2015
Another Look at Housing Maintenance Policy
Maintenance is the achilles heel of all housing policy. It is all too easy for politicians to make a short term gain at the expense of the maintenance budget. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s it was common for rent controls in both public and private sector housing to be funded, in effect, from the maintenance budget.
How to refurbish a hotel on a budget
GLM Managing Director Ian McKee sat down with Hotel Business Magazine to share his top tips on approaching a hotel transformation project on a restricted budget.
A Closer Look at Stained Glass Window Conservation
Before the art of creating larger panes of glass was perfected small pieces of glass connected together with lead strips was the best our forebears had. Subsequently leaded windows and stained glass have often been revived and they give an artistic feel to what might otherwise be a flat and lifeless plate glass window. As a consequence we often come across leaky, cracked, bowed and vandalised leaded windows and when we do we rely on the considerable skill of experts to bring them back to life. There are a few around.
