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  1. 3 Ways to Avoid Overpaying Self Employed Tax

    3 Ways to Avoid Overpaying Self Employed Tax

    If you’re a self employed tradesperson you’ll know that it’s often easier to cough up than to faff with your tax. But a little bit of nous and a small investment of time could save you a lot of money when it comes to your bill from HMRC. If you don’t want to cough up […]

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  2. Decorating for Christmas?

    Decorating for Christmas?

    It is now that time again to get your house ready for the big Christmas get together. Are you looking to get your house looking like a home for Christmas and you need the right skills to get you going? Look no further than Able Skills Painting & Decorating short courses, we have the perfect […]

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  3. Epic Buildings: The Quadrant: MK

    Epic Buildings: The Quadrant: MK

    Utilising a disused brownfields site in Milton Keynes, this brand new HQ for Network Rail has won CIBSE’s (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) 2015 New Build Project of the Year (over £10m). With an Excellent BREEAM rating and an EPC A rating, this £106 million project has been a revelation both for Network Rail […]

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  4. DIY Hacks of The Week: Phone Chargers & Vacuum Sealers

    DIY Hacks of The Week: Phone Chargers & Vacuum Sealers

    Hello practical people, are your fingers itching for a fresh fortnight of projects? Every two weeks the Able Skills team share some of their favourite Instructables and DIY hacks, throwing down the gauntlet to find out exactly what your making is made of! If you’re looking for a project for a rainy autumn day why […]

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  5. Student Stories - Mike

    Student Stories - Mike

    Mike is at the halfway mark of his 10 Week Tiling Course and he has progressed massively during this time due to his hard work and passion for tiling. Everything Mike has learnt during his 5 weeks has been extremely relevant to him. The reason for this is that he has always loved tiling and […]

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  6. Student Stories - James Mason

    Student Stories - James Mason

    James has just finished his NVQ Level 2 Bricklaying course at Able Skills and he had extremely high praise for the course and his instructors. He is another happy student who has left Able Skills with excellent skills and a great qualification. Before Able Skills, James didn’t know the first thing about laying a brick […]

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  7. Government Plans to Ban Cement Price Rise Alerts

    Government Plans to Ban Cement Price Rise Alerts

    A competition watchdog commissioned by the Government has drawn up plans to prevent cement companies from sending out blanket price rise letters across the construction industry. During a review of competition in the sector, the watchdog found cause to push for greater competition in the sector, which has long been subject to high cement prices […]

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  8. Student Stories – James

    Student Stories – James

    London Hotel owner needs to fix up his rooms!   James, who has now completed our Introduction to Plumbing course, wanted to get an insight into how certain aspects of plumbing work. So he started off with the introduction course so he could begin with the basics. Unlike a lot of our students James hasn’t […]

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  9. Electrical Home Study Level 2 & 3

    Electrical Home Study Level 2 & 3

    To take on one of our many electrical courses, a lot of commitment is required as it’s a full time course. Obviously, not everyone can commit to six weeks straight studying, as they may have work or families. At Able Skills we offer the Electrical Home Study course, which makes it much easier for people […]

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  10. Epic Buildings: Wilmcote House, Portsmouth

    Epic Buildings: Wilmcote House, Portsmouth

    It may not look much today, but Portsmouth’s dishevelled and bedraggled 1960s built Wilmcote House is set to undergo a radical sustainable retrofit project over the coming years. Currently a symbol of many of the things which were truly wrong with 1960s social housing, architects ECD Architects are ready to give this depressing block of […]

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  11. Local Councils Eager to Take Trades Training in Hand

    Local Councils Eager to Take Trades Training in Hand

    “For too long we’ve trained too many hairdressers and not enough bricklayers” is the current gripe of the Local Council Association (LCA), which this month published fresh analysis of the levels of trades training taking place in the UK. According to the LCA, the UK is facing a serious skills shortage, with too few trainees […]

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  12. How to Create a Professional Image as a Self Employed Tradesperson

    How to Create a Professional Image as a Self Employed Tradesperson

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