Selling a house is no easy feat in the current economic climate and an increasing number of home owners are finding they need to make costly repairs before they can gain interest from potential buyers, adding an average of £2,800 to the cost of moving.

New research from national home improvement experts Job Worth Doing revealed that 70 per cent of home owners could not sell their home without making some major repairs to the property, with many saying they are jobs that have mounted up over time. Continue reading →

Coming out of the winter and into the garden as the weather gets better can seem like coming out of hibernation. The good news is that summer is finally on its way, the bad news is that there’s a list of jobs that need doing before you can start to enjoy the nice weather.

We’ve put together a handy 12 point checklist of some of the things that you should do during spring to avoid problems later. It’s not a list of everything you might need to do, but it’s a good starting point… think of it as an annual service for your garden. Continue reading →

With the cold weather returning to Britain this week many home owners have been caught off guard, with temperatures expected to drop to -11c in many areas.

Eighty per cent of home owners have said they are unprepared for the freezing temperatures, with over four inches of snow set to cover parts of the country by next week.

Home improvement company Job Worth Doing is advising that, due to the exceptionally mild winter so far, when the temperatures plummet many people across the country will get caught out and pay the price. Continue reading →