Love your home and garden

For advice in and around your home, please feel free to read through our helpful tips and advice sections below.

• Made do and mend
  Most of us re-cycle a fair amount of the packaging that comes with our weekly shopping
• (Eco)Living with the gadgets you can’t live without
  How can you make all those little ‘must haves’ a bit more environmentally kind?
• Bring a little sunshine into your home
  If you’re fed up with the growing cost and harmful environmental impact of coal and nuclear energy, then you may well be looking for ways to introduce renewable energy sources into your home.
• The energy-efficient home
  If your home isn't well insulated, the lovely warmth generated by your radiators could be escaping through the walls, windows, doors and roof.
• Sometimes it’s good to be full of hot air
  If your home isn’t well insulated, the lovely warmth generated by your radiators could be escaping through the walls, windows, doors and roof
• Save money with an energy efficient home
  If you want to cut back on your monthly bills, a few changes around the home could really help.
• Clean the chemicals from your home
  A greener, cleaner house won’t make any difference to the cost of your home insurance, but it could help you cut down your weekly shopping bills.
• Save energy on everything but the kitchen sink
  Your kitchen is the real heart of the home, a hive of activity.
• Just say no!
  Like it or not, consuming less is one of the most effective ways to combat climate change. So if you’re serious about eco-living, it’s time to ask yourself what you can live without.
• Make your five-a-day a little bit greener
  If you’re trying to make shopping for your greens a little bit greener, deciding on which changes are worth making can be tricky (particularly if you’re trying to save money too).
• Does your house ooze kerb appeal?
  When you’re getting your home ready for sale, it’s worth remembering what it was that made you buy it in the first place.
• Making the changes that make a difference
  If you’re thinking of making some changes to your home specifically to get the best selling price, make sure you choose the right ones.
• Preserving original features
  If you’re buying or selling a period home that needs a bit (or maybe a lot) of TLC, retaining and restoring any original features is a good way to add value.
• How clean is your house?
  If you’re putting your house on the market, moving out, or just moved in, it’s time for a good old spring clean!
• A moving experience
  There’s so much to sort out when you’re moving home, so Privilege have made it as easy as possible for you to update and transfer your home insurance.
• Put your feet up, we’ve done the legwork for you
  Making sure you have the right home insurance in place is quite a responsibility.
• If you’re covered and you know it clap your hands!
  If you’re unsure about the value of your home insurance cover, or you think you may be underinsured, then it’s time to think about the value of your home contents.
• It’s not just about keeping the roof over your head
  If you’re unsure about the value of your home insurance cover, or you think you may be underinsured, then it’s time to think about the value of your home contents.
• It’s what’s on the inside that counts
  Privilege’s home contents insurance cover is what’s known as ‘new-for-old’. Which means that if you make a claim, we won’t just give you today’s value for items that might be a few years old now.
• It’s about cutting costs, not corners
  Most of us like to save money, and reviewing your home insurance could certainly be one way of cutting down your household bills.
• Builder’s crane topples over and destroys brand new home
  Sounds unlikely? Well it’s true! A 50-ton crane toppled over and destroyed a million pound home that builders had only just finished.
• We’ve got house insurance covered … inside and out
  For most of us, our house is our biggest financial asset and represents a huge investment of both our money and our time.
• Vandalism doesn’t just happen to phone boxes
  When you think of vandalism what springs to mind? A smashed phone box or graffiti on a bus shelter maybe?
• Blame it on the weatherman
  Privilege buildings insurance covers all the major risks, which includes storms or floods and lightening damage.
• Water water everywhere
  In recent years we’ve increasingly seen images of flooded villages and read reports about people that had buildings insurance but not contents insurance.
• Paying the price for cheap home insurance
  Most of us would like to cut back a little on our household expenses, and cheap home insurance is one way of doing that. But as the saying goes, you only get what you pay for.
• Cheap home insurance that’s safe as houses
  The hunt for a cheap home insurance quote shouldn’t lead to cutting corners on your cover. Your house is likely to be your biggest investment.
• Finding cheap home insurance
  If, like most people, you’re looking for a cheap home insurance quote this year, then you should give Privilege a go.
• Contents insurance for all that glitters
  When we talk about ‘new for old’ contents insurance for our jewellery, it doesn’t sound quite right, after all, much of the jewellery we own is irreplaceable because of it’s sentimental value.
• Don't leave it to the landlord
  If you rent your home, its usually your landlord's responsibility to arrange buildings insurance to cover the structure of your home and permanent fixtures.
• Are you a PC?
  Most of us now have a home computer of some kind - mac, pc, laptop - but do you know it's value?
• Contents insurance for the happiest years of their lives
  Students may still be surviving on beans on toast and boiled eggs, but these days they own more expensive consumer goods per head than the rest of the population.
• All those with an mp3 player say I
  These days it's easy to pick up a relatively cheap TV or DVD player, so it's not uncommon to accumulate quite a lot of home entertainment equipment.
• Security advice
  Rotters, cads, bounders … whatever you might call them, the fact is that opportunists, not professional burglars, commit most burglaries.
• Home improvement advice
  Hiring an Interior Designer or Garden Landscaping expert sounds a bit much – but it really is easy to make a big difference yourself.
• Garden improvement advice
  Most of us dont have an estate and a team of gardeners, but even the tiniest garden can be a pleasure to look at and enjoy – and it really isn’t that difficult.
• Gardening tips and advice
  Watch out for common problem areas, when in the garden.
• Moving to university
  When your children go to University you can keep their possessions insured with Privilege home insurance.
• Tips for home emergencies
  Tips to protect your home from emergencies.
• Winter home
  Helpful tips on how to avoid your pipes freezing in winter.
• Kids off to university
  More handy hints on how to keep your child’s belongings safe at university.
• Working from home
  What you should take into consideration when working from home.
• Avoid the cowboys
  If you're looking to have work done on your home, there are a few rules you should follow to ensure you hire a tradesman competent enough to do the job.
• Shed some light on security
  It's important you keep any outbuildings on your property secure and well-maintained - we've got some advice on how to do this and how to get them insured with Privilege home insurance.
• Don't be underinsured
  Whether your property has rocketed in value or you've splashed out on the latest expensive electronics gadgets, it's important to check your level of house insurance to ensure you're fully covered.
• How to itemise valuable possessions
  It might seem like a tedious task, but itemising your home contents can mean making an insurance claim so much easier.
• Planning permission explained
  Extending or adding to your home can seriously add value, but you need to make sure you get all the necessary permissions first. Here's how…
• Home maintenance
  Home maintenance jobs to keep your house in order.
• Getting your possessions valued
  If you've been left a valuable item in someone's will, how do you get it valued and is it covered by your home contents insurance?
• Reduce the risk of fire in your home
  Protect your family and home against fire. Contact the Fire Brigade for free advice and start taking common sense precautions for yourself – today.

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