This September is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM), and as the name suggests - it’s an awareness campaign organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) encouraging people to improve their homes during the month of September. And it comes at exactly the right time as research conducted by BHETA found that the lockdown has encouraged much of the nation to dabble in...
Tenants in London currently pay higher rents to live around the hustle and bustle of the high street, the latest research from the international rental marketplace, Spotahome , has revealed.
Spotahome looked at each London borough based on the high street population as a percentage of total population.
The research shows that in all nine boroughs where more than 50% of the...
Although it may be home to the highest average house price, Kensington and Chelsea is currently playing second fiddle to Westminster where the total value of property sold is concerned, as well as the property value per single step in each borough.
The latest research from high-net-worth (HNW) mortgage broker, Enness Global , analysed the total value of residential property sold in...
The latest research from high-net-worth (HNW) mortgage broker, Enness Global , has revealed the eye-watering cost of just some of the property requirements, home improvements and additional extras currently in-vogue with home buyers at the top end of the ladder.
It’s simply not enough to buy a house at the top end of the property market and today’s super-rich homebuyers are spending...
Residential property theft dropped by almost 100,000 reported incidents in the past 12 months according to UK CrimeStats, using data gathered by the Economic Policy Centre.
The figures show that from July 2018 to June 2019 there were more than 414,400 reported incidents, but from July 2019 to June 2020 this dropped to 320,120 burglaries – a 22.75% fall.
New research from home energy-saving assistant Loop has revealed the worst culprits for adding to energy bills during the summer months, as it finds some households could be forking out as much as £300 extra when the sun is shining.
Comparing a number of popular appliances used during the summer including electric patio heaters, air conditioning units, hot tubs, and outdoor pool...
With most of the nation stuck indoors due to lockdown restrictions, homeowners across the UK are investing in lockdown makeovers, new research reveals.
The 2020 Renovation Nation Report , by mortgage comparison site money.co.uk , has found that UK’s homeowners have invested an average of £4,035.70 each on home renovations, since the lockdown began in March. And it seems that Brits...
Do you know your brassicas from your legumes, or which veg can be grown side by side?
National Allotments Week (August 10-16, nsalg.org.uk) is the ideal time for beginner gardeners to get to grips with plant families and crop rotation, for the best chance of success with veg grown as annuals – the ones you will sow and harvest within one year.
Fancy a water feature in your garden but don’t have much space?
Don’t worry, you can still enjoy a tranquil rippling pool or fountain to provide an eye-catching highlight, a magnet for wildlife, and give a home to aquatic plants which will add colour and form to the scene.
Keep it still
The easiest container pool is one where the water remains still – which you can...
Two in five owners let their dog or cat share their bed while one in three humanise them so much that they refuse to change their clothes or be naked in front of them. According to the survey, over two thirds (67%) let their pets on the furniture, just under half (49%) will give their pet human food and another third (31%) will happily let their pets lick their face.
