![Choosing a Safe for your Home [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article406/small/3520A043-9D30-F419-06FFA76C5CB53A5A.jpg "Choosing a Safe for your Home [Click to view]")
7 days ago | No Comments
When making home improvements or moving to another home, the addition of safes to the security budget is often overlooked. As safes can provide a wide range of protection for the valuable household items, it is important that buying a safe should be considered. For first time safe buyers, the lack of knowledge for purchasing a safe can be intimidating, but here are some answers to some of the most common questions about safes.
![10 Tips for choosing window treatments [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article404/small/1E9F2D3E-CC8B-3322-E1CFB331A99A2D45.jpg "10 Tips for choosing window treatments [Click to view]")
Saturday, 21 January 2012 | No Comments
Most windows will benefit from some kind of covering, whether it is for privacy, shading, warmth or a combination of these factors. But how do you know which you should choose. Well here are 10 tips to help you decide.
![Jargon buster for landlords [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article401/small/C7AD7A14-A52E-3CDA-FFE8F9B968D50435.jpg "Jargon buster for landlords [Click to view]")
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | No Comments
If you’re a landlord, it’s your responsibility to take out landlord insurance and keep your property in a good state of repair. You might need to do a bit of maintenance from time-to-time (if you’re brave enough), so here is an explanation of some technical terms that might come up.
![Public Liability Insurance Is A Must Have When Renovating Your Home [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article400/small/5C16B07E-ED0A-5F47-40591FC7099B006F.jpg "Public Liability Insurance Is A Must Have When Renovating Your Home [Click to view]")
Tuesday, 20 December 2011 | No Comments
There is an old English proverb, which states, if something can go wrong, it will. So, with the likelihood of disaster a real possibility, especially on a building site, it really pays to make sure that you are protected against such dangers.
![Landlords: Top Tips for Getting Quality Tenants [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article399/small/9356303E-AA9C-7B3C-A646FA9106545A82.jpg "Landlords: Top Tips for Getting Quality Tenants [Click to view]")
Tuesday, 8 November 2011 | No Comments
As a landlord you are no doubt choosy about who you rent your property to. Unfortunately, there is always the possibility of your tenant not being as reliable as first impressions may suggest which will cause you problems down the line.
![Preparing your home for the autumn. [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article398/small/9341308F-0A43-CB40-6709D326D34D4153.jpg "Preparing your home for the autumn. [Click to view]")
Thursday, 10 November 2011 | No Comments
10 Practical Tips from Grillo LLP Chartered Surveyors, Godalming
![A guide to property turn-offs. [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article387/small/4BA2B5FB-D55F-0973-F74666DF6F665D68.jpg "A guide to property turn-offs. [Click to view]")
Saturday, 16 July 2011 | 1 Comment
Tracy Kellett is an ex-Estate Agent and runs leading Buying Agents BDI Home Finders - she walks us through what not to do when selling your home.
![Saving Energy Means More Cash For Your Home [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article386/small/2A5D797F-99D8-0EAB-68065CF67FE72FF0.jpg "Saving Energy Means More Cash For Your Home [Click to view]")
Thursday, 14 July 2011 | No Comments
As the UK slowly makes its way out of its financial crisis, many homeowners are becoming more frugal with their finances. Finding the right energy supplier can go a long way when it comes to saving more money.
![Getting the Picture – Why Self-Sellers Should Consider Professional Property Photography [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article384/small/DBB68730-A66A-BEDD-A28623A75040C3A3.jpg "Getting the Picture – Why Self-Sellers Should Consider Professional Property Photography [Click to view]")
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 | 2 Comments
Whatever your reasons for selling your own home, from maintaining control over the process to saving cash on an agent’s commission, once the decision is made the responsibility for marketing your property will rest squarely on your shoulders.
![Who said B&B's were just for Old Ladies? Five great reasons why anyone with a spare room should make money from it! [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article382/small/DB8F0017-AEBB-E777-6EA1BFB6B1A161A4.jpg "Who said B&B's were just for Old Ladies? Five great reasons why anyone with a spare room should make money from it! [Click to view]")
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 | No Comments
At a time when more and more people are desperate to start climbing the property ladder, but equally young buyers are struggling to pay mortgages, there are many new websites that offer easy, fun, flexible and fulfilling ways for people to make money from their homes.
![Things to Remember in Basement Remodeling [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article381/small/DB839E2E-F9AE-598A-CF7993CEAAB74979.jpg "Things to Remember in Basement Remodeling [Click to view]")
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 | No Comments
While building a house, homeowners prepare a proper design plan for the whole house, except for the basement. Basement renovation is in vogue these days. It is an integral part of a home renovation and like other tasks it also requires proper planning . A basement can be converted from a cluttered store house to a great asset. It can be converted to a place, worth living, irrespective of its being dark and damp.
![Lending a helping hand with deposits - a cautionary tale... [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article377/small/66D26E95-E64B-66C0-096323830BEC7468.jpg "Lending a helping hand with deposits - a cautionary tale... [Click to view]")
Sunday, 5 June 2011 | 1 Comment
A Warning to the Bank of Mum & Dad as the trend grows for parents to help their children get onto the property ladder and as research shows that half of UK buyers wrongly believe that a Homebuyers Report will identify potential problems with a property. By David Lewis, partner at Grillo LLP Chartered Surveyors.
![The Complete Guide To Hardwood Floors [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article376/small/68E4FD4D-0E0E-3BE7-60CEAC8AB670BF6A.jpg "The Complete Guide To Hardwood Floors [Click to view]")
Saturday, 4 June 2011 | No Comments
Hardwood flooring is often a consideration for property owners who are looking to add a tasteful decor element or for practical reasons during a home refurbishment process - find out more thanks to Wood and Beyond
![Where to buy a second home or holiday home [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article375/small/7A17D6AB-DB47-EDF3-32022B6965364BA8.jpg "Where to buy a second home or holiday home [Click to view]")
Friday, 10 June 2011 | No Comments
It is many people’s dream to own that second home; to wake up to the sound of seagulls in the morning or even the sound of silence in the countryside away from the pressures of everyday life. And the dream has become a reality for many of us with over 250,000 second home owners in the UK.
![Managing Flood Risk [Click to view]](/assets/images/article/article374/small/3249971F-AAD7-34C1-2F37694DEF700F0C.jpg "Managing Flood Risk [Click to view]")
Friday, 27 May 2011 | No Comments
As we enter a period of intense climate variability, awareness of our environment is becoming a more important issue, as is the potential threat posed by flooding.
