As Londonist says Google Maps are all very well for presenting information. But where’s the charm? Where’s the love? Reminded earlier this week about the special allure of hand-drawn charts, they thought it’d be fun to revive the idea of homemade cartography.
They’ve asked us to draw a map of our local area, be it home or work, indicating all the corners, bars, parks, features and characters that are important to us, then photograph your work and send it to tips@londonist.com, or upload it to Flickr and tag it Londonist. They’ll show the best ones on their site.
If your map is of Pimlico, and shows the location of Pimlico Flats, then e-mail it to me (click the envelope on the left) and I will publish it on this site.
This is what I did, but I am sure that you can do better.
Map of Pimlico
Map of Pimlico (Detailed)
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Posted in London on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
Apart from a couple of days February has been a month of constant rain. Needless to say no external decorating has been done. If any tenants in the new mansard have any building problems please (e.g. a leak as happened in Flat No13) please let George or Bradley Construction know .
Progress to the new reception area has been delayed due to the solar panel installers. However they will be in at the end of the first week of March so hopefully without any further delays the new reception is programmed to be completed by the middle of March.
Entrance Tiles
We will be laying a patterned tiled entrance to the front of the entrance to 75
Apologies in advance for the obstruction, we will be making a temporary platform for all of you to walk over when Stan is laying these tiles.
The reconstruction works in 79 to solve the leaks are progressing well and as long as we have no delays with certain materials arriving on time these works will definitely be completed by the middle of April.
In the interests of saving paper future newsletters will go out electronically. If you wish to receive them by mail you can subscribe to the blog at www.pimlico-flats.co.uk/blog
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Posted in Pimlico Flats on March 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
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Last week was Gas Testing week – all gas appliances were tested, and landlord’s certificates obtained.
Next week (week commencing 15th February) is Electricity Testing week. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 requires that all mains electrical equipment (cookers, washing machines, kettles, etc), new or second-hand, supplied with the accommodation must be safe. We have employed a PAT testing company to check all appliances in all flats, and they will be visiting your flat to conduct tests at some point during the week.
If there are particular days or times that you would like the test to take place please could you let George know.
Tags: Electrical Equipment, Electricity, Pimlico Flats
Posted in Pimlico Flats on February 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Krystyna of Bradley Construction wonders where January has disappeared, and whilst she says that she doesn’t remember in her lifetime having snow so many times in one winter, I myself can remember Winchester St. during the winter of 1963 – much worse! Because of the extreme weather conditions decoration of the front of the buildings decorating has been delayed for the foreseeable future.
At last house 75 will be complete and the stair carpets will be laid at the end of the first week of February. This is a lengthy process as the actual carpet needs to be cut to the accurate length then sent off to be bound before it can be laid. I hope everyone in house 75 is pleased with the finished effect of the hallway. The new intercom system was ordered and should arrive and be fitted at the same time.
The new open plan reception & office is taking shape, and will contain equipment and tanks associated with the solar panel heating system. This equipment will be put in place and cupboards built to enclose it all. We hope to have this open area ready by the middle of the month. Once it is completed we will explore how it may be best used. One possibility might be (subject to fire regulations) a common Internet terminal available for everyone’s use, and possibly a Network printer. The biggest problems with common services like that is that we are not equipped to provide technical support.
Krystyna has been asked to undertake repairs to 75 Flat 1 and the first floor of 79 – the tenants underneath these flats have been suffering from major leaks from showers, which have defied all repair attempts over several years, and so finally we are undertaking two major projects, including structural work to replacing structural timberwork which has rotted as a result of the continual leakages.
Tags: Add new tag, Energy, Internet, Pimlico Flats, Snow, Technical support
Posted in Pimlico Flats on February 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
Pimlico Flats Entrance
All flats advertised qualify for our
January flat for free for a month offer. We have 2 brand new Studio Flats left recently completed and priced at £1300 pcm, and £1400 pcm. One of these flats has a private Roof Terrace. We also have a 2 Bedroom Groundfloor Flat (or 1 Bedroom and Livingroom) available soon (it’s just having a new shower room fitted) for £1300 pcm. Finally we have a Studio Flat (new last September) for £999 pcm from January 31st. If you wish to view any of these properties please telephone 07947 777575.
We always have short term vacancies available for weekly lets. If you are after a letting of less than 6 months please enquire giving us details of your dates, and the type of property that you wish to rent and we will reply indicating whether we can meet your dates, and with a quote for the cost, within 24 hours.
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Posted in Pimlico Flats on January 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
Blogging frequently involves getting inspiration and sometimes content from elsewhere, and the conventions of attribution should be followed. I have in my past on one occasion not done this, and I am ashamed of myself and the article is no longer on the website. If you are reading something on this website that you feel is valuable and bears repeating please feel free to do so. Please include an attribution with anything that you copy – and to help you do this I have installed Tynt which will do the attribution for you. Also please feel free to use any of our photos and videos with attribution, the hotlinking block was put on because I got annoyed by some people just using my photographs without saying “Thank You”, and to prevent scamming websites use my content to rob tenants by pretending to be a landlord. Guest Bloggers here retain copyright for their work, and if it isn’t too much trouble please could you acknowledge the Guest as well as this site.
I was prompted to write this blog after reading Leo’s Zenhabits, one of the top 100 blogs on the internet. I’ve copied my summary of his words, and you can link to the full text by clicking Vitruvian Man. I would recommend that you read his blog as I find superb tips for modern living there.
Zen & Vitruvian Man
“I’m granting full permission to use any of my content on Zen Habits or in my ebook, Zen To Done, in any way you like. From now on, there is no need to email me for permission. Use it however you want! Email it, share it, reprint it with or without credit. Change it around, put in a bunch of swear words and attribute them to me. It’s OK. 
While you are under no obligation to do so, I would appreciate it if you give me credit for any work of mine that you use, and ideally, link back to the original. If you feel like spreading a copy of my ebook, I’d appreciate payment. I’d prefer people buy my ebook, but if they want to share with friends, they have every right to do so. I’m not a big fan of copyright laws anyway, especially as they’re being applied these days by corporations, used to crack down on the little guys so they can continue their large profits.
Copyrights are often touted as protecting the artist, but in most cases the artist gets very little while the corporations make most of the money. I’m trying this experiment to see whether releasing copyright really hurts the creator of the content.
I think, in most cases, the protectionism that is touted by “anti-piracy” campaigns and lawsuits and lobbying actually hurts the artist. Limiting distribution to protect profits isn’t a good thing.
The lack of copyright, and blatant copying by other artists and even businesses, never hurt Leonardo da Vinci when it comes to images such as the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, or the Vitruvian Man. It’s never hurt Shakespeare. I doubt that it’s ever really hurt any artist (although I might just be ignorant here).”
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Posted in General on January 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
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Yes Pimlico Flats are going to let a couple have a flat in Central London free for a month.
We keep telling people that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and that if it’s too good to be true then it is …… and then we go and do this!
So yes – terms and conditions apply, so make sure that you understand what you have to do to get your flat free for a month. Last time we did this we had a pile of people who just wanted the free month – it doesn’t quite work like that! Here is the deal …..
- This is available for couples who enter into a tenancy during January only.
- It applies to any of our advertised flats.
- This is for 8 month tenancies only.
- To qualify for the free month you have to pay the preceding 7 months rent on time, meet all the tenancy obligations, and look after the flat (i.e. make good any damage that isn’t fair wear and tear).
- To qualify for the free month you must be able to show that you have promoted Pimlico Flats
There are no other fancy tricks, it’s a straight up and down offer from a straight up and down business. Look at one of our vacant flats, like it, sign up for the tenancy, get the 8th month free.
FAQ
- What if I don’t want to stay as long as 8 months? – Then the offer isn’t available.
- What if i want to stay longer than 8 months? – Then the tenancy continues and we welcome you as a long term tenant. You still get that 8th month free, then you carry on paying the rent.
- How can I be sure that I will get my free month? – Because we promised it to you. There are no tricks. Come and meet us, talk to existing tenants.
- Why are you doing this? – Because we have just built 9 flats and for marketing reasons want some vacant flats in October 2010, so rather than hold them empty until then we are making this offer.
- Why is it only available to couples? – Because it’s a great deal, and we would rather 2 people benefited than one person.
- What do you mean by “Promoted Pimlico Flats”? – Write a blog about us, link your website to our website, retweet our tweets. Come on people – this is free accommodation! We have to get something out of this too!
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Posted in General, Pimlico Flats on January 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Clearing Sewer
A very Happy New Year to you all from Pimlico Flats and Bradley Construction, and an especial Thank You to George and Danny who turned out on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day morning to successfully repair the failed Central Heating system in 77, and to clear the blocked Sewer in 71. Our very successful Christmas party seems a lifetime away now, some of Bradley Construction’s workforce returned to work on 4th January and the main decorators will start work on 11th January.
Pimlico Flats Entrance
Apologies for any inconvenience caused whilst the stairs are being prepared and made good, and the new reception area will start to take shape after demolition works are finished. It has been decided that the new stair carpet will not be laid until all the decorating is finished as we do not want unnecessary dust settling onto the new carpet. More of an affect will start to take place once the decorators start adding the colours to the walls. Unfortunately at these low temperatures painting is very difficult so the external work has been put on hold, once this cold spell is over we will resume decorating the outside. The new entrance to 75 is programmed to be completed at the end of January.
Pimlico Flats Entrance
The next project planned to start after completion of the entrance to 75 will be a major repair program for Ground Floor 75 and 1st Floor 79. In both cases serious leakages require the complete replacement of showers and rectification of structural damage caused by leakages from the defective showers
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Posted in Pimlico Flats on January 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
London Flats Bradley Construction Mansard Project
Christmas is only 25 days away and another year has disappeared!!!
We will be holding a Soiree in the upstairs room at the Clarendon Pub, Cambridge Street, on the evening of Friday the 11th December starting at 19:00 to wish tenants, staff, and, contractors a Merry Christmas. I do hope that you are able to come along.
Most of Bradley Construction’s workforce are from Poland, and they are already getting excited at the prospect of going home to be with their families and loved ones for Christmas. Their last day of work will be 15th December but they will be returning to work on Monday 11th January 2010 to complete the works. When the work stops for Christmas the hallway and stairs will be largely decorated, however the new reception area won’t be completed, and the new carpet won’t be laid until the New Year. We will make a special effort to leave the whole common areas very clean for you all over the Christmas period.
The new wired computer network should be commissioned over the weekend of 5th/6th December. All flats in every building will be inspected for sticking windows on Friday 4th December (this is your formal notice of entry), please let George know of any inconvenient times.
I hope everyone living in the new studios is happy with their heating and hot water, I have tried it personally and think that the showers exceed expectations. The last flat to be completed and handed over to let should happen by the middle of the second week of the month.
Krystyna Perez of Bradley Construction has asked me to thank you all for being so patient throughout the work and to all wish you a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
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Posted in Pimlico Flats on November 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
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An update and to the paper Newsletter issued last week. Firstly I would like to apologise to the flats that had their heating switched off a couple of days ago, this should not have happened and was rectified once it was brought to our attention.
The Scaffolding has finally been removed and we are fast approaching the end of the works which I hope you find are being completed to a very high standard. The studio flats completed look stunning, and are proving very popular with the first 6 having been rented before completion. The last 3 will be being completed over the next 2/3 weeks, and the megaflow system is up and running providing fantastic high pressure hot water and heating for all the new studio flats. It is intended to extend this system to the studios in 73 early in the New Year.
The focus of attention will move to the entrance hall and stairs, as mentioned in the last newsletter we will be starting the decorating of the hallway of No. 75 apologies for the inconvenience to all tenants using this stairwell, and please be very careful when the painting starts. We will make sure that signs are up advising you of wet paint, and work will take place during the times that most people are out.
The decoration will start with plastering for the next 2 weeks, followed up with painting for the 3 weeks after that. Three sample colour schemes were be painted in the hall on Saturday, your views on which one we should choose are most welcome, but as is the way of the world we are probably going to go with a different one, yet to be painted on the wall.
As the weather is fair the outside will be finished off, but please can you check that your windows open and are not painted shut.
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Posted in Pimlico Flats on November 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
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