All of us at IQ Property Services would like to wish everybody a very Happy Christmas and offer our best wishes for a great 2025.
Our planned break!
As usual, we’ve spent our year helping people to realise their property dreams. We’ve worked on creating new homes and renovating existing ones so that their owners are happy with where they are living and can get the most out of them. However, even Project Managers deserve a rest and we will be taking one, and making time for family and friends. And, because planning is at the heart of our job, we expect the Christmas and New Year period to go smoothly!
Be careful for Christmas
Driving around the Home Counties, as we do, it is heartening to observe the cheerful Christmas decorations and lighting that can be seen from roadsides. For a while, it looked like Storm Darragh might carry some of the carefully erected lights and statuary away, but a few days on all seems well. Be careful to check over your Christmas handiwork to ensure connections are still strong and no loose wires or cables create trip or other hazards.
Festive automation
Automation can, of course, make Christmas can run more smoothly. Heating, lighting, and ovens can be programmed through smart systems to switch off and on when required. Christmas-themed music and playlists can be heard at the right time, and lighting (indoors and out) is so easy to control. Set-ups can support comfort or partying or any of the needs of homeowners. And, if you’re going away on a winter holiday, your automation can be used to create the appearance of a home occupied and in use, and to minimise power consumption while you’re away.
Home comforts
We hope you enjoy the comforts of home this Christmas. Some of us are looking forward to the television re-runs of ‘Love, Actually’ and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ as they compete for attention with the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, and the new Wallace and Gromit movie, ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’!
Best wishes to you from Tony, Tim, Toby, Jane and Zoe at IQ Property Services.