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Whatever Happened to Melody?

With so much controversy over this year’s ‘Last Night at the Proms’, it is easy to forget that there will be many other promenade concerts taking place which we never hear about. last year I went with my son, Andrew, to one of those concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. It was a good evening. I enjoyed the Tchaikovsky. But it was the ‘specially commissioned’ piece which I could not get into. It was just too abstract. Whatever happened to melody?

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Enfranchisement and Corporate Landlords

I am pleased to enclose a link to my recently published piece in Local Government Lawyer. Although written for local government, the content will be of use to any corporate landlord within the UK, including housing associations and other social housing providers. Please take a look.

https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/property/313-property-features/44698-freehold-enfranchisement-and-local-authorities

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You’re Not Earning Enough!

Here are some tips to get a pay rise:

  1. If you don’t ask. You won’t get. But it’s got to be done in the right way. Remember that it’s the company which holds all the cards. They don’t have a mortgage to pay.
  2. Never ‘demand’! Ask the boss to ‘consider’? That way everybody saves face. Whatever the outcome.
  3.  Are you hitting your work-targets? Exceed them if you can. Then that pay-rise will be difficult to refuse.
  4. Know what the market is paying for your work and what your colleagues are being paid. Can’t find out? Then BLUFF!
  5. For more information and real-life examples on how to gold-plate your job, read Pass Your Exam; Get That Job, and Build a Career. Possibly the best investment you will ever make. j