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“I’m looking at increasing security on my home at the same time as carrying out my reno. What are my options?”     When you’re renovating or improving your home, it’s important…

To spend the least amount of time possible mowing, weeding and watering, it helps to get your garden design right by starting with a clear plan. Ensure your landscape design avoids straight…

No matter the size of your home, storage – or the lack of it – always seems to be an issue. While older properties are not without their charm, one thing they…

If you’d prefer not to spend your hard earned dollars hiring an interior designer to revamp your interiors, use the following steps to get the job done yourself. Start surfacing It’s time…

Selling your home can be an emotionally fraught experience, especially if it is your first time. The home you poured your hopes and dreams – not to mention hard-earned cash – into.…

Price and cooling-off periods The two key differences between pre-contractual negotiations in a private treaty sale and an auction sale relate to price and cooling-off periods. Price While a private treaty sale…

Once upon a time, you had splashback tiles and other splashback tiles to choose from. Times have changed, though. Splashbacks today can really make a splash in your kitchen, bathroom or laundry.…

Tom Hall, an electrician and former real estate agent, says successful house flipping takes hard work, perseverance and a handful of simple rules. Start small Amateur renovators shouldn’t bite off more than…

Pack your freezer tightly As counterintuitive as it may sound, the more you have in the freezer, the more efficient your freezer will be. Avoid buying an unnecessarily large fridge and start…