Andrew Porter Blog

Are you hoping to move to a new house by September? Summer is a popular time to move house with many people wanting to get into their new property before the start of the new school year. But what should you be doing right now if you want to get the keys to your new house by September?

With May being largely a washout due to thunderstorms and frequent rain showers, many people have neglected their outdoor spaces. But here are six things you can do to make sure your garden is ready for summer:

With more companies embracing remote working, it has never been easier for people to choose to live outside London and the south-east, even if your company’s headquarters is in the capital. But what can you expect if you take the plunge and move from south to north?

Today (28th April) is World Day for Safety and Health at Work so here are our 6 top tips on how to lift and handle heavy objects.

April is stress awareness month, so we’ve gathered together our top tips to take the anxiety and worry out of changing addresses.

To celebrate our success in Kendal and mark Discover National Parks Fortnight, which runs until April 18, we’re taking a look at all the reasons we love being based in the town.

Spring is the perfect time to cut the clutter, banish the grime, and clean up the environment you live in. Here are a few tips about how you can spruce up and spring clean your home, office (or indeed home-office), street, and other local areas to keep your environments looking their best.

What should you do with your boxes and packaging once you’ve unpacked? Most local authorities collect paper and cardboard for recycling but around seven million tonnes of it is still sent to landfill in the UK each year. March 18 is Global Recycling Day so we’re looking at some of the ways you can give your boxes and packaging a new lease of life.

A company is only as good as the people who work for it and at Andrew Porter Limited, we’re proud to have an amazing team who contribute to our success.

If you’re getting ready to move house, you’re probably amazed at how much stuff you have. March 2 is Old Stuff Day – a date in the calendar which centres around getting rid of both the physical and mental baggage holding you back and embracing a new way of doing things. Do you really want to take everything you own to your next property or is your attitude more ‘out with the old and in with the new’?