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8 March

Tickets went on sale for one of BB's favourite bands this morning and he was happy to get the front row, not that there will be much sitting down. The three boys and their famalies got together yesterday in Maroubra to enjoy a BBQ together at the house of BB. Good food, cold beer and loads of laughs. FP needs more properties as they are all tired of saying "fully booked". 

3 March

A good article on Sydney Apartment Accommodation can be found here.

1 March

The first day of Autumn has arrived and with it rain and a drop in temperature. The most requested property for the last 6 months on our site for furnished rentals Sydney is a one bedroom apartment on Market Street. Niall Bowie was starting to lay a new wooden floor in one of the Pyrmont furnished apartments today. Welcome back Mr Bowie!! A new blog for a new website relating to travel in Australia is starting to take shape.

28 Feb

The ex Midnight Oil frontman may well be back singing Beds are Burning after his constant battle with the Federal Government opposition re the insulation issue , which for BB at least would not be a bad thing as he is a fan of the Oils and not of the man's policies of late. All Sydney beaches were closed on Sunday due to the tsunami warning after the Chile earthquake, the frantic search for survivors continues throughout the country.  On a more pleasant tone, Happy birthday Marije!!!! 

24 Feb

Corporate apartment accommodation in Sydney will be made easier in the Sydney suburb of Ryde, as another property is added to the FP portfolio today. 

22 Feb

The NSW government has again done what it does best and that is not very much, by finally agreeing that the Sydney Metro will be scrapped and in the process dumping 27 Million dollars. Another huge blundering fall, by this current state government of 12 years. Bring on the next election!!!  We will be adding another property in Mosman this week to our Sydney lower north shore portfolio to help sustain the demand for apartment accommodation in Sydney. 

17 Feb

How did people years ago live without air co??  Heavens forbid, people are off the planet when they do not have it these days. A good point of discussion!  

16 Feb

No valentines cards received for any of the men in the FP office on Sunday or Monday, and it was the worst year for many Australian florists as the 14th fell on a Sunday. The old Oils frontman Peter Garrett is in a tad of hot water at the moment over the Countrywide Insulation

Business for FP is going very well apart from a few hiccups with the new building in Ultimo, teething problems of a watering nature. Sounds familiar BB!!

BB's brother arrived back home yesterday from a 8 year stint in Scotland, and it is good to have him back!!!

5 Feb

Temps have dropped and quite a bit of rain over the last weeks, however very hummid in Sydney.Business is going well and phone calls are coming in from property owners wishing to add their property to the site. The FP boys and wives are off to see Porcupine Tree on Sat night .... BB is especially looking forward to this. I will not be buying a t shirt (message for the Brady's) Review will come Monday.

26 Jan

Australia Day. BBQ and more BBQ and for Brendan unblocking the sewage drain in his back yard. 

19 Jan 2010

Happy new year to all, and apologies for the lack of blogs. Very busy here at FP headquarters, the busiest January on record!!. BB has moved into a new house, and Vince is still renovating his castle. The proposed Sydney metro looks as though it is dying a slow death which will make 95% of Sydney people very happy, including ourselves as our office would be right next door to one of the proposed metro stations. The Aussies won the three test cricket series against Pakistan 3-0 with some fabulous cricket being played by both sides. More properties will be coming online very shortly.

16 Dec

Business has slowed down in terms of emails and phone calls, however we do not have much availability until mid to late Jan 2010 in most properties. VB is still taking days off here and there as he and his family are still trying to complete the re furb of their family home, hopefully before Christmas day!! The new building we have been anxiously waiting on is almost there with the first guest checking in early next week. It will offer both one and two bedroom apartments for the Corporate Accommodation Sydney market. The third and final cricket test match between Australia and the West Indies has begun and BB is sitting comfortably in the air conditioned office watching the days play.A rather funky two bedroom terrace house has just been added to our portfolio in Camperdown which will cater for the enquiries we are constantly receiveing for executive rentals Sydney.

8 Dec

Lovely weather for some, too hot for others. BB is not used to this Sydney heat after being in northern Europe for the past 14 years, and nor is his partner. Down to the beach as often as possible and for VB a swim in the household pool. A new Sydney corporate apartment in Cremorne was added to the FP portfolio last week, a two bedroom apartment on the Sydney lower north shore. The second cricket test hangs in the balance with Australia needing to bat out the day.

1 Dec

The Australian Liberal Party have just elected their new leader Tony Abbott and in doing so killing Mr Rudd's Labor government ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme). This is the second Liberal leader in two years. VB is beside himself that this is the death of Rudd's ETS. Although delighted the Aussies kicked some serious butt in the first cricket test against the West Indies, both BB and James would love more of a fight on the field between the two countries. The second test starts on Friday. First day of summer today and the temp has dropped to 21C.

26 Nov

Ry Cooder at the Sydney State Theatre for BB on Tuesday night was another good gig and enjoyable evening, not the best seats in the wonderful State, however Ry did perform some old classics very well indeed. TV still not working to its potential in the office, however the Aussies cricketers are doing well at 2/176. Business for FP is going strong!!

24 Nov

Steaming and for an Aussie such as BB living in Europe for the past 14 years, the 40C day on Sunday was a killer, apart from the late dip in the sea.Catastrophic fire warnings were issued for the first time in NSW and Victoria during a heatwave in the south of the country where temperatures are expected to exceed 40C. The Australian Cricket season at home starts this week, so get that TV working in the office Buckley!! 

17 Nov

VB is out for a few days taking delivery of his new kitchen. James is not getting much sleep, however is still obtaining bookings and keeping his sense of humor and BB is still getting out to see his all loved concerts. Who was it last night mate ..... that red hed named Tori Amos? Sydney water temp is raising slowly and the first dip this half of the year was taken by BB on Sunday morning at Moroubra beach, very enjoyable!! Still waiting on the completion of the 8 apartments in Ultimo ... hurry up!!  FP require more apartments to cater for the demand for apartment accommodation Sydney.

 

5 Nov

FP had their best month since starting, all those moons ago back in 2001 for Oct. The boys can all go and retire ...... James will be very happy. No they just have to better it in Nov. The boys are saying no to enquiries more times than yes at the moment as all properties are booked, which is very frustrating. FP needs more properties. The race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup has come and gone again for another year with BB's partner the only one picking any winners.Of course the many Melbourne hotels would have been winners also.

25 Oct

to James and family with the new arrival of their daughter!!! BB and Vince will more than likely not see Jamie for some time, which is understandable as duty has called. BB and family have their first Aussie fiets and have not been off it since last Sunday ..... hopefully takes over from the lack of squash!!! The 6,000 people that enjoyed the ultimate picnic breakfast today on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will, weather permitting be back next year as the NSW government is considering making "Breakfast on the Bridge" an annual event.

19 Oct

VB is out of the office once again as windows have arrived for the new kitchen and living room, this is definitely a full refurb and a very big house. No new arrival for James as yet. BB and family have purchased their first bicycle since arriving back from Holland and the girls are delighted. Water temp is increasing so a swim on any Sydney beach will be on the cards soon.

15 Oct

Crave Sydney is a festival of food, music, comedy and art currently running in Sydney's CBD. BB is hoping to get down and have breakfast on the Sydney Harbour bridge with his family next weekend, however it is a lucky draw event. A very good read according to BB is Diary of a Bad Year by J.M Coetzee. Fun and crazy times here in the office this week.

14 Oct

This is my first edition to the Furnished Properties blog. I am new to this world whereby one must dievulge all and sundry everyday. Anyway I am giving it a go, it has been an incredible year and very manic to say the least. We are moving forward with the business in leaps and bounds, whilst trying to navigate the mine fileds. There have been a few casualties along the way, however for the most part, smooth sailing. We are always striving to provide a great product at a competitive price which is testiment to the fact that we are fully booked. I thank you for reading this and hope to see you back as we detail the chronicles of Furnished Properties and its inhabitants. This has been James Parsons self indulgence for today. 

13 Oct

No new addition to the Parsons's family as yet. Vincent is still refurbing his home. No new properties have been added to the website so far this month, however we are patiently waiting on 8 new apartments to be brought online within the next 4 weeks. 

6 Oct

A bank holiday long weekend was enjoyed by all the men at FP. BB of course is delighted that his girls are back and does not want to think about the next trip they make back to the motherland. After losing the Ashes the Aussie cricket team, did somewhat redeem themselves by winning the Champions Trophy. The rugby league grand final was a good match, however the end result was a tad disappointing as the boys wanted a Eels victory. The Reserve Bank here in Australia has raised its key interest rate 25 basis points, making Australia the first developed nation to reverse the cycle of cuts triggered by the current world financial crisis.

30 Sept

BB has been waiting for this day since he arrived back on the 4th Sept. Surprised he is even at work!! He will be out the door come midday faster than you can say girls. Vince is still on site at his home and James will be holding the fort. The new FP property down at Walsh Bay with bridge views is receiving loads of enquiries, no wonder as it is a wonderful property with three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

29 Sept

The Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm in the ARL grand final this weekend, come on the eels!!!. What a grand final it was between the Cats (Geelong) and the Saints (St Kilda) and well done to Geelong for getting over the line in the end. No repeat of the weather Sydney experienced last week, however there are still a hell of a lot of dirty cars on the road. BB has one more night to go. Vince is busy refurbing his home and James is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his second child.

25 Sept

BB has now only to wait until Wed for the return of his girls, it has been a hard 4 weeks without them. Busy week in the FP office with loads of things happening, including quite a few bookings, running around seeing new apartments, meetings with accountants and other adventures. Big weekend in sport with the rugby league semi finals on tonight and Sat night and the AFL final on tomorrow, come on St Kilda!!!

23 Sept

Global warning:Sydney dust storm just the beginning. What a night it was in most of NSW last night and this morning with Sydney being the worst affected. Thunder storms from 7 to 9 pm Tue night and then a huge dust storm enveloped Sydney and did not clear until around 2 pm Wed. Red dust everywhere with all planes and flights to Sydney being diverted and Sydney ferries cancelled.

21 Sept

It has been very busy since BB has returned to the front line of FP, which is a good thing as it keeps his mind of the woman in his life, too much. They return in 10 days time. Vince is still doing the refurb on his house, which will take a bit more time. James is now happy inside his new home, however now the landsacpe gardening starts. The NSW fire brigade are getting themselves ready for a hot summer by back burning many areas throughout the Sydney metropolitan area over the past two weekends, smoke,smoke and more smoke!! 

11 Sept

The three boys are all in the office today which is a good thing!! Business in terms of bookings is good and the three partners are anxiously awaiitng the completion of a building with 6 apartments. BB is of course still missing the girls however he is looking forward to spending the weekend listening to The Incident

9 Sept

BB is finding it real tough without the two woman in his life, however he is working real hard obtaining bookings and doing SEO for the site. Again Mr Brady from afar is helping his old mate in this process. It has only been a week since BB has returned (and James and Vince are delighted because of this) from the Dam and just as well as he is very much needed here. Vince was out of action today, however busy with the rebuild/refurb of his new family home.

6 Sept

Vince and James have been under pressure in Brendan's absence, with both of them settling and moving into their new family homes, however of course they survived and pulled in a good $ turnover for the month of August. Brendan was up again early this morning (could not sleep again) and made a trip out to Parramatta to pick up one of our internet modems. Now in the office doing a bit of work before dropping off some towels to one of the Sydney CBD apartments.

5 Sept

We all know the Aussies lost the Ashes, however I would just like to add, @#*%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that is out of the way, we can continue.

Hi folks!!! The blog is alive again as Brendan as returned from his European or should we say Holland adventure and he is in top form. A bit of jet lag maybe, however he was in the office getting the work done at 6 am this morning (could not sleep). He states it was great seeing and catching up with all the gang over there including Marije's (partner) family up in the north, in a town called Hoogeveen, the Brady's from World Escape (thanks for the website tips Emmett) and all the other cronies he knows in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. He really did get a bit romantic about his old home. The flight home was hard for BB (Brendan Bowie) as he came home alone, as Marije and Aoife are staying in Holland for a further 3 weeks. We will check in with BB on a regular basis to see how is doing.

10 Aug

Again a month has past by, without even a letter typed. Sorry folks ....... then again how many people read this blog? Firstly go the Aussies. 1 -1 with one to play. Cricket, well for James and Brendan anyway is a talking point most mornings. Business is rolling along with good solid bookings coming in. No new properties to speak of this month apart from a two bedroom terrace house in Balmain. Brendan is off with his family on Wed to his second home of Amsterdam and Holland and natural home of his partner and daughter for 3 weeks. Will he be missed? We shall find out.

17 July

No blog for a month now people and the reason why ...... ?? Busy, busy and even more BUSY!! Six new peoperties added to our portfolio in the last 6 to 8 weeks, fully booked in all properties, setting up new apartments and houses and after that still trying to find the time to do the emails and answer the phone. All three men are not complaining. Vince and James have both bought their first family homes, which means more work for everyone. Bring on the swim in the pool VB. The ASHES has started but unfortunately not a great deal of time to view it on the TV. Come on you Aussies!!! 

18 June

Sydney and Rain, rain, rain and more rain!!!!!!!!!!  Brendan thought rain in Dublin and Amsterdam was bad, however the rain that has hit Sydney in the last week is something else. Turn off the tap PLEASE!! The end of the Luminous festival was a delight with a performance by Brian Eno and Friends.Brendan states it was a fabulous concert and a fitting end to a great festival. The 14th June was also the end of the Vivid festival which was a public festival transforming the Rocks and Cicular Quay into a event of music, light and very creative ideas. FP bookings are still very good.

4 June

May was a record month for FP, which was great news. Three new properties also added to the FP portfolio in May. NSW were beaten by QLD in the opening State of Origin match last night. Brendan is off to see the Lighting of the Sales tonight. Vince and James are off to see the new Terminator film. Question has to be asked about culture? The media are in a frenzy at the moment about the looming swine flu pandemic, with the state of Victoria being most affected. 

26 May

A busy 7 days by all accounts as there was quite a bit of cleaning of apartments to do and a good number of solid bookings, although some areas remain a bit slow. Sydney has seen some heavy rain and very strong winds in the last week with some beaches being closed on the weekend and areas of NSW being evacuated due to flooding. Brendan met up with Vince on Saturday afternoon at Randwick Races to have a flutter on the horses, the boys did not do so well, however their ladies did fair better. Brendan and family have given rave reviews after viewing the World Press Photo exhibition in the NSW State Library on Sunday.

15 May

Although quiet, Brendan enjoyed his birthday in a local bar on Coogee Beach. He then headed off down to Kangaroo Valley with the family for a few nights and stayed in a lovely little house named River Bliss . This little town in the Sothern Highlands of NSW was just what the doctor ordered, relaxation and time away from the big smoke. One of the highlights was a visit to a winery named Yarrawa Estate, which is run by the very friendly Mark and Sue. James not feeling the best at present, however he is still pulling in the bookings and good ones at that.

8 May

Good week in the life of FP this week with some very good bookings. Cleaning the properties is still been done in house at the moment, which is a good thing as we know they are cleaned properly. Mr Brendan Bowie turns 38 tomorrow which he thinks is a scary thing, James and Vince agree!!

5 May

The three FP boys had a relaxed weekend with all of us including wives and kids meeting up at Jame's house on Sunday for a delicious lunch. A new property in Balmain has just been added to our webiste, a lovely studio apartment with water views. We are currently doing a refurb in our two bedroom apartment in Darling Harbour which will include new carpet and re painting the whole apartment. Look forward to seeing the results.

28 April

Sorry, the FP blog has been slow over the last week. It has been a busy week with good length bookings coming in and also a bit of cleaning thrown in, that is housekeeping of our apartments/houses which of course we all love doing from time to time. Looking forward to obtaining tickets this weekend to the Luminous Festival which runs in Sydney from 26 May to 14 June, some interesting artists and shows running throughout the festival. We have just been informed that there is more cleaning tomorrow, oh joy!!

22 April

Received some very good bookings in the last few days ie 6 months to 12 months. Brendan is currently doing some seo on the website and trying to obtain as many links as possible. Emmett from Amsterdam Stay is giving us very useful tips and advice on building links for the site. We are also trying to film as many of our furnished properties as possible and place a video through You Tube on each page of our site. Further news on this will be annouced shortly.

20 April

James is back in the office today and enjoyed his time up in the Hunter Valley. Vince andBrendan were again caught in the middle of moving beds and mattresses into one of our Castle Hill properties on Sunday. Ten gentleman from India staying in two apartments on a 6 month work placement. Not so busy today which is why an episode of the Office is on the TV.

16 April 2009

First entry in our blog and it comes with Brendan alone in the office on a busy day with loads happening. Jame's is currently away from his desk for a few days enjoying the pleasures of Buckleys Lodges up in the lovely Hunter Valley, a very popular wine district of NSW. Vince is on his way into the office with a truck load of new mattresses for one of our Sydney CBD apartments; only the best sleep is what we like to give. Have to go, beds are here. More later.