Homes & Gardens

The Guardian UK University League Tables 2016 are just out and Exeter University has been ranked at number nine, having risen three places since last year when it was ranked at Number 12 in the UK (league table here ). With an overall Guardian score of 83.8 out of 100, Exeter University ranks especially highly for those ‘Satisfied with Course’ (91.5 out of 100) and ‘Satisfied with Feedback’ (76.7 out of 100). As home to one of the UK’s very best universities, and rising in ratings and popularity, the student accommodation offering for those visiting Exeter University is also flourishing....

Independent developer C G Fry & Son Ltd., with multi-award winning sites, announces the release of its new ‘Lea Place’ development in Axminster. This small, and exclusive development of just 13 private new-build homes, is being built in two adjoining cul-de-sacs and due for completion in autumn this year.

A third-generation family-owned company, C G Fry & Son is renowned for its extensive portfolio of quality build ranging from high-end individual houses to major developments. Best known for the prestigious Poundbury development in Dorchester for The Duchy of Cornwall, all...

Here are the top ten things I do every day to reduce clutter in my home and you can easily do them too!

1. Deal with post as I empty my postbox – into action, throw (recycle) or file 2. Delete unimportant emails as soon as I have read them 3. Put the newspaper and empty bottles straight into the recycling box 4. Dirty linen or clothes straight in the laundry bin + before bed a sweep of the house to scoop up anything anyone else has discarded on the floor 5. A sweep of the house before bed collecting up empty cups/glasses and put them straight in the dishwasher not in or by the sink...

House prices were driven up again in the South West in April as new instructions declined for the third month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. While 37% more surveyors saw prices rise in the South West in April, the highest reading since September 2014, new instructions continued to decline as 18% more respondents saw a fall in new instructions over the last month.

As supply issues affect the market, for the first time since August 2014, respondents’ reported an increase in prices in every area of the UK; the change coming from members in the London...