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Business’s Closing, Unemployment Rising

onestopview — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:19:50 +0000

In the first three months of this year eight and a half percent more firms went bust and a third more financial businesses closed down. The financial industry and banking sector will be seeing more and more people being laid off due to the economic situation. this in turn obviously means unemployment figures will rise. People are spending less in the high street, which will also affect retail sales and manufacturing figures which will then knock on to loss of jobs in these areas as well. High unemployment will see an increase in people having difficulty repaying their mortgages. If people then look to sell they will have to accept much lower prices or face being repossesed.

Garages

onestopview — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:03:42 +0000

With some garages being sold for ridiculous amounts of money especially in prime areas of London. How desirable is a garage with your property? The majority of people who own a garage don’t even use it for their car, it is simply a storage area. On some new build estates the size of the garage wouldn’t even be big enough for your average car to fit in anyway. Lots of people nowadays convert their garage into an extra living area. Other options people use them for are workshops, games/music rooms or gyms. What’s the strangest thing you’ve heard that a garage has been used for?

Flooring

onestopview — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:58:41 +0000

The choice of flooring for your home is huge. Different options come in and out of fashion. For example years ago it was the norm to have carpet in the bathroom, however now it is one of the worst things you can have in your house along with carpet in the kitchen. The key words for flooring in todays world is it must be hardwearing and easy to clean. Stone floors are a natural look however they are very cold. Wooden floors are very stylish but are best kept downstairs. Carpet still remains a favourite for bedrooms and stairs because it is warm, soft, quieter and absorbs dirt. Lino is not as malleable as vinyl and is also more expensive and tiles remain popular for bathrooms. Laminate flooring should only be used in lower priced property. Who knows what the next trend will be.