CTO @CountingupHQ, cook, beer & whisky drinker, geek. The content and opinions contained herein are my own and not those of my employer, or anyone else.
We're finalists in the British Bank Awards by @SmartMoneyPPL 🥳
A huge shout out to everyone who voted for us, as we're named as finalists for Best business banking provider 🏆
We still need your help to take the win...
Vote here to win £1000 👉 https://t.co/pylZ2aTSfc
Here’s to 43 trips around the sun ☀️
Tequila, because I still refuse to accept I’m a responsible adult 😉
Good Tequila (Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia), because I am fortunate enough to have the means to avoid bad Tequila. Salud!
Seeing in 2024 with a dram of this @SMWSUK bottling (with thanks to the many friends that clubbed together for a cracking 30th birthday present).
Happy New Year to all!
@martinboydlkp@LKPleasehold@michaelgove@redditchrachel Not just shared ownership impacted here, the Help to Buy scheme has a similar clause. You have to pay back the loan based on the RICS valuation, regardless of what the property can actually be sold for.
@cybergibbons Nope, but they are nice and quiet, and have the “spinny bit” well hidden (useful with pets and children). We have two, but also a “giant” (50cm) floor fan for when things get really tough (which is anything but quiet!)
@cybergibbons Another vote for Sabra. After a work trip to Israel (many years ago now) my hummus expectations were reset, a lot of regular supermarket stuff seems bland and gritty as a result.
NEW: last week we got the latest UK census data, on ethnicity, religion & identity.
It was met with toxic responses from the usual suspects seeking to weaponise the stats.
Almost every word of what they claimed was false.
My column: https://t.co/2FLJ5LqJ8m
And a thread 🧵
Nearly every leaseholder has been/is being screwed over by the building safety crisis.
But few are in worse situations than Help to Buy customers. What makes it worse is it’s a gov body responsible for their plight.
Here's my latest story and a🧵on how
https://t.co/s12NBUO801