lutine Bell at the Lloyds Insurance Building
Further to my recent blog on the Lloyd’s building, one of its famous fixtures is the Lutine bell, an historic relic from the early days when Lloyd’s was predominantly a marine and cargo insurance market. Located in the centre of the underwriting room within the Lloyd’s building, it sits grandly and is widely regarded as […]
Quentin Investigates… The Fox & Hounds Pub Charwelton
It is refreshing to see in these dark days, when so many pubs are closing, a community fighting back. It has come to light recently that the locals and villagers of Charwelton, near Daventry, Nortamptonshire, have come together to form a co-operative with the hope of saving their local, The Fox and Hounds. The pub […]
Rupert Grint’s Property Empire
Rupert Grint first made his fortune on the big screen as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films which left him with a huge amount of money, estimated around £24 million, of which he has used some to secure himself a property empire. The daily mail has revealed that the star has set up his […]
New Car supply threat Decreases
Just before the beginning of March there were concerns that motor traders would have to drastically cut the cost of all the vehicles in their forecourts in order to sell them before car manufacturers delivered new ‘13’ registration plate vehicles. Motor traders were trying desperately to sell new vehicles during a time where many people […]
Trade Bodies launch Dealer Workshop PR campaign
Most vehicle owners dread their MOTs due to the fact that they will have to pay out money in order to make sure their cars are road worthy. This is why many mechanics usually offer deals for their services in order to gain a bigger share of the market, which can lead to franchised dealers […]
Changes to Car Dealerships
Over the past few years there have been some massive changes to the motor trade industry, which means that car dealerships have had to adapt in order to still appeal to customers. Those working in sales, servicing and finance have all had to adapt to the introduction of new technologies, the economic climate and the […]
The 2013 Budget revealed
In our blog post yesterday discussed topics that landlords should keep an eye out for in today’s Budget announcement. Housbuilding, the cost of utilities and benefits were three topics that we advised will affect landlords the most in the upcoming year, as the amount of housing in the UK and the cost of living will […]
Motor Trader introduces Apprenticeships
Motor traders who have been in the business for a number of years know that keeping up with industry news is one thing, but training is of the utmost importance if you want to succeed. Apprenticeships are therefore a great way to get young people involved in the motor trade industry as they can learn […]