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Ladies take on home sales market

Two years ago North Swindon friends Alison Edwards and Layla Allen had a dream of setting up their own enterprise and are now seeing
the fruits of their labour in a brand new on-line estate agency.
“We’re single mums who met son. “I have 15 years experience in We offer old-fashioned customer boards ourselves, just so we could
when our kids were at school to- estate agency and Layla comes from service values, without all the over- launch our business as economi-
gether in Abbey Meads,” said Ali- a customer services background. heads of business premises which cally as possible.”
are no longer necessary for estate Alison and Layla had saved
Mini-gold medalist agents. We can offer a complete up for two years to launch their
estate agency service without it venture, but having been made
Greendown pupil Georgia Clements recently won gold in the national costing an arm and a leg.” redundant earlier this year, Alison
Double Mini Trampoline (DMT) competition in Birmingham - an The pair makes no secret of decided it was the right time.
impressive result for the 13 year old who took up trampolining less having been inspired by Sir Alan “We were so excited when the
than a year ago. Sugar’s Apprentice programme. board went up outside our first
Georgia, who “Unfortunately “We took a ‘bucket and sponge ap- property,” Alison says. “It just goes
now trains in Erin crashed on proach’, making sure we keep our to show that when recession hits
Warminster and her second pass costs down by doing everything the thing to do is stay determined,
Bath, competed and was placed a we possibly can ourselves. We’ve and don’t ever listen to anything
with teammate very respectable dropped 5,000 leaflets, set up our negative.”
Erin Milroy from eighth place in web-site, and designed our for sale www.thehouseseller.co.uk
Isambard School her first national
against 46 other DMT competition.
competitors. Georgia managed
Dad Dave Cle- to compete a solid
ments said it was final pass and, af-
an exciting time for ter a few tense
the Grange Park moments, it was • Carpets • Wood • Laminate
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tions. Both girls competed a good a high level just 10 months after just the right price and the true value
solid first pass - it was all dependent taking up the sport.” Home seLeCtion serViCe
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