I am not a gardener. I want to be one, just as I want to be someone who batch-cooks on Sundays and goes to bed before eleven. It just hasn’t happened yet.
What did happen was that our garden became an embarrassment. Not in a quirky, overgrown-cottage way. In a “the neighbours have definitely noticed” way. The grass was long, patchy in places, and at some point during a particularly…
The rite of passage that is moving to London for university has transformed from an exciting milestone into a logistical gauntlet. For the current cohort of students, the capital’s rental landscape is more competitive and financially punishing than ever before. With average student rents in London climbing to a staggering £793 per month, accommodation costs are outstripping maintenance loans by…
Being a mother is a full-time job with no days off. Being a university student is also a demanding, full-time commitment. When you combine the two and throw in the fast-paced environment of London, you get a unique set of challenges that can feel completely overwhelming.
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Being a mother is a full-time job with no days off. Being a university student is also a…
It is natural to have mixed feelings when your child is coming to study in London because on one hand, you are happy that your child is making a mark in life and moving into the next phase, but at the same time, you are concerned about rent, safety, traveling, eating, budgeting and coping away from home.
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It is natural to have mixed feelings when…
For a lot of parents in London, the challenge of raising family income is becoming a priority due to the rising mortgage payments, childcare costs, and the overall increase in the cost of living. So, many families are thinking about other financial options beyond traditional savings accounts or side jobs for better financial security. Freelance work, online businesses, and part-time jobs are still…
If I had a pound for every time a fellow parent asked me, “What on earth do we do with them for six whole weeks?” I could probably fund the summer holidays myself. It is the eternal London mum dilemma: you want your children to be happy, stimulated and off their screens, but you also need to work, or simply to hear yourself think for five blessed minutes. Over the years I have tested more…
An estimated £5.5 trillion is expected to pass between generations in the UK over the coming decades, making it the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in the country’s history. Yet most families are remarkably unprepared. Many older adults haven’t structured their estates to minimise inheritance tax, haven’t updated wills, or simply haven’t had the conversation with their children…
It’s easy to overlook door handles when thinking about interior design. Paint colours, flooring, lighting, and furniture usually get the attention first. Yet handles are one of the few details you physically interact with every day, often dozens of times. That alone makes them more important than their size suggests.
A good door handle does two jobs at once. Functionally, it should feel…
A blocked drain feels like the kind of problem you should be able to solve yourself. The water is draining slowly, the sink smells off, or the shower tray is filling faster than it empties. You grab a plunger, pour in a drain cleaner, maybe try baking soda and vinegar because someone online swears by it. Sometimes it works, for a while.
That “for a while” is the important part.
The…
I am delighted to present this interesting expert article written for London Mums magazine by Dr Ruby Uddin, GP, Spital Clinic. Enjoy!
If you are considering pregnancy in your late thirties or early forties, you may have come across terms such as “advanced maternal age” or read headlines highlighting the challenges of having a baby later in life. It’s understandable that this can…