Hot home staging techniques for moving that London property

London’s property market has started the new year in the same fashion as it ended 2015: dominating the business news. Halifax, Britain’s largest mortgage lender, confirmed in February that house prices and sales continue to rise sharply in the capital, where the average asking price for a residence has reached an astonishing £643,843. Continue reading Hot home staging techniques for moving that London property

Why we simply must reduce software errors

In a world where consumers are presented with an ever-expanding number of choices about the products and services they make use of, quality matters like never before. Products that fail to work as promised are quickly discarded and, even if these problems are fixed at a later date, a legacy of bad reviews can prevent even the best products from gaining a foothold on the market. Continue reading Why we simply must reduce software errors

Wartime interiors: carefully crafted austerity

The austerity following the global financial crisis of 2008 wasn’t limited to the heady spheres of politics and macro-economics. It also affected our approach to fashion, art and decor, with simple functionality replacing the bling and conspicuous luxury of the boom years. The slow return to relative prosperity has not occasioned a rush back to the grand and ornate; rather, we have developed an enduring appreciation for the uncluttered, skilfully crafted designs of the war years and their immediate aftermath. Continue reading Wartime interiors: carefully crafted austerity

Sweden’s Fransson Wins First EBT Title

Daniel Fransson has won his first European Bowling Tour title in the Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 held in the Netherlands. Fransson has been a regular at the tournament over recent years, finishing in second place for three years running and losing out each time to Mik Stampe, a Danish bowler. This year Stampe had to settle for second place, as Fransson came out on top with 470 pins to Stampe’s 463. Continue reading Sweden’s Fransson Wins First EBT Title