Recent Articles in Building and Renovating Property Checklists

Securing your property – what system is right, and what does it really cost?
Sep 29, 2014

This month is Home Security Month, so when thinking about home security, you’ll need to cut through a huge number of alarm devices and monitoring systems available. To ensure you get the right one for your property, it’s a good idea to start by asking the right questions.

15 minutes to check your family are safe at home
Sep 22, 2014

Follow the advice from Electrical Safety First and our checklists to ensure you keep your family safe from the dangers of faulty electrics and appliances.

Watched Grand Designs and dreamt of building your own home?
Aug 21, 2014

Many people think that building your own home is just for rich people – it isn’t. People build their own homes from £100,000 upwards.

Cowboy builders exist because we let them – so it’s time to stop supporting rogue tradesmen
Aug 18, 2014

One of the main reasons the ‘bad guys’ get to continually mess up renovation and maintenance jobs on people’s properties is because we don’t want to pay 20% VAT. Find out how to reduce the VAT from 20% to 5%!

How to Cost Renovation Projects
Jul 24, 2014

All renovation projects have to be carefully budgeted for, otherwise labour and material costs will quickly spiral out of control and your project may even never get finished. So it’s essential to ensure you know how to cost renovation and home improvements so that your changes are successful from start to finish.