My new best friend is David Bass at London & Country Mortgages. These guys are the business when it comes to mortgage brokering. I have a fixed rate deal due to expire soon and, like many people, was panic stricken that any new deal may ending up looking like the national debt of Brazil!
I called up David one lunchtime and by the end of the day he'd hammered out an eye-watering deal of a kind that has City types slumped over their bar stools, spilling Champers all over their pin stripes.
L&C make their money from the lenders and survive by word-of-mouth recommendation. One I'm more than happy to give.
If you're in a similar position give David a call on 01225 341 348. Mention this blog or he's not going to have the first idea who you are!
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Your misery is my misery
Blimey! I nearly spilt my cornflakes.
According to Breakfast TV this morning, one in six of the working population in the UK is utterly miserable in their job.
This is a disgrace! Even if the statistics are dodgy (64% of all statistics are made up on the spot) and it's only half that bad, it's still a disgrace.
The presenter turned to an HR guru for comment. The Guru supported the research and went on to explain that the source of this misery was often the employee's relationship with their manager.
Managers everywhere should hang their heads in shame, but so should people like me who are in the business of helping managers manage.
Something is going badly wrong. I intend going back to the drawing board and examining everything my firm does against this background.
I invite you to leave comments regarding what needs to happen to restore enjoyment of and in work.
According to Breakfast TV this morning, one in six of the working population in the UK is utterly miserable in their job.
This is a disgrace! Even if the statistics are dodgy (64% of all statistics are made up on the spot) and it's only half that bad, it's still a disgrace.
The presenter turned to an HR guru for comment. The Guru supported the research and went on to explain that the source of this misery was often the employee's relationship with their manager.
Managers everywhere should hang their heads in shame, but so should people like me who are in the business of helping managers manage.
Something is going badly wrong. I intend going back to the drawing board and examining everything my firm does against this background.
I invite you to leave comments regarding what needs to happen to restore enjoyment of and in work.
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