Getting the Home Ready for Summer

It’s easy to love summer. A time of change when birds sing from their nests, animals begin foraging in droves, and flowers add a splash of colour to everything. Of course, we shouldn’t forget that beautiful sunshine, re-emerging fully after its hibernation to warm all and sundry once again. But this is a time of...

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Five Innovations from a Pioneering City

  There’s a distinctive feeling in the air around Hull at the moment. The sense of a city moving forward, of a pioneering community of achievers and forward thinkers building the future for residents and the wider world. There’s good reason for this feeling too, as these five Hull-based innovations show.      Royal...

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Yes to HullBID Means Yes to City Centre Businesses

  The 18th of March 2016 was a good news day for the city of Hull. HullBID (Business Improvement District) programme that has been so valuable to the city centre was elected to remain in operation for another five years. The yes vote secured 80 percent of votes cast, equating to £30.5 million voting for...

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Living in the Newland Avenue Area

  Newland Avenue is quickly becoming a cultural centre for the City of Hull. From its vast variety of bars and restaurants to its street festivals, it really is a great place for both residents and visitors. As the year of City of Culture fast approaches, the area is sure to be celebrated for...

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Christmas Housekeeping Tips

  It’s that time of year when every window is lit up with all manner of colours and we all get a weird craving for mince pies and port. It’s a season that’s fun, bright, magical, heartfelt and quite simply wonderful, yet also very hectic and rather messy. Even the cleanest and tidiest home...

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Winterproof Your Home

With the recent cold snap and nothing but low temperatures and wet weather on the horizon, it’s important that you make sure your home is ready for winter. Here are our tips for keeping your property not only warm and energy efficient, but shielded from problems that arise from freezing conditions.   Perimeter check Have a walk...

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Household recycling There’s no denying that the environment is important. We’re not just talking about the natural structures and shapes that you see when driving through the countryside, such as trees, fields, bushes and ponds, or even the animals that live within them; we’re talking about the environment as a whole, the natural world...

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HUU is Helping Students to be Good Neighbours

We love a vibrant campaign that encourages students to make the most of their homes, so our faces lit up when we came across DBARN. DBARN stands for Don’t Be A Rubbish Neighbour and is Hull University Union’s way of getting its members to be clean, green, tidy and serene, covering recycling, waste management, cleanliness...

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Freedom Festival 2015

Eight years ago, Hull celebrated Wilberforce 2007. This 34-week event paid tribute to the pioneering work of Hull-born MP William Wilberforce, and the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire. The celebrations stretched across the city as well as to other countries, including Ghana. The concept proved so popular and valuable,...

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House-sharing Tips for Students

House-sharing Tips for Students

Many of our properties are rented out by students because they’re strategically located, come with unlimited broadband and everything is thoroughly safety checked. If you’re a student looking for a new home, get in touch today on 01482 342155 or email us with details of what you need. Your time in a rented house or apartment...

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