Five reasons to be cheerful this Feelgood Friday
Here’s a dose of positivity to get you through the tenth Feelgood Friday since lockdown.
Let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the joyous, upbeat, and downright quirky stories that made us smile this week.
The Knitting Nana
A nimble-fingered Norfolk Nana is raising funds for the NHS. Margaret Seaman, 91, is knitting a woollen tribute to the Nightingale hospitals set up to provide care during the Covid-19 crisis.
Once complete, Knittingale Hospital will have an A&E department, X-ray room and four wards … Continue Reading…
How the pets are helping people in lockdown
We look at the ways pets are bringing comfort, companionship, and calmness to people across Northamptonshire
What you can do to help your furry friends in return.
It’s often said the UK is made up of animal lovers.
And since the lockdown began that love affair has grown even stronger.
According to a 2019 survey by a company called Statista, more than 40 per cent of households across the UK own pets.
Dogs and cats are the most popular, but also rabbits, turtles, indoor birds … Continue Reading…
May Market Comment
The housing market has been an obvious casualty of the Coronavirus lockdown. Yet the desire to move is strong, once the decision has been made. Indeed, as soon as the government announced that people could once again move house, Rightmove buyer enquiries doubled within 24 hours. They were even 4% higher than the same day last year!
The problem is that this demand is not being matched by properties coming to market in this area. Estate Agents have generally not been … Continue Reading…
Our Safety First Way of Getting Moving Again
On Wednesday last week, it was officially announced estate agents in England could go back to work as part of the Government’s phased relaxation of the lockdown.
And we’re open again but only because we are fully ready to do so thanks to preparing in advance.
Some agencies have rushed blindly out of the traps, unprepared and dived straight back in.
When Elvis Presley sang “….Only fools rush in’ he could have been singing about certain sections of the property industry.
And just like … Continue Reading…
Reasons to be cheerful this Feelgood Friday
It’s the eighth Feelgood Friday since lockdown, and this week we have something for everyone. A two-minute positivity filled read.
As we enter a different phase in life under lockdown, we’re starting to feel more positive about the future.
And here’s why. Good news is coming in from different sections of our everyday lives.
Health
Public health officials in England have approved a test to see whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past. This may well be rolled out UK wide. … Continue Reading…
The property market gets the go-ahead with restrictions
At 7.30 pm last night the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the housing market in England can resume, with lots of restrictions!
The report is based on a Government document called Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 which came out on Tuesday evening.
It states restricted viewings of a property to buy or rent can commence and people can visit estate or letting agents. However, it is stressed activity cannot return in the same manner as before the lockdown, due to … Continue Reading…
A Covid-19 update for home movers
The UK Government’s plan to steer the four nations through the Covid-19 storm was released today at 2 pm.
And we’ve read through it and here’s our understanding of how it affects sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants in Wellingborough, Irthlingborough & Rushden.
While factories and building sites can re-open if they follow the social distancing regulations, estate agency offices can’t, for now anyway.
And we don’t know for sure when we’ll be able to re-open our offices and return to accompanied viewings … Continue Reading…
How to get your home ready for sale – safely and successfully
In this three-minute read, we share four simple ways you can get your property ready for sale if you are thinking of moving when lockdown ends. And we share four things we’re doing to continue serving our clients and to keep everyone as safe as possible.
As some sections of our society are slowly being ‘unlocked’ following Boris Johnson’s address yesterday evening, there is some light beginning to be seen at the end of the tunnel.
The messages we’ve all heard from … Continue Reading…
It’s a Feelgood Friday VE Day Special
It’s the seventh Feelgood Friday since lockdown, and it’s a very special one as we mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. A 3-minute read.
We’ve renamed this week’s Feelgood Friday to Thankful Friday as we celebrate the service, sacrifice and strength, of the heroes who made VE Day possible 75 years ago.
And what better way to honour them and say thanks, than by having a safe, fun-filled day.
Below we’ve found five ways you can mark the historic day and … Continue Reading…
Four ways people can get social while under lockdown
Life under lockdown and respecting social distancing guidelines needn’t mean you have no social life as this 2-minute read explains.
Across Wellingborough, Irthlingborough and Rushden people are getting creative and using technology in several ways to come together during a time when for the good of us all, we’re keeping apart.
Human beings are naturally social animals (some less than others you might say) so being able to keep a connection with colleagues, friends and family is healthy for us. Especially during … Continue Reading…