I’ve been watching friends, neighbours and readers sweat over rent letters that arrive with thinly veiled threats: “renew at this rate or we’ll seek new tenants.” With rents still rising across many parts of the UK, renewing a tenancy can feel like a pressure cooker. I’ve negotiated my own renewals and advised others — and I’ve found that a calm, evidence-based approach gets better...
I remember the first time I seriously compared the cost of a Tesla Model 3 with a petrol car: the headlines made EVs...
I ordered my first direct-to-consumer DNA kit out of curiosity: would my family stories about a great-grandfather from...
I remember the first time a planned medical procedure was cancelled on the day because of an administrative mix-up —...
I’ve spent months testing wearables in the name of sleep hygiene — wristbands that buzz, rings that measure...
When I evaluate a company claiming to be "sustainable," I try to look past the glossy sustainability report and the...
When I look out over a city, what I see most clearly is opportunity: the chance to turn everyday transport choices into...
I remember the last time interest rates climbed: I sat down with a cup of coffee and a spreadsheet, trying to explain to my partner why our mortgage payment would rise but our savings account would barely give us a pat on the back. That moment stuck with me — it captures why central bank rate...
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