Home & Garden

Britain's hidden treasure

Homes across Britain are filled with "buried treasure", but a majority of people still don't plan for what will happen when they pass away according to new research from Saga Legal Services.

Dining rooms are our least-used room (except at Christmas)

The dining room, once a place where families would enjoy time together every evening over dinner, has fallen out of affection in UK homes. However, Christmas may see people making use of the room again.

Stylish ways to insulate your home

When homeowners think about home insulation very few associate it with “stylish”. Practical and functional, yes. Making a design statement, no. But insulation can be stylish! Here are five ways you can put your style stamp on keeping warm.

Window blinds get motoring

One of the UK’s largest networks of made-to-measure window blinds, Apollo Blind, is predicting that homeowners will live that little bit smarter in 2015.

Home is where the business is

More than eight out of 10 (84%) of the UK’s smallest businesses now use their home as a place of work, according to new research from Lloyds Bank Insurance.

Redrow buyers can save money in first four months in their new home

A new mortgage product which reduces homeowners’ monthly repayments in the first four months has been made available exclusively to purchasers of a brand new Redrow home.

Consumers prepared to spend more for sustainably sourced furniture

UK consumers are expressing concern over the amount of wooden furniture that is sourced via illegal logging and are willing to pay more for their purchase to address this, according to an independent survey by oakfurnitureuk.co.uk.

How to prepare your home for winter

As temperatures dip and the dark nights set in the region’s fastest-growing property management company is offering top tips on how to prepare west country homes for the winter months.

Helping your child get a restful night's sleep

A lack of sleep can have serious effects on a child’s health from behaviour problems and mood swings to slower reaction times and lower concentration levels.

Two thirds of women wish they could do more DIY but lack the skills

Following news last week that Homebase is to close a quarter of its stores due to a 'rise of a generation less skilled in DIY projects', a new report from Solvite finds that women at least want to do more DIY - but they just don't know how to.

Create a stylish home for Christmas with Redrow

Next Saturday (15 November), Gloucestershire residents are invited to get into the Christmas spirit by visiting Redrow’s development in Hardwicke, where they will be given the opportunity to learn some festive craft tips from a local designer, who has appeared on Kirstie Allsopp’s Handmade Britain.