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The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) document, valid for 10 years, that indicates a home's energy efficiency. Home Emergency
30 June 2022

How to Improve EPC rating? Home Energy Saving Tips

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) document, valid for 10 years, that indicates a home's energy efficiency.

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Saving energy around the home is easy when you know how, and we are here to share energy-efficiency solutions that will help your savings add up. Home Emergency
29 June 2022

10 Tips and Tricks To Lower Your Energy Bill

Looking to bring your energy costs down? This guide shares 10 practical, everyday ways UK households can use less energy, covering insulation, LED lighting, shorter showers, full laundry loads, and switching off unused appliances. It also looks at how Sma

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A radiator heated on one side generally indicates that hot water can flow into the radiator but is trapped somewhere within the midway. Home Emergency
29 June 2022

Why is one radiator cold: Central Heating?

A radiator heated on one side generally indicates that hot water can flow into the radiator but is trapped somewhere within the midway.

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What is the prevalence of mould in buildings? How to get rid of it? Household mould is more than unappealing, whether it's the slimy black spots on your shower curtain Home Emergency
29 June 2022

How to get rid of mould? The best way possible

What is the prevalence of mould in buildings? How to get rid of it? Household mould is more than unappealing, whether it's the slimy black spots on your shower curtain

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There are four key types of home insurance available to property owners and tenants. It’s important to understand the difference between them Home Emergency
23 June 2022

What home insurance covers, and what it doesn’t?

There are four key types of home insurance available to property owners and tenants. It’s important to understand the difference between them

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Home emergency insurance covers the cost of fixing and first call-out for issues that put your health, security, or home at risk. Home Emergency
23 June 2022

Do you need home emergency insurance coverage?

Home emergency insurance covers the cost of fixing and first call-out for issues that put your health, security, or home at risk.

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Electricity is one of the major causes of accidental fires in UK homes, contributing upwards of 20,000 instances each year. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

How you can keep your home appliances safe

Electricity is one of the major causes of accidental fires in UK homes, contributing upwards of 20,000 instances each year. Whether it is the fault of the user for disregard/improper care or not, fires are extremely costly and potentially lethal.

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Generally, Jargon is one of the main reasons for frustration and misunderstanding in the insurance industry. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

The A-Zs of insurance jargon cleared up and defined

Generally, Jargon is one of the main reasons for frustration and misunderstanding in the insurance industry.

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Every home insurance policy covers fire, flood and theft. However, when it comes to your boiler breaking down or your pipes got damaged. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

Home Emergency Cover

Every home insurance policy covers fire, flood and theft. However, when it comes to your boiler breaking down or your pipes got damaged.

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In this Queen Mother’s Guild interview for Smart-Cover, we learn about the charity. President Mary Guppy talks about working to provide clothes to needy people. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

Queen Mothers Guild Interview

In this Queen Mother’s Guild interview for Smart-Cover, we learn about the charity. President Mary Guppy talks about working to provide clothes to needy people.

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Keep the cost of your insurance premiums down and save money on claims with excess insurance from Smart-Cover. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

Do You Need Excess Protection?

Keep the cost of your insurance premiums down and save money on claims with excess insurance from Smart-Cover.

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When considering how to prepare your home for the winter, think about getting extra protection with home emergency insurance from Smart-Cover. Home Emergency
22 June 2022

How To Prevent a Rat Infestation

When considering how to prepare your home for the winter, think about getting extra protection with home emergency insurance from Smart-Cover.

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