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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by Bungle on Today at 08:23:24 pm »
Remember the guy's on here who were convinced we'd get lynched for working during lockdown  ;D maybe it'll be the same for cleaning windows during a hosepipe ban, probably get mobbed and our vans set a light  ;D

I was working at 9am the very next day after Boris made 'that speech'.....

I wasn't. I thought it best to respect the situation and my customers. Money didn't come into it at that time. I went back 3 weeks later when it all started to calm down.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Professional System
« Last post by Splash and dash on Today at 08:18:10 pm »
I've decided to get a professional system fitted to the van as my DIY system is playing up.

Looking at pure freedom. Who else should I consider?

Would like a two man, 750/800l with electric reels.

I've been reluctant to get electric reels as I dont find it particularly difficult to reel in manually but my two mates swear by them. Are they that good?

Cheers


Pure freedom or Ionic’s  are good I would give the other company mentioned a miss
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Professional System
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on Today at 08:04:13 pm »
Not that many out there, Grippatank, Ionics and PF is the 3 I know of. I have always had electric reels and they haven't missed a beat.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Professional System
« Last post by jay moley on Today at 07:13:39 pm »
I've decided to get a professional system fitted to the van as my DIY system is playing up.

Looking at pure freedom. Who else should I consider?

Would like a two man, 750/800l with electric reels.

I've been reluctant to get electric reels as I dont find it particularly difficult to reel in manually but my two mates swear by them. Are they that good?

Cheers
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Today at 06:58:31 pm »
Remember the guy's on here who were convinced we'd get lynched for working during lockdown  ;D maybe it'll be the same for cleaning windows during a hosepipe ban, probably get mobbed and our vans set a light  ;D

I was working at 9am the very next day after Boris made 'that speech'.....never affected me at all.😄👍

Lie in?
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by GAZZA B on Today at 06:11:42 pm »
Thank you every one, looks like there is nothing I ca do then, but just pay up  :'(
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Today at 07:18:58 am »
Thanks for the replies chaps. I use an agent.

No tenant horror stories but a couple of issues over the years where a tenant put a drill through a cable putting up an unauthorised shelf and on the agent's advice I ended up taking a couple of hundred out of his deposit as a friendly sparky did the repair.

Another (going through a divorce) lost his job and asked permission to get rent reduced for two months which was paid back over 12 months.

Things happen.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by simon w on Yesterday at 07:52:14 pm »
I've got a Team Meeting with Lloyds financial advisor this afternoon, will stop work at 1pm and take the meeting sat in my van  :)

This is to discuss my monthly rental incomes which I don't spend/withdraw making very little interest in the account I set up for my tenants to pay into. I'm looking to just keep their deposits in this account with the monthly rent payments going into something that earns far better interest, I reckon they'll suggest some ISA but we'll wait and see.

Do you completely self manage your property portfolio or do you use an agent for anything?

Not really much to manage once everything is in place. I use Maggs and Allen to find the tennants and Star Legal for a tenancy contract which is five years, until today the rent hasn't been earning a great deal of interest, but I had an hour team meeting with a Lloyds finance advisor today and happy that this income will now be working better for me, I don't ever draw on it so it's a long term nest egg for my old age, I'm a long way off retirement age atm so want that investment to grow without too much risk.
I hope your tenancy agreement’s are better than the ones used in Scotland. I lost a lot of money last year to a rogue tenant and getting them evicted was a lengthy process. Once they were evicted I sold the property. I have 1 more property rental and if and when the tenant leaves, that one will be sold too. Landlords don’t have enough rights here!

The properties are commercial/retail and that's why I spent a lot initially using a well known letting agent to select the tenants and solicitors who specialise in drawing up a contract thats fair and legal for both parties (tennants use their own solicitor) There was huge interest in the properties as they are in a good part of town with plenty of footfall , I was able to cherry pick who I wanted and took my time choosing them. So far so good. 

On the advice of the finance advisor today I've opened four new savings accounts and distributed different amounts into each account which will earn more interest than what I was doing previously. I'll leave it alone now and review it in a year or so .
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 07:35:13 pm »
My biggest concern about a hosepipe ban is mother nature's habit of evening things out, we could be in for a very wet autumn /winter.

You worry too much mate!
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 07:34:23 pm »
Remember the guy's on here who were convinced we'd get lynched for working during lockdown  ;D maybe it'll be the same for cleaning windows during a hosepipe ban, probably get mobbed and our vans set a light  ;D

I was working at 9am the very next day after Boris made 'that speech'.....never affected me at all.😄👍
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