Author RSSWould you let a stranger into your home?
We all know how important it is to keep our home secure when we aren't there, but have you ever thought that your home could be at risk from criminals breaking in under your very nose?
Almost three million people say that have been targeted by so-calle...
What Not to Forget When Applying For Home Insurance
When making an application for home insurance, it's always best to take care not to under-insure oneself. For example, were you to lose some or all of the contents of your property to a fire, it can be nightmarish to find that you weren't covered for vari...
Top Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe in the Sunshine
Without meaning to jinx things, the weather has been pretty lovely in the last week or two (apologies if you're now reading this in soggy September). So, a little earlier than usual, we thought we would put together our yearly tips on keeping your home sa...
Tips on Renewing Your Home Insurance Policy
So you've bought your home insurance policy, set up a direct debit and got on with life knowing you're fully covered should anything happen to your house and possessions. But don't get too relaxed! If you don't regularly check with home insurance price co...
Ten ways to add value to your home
Home improvement is all the rage at present as homeowners believe this offers a more reliable method of adding value to a property than leaving the value open to market forces alone. In fact, new findings show that post-recession Brits still value their b...
Protect Your Property
Empty homes provide summer burglars with easy pickings. In the excitement of preparing for your annual holiday double checking your home cover and car insurance is up-to-date might not seem very appealing.
But when you leave your home empty you leave i...
Making a mock of Home Information Packs
What I'm about to vent about may sound dull when you realise it's about Home Information Packs, but I feel I should share it all the same, as there's something not quite right going on there, in my experience.
When Home Information Packs were first mad...
Landlords Can Boost Rental Viewings With These Tips
You can't let a property without getting viewings - here are some tips on attracting tenants
Is your rental property sitting empty whilst your buy-to-let mortgage is costing you cash? Have you tried and failed to get tenants into the property? If so, i...
Scared by dogs? The government wants to know if you feel in danger
Ryan O'Meara, publisher of K9 Magazine, tells us what he thinks about the contentious issues surrounding the Dangerous Dogs Act.
The subject of dangerous dogs is in the news again following a recent fatality, the sixth in five years, plus government co...
Give your garden a makeover for spring
For many people, their garden is the biggest ‘space' in the home - and one that's ripe for investment. There's been a host of garden makeover shows offering grand and sometimes downright crazy ideas, so what's the best way to get a patch that adds value...
Deposit Protection Schemes for Tenants Explained
Harder-to-get mortgages mean that the property ladder is now even further out of reach for a lot of us. But being a tenant isn't necessarily a bad thing: renting allows greater flexibility, house prices are falling, rent is falling, and tenants' rights ar...
Top 10 Tips to Keep Burglars at Bay
With the recession in full swing, would-be thieves are getting busy. There has seen been an increase of burglaries in England and Wales, according to Home Office figures which showed a 4% rise for the second quarter in a row.
Meanwhile, the Met Office ...
An insider's guide to affordable housing
Don't put off owning a property when there are ways and means of buying your own home. If you thought it was impossible to get a foot on the property ladder, think again.
Affordable housing was introduced by the Government to help first-time buyers, ke...
Compose yourself for composting
They call it black gold for your garden, and what's more, it's totally free! No wonder homemade compost is the gardener's new best friend.
There are many advantages to creating your own compost heap. Gone are the days of buying expensive bags of compo...
Are estate agents piling on the pressure?
It's been an interesting two weeks to say the least and if you read my last blog you'll know I recently made an offer on a house. In fact, the house isn't quite what I saw myself buying, but after viewing more properties than I'd like to recall and bringi...