Tips and advice
How to cycle on the roads with confidence
Don’t let fear undermine your experience of taking to the open road. Cycle specialist Richard Peace explains how practice, planning and the right kit are key to the perfect ride
Buying the right bike for you
Once upon a time choosing a bike meant opting for a town bike, a road bike or a mountain bike. Fuelled by technological developments pushing the boundaries of bike design, the choice now verges on the bewildering. Cycle specialist Richard Peace makes sense of it all
How to design a wine cellar that suits you
It’s enough to make oenophiles pop their corks with delight – wine cellars are now almost as coveted as the precious vintages they house, as property expert Nicola Venning discovers
8 ways to stop your home improvement project going wrong, according to a psychologist
What are your options when you feel a home improvement project is going off the rails? We give some psychological tips about how to manage that difficult conversation with your builder
Your spare room or empty home could earn you money tax-free
Belong Safe’s home-sharing expert Humphrey Bowles explains how you can make more out of your spare room or empty home, and how Host Insurance can give you flexible insurance.
DIY Quiz: Can you really fix it?
Does the thought of picking up a screwdriver fill you with horror? Do you half-heartedly try to fix little problems or are you gung-ho with every power tool, despite having no expertise to balance your enthusiasm? Take home improvement expert Becky Clarke’s DIY quiz to find out whether you should attempt to fix those nagging problems or leave it to the professionals.