What you breathe and what you hear are the things you cannot un-notice once you have moved in. We check what the records say about both, and report it as it is.
Background air pollution shapes long-term health, particularly for children and anyone with a chest condition.
In a smoke control area, burning the wrong fuel on an open fire or in an unapproved stove is a legal offence. Plenty of buyers fall in love with a wood burner they cannot use.
Traffic and trains are the most common reason a quiet-looking street is not quiet.
Rain and temperature decide how a house dries, heats and feels, and they matter most when you are moving to a part of the country you do not know.
You can renovate a kitchen. You cannot renovate the road.
