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Keep Your Home Warm and Safe with Our Top Tips

With winter on its way, we’ve got some handy hints and tips for staying warm whilst conserving energy – and moreover doing it safely.

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Top Household Money-Saving Tips for Students

We’ve got some tips to help students get the best out of their home insurance, reduce their energy bills, get great value broadband, know their tenancy rights and become cordon bleu chefs – all rolled into one!

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Avoid Doorstep Energy Switching!

Door-to-door salesmen won’t get you the best deal on your energy. We know a better way to save on your fuel bills.

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What to do if You Smell Gas – Safety Tips from Confused.com

If horror stories of gas explosions leave you tossing and turning in your bed, fear not. There are ways to keep your home safe from gas leaks - and it doesn’t involve cooking over an open fire!

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Increase the Saleability of your Home with Tips from Confused.com

The paint on your front door is peeling, those window boxes need plants and that doorknocker in the shape of a parrot is embarrassing – still, buyers will see the potential of your house, won’t they? Wrong.

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Landlords can Boost Rental Viewings with these Confused.com Tips

Is your rental property sitting empty whilst your buy-to-let mortgage is costing you cash? Have you tried and failed to get tenants into the property? If so, it’s time to rethink how to get potential punters across the threshold.

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Confused.com’s 8 Ways to a Quick Home Sale

How to sell your home with ease and grace. There’s a lot of information available for first-time house buyers. But what if the shoe’s on the other foot and you’re selling a property for the very first time?

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What Not to Forget When Applying For Home Insurance

Confused.com has a list of pointers so that you don’t forget any items when applying for home insurance – specifically contents insurance

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Confused.com Guide to Utilising Space in the Home

Is your spare room masquerading as a laundrette? Or has it become a storage place for those boxes left unopened since you moved in? If the answer’s yes, it’s probably time to start thinking about how to make the most of your home’s extra space.

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Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold – Insulate your Home

Confused.com’s guide to keeping your home cosy and your wallet fatter. There’s never been a better time to think about ways to cut your carbon footprint and slash your gas and electricity bills.

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Confused.com Garden Tips – Compost Corner!

There are many advantages to creating your own compost heap. Gone are the days of buying expensive bags of compost from the garden centre. Kitchen leftovers and lawn cuttings can easily be transformed into a fantastic soil enricher.

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Know Your Policy: Legal Protection in your Home Insurance

Your home insurance policy may well include features and benefits you might not be aware of that could save you money – such as a range of legal protection

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Diarmuid Gavin’s Garden Makeover Tips

For many people, their garden is the biggest ‘space’ in the home – and one that’s ripe for investment. There's been a host of garden makeover shows offering grand and sometimes downright crazy ideas, so what's the best way to get a patch that adds value to your property?

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Transform Your Home with Mirrors

Mirrors are the ultimate accessory when it comes to bringing beauty and drama into a room.

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Top tips for a safe and secure Christmas at home

Confused.com provide some sage seasonal advice for keeping your home safe this Christmas, and for not invalidating your home insurance

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Confused.com tips on what to do in the event of a fire

Confused.com’s guide to fire prevention measures in the home, what to do if a fire occurs, and what to do in its aftermath

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The Confused.com Guide to Reading Your Gas and Electricity Meter

Confused.com explains how to read your gas and electricity meter, and why this could be an important way of cutting your utility bills.

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Planning Some DIY? Stay Safe and Protected with Confused.com

Planning Some DIY? Safety Tips for You and Your Home from Confused.com

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Are Social Energy Tariffs the Solution to Fuel Poverty?

Confused.com investigates social tariffs for utilities: what they are, and who can be given help with paying their gas and electricity bills

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Confused.com tips on what to do if you get burgled

Confused.com’s ten essential tips on what to do if your home gets burgled

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