About Apartment Living: Buying and Renting an Apartment Explained in easy terms

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Coping with Living Alone

Living alone, like with most things, has its good and bad points, but there are things you can do to stop some of those negative feelings. After spending yea...

Dealing with the Council

There is a range of different departments within local government offices that deal with certain aspects of the community, from litter to noise pollution. To...

Finding a Room Mate

So, you have moved into your own place and now you are about to start the rigorous process of finding a suitable room mate. It may be that you are just a bit...

Getting the Best Apartment Location

There are numerous things to take into consideration when you are looking for a new apartment or house to live in – particularly if you are moving out of a...

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Questionnaire: Stay, Move or Improve?

Most people have faced the issue at some time or other – should they stay, move or improve? Perhaps you have been in your apartment for a while or maybe it...

Create a Sitting Room - Diner in Your Living Area

Whether you live in an apartment or in a house, you need to make the spaces you live in work for you. Sometimes this involves creating a home that is flexibl...

Space Saving Solutions for an Apartment Playroom

Toys, toys and more toys! Where do they all come from? Anyone with kids will know that, despite your best intentions, toys just seem to breed. Your baby is b...

Creating an Office in Your Apartment

More and more people are working from home these days. If you are lucky, you have a dedicated office space. If not, you need to set yourself up somewhere in...

Living in an Apartment With a Toddler: A Case Study

People tend to think of the ideal family home being a house, somewhere in the suburbs, preferably with two storeys. But one family, who are bringing up their...

We Converted Our Attic to Create a Duplex: A Case Study

When the Simpson family needed extra space they considered moving away from their apartment. Then the idea of converting their attic space began to take shap...

We Turned a Cupboard Into a Bedroom: A Case Study

When Gill Travis’s daughter needed her own bedroom, there was no option but to transform a walk-in cupboard in the apartment into a sleeping space. It wasn...

Top Tips for Recycling in an Apartment

Recycling and reducing waste is an essential part of life nowadays, wherever you live. But for those in an apartment, it can be tricky. It’s not simply the...

Give Your Apartment a Green Makeover

Fancy a change in the interior style of your apartment as well as the chance to make your home more environmentally friendly at the same time? Here are a few...

Make Over Your Kitchen on a Budget

Everyone knows that fitting a new kitchen can be expensive but if you want to achieve a new look then it doesn’t have to break the bank. The kitchen in you...

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