Recent figures have shown a huge increase in people buying DIY products for home improvements before the VAT increase. The VAT (Value Added Tax) rose on 4 January from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent, and lots of home improvement and DIY shops had a ‘pre-VAT rise’ sale to encourage buyers to get their [...]
According to some new research, home improvement skills are very important for a man to have around the home. According to a YouGov poll for The Sunday Times Magazine in the UK, 8o per cent of people surveyed said they thought that a man should be a able to wire a plug, hang a picture [...]
Wanting to improve your home and make it look really special is something we all want for our property. But sometimes it can be quite difficult to keep thinking up new ideas for how to improve your home. One place to look for inspiration is to watch Kirsty’s Homemade Home on Channel 4. Every week, [...]
Wanting to improve your home, and to make it a warm, comfortable environment, is something all of us wants for our properties. There are home improvement grants that you might be eligible for, which would help tremendously with updating your home. These are available in a lot of countries but this post will focus mainly [...]
Recent news has shown that houses are selling for less money now so, if you are planning on selling your house, then now’s the time to improve it and increase its property value. This means that you could then get more money for it, in a time when trends are suggesting the opposite. According to [...]
Recent research from Sainsbury’s Finance has shown an increase in people taking out loans to try and make home improvements. The research, published earlier this year, suggests that people are more interested in improving their own home than selling it or renting it and buying a new property. DIY and home improvements are on the [...]
Do you ever look at someone else’s house and wish it was your own? Or glance around your own home and wonder how to make it look better? Recently, there have been many times when I’ve been having coffee in a friend’s kitchen, or watching a movie in their lounge, and I’ve noticed things I [...]