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Page 58 • The HERALD • 26th August 2021 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 16TH SEPTEMBER v hytheandwaterside.com Sales: 023 8084 5434 • Lettings: 023 8084 5096 PRO-ACTIVE HONEST RELIABLE TRUSTED Do you have a ROOM to let? Going on HOLIDAY and want to LET & earn £ whilst you’re away? Do you HAVE or WANT to BUY a PROPERTY to HOLIDAY LET? Relatives coming to stay in HYTHE, NEW FOREST or ISLE OF WIGHT? Fancy a STAYCATION? holi-lets.com SELLING - BUYING - LETTING - RENTING 023 8084 5434 wayne@hytheandwaterside.com Do you have or want to INVEST in a RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY to let? Discuss YOUR options with one of our Experts. It could be key to increasing your income, securing your future financial stability and/or taking a break. Call 023 8084 5096 darren@hytheandwaterside.com Reviews 305 • Excellent v ON THE HOME FRONT v FOUR BED FAMILY HOME Situated in the popular area of Hythe, close to all amenities and the New Forest National Park with good travel links into Southampton, this 4 bedroomed mid-terraced home has been completely refurbished to a high standard. Compromising of 3 doubles & 1 single bedroom, an upstairs family bathroom with a bath, a shower room with toilet downstairs. Large open plan kitchen/ dining area, a living area leading through to the conservatory and o ce accessing the back patio garden. Front garden is gated and laid to lawn. With o -road parking and Gas Central Heating throughout this property is o ered at £1,250pcm. Call Hythe & Waterside Lettings on: 023 8084 5096 or visit: www.hytheandwaterside. com/lettings.php DETACHED BUNGALOWWITH LARGE GARDEN Situated in the popular area of Holbury, within the catchment area and walking distance of New Forest Academy, this 3 bed detached bungalow boasts a large, 93 , back garden. With ample parking, gas central heating, double glazing, plastic fascias, so ts & gutters, detached garage and attractive gardens this bungalow is ideal for someone wishing to put their stamp on a property. Close to the New Forest National Park, along with the beaches at Calshot and Lepe and within easy reach of Hythe with direct commuter links to Southampton City Centre via the Hythe Passenger Ferry, this property will appeal to a lot of buyers. Priced realistically at £355,000 please contact Independent Estate Agents Paul Jefferys to arrange a viewing on: 023 8084 8555 or visit: www. pauljeffreys.co.uk ECO-HOMES AND SWITCHING by energy auto-switch website Flipper Gas and electricity bills will be lower for all if the UK meets the Government’s pledge to reach energy-efficient housing targets by 2025. But the construction of so-called ‘ at-pack’ homes needs to increase pace to make that happen and those not lucky enough to be in a home with a higher energy e ciency rating need to be nimble in changing supplier if they are to keep pace with change. Barry Hayward, Managing Director of energy auto switch site Flipper, says the focus should be on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) homes which typically have higher energy e ciency ratings and have been shown to use 20–30% less energy to heat. He said : “We should all be championing the building of new eco-friendly homes as they cut consumption. The target date is only a few years away and everyone needs to look at how they can make their home more efficient. The UK’s construction industry is lagging behind Germany and the Scandinavian countries when it comes to building modern, energy-efficient homes which means it’s costing the British consumer more to heat their homes than many of their European counterparts. This will allow residents to save huge sums of money on energy bills. Carbon zero, energy positive houses are the homes of the future.” Factory-made homes such as IKEA and Skanska’s ‘flat-pack’ housing development, BoKlok on the Brook, in Bristol, are designed with an eco-homes ‘excellent’ rating which means occupiers will enjoy s igni f icant ly-reduced energy costs. Said Barry Hayward: “Homes of these types will deliver real savings for the people who move in. We are supporting those who have registered with us at Flipper to source the lowest cost energy supplier. Often that is a green energy tariff. We also encourage people to do all they can to cut consumption. More energy efficient homes being built is good for all, but it is important to improve the energy efficiency of older Continued on page 59