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Popped over with Mrs D and the kids to see Sal, John, Jamie and Evie on Friday night. Couldn’t believe it, Sal has gone internet mad and got herself on Facebook - John still thinks a Lap Top should have a dancer with it.

Great to catch up with you all and see you soon - Rich

P.S Came home Friday night, got new neighbours, they have all the big lights on and a huge trailer, come back John the Chin !

Much has been made this week about the stock market crashing which got me thinking, I’d better find out what’s it all about, so I’ve been on the phone to my old mate Tim Skelton of Skelton Financial Services in Hoddesdon, he reports as follows :-

Tim, Whats all this about the stock Market Crash ? Well, earlier in the week it looked like doom and gloom all round but a surprise cut in US interest rates and a recovery in global share prices and all of a sudden the World seems a happier place.

What does it mean to your average investor and is there cause for panic ? The stockmarket volatility we are currently seeing is caused by fears of a recession in the US. This is of course very unsettling for clients and its only natural to be concerned about how this affects the value of your investments. My clients often ask what action they should take in response and they will usually be better off resisting the temptation to make changes to their long term investments simply becuase of short term stockmarket movements. If your personal circumstances and investment goals remain unaltered and you are still able to take a long term view then it is probably appropriate to ’sit tight’ through any periods of uncertainty and  adopt the Lance Corporal Jones methodology and ” don’t panic ”

Should investors carry on buying stocks and shares at the moment ? Yes, in my opinion this is the ideal time to buy although understandably, investors are often reluctant to invest new money when markets are volatile but it is possible to make volatility work in your favour. Regular investing removes the need to get the timing right and means you remove the risk of investing everything when the market is at its peak. In summary it is wise to be cautious in the first half of 2008 but the second half could see more favourable results.  Tim Skelton, Skelton Financial Services, Hoddesdon

Stevie Tate, Nicky Tate, Freddy Tate, Paul Thoburn, Billy McCoy, Geoff Knights, Tony Cicch, Gary Cooper, Tony Dods, Pip, Lee Morley, Rocco Tona, Bryan Akers, Darren Swift, Dave Cassidy, Nino Colletti, Steve Hibbert, George Dann

Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, Adebayor, William Gallas, Pat Rice,  Paul Merson, Malcolm MacDonald, Ian Wright, Thierry Henry, David Dein, Charlie Nicholas, Martin Keown, Tony Adams,Nick Hornby, Rory McGrath, Piers Morgan, Dale Winton, Jamie Oliver, Natalie Cassidy, Mr and Mrs Campbell-Barrymore, Osama Bin Laden…..

 …………………….. your boys took one hell of a beating………………..enough said

We are pleased to be the first agency to take a full page lettings advert In the Mercury, fully rebranded in line with our corporate image. We knew that the start of the year would be busy for lettings and this has certainly been the case so far. I expect 2008 to see the most demand ever for local properties and rent levels to increase in line with supply and demand.

On Friday 11th of January I was pleased to attend the Guild of Letting and Management / letting Training Centre annual lunch at The Directors Institute in Pall Mall, which proved to be an extremely successful event.

The annual lunch is in recognition of the success of the students studying and passing the Btec Diploma at various levels.

An excellent lunch was followed by speeches by the sponsors and director of The Guild Susie Corrolla.

One of our managing partners at our Ware branch, Pippa Worthington, is half way through the Btec level 4  for Lettings and Management and we look forward to her receiving her certfication at next years lunch. We hope that more of our staff will also undertake the course to further their knowledge of the industry.

Pictured Below at the lunch , left to right, Christian Ciraolo, Diane Sanders ( Shepherds Lettings Hoddesdon )  Richard, Pippa Worthington ( Anthony Davies ) Lucy Ciraolo and Susie Corolla ( the Guild of Letting / Letting Training Centre )

A big congratulations to Jean ( our property manager @ Hoddesdon) and Terry on the latest addition to the Higgs clan, Owen born on 13th December 2007 , pictured left. Hurry up back to work Jean, we have a few files need sorting out !

Richard and Tony are pleased to announce the arrival of Gary Cooper at Hoddesdon Office. Gary brings over 25 years of local property experience with him and will be partner in our Estate Agency division.

We welcome Gary on board and look forward to a long and successful partnership. We will be launching brand new advertising and boards this month. If you have a local property to sell and are looking for a modern and upmarket approach please contact Gary on 01992 470335 or gary@anthonydavies24.co.uk  

Rick Garner, Dona Julia Golf, 31/12/2007. Dear Rick, you have a great family, a lovely wife Sharon, 2 lovely kids young Rick and Alex, you support a better team than I do, you have a bigger apartment and can drink more Vega Bombers than me. But one thing you are not better than me at is Golf. A lovely swing here on the 11th ( just after you had smashed up the buggy ) but if you look carefully, the ball is still on the tee ! I suggest you get yourself up Chorley Golf Club and buy yourself some lessons. By the way me and Alex ( superstars ) remain unbeaten. Great News Years Eve by the way - see you soon- Rich

We are currently looking to expand our Lettings business by acquisitions. If you have a Lettings business in Hertfordshire or Essex and are considering the sale of your portfolio ( with or without premises ) please contact me to discuss on richard@anthonydavies24.co.uk

We have funds available to make a quick decision and are also able to guarantee your tenants deposits if required.

Any negotiations are conducted in the strictest of confidence.