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HMOs - The Next Property Boom?
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Landlords of H.M.O. (House of Multiple Occupancy) are preparing themselves for demand to surge in response to the actions taken by the government in the Comprehensive Spending Review. Under the new guidelines, set to take ...
Naming Your Baby
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Naming your baby is probably one of the most important things you will ever do. Not only is it essential to choose a name that you like, but also one that suits this little person ...
Wholesale Markets of the World
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
A wholesale market is a market where goods are sold in large quantities to a retailer who will then resale them to customers. There are many different types of wholesale markets, selling a range of ...
Designer Clothing & Youth Culture
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Different youth cultures are very much identified by what they wear and how they dress, as a precursor to what music they like and where they like to hang out; these varied sub-cultures obviously tend ...
World Famous Markets & Bazaar's
By Lisa Olson · 13 years ago
Shopping is a past time favoured by nearly every woman in the world, and quite a few men. Some say, that there is nothing quite as exhilarating as the purchase of something shiny and new; ...
Clothing in South East Asia
By Lisa Olson · 13 years ago
For the average visiting ‘firang’, South East Asian fashion is a multi-faceted plethora of cheap, ‘knock off’ designer labels; last season’s Ralph Lauren shirts, inexpensive Diesel jeans and well-tailored, but none the less cheap, business ...
Posh Nosh
By Lisa Olson · 13 years ago
Once fiddly French cordon bleu, Posh food today tends to be thought of as food that is not pre-packaged or made for convenience, but instead is fresh, seasonal, free range and organic. Salmon was once ...
Stuff About Pigs
By Lisa Olson · 13 years ago
Pigs, the small pink mammals associated with farmyards, being smelly, dirty and greedy and, dare I mention it, bacon sandwiches. But pigs are much more than the butt of jokes and breakfast food stuff. Pigs ...
Remortgage Watch October 2010
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
What is the Current Base Rate Outlook? With the news from over the pond that the Federal Reserve will again look to return to quantitative easing to stimulate their economy, and also recent comments from ...
4 Steps to Achieving the Largest Mortgage Possible On Your Circumstances.
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Many mortgage lenders in the Uk have moved to ‘affordability based lending’ from the traditional ‘income multiple’ Essentially, the lender will subtract your total monthly expenses away from your total monthly income - the amount ...
Strange Hotels
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Hotels have been built in a number of weird places using a plethora of odd materials. From haunted castles in Scotland to barges on Amsterdam’s canals, here are some of the more unusual and best ...
Popular Restaurants
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Eating out is becoming more popular in today’s society, and as the range of restaurants increase, so do the tastes of our palettes. The decisions of what and where to eat tonight are the thoughts ...
The Bar Butterfly
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
Anyone who works in hospitality will recognise that ubiquitous creature the barfly, propping up the bar whilst pouring huge quantities of booze down their perennially babbling trap, are the tell-tale characteristics of this never extinct ...
Million Pound Mortgages on the High Street - Large Buy to let Mortgages
By Rubel Zaman · 13 years ago
The fundamentals for a strong buy to let market have improved over the duration of this year. Rental yields are increasing, repositions are falling back, tenant demand is strong, the emergency budget gave a nod ...
Million Pound Mortgages on the High Street - Maximum Mortgage Limits
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
Finding and arranging a large mortgage used to be easy. Lenders used to fall over themselves to arrange a million pound plus mortgage and many had specialist high value departments who offered a premium application ...
The Sustainable Shopping Basket
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
The throwaway society that is the Western World in the 21st century is the reason for the depletion of the planet of natural resources, polluting it and ultimately destroying it for future generations. To counteract ...
The Uses and Cultural Relevance of Bamboo in Asia and South East Asia
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
Bamboo is a giant tropical grass with hollow wood stems. In the west when we consider the uses of bamboo, we think 80’s garden furniture and bamboo shoots eaten with our favourite Chinese Takeaway food. ...
Types of Culinary Oil
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
Preparing a delicious meal can be a task, especially when the aim is to make it as nutritious and healthy as possible. Nutritionists have warned us against using too much fat in our cooking, and ...
A Mass of Truffles
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
Religious Festivals and rituals are a symbol of thanksgiving and appreciation to the Gods in every religion across the world. Hindu’s rejoice in Diwali, a festival of lights, Muslims commemorate the end of fasting during ...
The World's Most Famous Hotel's
By Rubel Zaman · 14 years ago
There are numerous reasons why a hotel could be considered one of the most famous in the world. Sometimes it is the architectural significance of the building, and the fact that there are images of ...