VAT Increase coming in January 2011

How does it effect you?

With the new increase of the current VAT rate from 17.5% to 20% in January 2011 I was wondering how this will effect painters and decorators like myself. I was wondering if the increase would put people off having any decorating done because they think the increase will make the decorating job cost too much.

I hope people don’t think like this and actually think about what little difference it will make, especially by using a local independent tradesman who isn’t VAT registered. If a job costs £500 including the materials now (£400 labour and £100 materials) the same job in the new year will only cost an extra £2.50 as the materials are the only thing effected by the VAT. So, instead of paying £500 now you would pay £502.50 in January.

Still think the VAT increase will make that decorating job cost too much?

If your based in the Southend on Sea area and would like an estimate for some decorating in the New Year why not contact us or fill in our decorating estimate form to arrange an onsite visit.

Launch of new Southend Interior Decorating website

Last week saw the launch of our new website www.rayfields.co.uk, this website showcases our interior decorating aspect of the business.

The main website will still remain to be www.propertydecorating.co.uk. We decided to launch this new website to show people our interior decorating as well as having a new look website.

The new site has a chic, stylish look and feel that incorporates photos that I have taken, and then cropped for the site.

There is also a pictures section with photos of completed work, again our main gallery will still remain on the property decorating site.

You can contact us via the new site, however if you would like an estimate for interior decorating in the Southend area you will have to go over to our estimate form on the main site.

Interior designer Françoise Murat : Wallpapering Article Featuring our Wallpaper Calculator

Today www.propertydecorating.co.uk was featured in the newsletter of Interior designer Françoise Murat in her feature on Wallpaper “Wallpaper – an amazing decorative wall covering”.

The newsletter can be read online at Françoise Murat’s website

And the full article including details of our wallpaper calculators and why I developed them for the website and as a resource for DIYer’s and Trademen alike can be read in the article :
http://www.francoisemurat.com/interior-design/231–wallpaper-amazing-decorative-wall-coverings.html

EDITED – 14/05/2010
Today we are also featured on Sarah Beeny’s website Tepilo where Françoise guest blogs about ‘A British approach to decoration: Wallpapers‘.

Françoise says in the blog:
“CALCULATING HOW MANY ROLLS YOU NEED….

The first question any client always asks me is: how much do I need to buy? How do I calculate what I need for such and such room? The answer? Adrian Rayfield of www.propertydecorating.co.uk has devised a fantastically easy tool – see what he says” https://www.tepilo.com/blog/2010/05/a-british-approach-to-decoration-wallpapers/

Calculator Links :

Wallpaper Calculator.

Ceiling Wallpaper Calculator.

Tile Calculator.

Paint Coverage Calculator.