City Centre Vs Suburb: Manchester Vs Altrincham
Posted by jerry on Apr 12, 2012 in Commercial Property
When looking for offices to rent, businesses often face the question as to whether it is better to locate in a City Centre, such as Manchester, or a more suburban location such as Altrincham. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. In some cases the decision is driven by the ...
Book Review: Capital by John Lanchester
Posted by jerry on Mar 13, 2012 in Magnus News
John Lanchester is a successful author, journalist and restaurant reviewer who wrote a brilliant book about what led to the 2008 financial crisis. Entitled Whoops: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No-one Can Pay, it explained in clear and readable terms how crazy mortgage-lending in the US...
Death of a Forest
Posted by jerry on Mar 13, 2012 in
It's that time of year when, amongst the first signs of spring, there is the thud of your council tax/business rates bill arriving on the doormat. However, here at Magnus it was more like the crash and bang of an entire rain forest being destroyed. Not only did we get a separate bill for...
East Cheshire Hospice - Midnight Walk 2012
Posted by jerry on Mar 13, 2012 in
Magnus Ltd is delighted to again be sponsoring the Hospice's Midnight Walk, one of the key fundraising events in the Hospice's year. It takes place on 30 th June and don't ask what time it starts! If you've never done the walk before, then why not sign up for this year. If you have done...
Tax, What Tax?
Posted by jerry on Feb 2, 2012 in
I've realised that I'm the only stupid person left in this country who's actually paying all their tax and national insurance and having those taxes deducted from my salary before I even see what's left. So I've decided that I'm not going to pay any more from now on and I've come up with a...