Look Back in Anger: An unwelcome return to the first doer upper
Alan Page was for many years an award winning advertising creative director and founder of his own successful agency. More recently he has served on the boards of various marketing businesses and acted as a property buying agent in the South of France. He has owned numerous homes in London, Paris and Saint Tropez and has now turned his hand to small prime central London property development.
Meat Market: They call them Offers, I call them Pointless
Too many cheeky buyers expect meaty discounts on well-done asking prices; not on my turf, says Alan Page.
The next time I go to my local butcher for a couple of steaks, here's what I'm going to do.
By Alan Page
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