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Is killer water hiding in your home?

Here’s a question for you; when is water at its most dangerous in your home? The answer, surprisingly, is all the time. This is due to damp, moisture and condensation feeding toxic and most likely invisible moulds within the home. The British Lung Foundation know something that hardly anyone else does, that the most common [...]

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Now we know what happens to the OTHER sock

The long running mystery of the missing sock could finally have been solved, as new figures released by home emergency experts HomeServe have revealed that UK drainage engineers last year recovered over 5000 pairs of socks, knickers and pants from the nations pipes.

Other strange objects that were found in blocked pipes include fireworks, garden furniture, [...]

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“Bedroom Planning Advice”

Expert tips from luxury furniture company Raines & Willow www.rainesandwillow.co.uk Stockist: 01628 486710

Sara Pomfret, the famous interior designer and co-founder of Raines & Willow, has some easy to follow yet professional tips on how to plan the restyling of your bedroom.  She stresses the importance of making the most of the available space and storage [...]

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Rics says people are renovating instead of moving

Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (Rics) research says that rather than move home because of the slow sales market an increasing number of house holders are deciding to make improvements. In the UK this was most common in areas that had a depressed property market like Northern Ireland where over 75% are opting on improving [...]

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Home owners looking for alternatives as price of domestic fuel oil doubles

Home owners looking for alternatives as price of domestic fuel oil doubles

Homeowners not connected to the main gas network have very few choices to installing a boiler that is oil-fired that runs on fuel oil heating their water and warming their homes. The 1.5 million UK homes with oil-fired boilers have not only had [...]

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Garden offices – an ideal solution in the modern working world

Traditional working ideas such as 9 til 5 business hours and office-based careers are increasingly being phased out in favour of flexible time management and home-based working patterns, and for those taking advantage of the modern working environment, a garden office is ideal.

Freelance writing and business consultancy are two [...]

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People turn back to home DIY to add home value

In a bid to add value to their homes, UK homeowners are taking on complex improvements themselves because of the recession. Research from LV= home insurer indicates that as many as 4 million homeowners in the last few years have done home repair like electrical jobs with out professional help, 3 million have done plumbing [...]

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People want to pay cash for home improvements to avoid VAT

The ‘Homes under the Hammer’ property expert Martin Roberts had urged homeowners to stop shelling out cash for home improvements. A recent survey on behalf of ‘Bondpay’ a new, secure way of paying for your home improvements, has revealed that 64% are willing to pay cash to avoid the VAT increase. The main problem here [...]

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How to increase the sellability of your home in a troubled market

How to increase the sellability of your home in a troubled market

Selling a house in today’s extremely tricky market can be a difficult task, quite often what is needed are major improvements or alterations to the home. Perhaps adding an indoor heated Olympic size swimming pool with a solar activated retractable roof will vastly [...]

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Planning a new kitchen

The idea of planning a new kitchen is a daunting task for anybody. There are many factor to consider, firstly you to take into account the size of your family this will help you to decide the ideal size of your kitchen. Then you must understand how you kitchen will serve your family [...]

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