Hiring a local house cleaner is something that more and more households are beginning to do. With increased stress and very little time on our hands, it is easy to see the benefit of hiring a local house cleaner.
However, with that little time on your hands, it is easy to hire someone and hope that they do a good enough job and that you get a decent value for your money.
Making better use of the space in your house is easy when you put your mind to it. There are lots of different ways that you can utilise the available space in your house, and with a few adjustments, you can turn previously un-usable spaces into functioning rooms. If you’re ready to make the most of your home, just keep reading.
Are you looking forward to hosting dinner parties at home again, serving delicious food just like the best London restaurants do, but combined with an intimate catch-up? Oh yes!
However, there is one problem: all the leftover junk that has been piling up before the lockdown in your home. Embarrassing, isn’t it?
Your dinner or party guests may not appreciate your exceptional...
Lockdown restrictions have shaken up the living situations of much of the population . Whether as a result of job loss, the need to care for elderly relatives, moving out of cities, or avoiding loneliness, many people have moved since the start of the pandemic – often to stay with friends and family – and left their properties vacant for up to a year.
Every home requires access to electricity, whether the reasons are for fun or functionality.
Unfortunately, the safe an d steady provision of power isn’t as simple as merely flicking a switch. Concerns are not uncommon, and there’re certainly many things one must consider before being truly content in matters of their energy usage. After all, it’s often homeowners themselves who’re...
The National Trust is launching a new ‘grow-along’ to help people grow their own loofahs, which can be used as a sustainable alternative to plastic washing up sponges.
In 2019, the team at Knightshayes in Devon grew their first crop of loofahs – the fruit of Luffa cylindrica , a vine in the cucumber family – and began using them to wash dishes as an alternative to disposable, plastic...
Around 7% of landlords in the UK are ‘accidental’ and never intended to let out a property. Reasons for being an accidental landlord include inheriting a property that hasn’t been sold on and being forced to let out a home that cannot be sold.
As an accidental landlord, understanding the laws around income tax and what needs to be declared can be difficult and, for many, it can also...
We heard you are looking to renovate your home soon? Well, what if we tell you that you don’t have to empty out your pockets entirely to create your ideal living space? Because it is true!
With just a few hacks and smart choices that you make while you plan your home renovations, you can create your home setting straight out of a premium home decor magazine under your desired budget...
Asbestos is a banned construction material, but the far-reaching consequences of its widespread use are still a problem. Many older homes in the UK still contain the material. And, identifying the risks as well as removing the material is a complex process. Some of the most common locations of asbestos in a home or residential building are the following:
More than ever people are taking into consideration where their next property is located, and with the weather heating up, searches for properties by the sea have risen 160%*. But which UK seaside town makes for the best properties? Interested in finding out, Showerstoyou.co.uk created a points-based system* for 50 UK towns and can now reveal all:
