Lana Clements

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Lana Clements

FINDING Japanese knotweed on your property can quickly turn into a costly nightmare that can stop you being able to sell your home or get a mortgage. The plant grows quickly and can cause damage to buildings, plus it's extremely difficult to eradicate. You'll usually have to call out the professionals if you spot the weed, and they will apply a specialist treatment to kill the plant roots. It's not usually a one-off visit and they'll have to return to make sure the plant is dead.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Lana Clements

HOUSEHOLDS with a major energy supplier can slash energy bills this summer thanks to two hours of free electricity every week. Ovo is offering the free sessions from next week and homes will be able to use the time for anything from mass meal prep to doing a big load of laundry. The free periods of electricity are available to customers signed up to Ovo's free to join rewards programme Ovo Beyond and start from May 5 until August 31.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Lana Clements

HOMEOWNERS kitting out their garden to enjoy warmer weather have been urged to make urgent checks, as temperatures soar across the UK. Furniture for outdoor areas can cost thousands of pounds making them a prime target for thieves to leave owners out of pocket. And it's not just furniture that can take the fancy of criminals. Insurer Aviva said it has seen cases where customers have had large potted plants stolen from front and back gardens.

1 month ago | thesun.ie | Lana Clements

RISING food prices mean the weekly supermarket shop is costing more than ever but with a few tricks you can save when feeding your family. Supermarkets deploy many methods to help push our spending higher than needs to be. It comes as favourite foods are edging up in price with the cost of some items such as olive oil and chocolate jumping significantly. This makes it more important than ever to slash costs where you can.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Lana Clements

EVERYTHING is getting more expensive but a rocky economy and looming recession makes it harder than ever to get a pay rise to swallow extra costs. Two in five expect to have have more outgoing bills and payments over the next six months, a survey by bank TSB found. And many of us are feeling the pinch each month, as bills continue to rise. Rising financial burdens for employers such as National Insurance and higher minimum wages means many won't be handing out salary raises automatically.