Introducing our Milford Experts: Mary Buckley of helloworld Travel, Alex Kayser of Milford Print, and Jordan and Brooke of Harcourts.
Mary, what are some easy but fun ways to travel in our later years?
Age is no obstacle when seeking adventures and new travel experiences. After years of putting work and family first, you find the time and means to pursue your travel dreams. There are many options for those travelling in their retirement years. Both sea and river cruising are popular, because you unpack once while visiting multiple dream destinations.
Join either a small or larger escorted group tour to travel with like-minded travellers. For those with good health, there are walking and cycling tours through Europe. The team at helloworld Travel Milford will create your next travel adventure and ensure the experience is stress-free.
Alex, what do you recommend to help keep our photos looking good longterm?
Most pre-1970s photos I work on are more detailed and have aged better than modern prints. Why? Photography became cheaper and more accessible, but at the cost of quality. Most photos used to be taken by enthusiasts. Each was developed correctly with fresh chemicals and the materials used, including the paper, were of high quality. Now, most families can take snaps.
As a result, many photos taken since the '70s develop a reddish tinge, because the chemical reaction wasn’t stopped completely. Or the print quality is poor and the paper yellows with the prints fading faster.
Now print very few photos so isn’t it time to go back to creating high quality prints that age better, using quality print equipment?
“If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”
Jordan and Brooke, does unconsented building work pose an issue when selling?
We Kiwis have been raised with a ‘she’ll-be-right’ / DIY mindset that has resulted in unconsented work on a lot of our homes. Most people are pretty comfortable with this kind of arrangement day-to-day, but it can wreak havoc for vendors when they come to sell. Often it becomes an issue for buyers’ banks and lenders, whose chief concern is whether the work is insurable, whether council are going to make any costly requests for the work to be made legal in the future, and whether the unconsented work will affect re-sale of the home. It’s best practice to work through any unconsented works with council prior to selling, either through the CoA or the CCC process. This way you’ll open your property up to a wider pool of purchasers willing and able to own your home. And as anyone with a basic understanding of economics will tell you, more demand for something will usually result in a higher price!
