An important aspect of hiring a contractor to do work in your home is to understand what permits, special requirements or licensure are required for each job. Once that’s understood, you can know whether it’s best to hire a licensed contractor or a handyman. REFERRALS Be sure to ask for referrals and references and know the relationship of those referring parties to the contractor. Ask […]

Based on the learning resources for this week, what do you conclude determines a person’s gender? Did the reading change any of your thinking on gender? If so, which ones and why? Next, answer one or more of the following questions using the learning resources for support: Is it useful to create additional categories for gender? What would we gain as a society? What might individuals gain? […]

Great Britain is thriving away from the Capital City in places such as Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, among others. Lower costs of housing certainly help. Global investors are discovering there is more to Britain than London. Indeed, those who are inclined to alternative investments might find that building commercial and residential properties in the country’s other cities a wise choice. Consider some of the cities […]

Members of the CML want to bring more people into homeownership – for the sake of working people as well as for overall economic stability. It’s all about the housing supply. That’s the position of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), an organisation that obviously benefits when more people are able to buy more homes. And in agreement with them are housing advocates, social scientists […]

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 8 (section 8.3), 11 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following historical events: The Lewis and Clark Expedition The Missouri Compromise Independence of Texas Mexican War of 1846-1848 The California Gold Rush Then, address the following for your selections: Which […]

Already strapped with education loans and lower wage expectations, the under-35 set of UK workers face difficult economic factors. More houses would help. It is well understood in the UK that there are too few homes. Also, that this shortage has social and economic implications – for individuals and the country at large. But this housing shortage hits different demographics harder than others. Specifically, it’s […]

Assignment 04 AR300 Art History Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading.  Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar.  Sources must be cited in APA format.  Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific […]

Current statistics suggest that fewer and fewer people in the middle class will own their homes, particularly among the young. But several forces defy that trend. The numbers suggest a downward economic slide: real estate chain Countrywide predicts another 600,000 people will be renters and not owners by the year 2019. This is on top of the million UK residents – concentrated in the 25- […]

Investors from Russia and China are buying English homes, but are proving to be buyers and not builders. A new tax may quell that – or simply change what they buy. There is a reason that the British government closed a particularly maddening tax code loophole in early 2015. By imposing as much as a 28% capital gains tax (CGT) on foreign property owners, it […]