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19 May 2015

Top tips on how to get to know your neighbours better

One in 10 adults (13%) have given a spare key to their neighbours, with 17% of people who haven’t given their neighbour a key sayings it’s because they don’t know ...
15 May 2015

Top 5 tips for the perfect playhouse

The ever-luxurious Beckham family announced their plans to build baby Harper a £100,000 playhouse this week. The Wendy house is so large it requires a planning application for the garden. ...
6 May 2015

Home insurance tips for first-time buyers

It's one of the biggest landmarks in your lifetime - owning your very own home for the first time. But, before you pick out your new wallpaper, measure up for ...

30 April 2015

10 Simple hacks for moving house

YouTube sensation Dave Hax has today teamed up with E.ON and released a brand new video providing some brilliant and simple hacks for people who are moving homes. Making move ...

31 March 2015

Top ten practical tips for unlocking your inner ‘Create-it-Yourself-er’!

Homebase has launched an online Project Centre to help customers find Create it Yourself inspiration so Annie Henley from Homebase’s Design and Decorating Academy has put together the following tips ...

3 March 2015

Spring clean your computer

It is an accepted fact of modern life that technology ages and needs replacing which can often be an expensive process. The good news is, sometimes a simple spruce up ...

19 September 2014

Celia Sawyers’ top five interior tips for Autumn

Interior designer Celia Sawyer helps us prep our homes for autumn and shares her top tips on changing it around for the new season.  Invest in a good rug for your ...
14 August 2014

Top Tips: Give your Kitchen a New Lease of Life

The kitchen is widely recognised as one of the most important rooms of the house when it comes to boosting sale prices. Online marketplace, eBay, has seen a huge rise in ...
22 July 2014

How to clean your home without chemicals

There’s nothing worse than the toxic taste left in your mouth after hours of cleaning. The germs might be gone but your surfaces are now covered in harsh chemicals, leaving ...
21 July 2014

First-time buyers being squeezed out of the market

First time buyers are being squeezed further out the market, with house sales by this group down five percentage points, a twenty per cent decrease in the last month alone, ...
17 July 2014

How to save energy in the kitchen

With the Great British Bake Off coming back on our screens soon, our inner star baker will be itching to get in the kitchen. Watching endless cookery programmes never seems ...
25 June 2014

How to keep your refrigerator clutter-free

A clutter-free refrigerator is a simple way to ensure you know what's in your fridge, what's in date and what you need to get rid of. But how to organise it? Vicky ...
24 June 2014

A clean home means a clean mind

It is said that a clean home equals a clean mind but is that really the case? Following an in depth survey commissioned by Homejoy, the leading online cleaning platform, ...
7 May 2014

How to save money on your home this summer

The British summer is finally upon us and as we gasp a sigh of relief knowing our energy bills won’t be as high, there are still many more simple things ...
23 April 2014

Britain's bizarre home insurance claims

Floods and robbery are usually expected home insurance claims - but what about the bizarre ones? According to specialist insurance provider RIAS, even a harmless snail can cause no end of ...
17 April 2014

Craft your own decorative Easter Eggs this year

It can be difficult to come up with new crafting ideas to keep the children entertained during the holidays, but with these few easy steps you can create something a ...
8 April 2014

A smelly home voted the most off-putting

A bad smelling home has been voted the most off-putting, even more so than one untidy, badly decorated or even dirty, according to new research.  The poll of 2,000 people goes ...
18 March 2014

Top frustrations for British renters

Wasting money tops the list for frustations of renting, according to new research.  The new survey commissioned by Zenith Home has revealed that 79% of tenants are frustrated by renting. Of ...
8 March 2014

Buying a house more stressful than having a child

The dream of getting a foot on the property ladder – one of life’s most momentous occasions – is actually one of life’s most stressful events, according to research from ...
13 February 2014

Millions of ‘Help To Hopefuls’ ill-prepared for scheme

Almost two fifths of 20 to 40-year-olds (more than six million people) are planning to apply to the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage scheme in 2014, according to a new ...
6 February 2014

Preparing your home for a romantic Valentine's Day

Ensure the most romantic of Valentine’s Days this year by staying in and snuggling up to your beloved at home.  Get ready for a night of romance and ensure your home ...
28 January 2014

Top tips for a better spring clean

Though it may not feel like it right now, we aren’t far from turning the heating down, opening the windows and airing the house out ready for the warm weather. ...
4 December 2013

Winter-proof your home

With weather forecasters predicting that temperatures are set to plummet this winter and snow and biting gale force winds likely for most of the country, many homeowners will be left ...
28 November 2013

Top tips on preparing your home for Christmas

Christmas will be here before you know and to ensure that your home is prepped and ready for the festive season we have some tips to help you on your ...