Homes & Gardens

Lower-income areas provide higher yields for buy to let

Lower-income areas make for the best buy-to-let investments

The latest research from lettings management platform, Howsy , has revealed that when it comes to the best buy-to-let investments, lower-income areas provide higher yields when compared to areas with higher annual incomes.

Howsy looked at each local authority across the UK and the average net annual income as well as the average rental yield on offer.

The research shows that...

Smart strategies to improve your company’s remote working this winter

Remote working, we’re told, is looking like the new normal for quite some time. Even when the coronavirus crisis is officially put to bed — and there is no set end date for that eventuality — it’s likely that many businesses will embrace remote working for the future. And, if not, staff members will demand it. As such, it’s likely that the firms with the best remote working strategies are...

5 cybersecurity tips for companies working remotely in 2020

Hundreds of thousands of workers have been working remotely in Devon and across the UK since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. These workers, equipped with laptops and business software, have been diligently performing their responsibilities from home for months, and many of them began this process completely unprepared for the work-from-home lifestyle.

More importantly, a...

How to DIY a bathroom upgrade

A bathroom is an area of the house where many DIYers might hesitate. While you might be comfortable with architrave, painting, and decorative stuff, messing around with tiling and plumbing might seem like a step too far. After all, we don’t want water spraying everywhere, or chipped tiling.

The fact is, however, that there are several parts of the bathroom where you can safely Do It...

Home renovation ideas

Everyone wants their home to look beautiful. In this blog, we share some home renovation ideas:

  • Budget

You should set a budget before you start renovating your home. If your renovations are going to be extensive then you should factor in the cost of hiring a professional to do all or some of the work. A good place to start will be Handyman London .

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Working from home has led to a rise in extra bins collections

People working from home are paying out extra for bin collections

As working from home becomes the new normal, homeowners are struggling to keep their bins in order. Which has led to a rise in extra home bins collections.

The latest ONS (Office of national statistics) data on home working reveals, of the 32.6 million in employment, around 8.7 million people said that they have worked from home.

Mark Hall from waste collections company...

Housing asking prices are at their highest in years

The property postcodes where you can buy 20 homes for the price of a London flat

The latest research by property portal, OpenBrix, has highlighted the most affordable property postcodes in England and Wales and how you can buy more than 20 houses there for the prices of a flat in Kensington and Chelsea.

The housing market is booming, and the latest house price index from Rightmove has revealed asking prices are at their highest in years as sellers look to take...

The most common industrial design styles explained

Adopting an interior design style is a great way to improve both the look and feel of your home and give it a professionally designed aesthetic, but with so many different styles and terms thrown around it can sometimes be hard to know what the main designs are and which would work in your home. With this in mind, here is a closer look at a few of the key interior design styles that are...

Priorities change for property

The huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic dampened home movers aspirations for a number of months during lockdown but as soon as the doors were back open, the market raced ahead. Property sellers had never had it so good as the pent up demand was released – as one agent put it, “like a Champagne cork coming off.”

We expect that quite a bit of the fizzy stuff has been consumed by...

Beware of dangers to your pets in Autumn

Charity warns pet owners to beware of autumn dangers

Blue Cross pet charity is warning dog owners to be vigilant around conkers and acorns which can poison them if eaten. Some owners may throw conkers for pets to catch without realising the activity is potentially fatal. Dogs can easily swallow conkers which can become lodged in their throat or intestines and dogs with blockages, or suspected blockages, could need surgery to remove them. Dogs...

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