I was helping clear a family home after one of two life partners died. ‘If only I knew how to make a legal will,’ the survivor told me ‘I could have stayed on and retired here. But you see my partner died intestate, and because we never married everything has to go to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
Clearing a Hoarded Home in Hertfordshire’s Richly Diverse Countryside
I love my days driving up from London to clear hoarded homes in England. Especially when it’s time to leave the thundering motorway, and follow a winding road past sweeping panoramas. Clearing a hoarded home in lovely Hertfordshire is one of my treats. Although this … [Read more...]
A Virtual Assessment of Hoarding Produces Solid Results
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we relate with each other, at least for a long time to come. That's because close proximity, and strange environments cause us anxiety, even when we are with familiar friends. And a meeting with a stranger exaggerates that fear. … [Read more...]
Fly Tipping in Essex – Assault on an Ancient County
Essex ceremonial county dates back to the late Anglo-Saxon period, although there’s evidence of settlements from the Iron Age. And no wonder our ancestors were drawn here. Who could have resisted the allure of broad estuaries beckoning visitors to the hinterland? It’s … [Read more...]
