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The Times
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The latest interiors status symbol? A second living room upstairs

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The Times
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11 essential purchases for your home " recommended by Which?

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (753+ words) We live in an era plagued by excessive choice. Once decision fatigue sets in, shopping for household necessities can become an energy-zapping chore. Is it best to invest a tenner or "100 on a workhorse kitchen knife that will last? And…...

The Sunday Times
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Nervous mortgage lenders eclipse solar revolution

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (153+ words) The government wants five million more homes to have solar panels by 2030, but many homeowners are being kept in the dark...

The Times
thetimes. com > life-style > property-home > article > solar-panels-bills-energy-savings-7dzmzrfg2

Does the solar maths work? Here's how much you could really save

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (501+ words) You've successfully signed up to the Property newsletter An error occurred. Please use the link below. Property newsletter Most importantly for the Shahs, they are insulated from the fossil fuel chaos in the Strait of Hormuz. "If energy prices shoot…...

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10 ways to ace that spring home spruce-up

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1761+ words) From quick bathroom makeovers and bespoke extensions to stain-free decking and barbecues at the press of a button March 26 2026, 00: 01am With spring firmly sprung, many of us will be looking at ways to improve our homes as we emerge blinking into…...

The Sunday Times
thetimes. com > life-style > property-home > article > how-can-i-legally-insulate-my-draughty-victorian-sash-windows-tcmvlbgv8

How can I legally insulate my draughty Victorian sash windows?

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (935+ words) Q. Our Victorian sash windows are draughty but listed " what are my options for insulating without breaking the rules? RO A. Original sash windows are beautiful but notoriously inefficient. The good news is that there are several ways to improve thermal performance…...

The Times
thetimes. com > money > family-finances > article > how-to-save-money-solar-panels-5jb8pz2hf

I'm a solar panel nerd " here's how they've made me "8, 700

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1012+ words) It's a bright sunny day at the beginning of March and I'm hoping the grimmest and dullest of winters is finally behind us. I'm a solar panel nerd" and mine are providing about 3. 5 kilowatts of energy at present. This is…...

The Times
thetimes. com > life-style > property-home > article > decluttering-boomer-generation-gen-z-wealth-vgqm8hvzw

My great boomer declutter " can I keep my 1, 000 vinyls?

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (609+ words) Stock up on sturdy cardboard boxes, hire a removal van, call the conveyancing lawyers and get the keys to a large metal storage unit. The great wealth transfer " aka the dead giveaway or the big boomer declutter " is now upon…...

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Octopus gets leg up in China with joint renewables venture

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) Britain's biggest household energy supplier has made its first foray into China through a joint venture to trade renewable power. Octopus Energy has formed a new company called Bitong Energy with China's PCG Power. It said the venture would use…...

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thetimes. com > business-money > energy > article > octopus-energy-signs-solar-and-batteries-deal-to-supply-ukraine-6qpmqmm27

Octopus Energy signs solar and batteries deal to supply Ukraine

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (680+ words) Britain's biggest household energy supplier and Ukraine's largest private energy company have teamed up in an attempt to raise "100 million to finance 100 solar and battery projects in Ukraine. Octopus Energy and DTEK said their initiative was designed to strengthen energy…...