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We were featured in Which? Money Magazine
We are thrilled to share that we were the main supplier featured in the December 2024 issue of Which? Money Magazine.
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Silver Pages Third Edition 2024-25 is now available
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More from our blog
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This week’s blog is written by Associated Property Services.
A clean, well-presented home makes a lasting impression, whether it’s for a property viewing, a new tenant, or your own family’s comfort. As it is coming up to the busy Festive Season, here are some practical cleaning tips to keep you as sparkling as your tree!
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Changing locks at your home
Did you know, it’s not an insurance requirement to change the locks on your home when you move. But think about it. If you are buying a home, how many other people have had keys? Will they have returned them to the previous owner to pass on to you?
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Your home move survival kit
When you move home, there are some things you are going to need, or will need to think about knowing where they are.
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The worst part of a home move
For me, in my past life as a serial renter, it was always the ‘not knowing’ where I would live next. You are given notice on your flat, or you give notice (for whatever reason) and you have a date to leave, but you don’t necessarily have somewhere to go to. That was always stressful.
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Organising travel items
Tempting as it often is to keep travel plugs and adapters with other electricals, or holiday toiletries with other toiletries, there are mountains of these things, as well as clothing, that you ONLY or mostly only use for holiday.
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The ‘put me away’ basket
Mess, clutter, untidiness, disarray, muddle, jumble – whatever you call it, some people live well in this environment and some people don’t. If you’re like me, you can tolerate a bit of untidiness at home, and more so if it’s your own, but if it is someone else’s that you live with, it’s much harder.
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Do I need a Lasting Power of Attorney?
This month’s guest blog is written by Katheirne Carroll from Peacock & Co Solicitors. Most people realise that they need to put a Will in place but whilst this sets out how your estate will be dealt with after you die, it is of no use whilst you are still alive.
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One in, one out!
No one has an infinite amount of space in their home. And most people tend to acquire ‘stuff’, given that we live more and more in the age of consumerism.
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Giving something away day
The 15th July is ‘national give something away day’ in the US. Well, of course, this is something we approve of, even if it is not ‘observed’ in the UK. We are always encouraging clients to give away items to charity, on social media or to food banks.
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Who are we?
It’s quite difficult for people to know what we are and what we do, but we have years of experience in supporting people. We are all of the following things for our clients…
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Why we love Olio
The app was originally designed to stop food going to waste, but it is used for lots of additional things now like toiletries, household cleaning products, toys, small bits of furniture and other things the charity shops don’t want but that can still be used by others.
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Is It Okay If I Look In Your Knicker Drawer?
Decluttering, organising and supporting clients with downsizing means they share a lot of personal information with me.
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Heat Pumps – A Smart Choice for Older People
As we get older, comfort, safety, saving money, and environmental considerations become more important in our homes.
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National Best Friend’s Day
We know that people who are lonely in retirement have a significant risk of dementia with some studies showing as much as a 25-40% increased risk.
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Safe calls to your bank
Spoofing is a deceptive practice where an attacker disguises their identity or the source of a communication to appear as a trusted entity, often to gain access to sensitive information, steal money, or spread malware.
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“Oh, but that was a gift from…”!
When decluttering we regularly have conversations with clients about the fact that they can’t give an item away because someone gave it to them. I understand. You worry that the person will know what you’ve done. But actually, will they? And more importantly, will they mind?
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Food waster part 2!
Food waste is caused because the vast majority of people don’t plan their food consumption and so much therefore is left over. There will always be those times when we buy something that spoils before we expected it to.
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Food is clutter too!
Did you know that food can be clutter too? 70% of UK food waste comes from households, that’s 6.7million tonnes.* The average household spends £470 on food each year that is thrown away. These statistics are crazy!
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Guest Blog by Richard Fincher from Room 101
For the last 700 years, at the Tower of London, at around 10pm, something similar to the following refrain is heard during the changing of the watchman’s shift:
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Setting a declutter schedule
If you are downsizing or just feel that your home is a bit overcrowded with possessions, one of the great ways to get started is to set yourself a schedule which can be popped into your diary.
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National Haiku Poetry Day!
As it is National Haiku Poetry Day today, we asked AI for a bit of help for some relevant haikus, and we love them.
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Treasured memories
This month’s guest blog is written by Rosalind Furlong, a professional photographer, who captures people and memories for a living and shares here how she wishes she had dealt with her children’s memories.
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Because it might be useful…
When I was 10 years old, my parents got divorced. My dad, like many men, kept many screws, nuts, bolts, etc, ‘because they might be useful’. We moved to a more suitable home and I suggested to my mum that the shed-full of these items wasn’t needed – my father had moved abroad, so wasn’t…
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All of the emotions
Claire Edwards, Registered Nurse and Eldercare Consultant, provides independent care advice to older people and their families. She gives us her thoughts here, having read a newspaper article from a family carer.
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Fire Brigade
Did you know that your fire brigade isn’t just there to help you when there’s a fire or a road incident?
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Hacks for seniors
Getting older can be a bit annoying. If you have osteoarthritis, you can lose your grip; if you have declining eye sight, you can’t see things as clearly; and your balance may have started to falter.
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Today is organise your home office day!
I’ve found it necessary to rent an office twice during the 21 years of having my own business. On the first occasion I needed space for staff, and on the second my home just didn’t have room for a desk.
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Digital Will
Not heard of a digital will? A digital will is an inventory of your digital assets. It can form part of a normal will or be a side letter.
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Caring for parents and dealing with overwhelm
This month’s guest blog is written by Kayane Watson, a certified Thrive Coach, exploring how to deal with the overwhelm of caring for elderly parents.
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Share the love
On February 17th, in just a few days, it is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. No coincidence that these two dates fall within a few days of each other.