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Follow These Simple Money-saving Tricks Every Time You Travel Abroad

Travelling abroad for work or holiday is already stressful without having to worry about money.

Hiring a car abroad

Hiring a car anywhere abroad should be a relatively easy and transparent process, but very often it is not and is something that can cost you dear when you get home.

Home and Dry

In the spring we often expect a downpour. But it’s best to help prevent your home being damaged by water.

How to prevent a burglary

8 Burglar Deterrents That Work and 5 That Do Not Work.

How to test drive/check a used car

It goes without saying that a car should be test driven and inspected before you purchase. This is extremely important for a used car, especially if you’re buying it privately.

Contract Works Insurance

Construction projects can be complicated undertakings, and if any problems were to arise before the project is completed, things can become difficult to resolve.

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) Increases 1st June

On 1st June, the IPT, a tax on general insurance premiums, will increase from 10 to 12 per cent, meaning the tax has doubled in just 18 months.

An Update on Higher Health and Safety Fines After 1 Year

In February 2016, the new guidelines from the Sentencing Council came into force. These amendments dramatically increased fines for corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences, and health and safety offences.

Keep Your Pipes From Freezing

The average claim for burst pipe damage is between £6,500 and £7,500, according to the Association of British Insurers.

Letting Your Property on Airbnb? You Might Be Breaching Your Lease

Thousands of people who use Airbnb to let out their leasehold properties are potentially breaching their leases, and could be in danger of losing their homes, according to a recent ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), the highest property court in the land.

Live Well Work Well

5 Steps to Change Your Thoughts and Improve Your Well-being.

Managing and keeping fine art

Just by following a few simple suggestions you should protect your investments for a lifetime or more. Hopefully these basic suggestions will assist true collectors to novice collectors alike.

Making BBQs better

Barbecues are one of the great pleasures of summer, with the unmistakable aroma of hot coals and outdoor cooking always seeming to accompany the hottest days of the year.

Penalties to Double for Illegal Mobile Use by Motorists

Illegal mobile phone use by drivers is rising, according to new research that found that 31 per cent of motorists admitted to using a handheld phone behind the wheel, compared with 8 per cent in 2014.

Preparing Your Garden for Summer

Anyone from beginners to green fingers can use these garden preparation tips.

Safeguard Your Home While on Holiday

Many homeowners fail to realise that they are leaving their home at risk of being burglarised when they leave for holiday.

Snuffing Out Candle Fire Risks

Did You Know? There were 1,050 home candle fires in 2015-16, according to the Home Office.

Taking in the sun

Theft claims rise by 10% during the summer, and garden theft usually increases with thieves targeting tools and equipment from your shed, plants, garden furniture and ornaments.

Things you must do before going on holiday

Many of us will remember the classic moment in the film ‘Home Alone’, when Kevin’s mother realises that, in all the hustle and bustle of going on holiday, she’s forgotten her eight-year-old son.

Tips for maintaining a garden

Keeping your garden, even a small one, green and healthy year round can be hard work for the best of us.

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