While we’ve gone mad for the lush green of house plants, a new interior fashion wants to bring more colour and botanical pattern back into our homes. Bloomcore encourages us to embrace flowers, buds and delicate petals and if you want something longer lasting than a bunch of real blooms, you’re in luck.
With the longest day of the year behind us and the midway point of 2023 passed, we can evaluate how the first half of the year has treated the sales market. Predictions have come true. The red hot conditions and extraordinary price hikes of the pandemic have subsided.
Renters are expected to act in a ‘tenant-like manner’ and that means undertaking small maintenance jobs inside the property and outdoors too. In fact, a poll by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) found garden maintenance was one of the top five reasons for deposit disputes.
The tall, slender canes of bamboo are appealing to many gardeners. The plant brings a tropical, tranquil vibe to outside spaces, gently rustling in the breeze and quickly screening undesirable views. It’s also the fastest growing plant on earth, making it a problematic issue in UK gardens.
Stumperies date back to Victorian times when rotting stumps, exposed roots and tree trunks were used as a decorative way of showing off one’s collection of ferns and other shade-loving plants. King Charles III is a stumpery fan and his Highgrove garden is home to reportedly the biggest stumpery in the UK.
When Samsung Electronics UK Ltd questioned 2,000 UK adults about paint colours and property, it made some very interesting discoveries. While many sellers fret over whether their house is too cluttered or their bedrooms too small, critical buyers may be basing their decisions on your choice of wall colour.
How do you create heat in an efficient way, prevent property disasters and keep energy bills in check when mother nature is throwing freezing rain, snow and sub zero temperatures our way? Here are our top 4 property tips for cold winter conditions.
While it’s common to think purchasers will stretch their budget for a property with a newly-installed bathroom, an all-singing, all-dancing garden room or perhaps off-street parking, lots of storage is actually one of a home’s most valuable aspects.
In 2025, house builders and property developers will be banned from installing conventional gas boilers in the new properties they build. In 2035, the sale of conventional gas boilers will also be banned.
While there was no mention of stamp duty, first-time buyers or inheritance tax in 2021’s Budget, October has left homeowners with a number of pressing questions. We have already been contacted numerous times for clarification on the future of gas boilers in the home, so we have answered the most commonly asked questions.
Clutter is one of the biggest contributors to a negative property perception. Whether it’s an agent going out to provide a valuation or a potential mover taking a tour, being met by piles of personal effects and belongings collected over the years can seriously affect what value we place on a property.
The motivation to move home remains undented and in a recent article, The Times reported on the ‘deeper dissatisfaction with our homes’ uncovered in the first lockdown. In addition, a new study by Samsung Electronics UK found that 74% of UK consumers look at their homes differently now than they did 18 months ago.
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