Mature Times - Improving Your Home

Selling your home in a difficult market

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:04:20 +0100

In a tough market, home sellers across the UK are struggling to sell their homes. So if you're looking for ways to seal the sale, here are some handy tips.

Bristol project to keep out the cold

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:26:11 +0100

Thousands of Bristolians living in miserably cold homes will breathe a sigh of relief that winter is coming to an end. Before this year’s energy price rises, 10,178 Bristol households were thought to live in fuel poverty and that number has increased significantly since then. Warming Bristol, a local help service run by the Bristol & Somerset Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, has been lending a hand to those in need.

Insulate a home and keep someone warm for life

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:22:03 +0000

The front page article on February's Mature Times reports Steve Webb’s appeal for a dramatic improvement in home insulation and energy efficiency - yet the article (in common with most press coverage) then goes on to ignore this, and to restrict its comment to fuel poverty and pricing.

Don't leap (year!) into the fire

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:38 +0000

February 29th is coming up - an "extra day" for us all to enjoy. And the Fire Kills campaign is urging you to take just five of these extra minutes to do something worthwhile instead which could save your life – pull your finger out and check your smoke alarm.

New “smart home” helps people with dementia

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:25:42 +0000

A revolutionary new home points an exciting way forward for helping people with dementia retain their independence and avoid accidents in the home.

Reflect before improving your home

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:27:08 +0000

If you’re thinking about improving your home - either to enhance your comfort in retirement or to make it easier to sell - think twice. Money spent on home improvements does not automatically increase the value of a property, according to the country’s leading chartered surveyors organisation.

Care & repair on hand in Wales

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:39:52 +0100

If you are an older or disabled person living in Wales, there’s a non-profit making organisation - Care & Repair - dedicated to repairing and adapting your home and allowing you to continue living there, in your own community, in warmth, safety and security.

Going green

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:53:51 +0100

How YOU can play your part in protecting our grandchildren’s futures. By energy and environmental consultant Phil Neve.

Don’t get cold this winter

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:27:57 +0000

Clare Mitchell of Community Action for Energy (CAfE) describes how help is on hand for older people to keep you warm this winter - and how YOU could make a difference in your local community

Help with home improvements

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:04:43 +0000

A government-backed initiative called Houseproud, which helps disabled and older homeowners improve their living environments, has been launched by the Home Improvement Trust (HIT), a not-for-profit organisation.