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Ecosafe Group, a leading construction, building and maintenance company in the South West of England, is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted for the Affordable Housing Award for Homebuilder of the Year - Independent. This prestigious award recognises Ecosafe Group's outstanding contributions to the affordable housing sector, particularly...
A fundraising event in association with ‘At the Flicks’ Film Podcast. Live podcast recording and Q&A with the director and homeless advocate Steve Gower.  Join us for a one-off event to raise the funds to finish the documentary. Stroud based film podcast ‘At The Flicks’ are hosting and recording an interview with...
Brits will never understand this and will keep saying their houses are very well-built, they last for centuries and so on, but as a foreigner, I know very well what you mean. Yes, houses in Britain do last for centuries. So they’re not badly built in this meaning. It’s more...
According to Nationwide, the number of consecutive monthly falls in UK home prices in December was the longest since 2008. According to the building society's monthly poll, all regions of the country saw a substantial slowdown in annual house price increase as the year came to a close, to the...
I moved into the property in West Lulworth in March 2012. The damp problem began almost immediately. For the first year I had no working heating, as the warm air heater, which was from the 1970s no longer worked. Eventually Aster fitted two storage heaters, one in the bedroom and...
People living on Britain's coast are not being warned of the serious risks they face from rising sea levels, a world expert has told Sky News. Professor Jim Hall, who is on the prime minister's Council for Science and Technology and internationally recognised for his work on climate risks, said...
There have been many headlines written of late on the divisive subject of fracking; a hot topic which continues to polarise opinion, especially amongst homeowners here in the UK. Many see it as a dangerous precedent which could end up having devastating effects on both the health of local communities...
A man looks out of his window and suddenly he is an expert on young people. The state of these people who believe that embarrassing themselves on TV is more important than empirical data and facts. “A lot of people like to go after young people, and go on about...
If you are planning a new build, an extension or conversion of your home, then the changes to the building regulations are important. Building regulations make sure that any work done on a property is up to a certain standard. From 15 June changes to the nation-wide regulations aim to improve...
Property developers who want planning permission for major building projects should face a new “health test” imposed by local councils to see if their plans will promote healthier living in the area, a researcher has proposed. Major developments that can show they will deliver a “net health gain” by supporting...