<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105906535469215215</id><updated>2012-02-16T15:56:23.459-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bring the Bracket</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3105906535469215215/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>theblogginggame</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16878939882550300876</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105906535469215215.post-3643855378278603939</id><published>2012-01-20T03:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T03:25:58.444-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Offer to sell my house quickly</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ijNouLfPvYM/TxlPNVRiITI/AAAAAAAAABc/IlWL4GvQ1nI/s1600/removal+trcks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="161" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ijNouLfPvYM/TxlPNVRiITI/AAAAAAAAABc/IlWL4GvQ1nI/s320/removal+trcks.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;At Freedom Property, we can make the offer you need to sell your house quickly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Most people who offer to sell your house quickly can’t. At least, they can’t sell it as quickly as you need them to. That’s because most house sales are conducted on the traditional market – either through estate agents or through private sales. Whilst you may get an acceptable offer for your house quickly, the sale may not go through at all, or may be held up by problems elsewhere in the housing chain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;If you have the time, the money and the patience to wait for this type of sale to work, that’s fine; but an increasing number of people need to sell their houses far more quickly than the traditional market allows them to. If you fall into this group and you’re thinking “I need someone who’ll offer to sell my house quickly,” talk to Freedom Property.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;How can you sell my house quickly?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;At Freedom Property, we have the property expertise and knowledge in &lt;a href="http://www.theadvisory.co.uk/conveyancing-1.php"&gt;conveyancing uk&lt;/a&gt; to sell your house as quickly as you need us to. Get the benefits of a quick sale by talking to us today on 0800 695 7 695, where we’ll happily tell you about our house sale process and how it works. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;We buy your house from you&lt;/b&gt; – one      of the main reasons that our sales process is so different from an estate      agent’s is that we buy your house ourselves. We don’t try to sell it to      anyone else, which means that we don’t have to market it in the local      paper, on the internet or by putting up a “for-sale” sign. This saves time      and money – both important if you need to sell your house quickly.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;We offer a fair price&lt;/b&gt; – we buy      your property for cash. This means that you may get less for your house      than the value an estate agent would put on it, but remember that you      don’t have estate agent fees to pay; your legal costs are reduced      significantly and your sale is guaranteed.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;If you’re moving overseas &lt;a href="http://www.theadvisory.co.uk/conveyancing-1.php"&gt;international removals to australia by www.fnworldwide.com&lt;/a&gt; could be just what you need.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3105906535469215215-3643855378278603939?l=bringthebracket.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/feeds/3643855378278603939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/2012/01/offer-to-sell-my-house-quickly.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3105906535469215215/posts/default/3643855378278603939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3105906535469215215/posts/default/3643855378278603939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/2012/01/offer-to-sell-my-house-quickly.html' title='Offer to sell my house quickly'/><author><name>theblogginggame</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16878939882550300876</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ijNouLfPvYM/TxlPNVRiITI/AAAAAAAAABc/IlWL4GvQ1nI/s72-c/removal+trcks.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105906535469215215.post-1225589211455121336</id><published>2012-01-20T03:07:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T03:07:40.035-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fireplaces – keep them looking good</title><content type='html'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt; 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font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}&lt;/style&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Once your fireplace has been fitted, make sure you look after it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6lH1DbI3HfQ/TxlK8Nu3owI/AAAAAAAAABU/QmP7sdSEAc4/s1600/fireplace+CCL.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6lH1DbI3HfQ/TxlK8Nu3owI/AAAAAAAAABU/QmP7sdSEAc4/s320/fireplace+CCL.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;A beautifully-crafted fireplace looks lovely in any room, but once it’s been fitted it’s your job to keep it that way. Depending on the type of surround, hearth and grate you choose, your cleaning could be minimal – which is how most of us like it. You could even have a hearth in your bathroom if space allows, by your &lt;span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.0pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bathrooms365.com/acatalog/Merlyn_Shower_Enclosures.html"&gt;Bathrooms 365's Merlyn showers range perhaps&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;It’s particularly important that you keep your fireplace cleaned during the months it’s in use, however, to ensure that you keep it gleaming.&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11.0pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;Looking after fireplaces&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;In most cases, fireplaces need little cleaning and can sit peacefully alongside your flooring (&lt;a href="http://www.edecks.co.uk/shop/dept.aspx?packs"&gt;decking prices from eDecks&lt;/a&gt; are great right now). The surround, which is often made of marble or stone, just needs a little regular dusting, unless anything is spilled on it, in which case it needs to be cleaned up with a damp cloth as soon as possible. If you have a wood fire surround, dusting and polishing will also help to keep it looking good, and you should feed the wood with wax on an occasionally basis. This isn’t a long or laborious job, but will keep the depth of colour and shine in your fireplace. Other areas that may need attention include:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;The hearth&lt;/b&gt; – fireplaces have to      have a good quality hearth, and these are mostly made from hard materials,      because they need to be solid and sturdy. For this reason, dusting takes      care of most of their needs, although you may need to use a damp cloth to      wipe off any marks or stains from anything that splutters onto the hearth      whilst the fire is burning.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;The grate&lt;/b&gt; – depending on what type      of grate you have, there are various levels of cleaning required.      Obviously, you will clear the grate of old logs, coal or other solid fuel      each time you use it, and if you’re using your fireplace regularly,      there’s no need to completely clean the basket in between fires. If your      grate and basked have chrome, brass or other metal fittings however, you      may want to use a specialist cleaning solution to keep these clean and      shiny.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;Around your fireplace&lt;/b&gt; – the carpet      or other flooring around fireplaces is often the victim of sparks or ash      from your fire. Try to clean these as soon as possible, but never brush      soot which has landed on the carpet, because you will simply embed the      dirt in the carpet fibres. Instead, use a hand-held vacuum cleaner, or a      vacuum attached to pick the dirt up directly from the floor.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3105906535469215215-1225589211455121336?l=bringthebracket.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/feeds/1225589211455121336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/2012/01/fireplaces-keep-them-looking-good.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3105906535469215215/posts/default/1225589211455121336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3105906535469215215/posts/default/1225589211455121336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bringthebracket.blogspot.com/2012/01/fireplaces-keep-them-looking-good.html' title='Fireplaces – keep them looking good'/><author><name>theblogginggame</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16878939882550300876</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6lH1DbI3HfQ/TxlK8Nu3owI/AAAAAAAAABU/QmP7sdSEAc4/s72-c/fireplace+CCL.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
