Home maintenance tips you may have forgotten
Do you have a checklist of home maintenance jobs to be done at particular times of the year – as winter approaches, let’s say? It’s probably a good idea.
22 December 2020
What insurance do I need for a block of flats?
The question may prove more pertinent and the answer a little more involved than you first imagined. Specialist block of flats insurance occupies a particular niche in the broader market of different
15 December 2020
What is right to manage?
The Right to Manage is a valuable legal freedom available to leaseholders since it allows them to assume some of the responsibilities otherwise exercised by their freeholding landlord...
02 December 2020
What do you need to consider when getting a lodger?
In the UK at the moment there is a severe shortage of affordable accommodation. If you have the space in your home, you are unlikely to encounter any difficulty in finding a lodger.
19 November 2020
Can I put my property in trust to avoid care home fees?
Care home fees are likely to be a worry for many pensioners facing the time when they are no longer able to look after themselves and need to turn to residential care. And the reason for those worries
18 November 2020
Your obligations as an executor
The ravages of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to have made many more people aware of the need to write a will in the event of their death. That act will also shine a light on the role.
14 October 2020
Tips on making your property secure (1)
Did you know that October is National Home Security Month? It’s well-timed, of course, because the longer nights are giving a cloak of darkness to those who would enter your home, steal your things...
06 October 2020
Working from home tips (1)
2020 will probably stand out as the year in which a significant proportion of the population discovered the benefits of working from home. It offers the chance to trade in the daily grind of a commute
06 October 2020
Home insurance premium savings tips
The price of home insurance premiums seems almost volatile at times. Having reached an historic low in 2017, they have now risen by 4% in the last year, according to research cited...
06 October 2020
Is your business closing down or is it shut? Why you shouldn't cancel your insurance
The current pandemic is wreaking havoc among small businesses the length and breadth of the country. Many are closing down until a particular re-opening date or indefinitely while others are preparing
09 September 2020
Improving your garden on a budget
The one thing the recent lockdown and social distancing rules seem to have taught us is the importance of the safe, open space represented by a garden.
26 August 2020
Bodgers beware! How to avoid accidental damage to your home
Some homeowners are fully aware that DIY is hardly their strongest suit. Others stumble ahead regardless, bodging whatever job needs to be done, and invariably leaving the situation even worse...
06 August 2020
