18 Oct Grand Designs Show For New Ideas
The Grand Design show this year was held at the Birmingham Nec rather than London's Excel Exhibition centre. It was worth driving through the torrential rain that day, as their were...
Blog
12 Oct How shrinking homes can affect your health and happiness
Britain’s housing crisis is pushing more of us into shoebox homes. Houses are shrinking, too. In 2014, the average new-build in the UK was 76 sq m, the smallest in...
05 Oct Which are the best house improvements to add value to your home?
Upgrading the kitchen could add up to 5% on to your house sale price. Updating your bathroom could add 3% on to the value of your home. Loft conversions could add up to 12%...
27 Sep Rents predicted to rise 15% in 5 years
Rents are predicted to rise by 15 per cent over the next five years due to the shortage of properties available to tenants. Over the past couple of years, the Government...
21 Sep Creative Ways To Add Value To Your Property
A creative way to add value to your property is to have planning permission. However, this depends on the size of your property and how long the duration of the...
13 Sep Heatwave leaves tens of thousands of homes at risk of sinking into the ground
This summer's heatwave leaves tens of thousands of homes at risk of sinking into the ground because the heatwave has shrunk the foundations they are built on. Symptoms of subsidence like cracked walls...