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6 Ways to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

6 Ways to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

Nowadays one of the major things people think about when looking for a home is how energy efficient it is. With rising energy bills as well as increasing pressure from governments to cut our energy usage, ensuring your home is as eco-friendly as possible is a priority...

The Features that will welcome wildlife into your garden

The Features that will welcome wildlife into your garden

There are so many fantastic benefits of encouraging more wildlife into your garden. More wild visitors will create a vibrant living atmosphere in your garden, as well as encourage better pollination of your plants. By following these few pieces of advice, you can...

Identifying and treating rising damp

Identifying and treating rising damp

What is Rising Damp? Rising damp is when moisture from the ground travels up the walls of your building via capillary action. Not only does this make the walls damp but it will also suck in salts and impurities which can damage the structural integrity of the wall,...

Is It Worth Having a Home Heat Recovery System?

Is It Worth Having a Home Heat Recovery System?

In today’s world, we are always looking for ways to save money while protecting the environment. We are more conscious about the decisions we make – how will this affect my family, home, budget and the environment? So when methods pop up to improve the efficiency of...

How to Maximise Your Budget When Upsizing to a Detached Property

How to Maximise Your Budget When Upsizing to a Detached Property

Getting a first foot on the property ladder is a milestone in the lives of those who achieve it. In many cases, however, it isn’t long before those “first-time buyers” are looking to become “second steppers” and upsize to a detached property. New research indicates...

Easy Home Defense Tips for Home Invaders

Easy Home Defense Tips for Home Invaders

  Burglary is on the decline in the UK. According to statistics released by the Office of National Statistics, police-recorded crime rose by 10% in the 12 months through March last year; that includes increases in reported burglary and theft. And according to...

Get Your House Ready For Spring

Get Your House Ready For Spring

Spring is just around the corner. Okay, it might not feel like it in your neck of the woods, but it’s always better to be optimistic, right? With that in mind, it’s the opportune moment to start getting your home ready for spring, or at least thinking about it. Maybe...

The Ins and Outs of Saving for Your First Home

The Ins and Outs of Saving for Your First Home

Owning a home in the UK has become so challenging for young Brits that they have all but given up on the whole idea. Instead, UK millennials now just spend on travel and other similar experiences. After all, even if they somehow raise enough money, there is still a...

How to Find a Reputable Plumber

How to Find a Reputable Plumber

Every homeowner at one point or another will have to call a professional plumber. No one plans for or wants to have a plumbing problem. These problems don't come with any warnings or bright flashing lights and usually happen suddenly. A pipe can break or a faucet can...

Space Saving Ideas for Your Flat Pack Building

Space Saving Ideas for Your Flat Pack Building

Making the decision to have a flat pack home is often borne out of a particular set of needs and wants. Whether embarked on as a self build project or whether the building is made for you, the ideals and goals will be unchanged. Main drivers tend to be budget, eco...

What to Look for When Hiring an Interior Designer

What to Look for When Hiring an Interior Designer

Let’s face facts; the cost of modifying your home can be prohibitive at the best of times. Adding a simple extension can cost the eye-watering sum of £14,000 on average, for example, while even relatively affordable improvements such as carpeting your house can set...

Home Accessories Shopping Tips You Need to Know

Home Accessories Shopping Tips You Need to Know

With the help of home décor UK, your ordinary home will look even better. They might be just simple additions to your home decoration, but they could totally change the look of the place. It is just a matter of how you choose the right accessories that are pleasing to...

Tips for Finding Quality Emergency Plumbing Services

Tips for Finding Quality Emergency Plumbing Services

Plumbing repair problems could occur any time. You might be in the middle of your sleep and something might happen. The tap might suddenly start leaking water. Pipes might have been broken. If these things happen, you have no choice but to act right away. You can’t...

4 reasons why your garage door can come off its tracks

4 reasons why your garage door can come off its tracks

Modern garage doors can improve the kerb appeal of your property and add an extra level of security to your home. But even if you invest in a good quality up-and-over garage door, things can occasionally go wrong with the door opening mechanism. Modern up-and-over...

Statutory Lease Extension Claims: A Guide for Freeholders

Statutory Lease Extension Claims: A Guide for Freeholders

Under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (as amended) leaseholders have the right to claim a new lease with an additional term of 90 years and a peppercorn ground rent throughout. In return the leaseholder will have to pay the freeholder...

Winter colour schemes for your living room

Winter colour schemes for your living room

It's well known that colours and seasons solicit different moods in people, which in turn influences they way in which they interact with the world around them. Seasonal changes can be particularly impactful, as they often encourage home-owners to change the interior...

3 quick ways to de-clutter your house (before Xmas!)

3 quick ways to de-clutter your house (before Xmas!)

If you're a parent, you'll probably be preparing to de-clutter your house as Christmas approaches. After all, you're bound to have purchased a number of new toys for your kids, meaning that now is the ideal time to clear out unwanted items, make the most of your space...