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	<title>Helping Innovate Property (HIP) - Blog, Housing Market News and Articles &#187; Home Improvements</title>
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		<title>What to do When Planning Permission has Not Been Obtained</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 sets out the rules relating to the development of land, that is to say any additions, alterations or changes of use. Such works will often require an application for planning permission to be made to the local authority.
Unfortunately people often don&#8217;t realise that a particular alteration or change [...]


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		<title>Home owners can add thousands in value to their home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey of over 200 of the UK’s leading estate agents across the UK, carried out by leading property specialists movewithus, has revealed the top 14 ways in which home owners can add value to their property ahead of a sale.
Based on the average house price, as reported by the Land Registry*, adding an [...]


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		<title>Upgrade your boiler and heating system for the winter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a boiler and heating system older than about 10 years you really should consider upgrading the boiler and hopefully the following will provide some food for thought.
As gas and electric prices continue to rise with recent reports that they could possibly be 60 % higher by 2020 if not sooner. Now is [...]


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		<title>Energy saving on a budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HIP-Consultant.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cavity wall insulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winter months are when ones attention is turned to keeping homes warm yet many homeowners will be turning on dormant heating systems that could be operating far more efficiently with the help of a few affordable maintenance tips.
Householder’s should keep a close eye on the efficiency of the insulation that is present in the [...]


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		<title>Extending your home? – points to consider</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/extending-your-home-points-to-consider-123/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HIP-Consultant.co.uk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At present the housing market is undergoing a period of stagnation and the result has been a marked increase in the number of homeowners considering extending their homes rather than moving.
Extensions require careful consideration; however the following are some of the more important aspects to be investigated when considering an extension.
Planning permission and building regulations
The [...]


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		<title>Home improvements – which add the most value?</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/home-improvements-which-add-the-most-value-123/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HIP-Consultant.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prevailing climate in the housing world has led to falling prices and difficulty in selling. For those who need to sell, there are a number of improvements that can aid the chances of success as well as those that are simply a waste of time and money.
Keeping things to economical levels is paramount in [...]


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		<title>Utilising dead space – the beauty of a loft conversion</title>
		<link>http://www.hip-consultant.co.uk/blog/utilising-dead-space-the-beauty-of-a-loft-conversion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HIP-Consultant.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the current financial crisis impacting on house sales, those looking for extra space may be well advised to extend rather than sell, adding value for when the market picks up following the fall.
Among the most proven of additions is the loft extension, a way of utilising space that tends to be disregarded and becomes [...]


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		<title>Home improvements – major impact for minor cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HIP-Consultant.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve cleaned the windows, weeded the garden, touched up the paintwork and swept the drive, and still nobody wants to buy your well priced and presentable house. The scenario is familiar to all who have gone through the rigmarole of selling a property, but all is not lost; within an affordable budget there are a [...]


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		<title>Add value to your home quick and easily</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Donaldson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it’s fair to say that we’ve all been hit by the credit crunch in some way or other, if you haven’t, lucky you. What seems to have taken the biggest loss is the value of our humble abodes; the press would have us believe that property prices are falling at a staggering rate, [...]


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