Page 66 • The HERALD • 15th February 2024 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v ASK A PROFESSIONAL YATES & CO Chartered Accountants Specialists in providing accounting and taxation advice to small businesses and individuals Contact: Colin Yates A.C.A. Telephone: (023) 8086 1550 E-mail: enquiries@yatesco.co.uk Personal and Friendly Service Jasper Vincent Solicitors - Providing Legal Solutions For Life Solicitors Jasper Vincent offer a full suite of Solicitor services serving the local area from their Waterside office in Holbury. Established in 1968, Jasper Vincent has a highly regarded reputation in Hampshire with additional offices in Southampton and Segensworth. The Waterside office provides high quality and personal service to families, individuals, businesses and sole traders throughout the Waterside area. The team has legal expertise in Commercial Property Transactions, Corporate Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Family Law, Residential Property, Trusts and Probate, Wills and LPAs. Jasper Vincent can advise on corporate deals across all sectors and are seasoned dealmakers in transactions in the company and commercial sector. They have the expertise to handle a variety of contentious work and contract disputes, corporate disputes and contentious probate. If you are planning to move, the Jasper Vincent conveyancing team will liaise promptly with other professionals involved in the process to ensure that transactions run as smoothly as possible. Jasper Vincent are often appointed as professional Will executors and trustees. They provide a tailored service that ensures that their clients’ interests are managed and protected in line with their wishes for their lifetime and for the benefit of their family and future generations. The team can also provide probate advice for executors. The family team strive to minimise the impact of court proceedings in family breakdown by offering ways to achieve an out of court settlement, however they are not afraid to adopt a robust approach if required. For more information please visit: www.jaspervincent.com or call the Waterside office on: 023 8089 0919 email: waterside@jaspervincent.com Research by WaterSafe, the national register of approved plumbers, shows 15 per cent of UK residents have had a burst pipe in winter, when freezing temperatures can cause pipes to split. Additionally, the Association of British Insurers reports the average cost of a weather-related home insurance claim for burst pipes is a costly £9,300. Julie Spinks, Director at WaterSafe, says prevention is key: “The best thing you can do to prevent pipes from bursting GET THE KNOW-HOW TO AVOID THE MISERY OF BURST PIPES Advice from WaterSafe in the first place is to use insulation to protect pipes from the cold. You should do this in unheated areas of the home, like lofts, as well as insulating your outside tap. It’s also crucial to know in advance where your stop tap is and how to use it, so you can quickly turn your tap water supply off in an emergency. This is usually located under your kitchen sink, but can be in a cupboard, under the stairs or even in the garage. If a pipe does burst, you should turn the water off using your stop tap and call a WaterSafe-approved emergency plumber for advice. If you need to thaw a frozen pipe, you can use a hot water bottle to do this once you’ve isolated your water supply, starting with the end nearest the tap.” For further advice on winter-proofing your plumbing, or to find an approved plumber, visit: www.watersafe.org. uk/winter.
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