Finding a Sustainable Property Posted on September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 by heepi Home Buyer’s Property Search Contact Us Finding the right property to buy is always stressful and time-consuming, particularly if you have added requirements like sustainability. We act as your agent and will endeavour to find you the house or apartment that best matches your requirements. We do the legwork, save your time, reduce your stress. Your level of involvement in the search is as little or as much as you wish. The cost represents excellent value at 1% of the property’s final agreed price. We will: • Establish your precise requirements • Shortlist properties and report back to you • View properties and report back to you • Provide floor plans and photographs where required (this may be at extra cost) • Accompany you on viewings where required • Negotiate with estate agents or landlords to achieve the best deal for you • Monitor your purchase through to moving in • Use our experience and local knowledge, advise you throughout • When required we will organise any other services, e.g. removals (this may be at extra cost)
Sustainable inner city living Posted on September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 by heepi Tips for being more sustainable while renting There are many simple yet easily missed, things you can do to make your rental housing more sustainable without consent from your landlord. Here are just a few tips Install a thermostat Installing a thermostat is the best wat to achieve energy efficiency in a home that you don’t own. Not only can you save on your energy bills, but you can avoid wasting energy by being able to regulate the temperature of your home with ease. Change your lightbulbs Changing your lightbulbs to more eco-friendly ones means that you will be able to again save money on your energy bills, but more importantly, less energy (created by coal-burning) is used, thus saving you money as well as saving the environment. Take more care of your appliances By simply cleaning your appliances, such as your fridge, you can become a more energy-efficient tenant. Appliances need to be taken care of, when the start to be come run down due to lack of care, they become less energy efficient. It doesn’t take a lot to be careful, yet it saves a lot of money and energy. Watch your water usage The most obvious, yet overlooked way to save energy is definitely watching water usage.
How to make moving house more environmentally friendly Posted on September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 by heepi Environmentally Friendly International Removals Packaging The world is jumping on the environmentally friendly bandwagon, which is great news for the earth. People are using paper bags or cotton shopping bags for shopping to cut down on the plastic bags being used. Manufacturers are using recyclable packaging and even more vehicle manufacturers are developing vehicles with a lighter carbon footprint than before. So if we are doing so much to be ‘greener’ and we want to save the environment for generations to come, why are we still wasting so much when we do mundane tasks such as moving house? Should we be looking at environmentally friendly international removals packaging? On any given day, about 16% of the world’s population is moving and almost all of those households use cardboard boxes to pack up their possessions for the move. We are all for paperless technology to save trees, but why are we still using hundreds of cardboard boxes to use once or twice and simply throw away? It is because of this that there are now various new environmentally-friendly international removals packaging. The concept is simple yet effective and will cost you and the environment much less than it would if you were using cardboard boxes for your move. The environmentally friendly international removal packaging is commonly referred to as ‘green boxes’ or even ‘frog boxes’ and are durable plastic containers which substitute for regular cardboard boxes. They are waterproof, clean and can be stacked to make packing a breeze. You have nothing to lose by switching to green boxes. (more…)