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Ti m Lyons,Managi ngDi r ect oratTr ust edHousesi t t er ssai d:“ Ther ear e count l essst or i esacr osst hecount r yofpet swhohaveaspeci albondwi t h t hei rowner sordosomet hi ngi ncr edi bl yher oi c. “ Forover150year swehavehonour eddeser vi ngpeopl ewi t hbl ue pl aques,wef el ti twast i met ocel ebr at et henat i on’ sl ovef orourani mal s byhonour i ngt hem i nasi mi l arway .We’ r enowl ooki ngf or war dt ohear i ng mor ei nspi r at i onalt al esofcher i shedpet sast heschemecont i nuest o gr ow. ” Over20pl aqueshavesof arbeenpl acedonhomesal lovert heUK.For st or i esandl ocat i onsoft hecur r entmar ker s,ort onomi nat eyourownpet t obeoneoft henexti nl i net or ecei veapl aque,pl easevi si t :t r ust edhousesi t t er s. com/ pet pl aques

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Swi mmi ngPool s,Sl i desandBowl i ngAl l eysTop Chi l dr en’ sPr oper t yWi shl i st ,SurveyReveal s Sur v eyhi ghl i ght s : •74% of610y earol dswoul dl i k eas wi mmi ngpool i nt hei rf ut ur ehous eand ov erhal fwoul dl i k eagi ants l i de •Ar oundt hr eei nt enwant edpr i v at ebowl i ngal l ey sandhel i pads ,whi l eot herdes i r edhomeameni t i esr angedf r om bal l r oomst of oot bal l pi t c hes •36% of610y earol dswoul dl i k et hei rf ut ur ehous et obebyt hes eas i de •65% of610y earol dswantt obuyahous ebef or et heageof30 I nt i mef oroneoft heUK' shot t es ts ummer sonr ec or d,homeswi t hs wi mmi ng pool sar er ev eal edt ot opt hewi s hl i s t sofc hi l dr enunder10,ar ec ents ur v eyby pr oper t ypor t al Shar et oBuyhasf ound. * Shar et oBuys ur v ey edonet hous and6–10y earol dsaboutt hei rhopesf ort hei r f ut ur ehome,f oc us i ngonwhats pec i al f eat ur esc hi l dr enwoul dl i k ei nt hei rown abode.Mak i ngas pl as h,al mos tt hr eequar t er s( 74%)ofpar t i c i pant ss ai dt hey want edapr i v at es wi mmi ngpool i nt hei rhous ewhent hey ’ r eol der .

Comi ngi ns ec ond,ov erhal foft hec hi l dr ens ur v ey edas pi r edt oownahome wi t has l i dewhi c hc oul dt ak et hem f r om t het opoft hei rpr oper t yt ot hebot t om, whi l e35% want edt ol i v es omewher ewi t hapr i v at ebowl i ngal l eyand30% wer e af t erahel i padf ort hei rpr i v at ehel i c opt er .Ot herhomeameni t i esonr es pondent s ’ wi s hl i s t si nc l uded“ af oot bal l pi t c h” ,“ amus i cr oom f ul l ofmus i c al i ns t r ument s ” and“ abal l r oom” .

Thes ur v eyal s opr ov i dedani ns i ghti nt owher ec hi l dr enhopet ol i v e,r ev eal i ng t hat36% ofr es pondent sar ehopi ngf orahous ebyt hes eas i de,whi l e26% dr eam ofac ount r yhome.

Addi t i onal l y ,t hes ur v eyf oundt hatc hi l dr enov er al l wer el ook i ngt ogetont he pr oper t yl adders oonerr at hert hanl at er .Al mos tt wot hi r ds( 65%)oft hos es ur v ey eds ai dt heywant edt obehomeowner sbef or et heageof30,whi l e1 1% wer eai mi ngt ohav eamor t gageasear l yast hei rt eens–mak i ngt hem f armor e opt i mi s t i candambi t i oust hanmanyy oungadul t st oday .

Ni c kLi eb,HeadofOper at i onsatShar et oBuy ,c omment s :“ I ’ m del i ght edt os ee anewgener at i onofc hi l dr enas pi r i ngt ohomeowner s hi p.I nt hepas tt went y y ear s ,t heav er agepr oper t ypr i c ei nLondonhasmor et hanquadr upl ed, *andwi t h nos i gnsofhous epr i c ess l owi ngdown,i t ’ snowmor ei mpor t antt hanev ert opr ov i deaf f or dabl ehous i ngs ol ut i onsf orf ut ur egener at i ons .AtShar et oBuy ,wear e pr oudt obes uppor t i ngt henex tgener at i onofhomeowner st ak i ngt hei rf i r s ts t ep ont hepr oper t yl addert hr oughs c hemess uc hasShar edOwner s hi p.Wear e wor k i ngwi t hs omeoft hes ec t or ’ sl ar ges tpr ov i der st odel i v ert r ul yaf f or dabl e homesf orf i r s tt i mebuy er sac r os st hec api t al andbey ond. ” Shar edOwner s hi pof f er sbuy er st heoppor t uni t yt opur c has eaper c ent ages har e ofapr oper t y( bet ween25% and75% oft hehome’ sf ul l mar k etv al ue)pay i nga s ubs i di s edr entont her emai ni ngs har e.Buy er sc anc hoos et opur c has eaddi t i onal s har esasandwhent heyc anaf f or dt o–al s ok nownas‘ s t ai r c as i ng’ -al l owi ng t hem t oul t i mat el yownt hei rhomeout r i ght .Thes c hemeal s oof t enr equi r esmuc h s mal l erdepos i t st hanbuy i ngapr oper t yont heopenmar k et .

Shar et oBuyi st heUK’ sl ar ges tpor t al f orShar edOwner s hi phomes .T odat e,t he webs i t ehasr ec ei v edov er250, 000r egi s t r at i onsi nLondonal oneandmor et han 2, 100pr oper t i esar el i s t edf r om s omeoft heUK’ sl ar ges tpr ov i der sofal t er nat i v e homeowner s hi ps c hemes .

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3St yl eTi psf orMi ndf ul nessi nYourHome Rebec c aSnowden,I nt er i orSt y l eAdv i s oratFur ni t ur eChoi c es har es3t i pson howt oc r eat ear el ax i ngs pac et hatc anal s oboos twel l nes s .

Wi t hwel l nes sbei ngf r ontandc ent r ei npeopl e’ smi nds ,i t ’ snowondert hatc r eat i ngas er ene,happys pac ehasbec omeahugei nt er i ort r endt oex pl or e.Combi ni ngt hebes tofSc andi c omf or tandheal t hf oc us edi nf l uenc es-t hi nkar omat her apy ,c ol ourps y c hol ogy ,andl ot sofpl ant sandgr eener y-t hi swel l nes st r endi s gr owi ng,andher et os t ay .

1.I nt r oduc es mal l ,meani ngf ul ac c es s or i es Wheni tc omest oembr ac i ngahappi erandpr oduc t i v es pac e,al i t t l egoesal ong way .“ Thet r i c ki st odec or at es mar t , ”s ay sRebec c a.“ Gowi t hdec orel ement s t hatwi l l eas i l ys wi t c hupt heambi enc eoft her oom,l i k es c ent edc andl esand ar omadi f f us er sf orani ns t antpi c k meup. ” Sar ahDunc an,Rei k i t her api s tandf ounderofSoul Candl es ,di s c us s est hebenef i t soft hes es t y l i s handpr ac t i c al ac c es s or i es ,andt hei mpor t anc eoft ur ni ngt he homei nt oas anc t uar y .“ I ’ m abi gbel i ev eri nt heef f ec t sandbenef i t sofus i ngar omat her apyoi l si nt hehome,andt het woeas i es tway sofgoi ngabouti tar ewi t h c andl esanddi f f us er s . “ Whi l ec andl esc anr eal l ys ett hemood,y ouc angett hes ameef f ec t s-anddo awaywi t hpot ent i al f i r er i s k s-byopt i ngf oradi f f us er ,andt hens el ec t i ngt her i ght oi l sf ort her i ghts pac e.Forex ampl e,ourRel axr angei si deal f ort hebedr oom andwi ndi ngdownaf t eral ongday-not esl i k el av ender ,ger ani um andy l ang y l angwi l l l i f ty ourmoodandi mpr ov ec ogni t i v ef unc t i on.Forl i v el i ers pac es ,s uc h ast hel i v i ngordi ni ngr oom,gowi t hourUpl i f tr anget oawak ent hes ens es . ” 2.Dec or at ewi t hnat ur al mat er i al sandpl ent yofgr eener y I t ’ snos ec r ett hatnat ur al homewar eanddec orar ebi gt hi sy ear ,wi t hr at t an pi ec esandt het r opi c al aes t het i cs hapi ngupt obehots ummerf av our i t es .

“ Wov enr ugs ,woodenf ur ni t ur eandr at t anbas k et s ar ei deal pi c k sf ort hi sl ook , ”Rebec c as ay s .“ They l endahandc r af t edappeal t hatc ompl ement st he under s t at ed,c al mt onesoft hes pac e. ” “ Thi si sal s oaper f ec toppor t uni t yt oex er c i s e c r eat i v i t yandi nc or por at es omeDI Ydec or .So whet heri t ’ sc us t omi s eds hel v i ngormac r amewal l ar t ,t heendr es ul ti saper s onal i s edc r eat i ont hat s c or esbi gons t y l ewi t houtbr eak i ngt hebank . ” Anot hermoodl i f t ert oc ons i der :i ndoorpl ant s . “ Gr eener yc anbek eywheni tc omest opr omot i ng pr oduc t i v i t yandaheal t hi erwel l bei ng, ”s ay sRebec c a. “ Suc c ul ent sandc ac t i ar eeas yt oc ar ef or ,butf ora s t at ement wor t hyi nv es t ment ,at er r ar i um woul d mak ef oras t unni ngf eat ur epi ec e. ” 3.Bui l dac al m,ener gi s eds et t i ngwi t hc ol our sandt ex t ur e T ak i ngv i s ual c uesf r om t heHy ggec r az el as ty ear ,neut r al sc ans ett hemoodf ora r el ax i ngs pac e.“ T aupe,i v or yandt r endys agel endas ophi s t i c at edl ookt hat ’ l l wor k beaut i f ul l yf orac al mi nt er i or , ”Rebec c aadv i s es .“ Thes ehuesar eagr eatf oundat i ont owor kwi t h,mat c hi ngeas i l ywi t hot herc ol our s ,andc anbek eptpar edbac kor dr es s edupdependi ngony ourpr ef er enc es . ” “ Neut r al t onesar eal s oper f ec tasabac k gr oundf ormor edr amat i cac c entc ol our s .

Sunnys hadesl i k ey el l owpr ov i deac heer f ul bur s tofc r eat i v i t y ,whi l egi v i ngy our s pac ec har m andper s onal i t y . ” “ Andwheni tc omest odi al l i ngupt hec omf or t ,l ay eri ndi f f er ent t ex t ur es .Thi nkel ement sl i k eapl us hs of a,s of tt hr owsandev ena f l uf f yf auxf urr ugf orahugeboos ti nc os i nes s . ”

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Bur gl aral ar msar enol ongert hehomesecur i t y pr oductofchoi cef orconsumer s Rec ents ur v eyr ev eal st hats mar thomec amer as y s t emsar e nowt het ophomes ec ur i t ypr oduc t Br ac k nel l ,UK-Sept ember18,2018-As ur v eyhasf oundt hat t het r adi t i onal bur gl aral ar m,onc et hemos tc ommonl yus ed f i r s tl i neofdef enc eagai ns twoul dbepr oper t yt hi ev es ,i snowa l es sdes i r abl es ec ur i t ypr oduc tt hans mar thomec amer as y s t ems .

Thes ur v eyof1, 000peopl ec onduc t eddur i ngAugus t2018by Ar l oT ec hnol ogi es ,al eadi ngpr ov i derofs mar thomes ec ur i t y pr oduc t s ,as k edr es pondent swhi c hs ec ur i t ydev i c et heyei t her c ur r ent l yownorwoul dbemos ti nt er es t edi n,wi t ht hel i s ti nc l udi ngar angeofs mar tc amer as ,door bel l s ,l i ght sandl oc k s aswel l ast heopt i onoft r adi t i onal bur gl aral ar ms .

Smar thomes ec ur i t yc amer ast oppedt hel i s t( 35.

1%)f ol l owed bybur gl aral ar ms( 20.

5%)ands mar tdoor bel l s( 13.

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6% ofpeopl es ai dt heywer en’ ti nt er es t edi nhav i nganyof t hel i s t eds ec ur i t ypr oduc t si nt hei rhome. “ I nt hepas t ,i ft hewor s thappenedandy ourhomewasbr ok en i nt owhi l ey ouwer eaway ,y ouhadt ohopet heal ar mswer e wor k i ngpr oper l y ,andt hataf r i endl ynei ghbourwoul dnot i f yt he pol i c e, ”s ai dRobWel l s ,VPEMEA,Ar l oT ec hnol ogi es . “ Butnow,s mar tc amer as y s t emsar ef i nal l yenabl i nghomeowner st ot ak ec ont r ol oft hei rowns ec ur i t y ,s endi ngi mmedi at e al er t sandf oot aget ot hei rphoneort abl et ,s ot heyc anmak ea qui c kdec i s i onaboutt hebes tf ol l owupc our s eofac t i ont ot ak e andpr ov i dec r uc i al ev i denc et hatmaybeus edbypol i c ei nt hei r i nv es t i gat i ons , ”headded.

Wi t hs mar tc amer as y s t emsgr owi ngi npopul ar i t y ,t hei rabi l i t y t oc apt ur epr ev i ous l yuns eenf oot agef r om ar oundt hehomei s nowbei ngempl oy edf orus esbes i desk eepi ngapr oper t y s ec ur ef r om t hef tandbur gl ar y .

Thes ur v eyas k edr es pondent saboutot herpos s i bl edomes t i c s i t uat i onsands c enar i oswher et heymi ghtc ons i derus i ngf oot aget ak enf r om as mar tc amer a,t hemos tpopul ar( 56%)wast o moni t orapr emi s esf ori nc i dent sofant i s oc i al behav i our ,f ol l owedbyk eepi ngt absonpet s( 50.

5%)andmoni t or i ngt heus e oft hebac kgar denbywi l dl i f e,s uc hasbi r dsandnei ghbour hoodc at s( 40%) .

Ot herr eas onsi nc l uder es ol v i ngdi s put eswi t hbot hnei ghbour s andf ami l ymember s ,c hec k i ngi fpar c el shav ebeendel i v er ed, k eepi nganey eonc hi l dr enandmoni t or i ngf ami l ymember si n needofc ar e.

Wi t hpeopl ef i ndi ngawi der angeofus esf ort hei rc amer as ,Ar l o haspos t eds omeoft hemos tent er t ai ni ngc l i psoni t swebs i t e t hathav ebeens ubmi t t edbyus er sf r om ar oundt hewor l d.

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Bey ondj us ts ec ur i t y ,Ar l oi sf oc us edonc r eat i ngbeaut i f ul l ydes i gnedpr oduc t sands er v i c est hati nt el l i gent l ywor kt oget hert o mak ey ourl i f emor eenj oy abl e,mor ec onnec t ed,andmor eeas i l y managedf r om wher ev ery oumi ghtbeatt hemoment .Soy ou don’ tmi s sanyofl i f e’ sl i t t l emoment s ,bi gands mal l .

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