Home & Garden
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How To Care For Your Fruit Trees
Protecting fruit trees usually means preventing the fruit from being eaten by birds and other creatures that love to gorge on free and tasty meals. But damage to fruit trees can also come at any time from fungi and insects that affect the bark or attack the leaves. Pruning carefully and at the right time of year for the type of tree is a good way to prevent fruit tree diseases. Whether you are growing apples, different types of peaches or any other kind of fruit, it’s important that you care for the fruit trees appropriately to ensure a healthy crop. Spraying Spraying is often most associated with killing off…
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Buying New? Is It Worth It?
If you have already realized that renting is an unwise investment, and believe that the monthly payment is better to put towards a mortgage for your own place, then you are in the right place. There is no problem with renting – after all there are no responsibilities, no long term worries about losing your home and you can move when you want to. But if you are choosing to buy, whether you are looking at homes for sale at the Delaware Beaches or apartments in a big city, here are some reasons that buying a new property is great. Attractive price On the face of it, logic says a…
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What is a CIS Mortgage and Why Would You Need One?
What is CIS Mortgage? The truth is, there is no actual product that is called CIS mortgages’ but there is what is called the Construction Industry Scheme. The CIS permits a lone trader to have his income examined and verified by a mortgage lender. Over a period of time, this process was called the CIS mortgage. Anyone who had registered for the Construction Industry Scheme is given the opportunity to get a mortgage. Although, applying for CIS mortgages can be quite challenging to those who are self-employed. The income they typically present may not be consistent with the profit they actually get from their business. This can be problematic when…
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Quick Tips For New Homebuyers
When looking to make your first step up on the property ladder there are a lot of things to consider. Moving house is a stressful business and it is one of the biggest investments you will make during your lifetime. As a new homebuyer you’ll likely be daunted by the process and the sheer scale of the purchase – and we don’t blame you. But we are here today to help you think a few things through and make the process go smoothly. These are a few tips to help you as a first-time buyer and make your experience less stressful. Consider buying vs renting It is no secret that…
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Why You Need To Sort Your EPC Before Selling Your London Home
When it comes to selling your home in London, there are a lot of things to consider. Are you marketing your property to a potential investor? Or are you looking to sell to someone who will make it their home? No matter who you’re looking to sell to, you will legally need to have an EPC in place before marketing the property. An EPC Explained EPC stands for an energy performance certificate. Its main purpose is to measure the energy efficiency of a property on a scale from A-G. They must always be available to potential buyers and potential tenants. The higher your rating, with A being the highest, the…
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5 Things Nobody Tells You About Buying a Home
Buying a house is one of the most exciting things you will ever do, it’s also one of the most expensive, so it pays to have your facts straight and know as much about the process in terms of the personal and practical as possible. With that in mind, here are a few things that nobody ever seems to tell you about buying a home: If you use an online real estate agent you’ll have to conduct your own viewings There’s been a real boom in online real estate agents like Purplebricks that promise to save you money if you use them instead of traditional estate agents. However, what is…
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How to Save Money on Home Removals?
When you’re moving your home, it’s an opportunity for a new start and that is something exciting worthy of anticipation for you and your family. But the realization dawns upon you that ALL the household items are to be moved from one place to another in, the home removal process and can cost a lot of money, so many people think twice while considering home removal because they feel they cannot absorb the expense. Today we will give you some tips on how to save money on home removals. If you need quality house removal services you can hire us at Man and van UK. How to save money during the home removal…
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How The Winter Season Can Affect Your Garden Crops And How To Stop It
Whether you’ve grown many plants during winter, or this is the first time taking on this season, there are a few things to consider about how your crops will be affected. Sadly, you can’t quite leave your crops to grow in their own time during the cold weather, you’ll have to keep a close eye and assist. There are a range of vegetables you can grow during these cold months, that are much more sustainable than during the summer months. Vegetables such as parsnips are one such example. Cell Destruction Explained When it gets colder, our plants, flowers and crops can struggle to grow, sometimes outright dying off. The reason…
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4 Ways to Keep Your Home Warm on a Budget
If you want to lead a safe, comfortable, and healthy lifestyle, you need to keep your home warm. Unfortunately, performing this crucial task is always going to come at a price. Heating isn’t free, which means that you will have to shell out cash on your boiler bill from time to time. Keeping yourself and your family warm need not necessarily be an expensive endeavour, though. There are a whole host of cost-effective routes that you can take in your attempt to heat your home, four of which include: Take advantage of your curtains If you use them correctly, your curtains can end up playing a key role in your…
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5 Tips For Moving With Kids
Moving house at any time of life is always a stressful experience but when you add young kids into the equation it makes things significantly more difficult. However, there are definitely things you can do to reduce the stress and have as harmonious a move as possible. Here are my top 5 tips: Take steps to ease the transition Moving house can be stressful for kids – children thrive on routine and stability and for some, moving house can be a scary experience. It’s important to talk to kids throughout the process. Let them know why you are moving, show them photos of your new house, get them excited. Talk…