If you are Buying, Renting, Renovating or Decorating your Home or Property on the Isle of Wight, Island Pulse “House and Home” publish local links below:

Estate Agents:

Bob Lancaster
Creasey Biles King
Fox
Hadlands
Hose-Rhodes-Dickson
Island Residential
Isle of Wight Homes
Kingston & Grist
KJ Daniells
Marvins
Mountford
Olivers
Pittis
Rightmove
Town and Village
Waterside
Watson Bull & Porter 
Wheeler
Wright

Island Pulse:

A 220ltr compost converter costs £8, a 330ltr model costs £10 and a hinged lid, 250 litre model is available for £20. Delivery is free for all models.  To find out more please visit:  Recycle Now or Isle of Wight Council . Alternatively call 0845 077 0757 

Island Pulse:

Isle of Wight Council public service information and services via  “Do It Online”

Holiday Refuse and Recycling Changes HERE

Energy Rating Top Tips for Home Sellers.
Improve the saleability of your property by improving its energy rating using these top tips provided by the ultimate home information pack (HIP) resource “ hipCENTRAL

Low Cost

Check that you have Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRVs) fitted. If not these can be

purchased for less than £10 and fitted by a plumber for a similar price.

Replace the all the bulbs in your home with energy saving bulbs. These have come right

down in price and can be picked up for just a few pounds each.

If your property has a hot water tank check that it has an insulating jacket or sprayed

with insulating foam.  A jacket for your hot water tank can be purchased for about £20.

If you have no loft insulation or less than 100mm than lay some more to give your

property between 150mm and 200mm at a cost of about £2 per square meter.

Does your central heating system have thermostatic controls and a timer? If not, it might

be possible to have these installed at a reasonable cost or you may need a complete new

boiler.

High Cost

If your walls are un-insulated you are losing a third of your heat there. If you have

cavity walls consider getting cavity wall insulation.

If you don’t have double-glazing you are losing a fifth of the heat through the windows,

so consider having double glazing or secondary glazing installed in your home.  As well as

improving the saleability of your home by improving its energy rating, it also improves

security and reduces noise levels - it is definitely something that buyers look for.

The biggest source of energy inefficiency in the home is often the type of boiler installed. If your boiler is over 10 years old consider getting a modern energy saving condensing boiler you may even be able to get a grant to install one.

Island Pulse:

Digital Switchover Help Is At Hand.

Starting in October 2007 and ending in 2012, TV services in the UK will go completely digital, region by region.  The UK’s old analogue television signal is being switched off and replaced with a digital signal. 

This is part of a four-year nationwide switchover, during which time all regions will lose their analogue signal to go digital.  On October 17th at 2.37am Whitehaven in Cumbria Read more »

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