Under Lock and Key – Protecting Your Home from Break-ins
If someone is going to break into your home, it will mostly likely be through the front or back door, accessible garage door, or ground floor window. Knowing how to protect these access points is essential in making your home safer. Read on for some tips as to how to secure your windows and doors. […]
Grand Theft Auto (or Manual)
Waking up to find your car has been stolen from your drive or garage is a logistical nightmare, not to mention the inconvenience caused by not having a vehicle at your disposal. However, there are many ways in which you can deter car thieves from choosing to steal your vehicle. Read on for some tips. […]
How to Adequately Insure Your Home
It’s understandable to assume that buildings insurance will cover you for anything that happens to your building, hence the name; however, insurance policies are complex, and you may be surprised to learn of the things covered (and not covered) by your buildings insurance cover. If you have a mortgage on your home, buildings insurance will […]
Is Your Home Winter-Ready?
It may feel all cosy and kind of festive, but the winter can spell disaster for your home if it’s not properly prepared (sorry to be a party pooper). Here’s some guidance as to how to prepare your home for winter. Insulate, insulate, insulate! A quarter of your home’s heat is lost through the roof, […]
Ready or Not, Here I Claim
Nobody wants to be in a position in which they have to claim on their insurance, and although it’s often an unimaginable set of circumstances that lead to the event for which you need to claim, it’s always advisable to prepare in advance. You can do this by keeping hold of receipts for any high-value insured […]
Home is Where the Work Is
The joys of working from home are innumerable – from rolling out of bed at the very last minute (pyjama bottoms for Zoom calls, anyone?) to finally managing to keep on top of those little household chores in your breaks from work – if there’s one thing the global pandemic has given us, it’s the […]