Recent Articles in Renovating property checklists

New regulations will require landlords to ensure the fire safety of their tenant
Aug 27, 2015

From 1 October 2015 new regulations will require landlords to ensure the fire safety of their tenants as well as offer protection against carbon monoxide poisoning.

Five things you didn't think of using a surveyor for...
Aug 27, 2015

Surveyors for anyone carrying out a property project are one of the most important professions to work with to ensure you carry out your purchase, sale, investment, buy to let or renovation successfully. Here are five things you may not realise a surveyor can do for you.

Don't take your electrics for granted!
Jul 27, 2015

The safety of people and property is being put at risk because 18 million of us feel too embarrassed to ask if an electrician is registered, according to research by Electrical Safety First. The Charity recently launched a major consumer campaign to raise awareness of the need to use a registered electrician. It follows an investigation which discovered that asking an electrician for proof of their professional registration was one of the top three most awkward questions – after asking your boss for a pay rise and requesting a queue jumper to get to the back of the line.

Thinking of extending your home – what are the planning rules?
Jul 16, 2015

I often wonder how on earth home owners and investors manage to keep up to date with all the rules and regulations. Rules and regulations change so quickly in the property world and are often media headlines one day and nothing is said the next. 

The bees are disappearing, how can you help?
Jul 3, 2015

Our bees are in trouble. Over 90% of wildflower meadows have disappeared since the Second World War and one in ten wild bee species are threatened by extinction.

The good news is that every house or flat, rented or owned can take some simple measures to play a role in helping save one of Britain’s most loved creatures.