Tag: home
How to ensure your new home is energy efficient to save on bills
With energy bills continuing to rise by an eye-watering 27% since the increased price cap on 1st October, it has never been more crucial to ensure your home is as energy efficient as possible. However, many UK homeowners are unsure as to what to look out for when it comes to ensuring optimal energy efficiency…
How To Prevent Wear & Tear Of Your Home Foundation?
The foundation is the base of your house so it is important to maintain it and prevent wear and tear. There are a few things you can do to help prolong the life of your foundation and keep it in good condition. One of the best ways to prevent wear and tear on your foundation…
8 tips to Save Money on Home Improvements
The cost of living crisis is adding pressure to many household budgets, meaning many are cutting back costs as much as possible. As a result, expensive home improvement and renovation projects that aren’t essential may have to be put on hold. Over the course of the pandemic demand for home improvements soared and costs have…
10 tips to save you hundreds on car and home insurance
As the impact of the cost of living crisis hits home for millions of people, Which? shares tips to help save consumers hundreds of pounds on their car and home insurance.... Motorists are facing significantly higher car insurance premiums, as the cost of car insurance is now at the highest level seen since the last…
Top 10 tips to save money on kitchen energy bills
British families have been dusting down old bread makers, sandwich toasters and food processors as they spend 14 hours extra a week in the kitchen cooking up a storm. A study of 2,000 families found 58 per cent are finding new ways of being inventive in the kitchen, by turning to the likes of ice…
7 Lighting Tips to Boost Your Well-being
Most people are spending more time at home at the moment so it’s crucial to optimise indoor lighting to boost your well-being. In order to do this, you need to take into consideration the function of the space, the amount of natural light, and the ambience you want to create. If you’re working from home…
The 5 Most Desired Features of a Great Kitchen
Your kitchen's status as the heart of the home cannot be underestimated. But when it is not living up to its expectations, the best place to begin is a list of the essential kitchen features. While it is high on the priority list for most home improvers, it is about making sure that the space…
Choosing to NOT Have Children: What Do We Need to Consider?
It is something that we all have to decide on at some point. We may have been dating the wrong people for so long but now the right person has come along, you may have to sit down and make that decision whether you want to have children or not. It used to be a…
Top 20 things that make a home – ‘own bed’ tops list
Brits love their home ‘more than ever’ - after spending an extra EIGHT hours a day in it during recent months. A study of 2,000 adults found that before the pandemic, just nine hours were spent at home on an average day. But the lockdown and restrictions have seen this figure dramatically increase, with 35…
Summer house and swimming pool top garden wish list
A summer house, a swimming pool and a vegetable patch are just some of the must-haves of the nation’s dream garden. A study of 2,000 adults also found the ideal outdoor space is 88ft long and south facing. Other backyard desirables include a built-in barbecue, a shed and a fire pit. Some of the most-wanted…