18/04/2007 Smoking ban to trigger rise in house fires 16/02/2007 Thieves leave cyclists with £35 million bill 29/12/2006 January bargain hunters plan £5.5 billion spending spree 01/12/2006 Eight million put up Christmas light displays 02/10/2006 Direct Line offers pre-flood advice to homeowners 05/09/2006 Homeowners waste £8 billion on botch jobs 08/08/2006 'Handout homes' drive UK second property market 26/07/2006 Student wealth increases 50 per cent in a decade 14/07/2006 One in four neighbours argue over the garden fence 15/06/2006 £154 billion bill for home design crimes 18/05/2006 Brits plan billion pound World Cup shopping spree 20/04/2006 One in four burglary victims' homes targeted again 23/02/2006 Brits waste £313 million on unapproved building work 04/01/2006 Brits set for £5.5 billion sales spending spree 03/12/2005 Homeowners set to fork out £17 billion in winter repairs 24/11/2005 Shopping starts at 50 for UK men 24/11/2005 Brits to spend £15.4 billion on christmas gifts ...but not for grandad 22/11/2005 UK deep freeze may cause havoc in up to 50% of UK 07/09/2005 Young renters gamble £7.6 Billion¹ on home contents 25/08/2005 UK second homes to soar 24 per cent by 2015 09/08/2005 Summer garden damage costs millions 26/06/2005 Burglary fears rise as one in thirty UK homes burgled 07/06/2005 21st century empty nesters spend more on the good life 13/05/2005 £529 Million repair bill for bodge jobs on Britons' homes 05/04/2005 Cash conscious newlyweds ditch traditional gifts 07/02/2005 UK heirlooms go hi-tech