Home Improvements Archive

Published in October 2011

Five cheap ways to fund home improvements
by Cliff D'Arcy | Don't pay a heap of interest when you do up your home!

Published in August 2011

How to decorate on a budget
by Huma Qureshi | Get great design for a snip of the price!
10 tips to avoid cowboy builders
by Neil Faulkner | Make sure your tradespeople are Indians, not cowboys.
Why you should borrow to buy furniture
by Neil Faulkner | You're safer from rogue traders and faulty goods when you buy on credit.

Published in July 2011

How to get planning permission
by Donna Ferguson | How hard is it to get planning permission? What potential pitfalls can you try to avoid? Donna Ferguson investigates.
Best ways to pay for home improvements
by Christina Jordan | More home-owners than ever are choosing a lick of paint and new wallpaper to improve their home, according to Halifax.

Published in May 2011

Best ways to boost the value of your home
by Robert Powell | Robert Powell reveals what really adds pounds to the price of your property...
You’re destroying the value of your home!
by John Fitzsimons | Many of us are making this daft mistake, and wrecking the value of our homes!

Published in April 2011

The 10 weirdest homes!
by Robert Powell | Robert Powell reveals ten of the strangest homes ever built...

Published in March 2011

The ten biggest DIY mistakes
by Rachel Wait | If you’re thinking of doing some DIY over the coming months, don’t make these mistakes!
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