When you’re looking to buy a property, you may not always want to buy a pristine, ready to move into home. A lot of people actually prefer finding a ‘fixer upper’ and renovating it so that it’s liveable again. This strategy means you can get a great price on a property, because a lot of [...]
By now, you’ve probably heard the news that the UK government intends to end the sale of all non-electric cars by 2035. We know that 14 years sounds like a long time, but we promise it’ll go by in a flash! And this is 5 years ahead of the previous commitment from the Government! It [...]
When you’re ready to buy your very own home, most people will play it safe and take a trip to the estate agent. But with the funds you have to buy a home ‘off the shelf’ as it were, you also have the option to build your own. Of course, there are pros and cons [...]
When it comes to hiring a builder, it can feel like a bit of a minefield. After all, you don’t need builders every day, and odds are you probably haven’t hired one before now. So you might not know what to look for in hiring one, and how to avoid falling foul of the dreaded [...]
If you’re feeling a bit cramped in your home and feel like you need some extra space, your first thought might be that it’s time to move on to a bigger house. But if, like many people in the UK, you like where you are, or you aren’t in a position to move right now, [...]
Have you ever wondered what makes a house, a house? Not the nice comfy things on the inside, but what actually goes into building your house. It’s one of the questions we get asked a lot, whether it’s to check the materials are what the client wants, or just because people are curious about how [...]
How much thought have you given to the way you power your home? Probably not much – and that’s OK! Most people don’t. But did you know that the average home in the UK uses around 3700 kWh of electricity per year, on top of the energy used to power gas and oil systems. All [...]
Extending is a very popular way to add space to your home without having to move. In Britain, 46% of people will extend one of their homes at some point, with many extensions being about delivering ‘wow’ factor as much as adding extra space. But every extension is different, and there are a lot of [...]
You might not think that right now is a good time to think about solar panels. Not only are times a little uncertain, but because we’re now firmly in autumn weather, moving very quickly towards the winter, meaning dark evenings and overcast days. All in all, it’s safe to say no one in the UK [...]
We love building extensions. There’s something wonderful about helping people create their forever home from the house they bought, and watch their family and life expand to fill it. But we’re not going to lie – it’s not a simple thing. There are a lot of rules around building extensions, what you are and aren’t [...]
