New Ventures

Some people call it downshifting. Anyway we sold our house in London and moved to Dartington, Devon. We used some of the proceeds to buy a flat in Queens Park, London. This was partly as an escape valve (if it all goes Pete Tong in Devon we will still have a toe hold in London) but also so we have somewhere to stay in London. However to make it pay for itself we are also doing holiday lets there. See our website for the flat at www.queensparkflat.co.uk. So far it's going pretty well. There is certainly plenty of demand for quality holiday lets in London. So far we've had bookings from Denmark, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Spain and Holland. Surprisingly we haven't had a single enquiry from the States.

Down in Devon I am working on a couple of new businesses. However to get some quick cash in, we are also opening the annexe on the side of our house as a B & B. Week Meadow B & B Dartington will open in January 2011. And to keep the cost down I'm installing the new bathroom myself.