Archive for September, 2005

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Power of the press

Tony over at New Build Inspections has been sending out some press releases about these blogs, and they’re starting to be noticed. This has also led to some press attention…
Stuart Bruce, self proclaimed PR Guru, says that this is “One of the best examples of a small business blogging I’ve seen.”
Which is nice.
I’ve also […]

26Sep2005 | Nik | 1 comment | Continued
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Let the e-mail do the talking

I just sent this to Crest Nicholson. It should be self explanatory.
Kisby, Jeanette wrote:
I am writing to advise that a cheque for the sum of £120 will be sent out today in the first class post to your address at X Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx.
I’ve just confirmed that those funds have cleared my account, and […]

22Sep2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Keeping abreast of things

It’s been a while since the last update. Not that things haven’t been
happening, but it’s been a hectic few weeks, and it wasn’t until the 15th that I got broadband access at the house. But that’s now installed (Freedom2Surf, with an ADSL router supplied by Solwise) and things are ticking along, so it’s […]

19Sep2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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If at first you don’t succeed…

… take them to court. Well, that’s what it seems like. I just received an e-mail from Crest Nicholson.
From: Jeanette Kisby
Please be advised that we will make arrangements to process your retention fee of £3000 back to you as soon as possible without delay.
I’ve replied, reminding them that this needs to include the […]

5Sep2005 | Nik | 1 comment | Continued
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Small claims

Did you know that you can kick off a small claim online? I didn’t until a few hours ago. Just start at http://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/ and follow the instructions. That saves me a trip to the local court on Monday morning.
Of course, I found this out because I was researching how to make a […]

3Sep2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Following the money

I’ve spent the week chasing up some money that Crest Nicholson owe me. It’s not looking too promising at the moment. Here’s the story…

1Sep2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued