Reducing our carbon footprint and our fuel bills is high on the agenda for every home and business. For businesses there is a wealth of information, often free, about how to reduce energy and acheive Energy Compliance. However there is less available for the home owner. So for those of you who want some simple [...]
Bicycle Insurance
Oct 23
If you’ve ever had a nice bicycle stolen from your house or from where you last left it then you may have found yourself uninsured and at a financial loss.
Lease Extension
Oct 10
As long as you have owned (but not necessarily lived in) your property for at least two years, you have a right to extend your lease for an additional 90 years at a peppercorn (zero) ground rent.
Decking Care
Oct 10
The surface of timber decks becomes exposed to the elements such as sunlight, rain, snow and frost. This will inevitably lead to a deterioration of the colour if nothing else. However don’t despair you can get it back to the way it once was!
Freehold Enfranchisement
Sep 5
Individual flat owners have the right to ask the building owner to extend their lease. In addition, a group of flat owners acting together can collectively ask to purchase the freehold from the building owner.
The Timber Decking Association (TDA) has announced the publication of a new Code of Practice (CP) for the design and construction of raised timber decks. The CP has been produced to help raise the standard of deck design and construction amongst homebuilders and is tailored specifically to the quality and performance requirements expected by the National House-Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s leading standards setter and insurer of new homes.
Cheaper Home Insurance
Aug 1
Home insurance is a basic term for two different types of insurance policy. Buildings insurance to cover the construction of your property and home contents insurance to protect your valuables and other household objects.
Bathroom Lighting
Jul 20
As any interior designer will tell you, it is all very well choosing the right fixtures and fittings – It is the finishing touches and how you dress the room that can draw a scheme together
TV Bracket Types
Jul 11
TV brackets have many more advantages than just saving space of the living room, the most importnat one being enhancing your viewing experience. There are different types of TV brackets available in the market to serve different purposes of the consumers. Each one of them has their own advantages. However, it is important to choose a TV bracket, which best suits your purpose.
Power Tools for Women
Jun 27
Women have been using power tools more than ever before. However, women have been using power tools more than ever before. In fact, the many power tools for women are very handy and easy to use.