Home & Garden
Building your own home can be a cost effective option
Building your own house is a more affordable way to provide a family home Planning Minister Nick Boles told eager self-builders at Grand Designs Live.
Scotts exhibit new RHS Cosy Nook at Chelsea
A brand new RHS Garden Building will be unveiled at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (20 – 24 May 2014) by Scotts of Thrapston, manufacturer of high quality summerhouses (Stand WA12).
It’s now location, quality and value rated as top priorities for house buyers
For many years location was thought to be the deciding factor when it comes to buying a house.
8 DIY ‘little jobs’ left undone in the average home
A staggering 208 million ‘little jobs’ currently need attention in Britain’s homes, a study has found.
£7600 to make your home more energy efficient
Households carrying out energy efficiency improvements on their home can now get more money back to offset the cost of having the work done.
The rise of the eco-gardener
Unless you have been hiding in a cave - or perhaps a dirty greenhouse - you will not have failed to pick up on the worldwide concern about damage to our environment.
How clean is your home?
No matter how clean you may think your home is, there is always some hidden dirt that is invisible to the naked eye. There are many ways to ensure that your house is as clean as possible and here are a few ideas.
UK home owners spent over £6 billion on moving in 2013
Research from Lloyds Bank shows that the cost of moving house now stands at an average of £8,248, an increase of 6% in the past year.
Candy ‘thinks big’ with new Maxi Plate dishwasher
Following an insightful independent consumer survey which revealed that customers are struggling to load large items into their dishwashers, leading domestic appliance manufacturer Candy is delighted to announce the launch of the innovative Maxi Plate.
Grand Designs? No thanks, I’d rather move straight in!
Despite TV schedules being chock-a-block with home renovation, DIY and make-over programmes, new research reveals that most house-hunters (81%) look for properties which require very little work, while 30% said that they would only consider buying a newly built home.
The greatest ideas are often the simplest - Cable ties, Velcro...
The ideas that transform our lives often come from the simplest of bases.
Ecover launches phosphate free All-In-One Dishwasher Tablets
Innovative green cleaning brand Ecover has launched its first ecological phosphate free All-In-One Dishwasher Tablets to help keep rivers clean, homes free of nasties and crockery gleaming.
LazyLawn comes to the rescue of DIY SOS
The UK’s biggest artificial grass firm has helped transform the garden of a family from Manchester as part of a DIY SOS make-over for the hit BBC TV show.
April - a time for home improvements
As the pace of economic recovery quickens, many homeowners will face the dilemma: ‘move or improve’?
Gorenje launches vibrant Colour Edition
Leading home appliance manufacturer Gorenje is thrilled to announce that it has unveiled its brand new Colour Edition line of products.