Moneo writes: A matter of trust

A couple of months ago Mrs Moneo and I moved house. This move entailed moving to a new part of the country and meant leaving behind many tried and trusted tradespeople and professionals. This was not difficult as we quickly made the decision that we would return to our old home town to visit people like our dentist and accountant, such was our faith and trust in them. Yes, it might mean a bit of a trek, but if someone is that good then travelling is not an issue, and we could also catch up on old friends when we were in the area. What it did mean, however, was that we were left without access to local tradesmen we had faith in to carry out the myriad projects, large and small, that we would need done in the new house. How then to ensure we were able to access good people who would carry out jobs to the high standard we wanted?