What happens when a self storage customer goes bankrupt?
The recession has caused record-breaking numbers of people and businesses to declare bankruptcy. Some of them may be the clients of self storage companies. So what happens next?
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Back pain: a hazard of self storage?
Self storage involves lifting heavy stuff around – usually. And that can mean back pain. But that is something everyone can take measures to avoid. Here are some guidelines.
Self storage and university towns
What makes a university town? It seems to be an expression that gets bandied about a lot, especially by certain companies – including self storage companies – who are eager to adopt the air of sophistication that accompanies it, but what does it actually mean?
Good storage boxes: double protection for your storage items
If you are thinking of getting boxes for self storage, it’s important to buy good ones. Jamie Hudson of Box Boys Packing explains why, and how.
UK home rental costs hit record high
For anyone looking to find affordable rented accommodation in the private sector, the latest news will be unwelcome: average home rental costs hit a record high in April according to LSL Property Services, the UK’s biggest letting agency network.
Property marking: a good strategy for self storage
Thieves do target self storage, despite elaborate security protection. Should they get into your unit, you can put them off, or at least make them regret it.
Self Storage: First Aid Kits
Carrying heavy boxes, shifting furniture, using knives to open boxes, or a tape-gun to close them… cuts and grazes, splinters and bruises – all are hazards of the business of self storage. But do you have a First Aid Kit at hand to deal with them?
The ‘Boomerang Generation’ needs self storage
Because of the cost of renting and buying homes, many young people in their twenties – post-university or early in their working life – are moving back in with their parents. Where do they put all their stuff?
Should you pay for cardboard boxes?
Free, empty cardboard boxes should be super-abundant. Yet strangely the opposite seems to be the case. In recent years more and more people have started paying for boxes – which can quickly become very expensive if you need to buy more than a few.
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