Dodgy Dealings – Caravan Owners Blog
Back in 2012, the owner of a caravan dealership was jailed for a total of 31 months for a series of fraudulent actions which netted him over £72,000. Sean Cole, 46, of Torpoint in Devon, admitted and was convicted of 13 counts of fraud whilst he was the boss of Plymouth Caravan Centre in Plympton, […]
Spitalfields Market – Market Trader Insurance
The Old Spitalfields Market, so named after its location originally in a field adjacent to St. Mary Spittel between Bishopsgate and Brick Lane in London, started life originally in the 14th century. In 1682 Charles II granted a royal charter allowing John Balch, a silk thrower, to hold a market there two days a week. […]
Subsidence Insurance? Jump on the CC bus!
Now there may be some people out there who can make insurance sound interesting but I’m not being funny, I’m not one of them. However, I can pick a subject and relate it very loosely to something mildly interesting. Pothole Bearing this in mind, I would like to tell you about an event which occurred […]
Nissan Salesman aims to sell Seven Thousand cars before his 70th Birthday
What is the secret to becoming a successful motor trader? Is it good sales pitches, organisation, making sure you are up to date on all your finances and motor trade insurance payments? For those that want to know, they should ask Bill Board from Dorchester who has spent thirty-six years in the motor trade industry, […]
Boops! Product Liability Insurance Blog
As I have been suffering from ‘galloping man flu’ (which as we know is the worst kind of man flu) for the last couple of weeks, it seems appropriate to comment on the fact that it has been reported in the press today that Boots the chemist has had to recall several of their own […]
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 […]