9 Crown Row, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 0TH
Helen Thring
Marketing & Operations Manager
Helen is Nick’s sister and she successfully set up and established our Lettings Department back in 2013. Having spent much of her career prior to DY working in marketing, Helen now heads up our Marketing & Operations department. This suits her organisational skills, creativity and keen eye for detail perfectly! She loves taking long walks with her Labrador Finn and when time permits, travelling and visiting new places around the globe.
Top of my bucket list is…
To keep travelling, visit more new countries and ultimately, one day explore Europe in a (very comfortable!) camper van.
My guilty pleasure…
Ben & Jerry’s cookie dough ice cream. Probably best to just not buy it!
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
Less shy/more confident. Still working on it…
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
To help find a cure for cancer and dementia. Here’s hoping.
On Sunday morning, you can usually find me…
Up bright and early for a long dog walk in the countryside.
You might be surprised to know that…
One of my earliest qualifications as a teenager was as a Clarks trained shoe fitter. Ohh, all those back to school shoes!
20 Apr 2020
We have been under lockdown since the Government’s announcement on March 23 of the steps needed to combat COVID-19.
A lot has happened since then and one of the big things this whole experience has done it seems, is to give people a chance to reassess how they are living their lives.
A recent Sky News report featured a survey which suggested just 9% of people want life to return to exactly how was it before the outbreak.
The survey commissioned by the Royal Society of Arts, alongside The Food Foundation, found more than half (54%) of 4,343 people who took part in the YouGov poll hope to make changes in their lives, and for the UK as a whole to learn from the crisis.
The survey also reported:
42% said they value food and other essentials more since the pandemic.38% are cooking from scratch more.61% of people are spending less money. 51% noticed cleaner air outdoors. 27% think there is more wildlife.39% say they are catching up with friends and family more.
Property changes
From a property perspective, we are anticipating the market in Bracknell will bounce back to life like never before.
With people spending much, much more time in their homes, the crisis has made them realise things like; it’s too small, too big, they don’t like their neighbours or they want to move to be nearer family and close friends. It may well be they want to cash in on their equity and live a little more.
Some have also predicted a baby boom as idle hands, well, let’s not go there. And a rise in divorce cases could also be sadly on the horizon.
Whatever happens, at Duncan Yeardley we will be ready for it.
A report last week said that estate agency could be one of the first industry sectors to re-open along with coffee shops and restaurants. So, if you are thinking of making changes to where you live, please feel free to contact us now.
From a purely personal aspect, this whole crazy episode has made us realise the importance of our community’s spirit and the key workers who hold the economy and ‘normal’ life together. We will also value health, freedom, and things we took for granted a lot more.
What about you? What changes will you make to your life when the lockdown ends? We’d love to hear your lockdown stories and what you’ll be changing in the future.
Thanks for reading and remember – stay safe, protect the NHS, save lives.
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