by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 4, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Search for the cost of a monitored home alarm and you will find monthly prices running from about five pounds to thirty. What those pages rarely say is what the money buys. In Britain, paying to be monitored does not mean the police will come when your alarm goes off....
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 3, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Key takeaways Burns from hot water bottles reached nearly 1,000 cases in 2024, the highest total in more than 20 years and double the 2019 figure, according to Children’s Burns Trust data cited by RoSPA. The BSI reinstated the British Standard for hot water...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 2, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
A heated airer cannot dry a load of washing for less than about 32p at the October price cap. Not a 202W one, not a 1,800W one, not one with a cover. That figure is set by the water in your laundry, and no amount of low-energy branding moves it. What the wattage...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 2, 2026 | Home & Garden
Basis: Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026, electricity 26.32p per kWh including VAT relief, direct debit. Until 30 September 2026 the capped rate is 26.11p, so every electricity figure below sits about 0.8 per cent above what you pay this month....
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 2, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Key takeaways In England the carbon monoxide alarm duty sits with landlords. GOV.UK guidance says plainly that the regulations do not apply to owner occupiers. Scotland is different. Every home with a boiler, open fire, flue or non-electric heater must have a CO...
