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Expert advises on how to keep your home cool as temperatures top 32 degrees this weekend

While most Brits welcome a heatwave, the majority of our homes are not equipped to handle the higher temperatures. From stuffy bedrooms to humid kitchens, being inside during British summers can be an uncomfortable experience. And with temperatures tipped to reach 32 degrees tomorrow, the problem is set to peak.

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Housebuilder hits the greens for Wessex charity

Dandara Southern raised a tee-rific £9,114 for charity Smile4Wessex at a recent golf day held at Remedy Oak Golf Course in Ringwood.

More than 80 players attended the event to support the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, which provides acute and specialist care to patients with neurological conditions.

The golfers competed in a range of events including a Team...

• Millbrook Grove site manager Scott Thomas who returned to Bellway after five months away

Bellway’s high standards prompt Gloucestershire site manager’s return

High standards and strong values were both significant factors in persuading a Gloucestershire-based site manager to return to Bellway.

Scott Thomas, 49, who lives in Hardwicke, rejoined the housebuilder as a site manager at its Millbrook Grove development in Brockworth earlier this year.

Only five months previously, he had taken on a position in the same role with another...

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BARRATT LONDON HOSTS WEBINAR FOR LONDON’S FIRST TIME BUYERS

With first time buyers accounting for 83% of purchasers using the Government’s Help to Buy scheme since its creation in 2013 [1] , it’s easy to see how young purchasers are questioning how to get their first rung on the ladder. Barratt London’s free First Time Buyers webinar will provide digestible advice and practical information on how to navigate an ever changing property landscape....

Tenant council tax bills equivalent to 37.5% of rent

Hard-up tenants are paying council tax bills equivalent to 37.5% of rent

Market analysis from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, reveals that the cost of the average council tax bill in England is equivalent to 17.7% of a tenant’s rent bill. For the hardest-hit renters, this rises to 37.5%.

Rising inflation, interest rates, and living costs mean that renters are bracing...

Peabody to host exclusive interior design event at Southmere, Thamesmead

This month, Peabody has unveiled a new two-bedroom show home at their award-winning Southmere development in Thamesmead, South East London – and to demonstrate the versatility of the spacious homes, is hosting an exclusive interiors event for potential purchasers.

On Saturday 12th November, Peabody along with Suna, invite potential purchasers to the VIP event, offering insider...

Manchester Commuters Get A Home In One

COMMUTERS will need to swing into action to buy homes with a view of a Manchester golf course.

Nestled beside Dukinfield Golf Course, Greenside View, offers buyers a selection of homes surrounded by the stunning countryside of the historic town.

But with only a limited number of homes on release, by developer Elan Homes, buyers will need to be quick.

Providing...

Family Buy A New Home Online To Start A New Life In The UK

A NEW start in the UK was made easier for a family from Hong Kong thanks to an online portal enabling them to purchase a new home online.

Rose Cheung , husband Wilson and their children, recently moved from the New Territories to the Willow Fields development from Castle Green Homes in Warrington.

“We’d been preparing to move since last September, searching for houses, cars...

Anita Buys Interior Designed, Ready To Go Show Home Apartment

CFO, Anita Szarek, came to the UK for one day from Columbia and tasked herself to find a new, luxurious apartment to use as her base whilst she travelled around Europe for work. She was delighted when she was shown the exclusive gated development of Osborne House in Sunningdale, Berkshire, built by award-winning house...

Last Chance To Buy A New Home In Wrea Green

WREA Green Meadows is on course to secure a double first with the final few energy efficient homes now on sale in the sought-after Lancashire village.

While Wrea Green Meadows was the second site in the county acquired by Elan Homes, it was the first development the homebuilder launched in Lancashire. It’s now set to be the homebuilder’s inaugural sell-out success in Lancashire....

Lower bills at rare eco-friendly Ilminster bungalow

The Taunton branch of Gibbins Richards is thrilled to offer for sale a near-unique, split-level detached bungalow with 4/5 bedrooms and the best possible Energy Performance rating in a lovely semi-rural location in the small village of Ashill, around seven miles south of Taunton and three miles north-west of Ilminster, in picturesque South Somerset.

The Burrows sits in the centre of...

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