Tuesday, 31 July 2012

More ideas from the government to make it tough for landlords!!

Plans to abolish 6-month council tax break on empty homes could hit landlords
Currently, if tenants leave an unfurnished property, the landlord benefits from a six-month council tax break.
Under the Localism Act, the Government is proposing to replace it with a clause that would let local authorities charge whatever they wanted on empty homes for the first six months.
Nor is it simply landlords who will feel the pinch. Vendors who fail to sell quickly could find themselves paying tax on two properties.

Sunday, 29 July 2012

Bexhill carnival


With over a hundred balloons to inflate and tie with ribbon it was a busy start to carnival day in the Ark office!!  This year to join in the fun and as some publicity for our latest promotion to shop locally - we decided that handing out helium balloons and some of our invitations would be a good way to join in the carnival celebration. 

It was a bit trickier than it looked and we got into a bit of a knot with our handfuls of balloons. We now have a new found respect for the man outside the office who was holding a far bigger bunch of foil balloons with no knotting issues at all (apparently its all in the combing of the ribbon!)  

Carnival followed its great traditions and we saw our usual favourite floats but best of all we enjoyed seeing lots of local people out to watch and enjoy the procession. 

We were impressed with the lovely manners of the Bexhill kids who gave us big smiles and thanks for their balloons – it is definitely a tradition we will maintain. 

Look out for a ‘shop locally’ invitation coming your way soon . . . . . . .

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Olympic torch comes to Bexhill

For once the weather was kind to us. The rain held off and the sun actually made an appearance. It rare to see Bexhill this busy but everyone really made the effort. People were lined 3 and 4 deep around the De la Warr Pavilion waiting for the flame to arrive.

Made extra special by the fact that the flame was being carried by celebrity Eddie Izzard who was born and raised in Bexhill, there was a real buzz about the town. Everyone was waving flags and getting very excited.

Then blink and you'll miss it, here he is and there he goes! A very speedy Eddie ran past with the torch amid cheers and shouting. However, after his 300 metre sprint he stuck around to chat to fans and pose on the roof of the De la Warr. Some children were even lucky enough to have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the torch!

Probably a once in a lifetime event, we can all say that we saw the actual olympic flame pass through our little old home town of Bexhill on Sea!





Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Home of the Week

This beautiful four bedroom house is currently our home of the week. We are so surprised no one has snapped it up yet, it is beautiful! It is modern thoughout and has a fitted kitchen with integral appliances. Two of the four bedrooms have en suite bathrooms and there is also a family bathroom and a downstairs wc - thats a lot of toilets! The house has a conservatory, pretty garden and two parking spaces. It really is stunning and would make a lovely family home. Call us today and we would be happy to show you round, its on for £1200 per calendar month and we think its worth every penny!

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