Happy Christmas!

It used to be said of our late Queen that she thought fresh paint was the natural smell of factories and office blocks. That’s just one more thing I have in common with her, as I fill my idle hours with inspections of our workmen’s labours. I even find myself politely asking them “And what…

School holidays apparently see a spike in insurance claims – kids cause an average £176 of home damage a year, according to insurance industry figures from Policy Expert.  More than a quarter of this damage is caused to paintwork and interior décor.  A survey of parents found that the top excuse for causing damage in…