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New Permitted Development Rules Make Adding Additional Storeys Easier

Posted on April 2, 2021 by DIY Doctor

On the 31st August 2020 there was a change to the permitted development rules in England that has made it easier to add more levels to your home and increase space. These are among other changes .... Read More

Havoc in the Housing Market

Posted on October 27, 2020 by DIY Doctor

The housing market seems to be generating conflicting signals which makes it very difficult to understand what is happening for anyone who is not an expert, but simply wants to buy or sell a .... Read More

Half of us Never Want to Move Again and Will Create the Perfect Home Ourselves

Posted on September 17, 2020 by DIY Doctor

We are all looking for the perfect home – but some of us are prepared to work at the imperfect one we have to get there. According to a new survey by Pilkington it takes approximately .... Read More

Gardening, DIY and Home Bars are what we are spending our money on this year

Posted on August 19, 2020 by DIY Doctor

With us being restricted to our homes and gardens (if we are lucky enough to have them) during lockdown, banks and credit card companies have been surveying what we spent our money on, or intend .... Read More

Bumper Sales Figures for UK House Sales in Summer 2020

Posted on August 19, 2020 by DIY Doctor

Property website Rightmove has revealed that July saw agreed sales reach £37bn which made it the busiest month for property sales in ten years. It is £12bn more than during July 2019 when .... Read More

Domestic Fires caused by Home Appliances are Steadily Declining

Posted on August 18, 2020 by DIY Doctor

Shockingly there were almost 15,000 domestic fires started by home appliances in the past year and more than half (53%) of those fires were due to a domestic cooker/oven*. However this is still .... Read More