HOMES & FINANCE

Pet Owners ‘Happier, Fitter and Wealthier’ Than Counterparts

January 28, 2016

PET owners are happier, earn more money and are fitter than people who don’t own a four-legged friend, a study has shown. Households which own a dog or cat are also more likely to spend more family [...]

Top 10 Tips To Getting Your Wedding Entertainment Right From Someone In The Know

January 7, 2016

WHEN it comes to booking entertainment for your wedding it’s hard to please all of the people all of the time. And if you get it wrong, the party could be over before it’s even started on [...]

Just Over Half Of Women Already Own A Vibrator Or Would Consider Buying One, A Study Has Found…

January 7, 2016

WOMEN in the UK are getting more out of sex than men, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 adults saw more females describe themselves as “very sexually satisfied” than men, with almost two [...]

New Parents Spend Less Time Together But Have More Sex

December 29, 2015

NEW parents have less quality time together, go on fewer date nights, say ‘I love you’ less often than before they had children and experience fewer romantic gestures. A study commissioned by [...]

Do You Have An Embarrassing Child?

December 29, 2015

THE average child will embarrass their mum and dad a staggering 576 times during their school years. Kids making inappropriate comments, repeating swear words and commenting on their parents’ size [...]

How To Get Your Teen’s Bedroom To Smell Nicer

December 29, 2015

PARENTS of teenagers only see them for three hours in every 24 hour period, according to new research. Pringles Candles conducted the study of 1,000 parents and teenagers and discovered that [...]

Surprise Surprise, Research Finds Kids Prefer Playing With The Box On Christmas Day

December 24, 2015

IT’S a Christmas tale many long-suffering parents of young children will be all too familiar with. You traipse round the shops endlessly searching for this year’s eye-wateringly expensive [...]

Top 20 Signs You’re A Mum

December 24, 2015

CONSTANTLY being in a rush, looking tired, and spending your life thinking about food and what to cook are the key signs of being a mum, says a new study. Researchers polled 2,000 British mums [...]

Top Tips For A Cracking Christmas Wedding Proposal

December 24, 2015

THERE will be more than ‘five gold rings’ being sung about this Christmas – as almost 800,000 Brits are set to propose over yuletide, research has found. The figure came from a study which [...]

Top Tips To Giving Your Pet A Stress Free Christmas

December 23, 2015

A HOME bursting with friends and family, fancy decorations and tasty treats sounds like the perfect Christmas. However, Pets at Home is warning pet owners that a home full of new people, new foods [...]

Christmas Doesn’t Begin Until You’re Driving Home, Research Finds

December 23, 2015

PEOPLE in the UK are preparing for Christmas chaos on the roads as festive travellers make their way home to see family and friends. According to a new study, commissioned by leading audio [...]

One In Five Parents Admit They Don’t Trust Their Kids Online

December 23, 2015

HALF of parents of young children have admitted secretly going through their kids’ phone – with disturbing results, according to new research. A quarter were “shocked” by what they found [...]

The Shocking Cost Of Christmas Over A Lifetime

December 22, 2015

THE average person in the UK’s Christmas sees the typical homeowner spend £694 in total, according to the study of 2,000 people. From forking out £168 on food alone to a further £90 on [...]

Heading Away This Xmas? Here’s 12 Top Tips To Protect Your Property While You’re Gone

December 18, 2015

THE festive season is well and truly upon us and families across Northern Ireland will be finishing their Christmas shopping, catching up on seasonal socialising and preparing for the big day itself. [...]

Let’s Just Admit It…Most Of Us Will Use Debt to Fund Christmas! Will You?

December 16, 2015

A SURVEY of 1000 people in the UK by OnePoll for icount reveals that people will be spending an average of £470 on Christmas this year, this includes expenses such as gifts, decorations, food and [...]

Comment: 9 Reasons Why It’s Great To Be ‘Child-less’ In Your 20’s

November 12, 2015

I HATE that term. Child-less. As if one is lacking something of the child variety. Yet it’s also often used to describe those of us who are indeed, without child(ren) and, furthermore, are quite [...]

Four In Ten People Believe Their Pets Have ‘Psychic Abilities’

October 30, 2015

MILLIONS of pet owners across the UK believe they are living with ‘psychic pets’, a survey commissioned by Blue Cross pet charity has revealed. Four in ten Brits across the country believe their [...]

Model & TV Presenter Katie Larmour Launches New Textiles & Homewares Brand

October 25, 2015

BELFAST beauty Katie Larmour is well known on the local social scene, for years she’s been the face of corporate and fashion campaigns across the country. As a teenager her petite figure and [...]

Is This Research Right? What Do You Think Makes The Perfect Partner?

October 25, 2015

THE perfect partner brings you tea in bed, makes you laugh more than anyone and won’t watch ahead on box-sets without you, says a new study. A survey of 2,000 adults found that as well as the big [...]

Know Your Rights Before Travelling Warns Consumer Body

October 25, 2015

Don’t have a ghoulish getaway, know your passenger rights! The Consumer Council is encouraging all consumers to know their air and sea passenger rights so they don’t have a ghoulish getaway over [...]