What a broad item to discuss, many younger clients come to us with ideas of buying properties well beyond their means and this can lead to many problems. Most want their big dream home first off without really being able to afford it so the finance is tailored to suit their payment capabilities at the moment.
All people know that circumstances can change so quickly from there being a duel income to a single income overnight. I suggest to my
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Interest rates
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Interest rates are at all-time lows and now are the time to take advantage and lock in a good rate. Buying an investment property is a great way to grow personal wealth and save on your tax.
Buying a new home is also a great way to save on stamp duty because when building a new home you only pay stamp duty on the land.
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Fall protection on site
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Do you need to have any fall protection if you work on a roof?
All of our sites have fall protection to protect roofing contractors and all other trades from falling off the roof.
See photos for the fall protection now used and should be used on all sites to protect workers from falls. When I did my building apprenticeship in the 70's, we had no fall protection and many building contractors had falls from roofs.
Lucky that nowadays
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