Homes & Gardens

Brits struggle to understand recycling symbols

Study Reveals Brits Still Do Not Know How to Recycle

Following Sir David Attenborough’s newest Netflix instalment, A Life On Our Planet, there have been a number of hard-hitting documentaries calling for us to take more responsibility for our planet and environment.

Although plastic pollution across the world has since plummeted , there is no denying the guidance surrounding what can be recycled and what can’t is somewhat confusing,...

What we spend most of our time doing

Brits spend 47 years doing THESE activities

29,565 are roughly the number of days we have in a lifetime based on average life expectancy in the UK. And yet, whilst we think we are efficient with our time, little do we know that life ‘admin’ racks up a significant number of hours. Clearitwaste.co.uk have therefore gone to the lengths of finding out how long Brits typically spend doing things on repeat over our entire lifetime - and the...

Looking after your garden in Autumn

Top tips to help your garden stay healthy this autumn

As autumn continues and winter approaches, our gardens may be starting to suffer from less TLC than during the summer months. Fear not, Toro, a global leader in turf and landscape equipment and Hayter, a premium British lawnmower manufacturer, have got some great tips to keep your garden looking lush this autumn.

Time for a tidy up

Now is the perfect time to tidy up the...

My House Is Haunted’s Barri Ghai shares insight into haunted houses

Top ten signs your house is haunted

Ahead of Halloween interior design company Leader Furniture has teamed up with Help! My House Is Haunted’s Barri Ghai to share insight into haunted houses - and how you can tell if your home has a special guest.

According to Barri a sudden drop in temperature is the number one sign that your house has a ghost, so if you find yourself turning up the thermostat but still shivering it...

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month

The Biggest Dog-Loving Region Revealed

As well as edging one month closer to Christmas and welcoming colder and crisper weather, November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, a month dedicated to helping older dogs find a forever home. It isn’t surprising to learn that older dogs experience great difficulty when trying to find a new and loving family—it is a sad reality we should all be aware. After all, every animal deserves to...

Many Brits are choosing to undergo home improvement projects

How to create your haven at home

The UK has spent more time at home than normal, and with uncertainty around moving to a new house, Brits have decided to improve rather than move, with many undergoing home improvement projects. In fact, the 2020 Renovation Nation Report stated that spending more time at home inspired 65 per cent of homeowners to invest in renovations to their properties.

Making our home more...

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...

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