Mobile apps represent the latest in smart home technology. Advanced home automation softwares have made it possible for you to turn lights and appliances on and off, control thermostats and perform other handy home functions from your mobile phone. This capability has...
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If Fictional Houses went up for sale how much would they sell for?
This infographic will take you through some of your favourite houses from TV series’ and popular movies such as Friends, Scarface and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Aston James property surveyors London have really gone into lots of detail with this wonderful...
Changing Locks? Make Sure Your Locksmith Is Licensed
If you are planning on changing your locks, you need to make sure you get a licensed locksmith to do the job. Unless you’re a professional, doing it yourself could invalidate your home insurance, or leave your property vulnerable. Unfortunately, choosing a good...
Who has the best Superhero Hideout
This wonderful infographic will measure which superhero has the best hideout, they can measure this by how much the property is worth measured by estate agents tower hamlets. They can also measure the quality of property based on how many bedrooms it has and a house...
A Brief History of Health and Safety
Although we come across health and safety on a daily basis, whether this is PPE or work guides. But throughout all the encounters have you ever wondered where it all began? Where the initial spark of safety legislation started and how it evolved to be part of everyday...
4 Tips for moving house with children
Moving home isn’t a barrel of laughs, even when it’s just you. Now throw in children or a family and you’ve got an exponentially more difficult job on your hands. While we’re not claiming to take all of your house-moving anxieties away with a man and van service, but...
3 Possible Reasons Your Mortgage Finance Was Declined and How To Turn It Around
Consumer debt in Europe is at an all-time high thanks to efforts from lending giants, which puts households in countries such as The Netherlands, Cyprus, and Denmark at a debt ratio of over 200%. These figures only represent consumer credit, which may be a boost to...
Hygge, the secret of Scandinavian happiness
Hygge, an exclusive Scandinavian concept everyone envies. Everyone who has visited one of the Scandinavians countries has noticed the famous hygge. A concept the rest of the world tries to translate as “cozy”, "familiar", "lovable" or "warm". For Scandinavians, it...
Sash windows – How to draught proof them without loosing character
Sash window draught proofing can help to cut out the draughts that come from traditional sash windows without detracting from the charm and character of a period property. It’s the ideal solution for homeowners that are concerned with maintaining original features...
4 Design Tips For A Modern Poker Room
The idea of having a poker room in your home might seem a little bit old fashioned. You might think of it as the sort of thing people might have done 30 or 40 years ago, and you may even associate it with the so-called amateur poker “boom” of the early-2000s. But...
3 Home Insurance Myths You Probably Believe
According to Aviva, as many as 30 percent of UK homeowners think that their home insurance covers just about anything that harms their home. As much as people want that to be true, it simply isn’t. Electrical breakdowns, wear and tear, and mechanical failures are just...
Moving Day Essentials: 5 Essentials for the First Day In Your New Home
A study has shown that people in the United Kingdom typically move six times before they are 45. The research has also revealed that younger people are more likely to move house more frequently, and 54% of people under 25 have lived in three or more places. While some...
What are the safest door entry systems for flats and apartments?
Earlier this year, a 74-year-old man was left with a black eye, and other elderly victims have been rendered too frightened to leave their flat because of a unsecure entry system. If incidents like this prove anything, it is that door entry systems are crucial for the...
7 Tips to Build Your Own Self Build Garden Cabin
Rather than take on the humongous of building a garden cabin, some people ease the task by buying self-build garden cabin kits. These utilities can be found in major stores across the country readily available for clients, as opposed to gathering specific materials...
3 Tips for an Ideal Garden Office
While many people may not have heard of a garden office, it’s exactly as the name suggests - an office in your garden. Breaking away from the tired ideas of what a home office should look like, garden offices place you exactly where you are most likely to get in some...
9 Tips for a Stress-Free Move
Many would consider Moving House to be a stressful time in their lives. Any period of significant change is going to cause disruption and will breed certain levels of anxiety but really, a new home should be an exciting and positive experience. Often, the reason...
How to design your house to prevent the most common break-in methods
Of all the things you want from a house, perhaps the most important is that it keeps you and your belongings safe. To make sure it does, it is important to stay protected from the ways burglars are likely to break into your house. Whether you built it from scratch...
Air Permeability – A Self Builders Guide
Today, more than ever, there is a growing demand to save energy, from both consumer demand and government legislation. This is especially true in the construction and property sectors. As a consequence, the regulations concerning air permeability remains a constant...
Home office versus rented space – should I stay or should I go?
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics indicate that the number of self-employed people in the UK has reached over 4.7 million. With more and more people becoming self-employed, the issue of renting an office space or working from home is becoming...
How to prevent false alarms at home
There are few things more terrifying than being woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of your burglar or smoke alarm, and few things more annoying than realising that alarm was actually set off by a pet. The Metropolitan Police recently noted that 92% of...