What makes the perfect home? This question will have many different answers depending on who you ask, because of course it’s subjective. Just like the phrase one man’s trash is another man’s treasure – what one of us finds a perfect home accessory the other wouldn’t be seen dead with it in their home. However, before you can even think about the colours of walls and light fittings – you need to ensure your home has the most important features.

Team Hell Oar High Water will be heading out to La Gomera in the Canary Islands on 12th December and will then row west for 3000+ nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean to English Harbour in Antigua. Once they leave the safety of La Gomera harbour they will be on their own, just the two of them in a rowing boat, on the vast ocean and at the mercy of the elements.

If you are a landlord you will know this cycle of change well, a tenant moves out and the repair and redecoration work begins, then as quickly as possible a new tenant is in – only for a few months or years down the line they move out and once more the repair work starts again. But is there a way of putting a stop to this cycle of disrepair?

In recent years, changes to the law means a tighter crack-down on tenant living conditions, especially in regards to damp and black mould. As a result, numerous solicitors and legal firms are approaching tenants and advising them they can “sue” their landlords and claim compensation for issues such as condensation and mould.

As the weather turns and Winter draws in, it’s long been known that this can take a toll on our minds and our bodies. However, something that you may not be aware of is that the actual buildings that we live in, work in, socialise in, can also have an affect on our health, and this can be all-year round.

When Winter closes in and the temperature drops, the vast majority of us want to hibernate – draw the curtains, exclude the draught and have the heating on or better yet the fire. However, this very act of insulating and sealing our homes up can actually be damaging to our health.

2019 has seen a lot of changes to landlord/letting laws and legislation and now more than ever it is imperative that you’re up to speed with them or else risk tighter punishments. The changes have caused some controversy and certainly mixed reactions and whilst further changes maybe on the way now is the time to ensure you know everything that’s changed this year.

There’s never a good time for your boiler to spontaneously combust but winter is especially bad – the weather has turned and we spend a lot more time indoors. That is why it’s best to perform a repair audit on your home in the autumn.

Overnight condensation is a key symptom that your house has a condensation problem, and unless it’s addressed you may find yourself struggling with damp, peeling wallpaper, damaged furniture and mould.