Home & Garden
Value key rooms for added home value
According to luxury vinyl flooring manufacturer, Moduleo, the kitchen and bathroom are the key rooms which will inject significant value to any property during the current housing boom.
Winter wools to summer shades - Interior design trends predicted for 2015
No sooner has the Turkey and tinsel finished thoughts turn to decorating with more people turning to DIY in January than at any other time of the year.
Get the look - Sarah Jessica Parker’s New York Town House
For many, Sarah Jessica Parker is the epitome of style. She is the actress behind Carrie Bradshaw, the driving character behind the phenomenally popular sitcom Sex and the City – the programme documents Carrie’s progress from freelance writer, to Vogue staff writer, to author, amidst a whirlwind of cosmopolitans and high heels.
Urban bee keeping workshops
With our bees continuing to face major challenges, Camilla Goddard of Capital Bee is keen to mobilise more of us to step up for bees and is holding small group taster bee keeping workshops at St Ermin's Hotel, central London during the Chelsea Fringe
1 in 8 home improvers planning to create more space
Accommodating their growing family is behind the majority of homeowners’ desires to create more space in their property, new research has revealed.
Stamping down on stamp duty
Fenton Hewitt, Sales Director for Barratt Homes North East explains how the changes to stamp duty will affect Newcastle homebuyers.
Kit out the kitchen for less with Aldi
Having the right appliances to cook at home makes preparing delicious meals for friends and family so much easier. Aldi Specialbuys has an excellent range of kitchen gadgets and accessories, on sale on 11th January which will help save you time and money.
New Year, new home, new way
The New Year brings new hope for homeowners looking to make a fresh start and climb the property ladder, as resolutions and post-Christmas blues spur buyers to begin their property search early.
Housebuilder creates a buzz with new partnership
Leading housebuilder David Wilson Homes has joined forces with British skincare company Bee Good to highlight its support of, and the importance of bees.
Stop throwing money out of the window
A new survey has found that a lower heating bill is the second most wanted saving on household expenditure in 2015, just after cheaper food bills.
Thieves using keys found ‘under the mat’ to burgle homes
Thousands of homeowners are being burgled with their own house keys, as opportunistic thieves use keys hidden under the mat and in other easily accessible places to gain entry.
Beware of 90mph children’s trampolines and balance bikes
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for this weekend ahead of predicted winds that could reach 90mph in exposed areas.
Out with the old and in with the new. How about a new home for 2015?
For many, the start of a new year prompts the desire to make changes over the coming 12 months – including moving house.
The great Christmas clean up: Christmas tops spring for cleaning
As the final decorations resurface and Brits are adding the last bits of tinsel to their Christmas trees, houses across the UK are being spruced up for the festive season as millions prepare to take part in the great Christmas clean-up.
Tradesman calling? Put the kettle on...
‘Everything stops for tea’ or so the lyrics of the wartime melody suggested, while Bernard Cribbins’ hapless 1962 ‘Right said Fred’ removal men got no-where at all even after several cups of tea.