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The Contents of your home that should be in Self Storage

Need A Space near Faversham Kent offer a leading choice of Self Storage units for all sizes and purposes.

Many homes contain items that really are ideal to be moved into self storage.

Maybe you have moved into a smaller house? Or you might just have items taking up space but which you don’t want to throw away for sentimental reasons? Perhaps a child has recently flown the nest and you are looking to clear the rest of their room so it can be used for other purposes? Whatever your reason, the bottom line is – space is valuable!

Why not create more room by moving items that are not being used into storage? Below we have listed some common items that can easily be taken to a storage facility to reduce clutter in your home:

1. Unused equipment, white goods and more.

White goods that are still working but are not being used are suitable for storage. This could involve anything from fridges to washing machines. They are probably the most bulky items and take up lots of free space in a home. Whilst you are figuring whether you should sell them or not, moving them into storage can be a great way to make some room in your home.

2. Old musical instruments, record collections.

Having pianos, keyboards, guitars and other instruments lying around your house which are not being used can take up a considerable amount of space. Store them somewhere securely until you need them or have someone to pass them onto to stop your home looking like a music shop.

3. Best intentions gym equipment.

Whether you’re taken a break from your workout regime or have updated to other machines, choosing to place old gym equipment in storage can take these chunky items out of your home. Static bikes, treadmills and weight machines can all look pretty unsightly in the home anyway and placing them in storage means you can keep them fresh ready for future use or a future sale.

4. Unused furniture too good to dispose of.

If someone has moved out of your home but you don’t want to get rid of the furniture or sell it on then consider transporting it to a self-storage facility instead. This can clear loads of room and ensure items are easily accessible should you need them again in the future.

5. Out of season gardening equipment.

Whether you’ve outgrown your garden shed or only want seasonal gardening supplies kept at your home, moving the mower, strimmer or other gardening equipment to a storage facility can be a great space-saving solution.

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Whatever you need to clear space, Need A Space between Canterbury and Faversham offer easy access, industry leading security and the lowest rates around.

Need A Space have a wide array of facilities to assist with you storage, from free move in vans to packaging boxes and materials, ask us for more information.

Give us a call on 01227-751673 and let us assist you with planning your storage and making some space at home.

 

Self Storage a popular choice with Hobbyists

Many of us have hobbies of one kind or another, at Need A Space we have the storage space with easy access and the ability to organise your hobby.

  What starts out as collecting a few teddy bears, model cars, records or fishing gear for example can grow quite substantially over the years. Some hobbies turn into small businesses, selling via online marketplaces such as record collections or toys. Others develop an interest in craft making and need the storage to help organise materials. Self storage can help organise your collection.

Some hobbies take up more space than others or grow to such an extent that they become too cumbersome at home or unpopular with partners and other household members.

For example, some people decide to collect classic toys. These have to be kept in pristine condition and ideally in their original packaging. This means if you have more than three or four of them you’ll end up struggling to find room to store them all. You’ve probably seen news stories about ardent collectors of all kinds of things over the years. Normally they’re pictured in what was their spare bedroom, standing among piles of whatever they collect, surrounded by shelves from the floor to the ceiling.

It’s no wonder then that some people opt to keep their ever-expanding collection in a storage space instead of at home. This is particularly true if they have an expanding family too and need the space. It does make a lot of sense and it ensures the entire collection is kept in pristine condition too. This applies to all kinds of collectible items. You can always keep your favourite pieces at home if you want to hang onto some of them, maybe rotating your stock from time to time to give you something fresh to look at.

This works for all kinds of collectibles too. All you need to do is to make sure they’re kept off the floor and are safely stored in boxes or in other things that will keep them safe. For instance, in the case of classic comics, you can put each one in a sealed plastic bag designed to keep it safe.

So if you’re looking at a collection of items that form part of a collectible hobby, think about making the most of that collection and storing it in a self-storage space now. You may just be glad you did.

Need A Space are conveniently located just off the A2 between Canterbury and Faversham, contact us for friendly storage advice and the lowest rates around.

Small Businesses run from home utilising self storage

What are the advantages of using self storage for Business?
Whether established or you have just set up your business and know that storing your stock, tools and equipment at home will simply require too much space. Perhaps your business was doing well, based from home, but is now growing and taking over too much of your home then self storage is the low cost solution

If either of these scenarios applies to you, you may be looking at alternative premises for your business stock and paraphernalia. Renting commercial property can be costly though, and doesn’t take account of the fact that income can fluctuate massively from month to month for small businesses and come whatever happens, you’ll have to pay rent and bills on premises that might, in any given month, be larger than you really need.

Let’s say you sell clothing on eBay — you know that some months (typically at the beginning of a new season) are busier than others. During those busy periods, you need a lot more space and have the extra income to pay your bills. During lulls, though, you may end up paying for empty storage space you don’t really need. Need A Space offer flexible self storage units and may be the ideal solution for your business storage needs.

Benefits of basing your business in a storage unit:
Choosing to base your business from a storage unit allows you to be flexible: you can increase or decrease the size of your unit so that you’ll only pay for what you need, and you can keep your unit for just a month or for as long as you need — there are no lengthy tie-in contracts involved and no business rates to pay. All with just one month’s notice, scale up or down or move out.

Need A Space self storage conveniently located between Canterbury and Faversham just off the A2 have a wide choice of storage units, from containers, to individual crates to storage rooms.

Popular small businesses using self storage:
The following small Businesses are popular users of self storage, helping to keep fixed overheads and growth options unrestrained.

1. eBay and Amazon Vendors – Online marketplace sellers free up home space using Self Storage at Need A Space. From second hand to new stocks, books, sporting goods, toys and games can all be stored perfectly safely in your self storage unit ready to pack up and deliver to your customers.

2. Online retailers – if you’re an independent online retailer, Need A Space Self Storage have space to get your orders ready and post them out to your customers without delay.

3. Etsy Traders – maybe your craft hobby has attracted a lot of attention and you’re ready to mass-produce your products. A storage unit will give you somewhere to store your equipment and the components for your craft.

4. Vintage clothing/furniture sales – if you take your products to fairs, car boot sales and auctions to sell, keep your stock in your storage unit rather than trying to find space for everything at home.

5. Catalogue sellers – whether you sell Tupperware, beauty products, health supplements or household cleaning products, keep your samples and deliveries safe in one of our storage units ready to deliver to your customers.

6. Charities – store donated stock to be sold in your stores and keep records there to monitor stock flow, Gift Aid receipts and turnover, safe and secure for GDPR purposes..

7. Fundraisers – store marketing equipment, raffle prizes and donations, and have a professional address from which to communicate with potential sponsors.

8. Mobile Engineers – keep your spare parts for boilers and ovens somewhere easily accessible. Our storage is just off the main A2 so you can collect any parts you don’t have in your van with our convenient access.

9. Machinery and Parts Retailers – you’ll need somewhere dry to keep your goods, and plenty of room for larger spares. As long as there’s no fuel or flammable materials, you can store your machinery in one of our container units and increase or decrease the size of your unit as stock levels fluctuate.

10. School Uniform Exchange Shop – use it to store, sell and swap pre owned uniforms. Fit it out with some clothes rails and racking for an instant access. You can keep your unit for a month or however long you need, so you can keep it going as an ongoing resource for your school, or just at the end of the holidays to help people get organised for the new term.

11. Fashion designers – your storage unit will have plenty of space to store your materials. You could set up a cutting table and mannequins for when you’re ready to assemble your designs.

12. Gift card & craft makers – keep everything you need to make them in your clean, dry storage unit.

13. Event organisers – if you organise events nationwide, you can keep all your advertising equipment and props etc in one convenient location.

14. Market stall holders – keep your stock safe in your storage unit, keep on top of your paperwork by keeping records of your sales, purchases and turnover in your unit as well using our archive boxes available.

15. Sports club organisers – if you run after-school or breakfast sports clubs, use a storage unit in an easy access location to store your equipment. You’ll be able to retrieve your sports gear early enough to get to school on time without searching lofts or over stuffed garages!

Why use Need A Space Self Storage:
A Family run team who have many years of experience arranging storage and logistics options for small businesses. Lowest rates around are assured as well as friendly, professional service. By arrangement we can accept deliveries on your behalf so no more waiting around at home for that delivery. We also offer mailing address and package collection services, please just ask. Call or email Need A Space to find out more, convenient easy access between Canterbury and Faversham just off the A2.

As we come out of Covid 19 lockdowns many are predicting a mini boom, make sure your business is prepared with the space requirements you may well need. Call or email Need A Space to find out more….

Self Storage to help you sell your home, reduce stress and support calm.

Self Storage offers so many solutions, not just for Business Users as we have detailed, but for the Personal, Home user and Students. Need A space Self Storage near Faversham have always provided an easy as possible, friendly service for all Self Storage needs.

For the Homeowner, one increasing use of self storage is the ability to declutter your home. 2020 has been such a difficult year for most of us, with lots of time stuck at home and many considering selling and moving on.

DECLUTTER TO SELL YOUR HOME: Research has shown that when people are viewing new home online not only will cluttered home and rooms look smaller but will actually make the home much less appealing and mean that potential buyers keep scrolling

Buyers may be concerned that areas stuffed with clutter also need repairs or renovation that they cannot see. Clearing these spaces will put their minds at rest, give the impression that your home is bigger and add value to it.’ So, take heed and get a quicker sale at the best price possible.SELF STORAGE DECLUTTER YOUR HOME TO SELL YOUR HOME.

Buy utilising Self Storage you are able to hang on to all your possession with easy access as and when needed from Need A Space. Not only will this likely aid the sale of your property but when the time comes to move, it will be so much easier as all your non essential items will already be in storage.

Need A Space make this whole process as easy as possible, not just easy access, a wide choice of sizes and moving equipment. We also offer a free Move In Van for longer bookings and work with transport companies to arrange removals should you require. A Wide choice of storage unit sizes also ensures we have the right options for you.

DECLUTTER TO REDUCE STRESS, SUPPORT CALM AND MENTAL HEALTH:  Well researched in the Mental Health field is not only the requirement we have for order in our lives, but the need for a certain amount of space and order in our homes.

In the UK we already have the smallest new homes in Europe, as we acquire more items from gifts to gizmos we slowly but surely run our of minimum space standards. Self Storage solves this issue without the huge costs of moving home if you prefer to stay put. Easy access also means you can quickly return those items home that you find you are missing.

Clutter will affect your every waking mood and Lockdown time at home has only intensified this. Dishes in the sink, toys throughout the house, stuff covering every flat surface; this clutter not only makes our homes look bad, it makes us feel bad, too.

At least that’s what researchers at UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives and Families (CELF) discovered when they explored in real time the relationship between 32 families and the objects in their homes. This research resulted in a book, a rare look at how families use the space in their homes and interact with the things they accumulate over a lifetime.

Our over-worked cupboards, lofts, garages are overflowing with things we rarely touch. It turns out that clutter has a profound affect on our mood and self-esteem. CELF’s anthropologists, social scientists, and archaeologists found:

  • A link between high cortisol (stress hormone) levels in female home owners and a high density of household objects. The more stuff, the more stress women feel. Men, on the other hand, don’t seem bothered by mess, which accounts for tensions between tidy wives and their clutter bug hubbies.
  • Women associate a tidy home with a happy and successful family. The more dishes that pile up in the sink, the more anxious women feel.
  • Even families that want to reduce clutter often are emotionally paralyzed when it comes to sorting and pitching objects. They either can’t break sentimental attachments to objects or believe their things have hidden monetary value.

But there are easy solutions available. If you are in East Kent, take the first step and contact Need A Space and see how Self Storage can help. We are experts in our field, with a professional, friendly family run service. Our low rates and high tech security make it all the more worthwhile.

How Need A space can offer a smooth move with student storage

studentsIf you are a student in Kent (especially the Canterbury, Faversham and Whitstable areas) then Need A Space self-storage could solve a lot of problems for you.  With the intrinsic seasonal nature of student life and the inevitable requirement to pack up all your stuff at the end of the year, you are likely to have pack up your belongings – only to have to take them all back again for your next term.

 

You could leave stuff at your temporary address but is this really a safe option? Can you really take that risk of hoping your valuables are going to be there when you come back?

 

Precious learning materials and recreational possessions

Your belongings are precious and it is sometimes awe-inspiring how much a student can accumulate over a year or even a short period of a term. Being in a place of learning you will no doubt have loads of text books and course materials to hang onto. That’s before you even start thinking about new clothes, house utensils, white goods and recreational paraphernalia such as CD’s DVD’s and vinyl (yes vinyl is coming back apparently!)

Is there still space at home?

To add to the problem you have got your home environment to think about. You have been away sometime and your parents may not welcome you bringing everything but the kitchen sink back into the house. There may not even be the room.

Transport can be a problem

There is also the problems of transporting what you have back home.  Students tend to live quite a distance from their birth home while at college or University so there is an extra cost here. The logistics of it all could be quite stressful too.  If you have your own car you are lucky but can you pack it all in? If you are getting a train you almost seem to be beaten at the first hurdle.

Self-storage in Canterbury could be the solution 

Need A Space is a self-storage facility based in Canterbury which offers secure storage for students.  You can use our Space estimator so you can get a clear idea as to how much space you will need. Let’s start as we mean to go on by saving money! We can help with transport by providing free van hire and you will be welcomed by our friendly staff. CCTV and high security infra-red beams makes sure that your valuables are absolutely safe. We can provide packaging tools and to help cut costs further, groups of students can easily store their valuables in one place together.

To learn more about how Need A Space self-storage can help students in the Canterbury area click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial help for small UK businesses during the pandemic

How can small businesses survive the onslaught of Coronavirus? The future certainly looked bleak when the UK government first made clear the restrictions involved in lockdown. Unable to trade and receive funds just to cover daily costs is leading to forecasts that not only small businesses will collapse – products and services will become unavailable to the general public and the UK economy will plummet into recession.

But the government has introduced various measures to ease financial distress and unemployment.

Loan aid

The UK government under the leadership of Boris Johnson has been criticised for not acting fast enough on many factors concerning the Coronavirus outbreak, but the introduction of the Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), could offer a great helping hand to employers in these difficult times.

Launched on 23rd March 2020  to allow small to medium-sized businesses access loans and overdrafts from the British Business Bank (BBB), the scheme is aimed squarely at those businesses who have been hit by the pandemic and have a turnover of less than £45 million a year,

By becoming a member of the Financial Stability Board, an interested party can check their eligibility with a range of accredited financial providers. The full list of accredited lenders is available on the BBB website. The Development Bank of Wales is currently offering customers a 3 month capital repayment holiday.

Help with Tax?

As well as CBILS there is also a HMRC helpline for businesses who are looking for a deferral period on their tax liabilities. A comprehensive link to the measure that the government have put in place can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19

Claiming furlough

The government has also recognised the importance of enabling small businesses to hold onto employees. The Job Retention Scheme was launched on the 20th March. The scheme will enable eligible employers to pay 80% of their monthly salary. This outlet is now live and if you are an employer and wish to make a claim you need to go to the HMRC website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme#what-youll-need-to-make-a-claim

The three main factors for eligibility are (1) you will need to have created a payroll scheme before the 20th March, (2) you will need to be enrolled for PAYE online and (3) you will need a UK bank account. You can only claim for employees who were on your payroll on or before the 19th March 2020. Employees can be full-time or part-time and you can claim for apprentices and people on zero-hour contracts.

Need A Space self-storage is currently closed due to the pandemic. We look forward to offering the same-high quality services to our customers when lock down is eased.

                                  From all the staff at Need A Space: Take care. Keep safe,

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