Home improver news

Weather the recession with home improvements, property owners told [30 Oct 09]

In an uncertain market, improving energy efficiency and adding space through home improvements can boost values and help achieve a sale, expert says. ...
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Register aims to tackle cowboy kitchen fitters [29 Oct 09]

OFT-approved register will ensure local tradesmen are fully qualified to work in the home. ...
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Britain experiencing lodger boom, says Halifax [29 Oct 09]

Number of people renting rooms in residential property could be six times higher than official estimates, insurer claims. ...
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  • House hunters warned over buying off plan [28 Oct 09]
  • First-time buyers 'supported on to residential property ladder' [28 Oct 09]
  • Buy-to-let investors 'retreat from new-build flat residential property market' [28 Oct 09]
  • Savvy gardeners 'will wait to plant bulbs in grass' [28 Oct 09]
  • Survey: Home improvement spending up by half in Yorkshire [28 Oct 09]
  • Plumbing issues require fast, professional attention, home owners told [27 Oct 09]
  • Scottish Power strikes back in energy price war [26 Oct 09]
  • Experienced landlords benefit in buy-to-let market, says expert [26 Oct 09]
  • Landlords urged to get rental insurance amid rising arrears [22 Oct 09]
  • Protecting a property with home improvements [21 Oct 09]
  • Mortgage market proposals could hit first-time buyers, expert warns [21 Oct 09]
  • Survey: 65% worried over winter fuel bills [20 Oct 09]
  • Good plumbing 'lasts a lifetime' [19 Oct 09]
  • Effective gardening 'means delegation' [19 Oct 09]
  • Conservatories 'an ideal extension for residential property' [16 Oct 09]
  • Landlords told to use registered plumbers [15 Oct 09]
  • Gardening couple take 1st place in competition [14 Oct 09]
  • Buying property 'an unattainable aspiration for many' [14 Oct 09]
  • "Bogus" builders ask home owners for guttering and roofing jobs [13 Oct 09]
  • Landlord jailed for breaching gas safety rules [13 Oct 09]
  • Over half of Brits believe individual action can reduce climate change [12 Oct 09]
  • Driveways 'should be left to reputable local tradesmen' [12 Oct 09]



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