Moving home can be stressful enough and so decisions about broadband might be the very last thing on your mind. Here Broadband Genie provides eight top tips to help make the process easier Of all the utilities you need to consider when moving home, broadband is the one with the most potential for causing a […]
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Campaigners warn that people who have not paid rent during lockdown have received landlord warning notices
Thousands of tenants who have struggled to pay rent during the pandemic lockdown face the prospect of losing their home from the end of the month when the government’s temporary ban on evictions ends, housing campaigners have warned.
Without an extension to the government’s moratorium on evictions, which runs out on 25 June, many landlords could start or continue repossession proceedings against tenants unable to meet rents over the past few weeks, they said.
Continue reading...Radon gas is a problem you can’t see, taste or even smell but it is affecting properties across the UK, and is something that most people aren’t aware of. It is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is formed as a result of the radioactive decay of uranium that occurs naturally in all rocks and […]
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Langstone, Hampshire: This industrious little insect collects mud to partition off cells in the garden box I put up for her
A few weeks ago, my neighbours had cavity wall insulation installed and the resulting drill holes in their gable-end wall were soon being prospected by red mason bees (Osmia bicornis).
People often assume that the common name of these gingery, spring-flying solitary bees refers to a tendency to nest in crumbling mortar, but it’s more likely to derive from their habit of using mud as a mortar-like material to line and partition their brood cells. While females do make use of crevices between old brickwork, they also nest in hollow plant stems and beetle boreholes in dead wood, and will readily occupy manmade bee hotels.
Continue reading...Langstone, Hampshire: This industrious little insect collects mud to partition off cells in the garden box I put up for her
A few weeks ago, my neighbours had cavity wall insulation installed and the resulting drill holes in their gable-end wall were soon being prospected by red mason bees (Osmia bicornis).
People often assume that the common name of these gingery, spring-flying solitary bees refers to a tendency to nest in crumbling mortar, but it’s more likely to derive from their habit of using mud as a mortar-like material to line and partition their brood cells. While females do make use of crevices between old brickwork, they also nest in hollow plant stems and beetle boreholes in dead wood, and will readily occupy manmade bee hotels.
Continue reading...With in-person property viewings once again allowed, it’s vital you get all the information you need to make a decision when viewing a property you are considering buying. It’s a good idea to try out a virtual viewing if one is available before going to see a property in person. And you’ll need to follow […]
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My friend Maggie Cardinal, who has died aged 77, spent much of the second half of her life as a landlady, taking in budding young actors at her home in Kentish Town, north London. She was a neighbour of Michael Croft, the founder of the National Youth theatre of Great Britain, and many of his charges were sent her way.
She offered support and care to people who were often away from home for the first time. Her spontaneous parties were famous; conversations around her kitchen table could last for days.
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