Ellie

I went in to the office last week.

I was SO impressed with everything our facilities team have done so our office is Covid safe. ✅

We have a new breakout area which you can see in the picture. They have bought in some new furniture - chairs, stools and benches that are all marked out two metres away.

Today I am reading through our internal ‘Brilliant Basics’. In a nutshell, all of these basics should be implemented throughout our developments within FirstPort.

This adds a sense of formality and structure to the development and also what our customers can expect from us throughout all of our properties.

One development is looked after by our Luxary brand and the other by our Retirement brand. It will be interesting to see how their communal service charges are spent when I dig a bit deeper. Do they have a higher service charge than others? How did they get them looking this good within budget?

I will also be looking at the direct impact communal areas like these can have on our customers wellbeing. Do they think this is money well spent?

This morning I have woken up feeling strangely motivated for a Monday. I’ve had my coffee and the sun is shining ☀️

So, my first post. It’s 22:34 and i’m scrolling through my camera roll looking for something to post, i’m new to this. I thought I’d start with something fairly personal before it all gets serious as this blog does count towards my IRPM (Institute of Residential Property Management) qualification.

I scrolled past the chair we picked out for our ‘extra seating’ after we realised we couldn’t expect our family and friends to all squeeze on our sofa!

We went for a chesterfield vibe to match our main sofa, which made me wonder about where the chesterfield came from and the history behind it. I found a page that explains it pretty well so have linked that if anyone is interested.

As my blog is going to be primarily based around interiors, i’m sure there will be more ‘chair talk’ to come as and when I spot some interesting finds!