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Householders who use the Green Deal to make improvements such as loft insulation, solid wall insulation and new heating systems could qualify for a cashback incentive worth over £1,000? The more work households decide to have done, the more cash … Continue reading
TrustMark’s website viewings went up by 32% compared with this time last year. In fact, the latest statistics for tradesmen’s details viewed during November through TrustMark’s on-line data search facility was 385,882. This brings total TrustMark viewings for the first … Continue reading
ElectricSafe is a new, voluntary register specially set up to recognise competent electricians. It aims to make it easy for homeowners, landlords and tenants to quickly identify, search for and hire a competent, registered electrician. ElectricSafe has been created by … Continue reading
This is the month – October 2012 – when the government’s Green Deal initiative is due to rollout its important energy saving financial proposals for every UK homeowner to start making their homes carbon clean. Despite the huge amount of … Continue reading
Homeowners are being alerted to watch out for potential changes to their property insurance policies as insurers try to claw back the £500m cost of this summer’s wet weather. According to the company Drain Claim, homeowners hit by the recent … Continue reading
A pioneering Green Deal trial by British Gas involving 1000 of its customers has been only a modest success. It suggested, in fact, that this might be a disappointing precursor to the actual Green Deal initiative, due to be launched … Continue reading
The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) is urging its chartered practices and members to register now for the 2012 run of Architect in the House. This charitable scheme gives homeowners one hour’s free consultation with a local RIBA architect and … Continue reading
As winter turns into spring and the weather brightens up, we get that special urge to do some important home improvements, whether or not it’s for energy efficiency savings or just for aesthetic reasons? TrustMark, the government endorsed quality mark … Continue reading
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The highly regarded 2012 NHIC Annual Awards for aspects of housing are now in their 35th year.