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Dear Heather, We have followed your great advice and have our patio/entertaining area looking fabulous. However, we are having a problem with mosquitoes. Any advice on how to keep them away? Entertaining Outdoors Dear Entertaining Outdoors, It is ge...

Dear Heather, I have a small guest apartment attached to my house and I am thinking of renting it out as an Airbnb to get a little extra income. What is involved? Airbnb Curious Dear Airbnb Curious, We are seeing people buying homes with the thoug...

A law to crack down on illegal construction was backed by MPs yesterday. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Development and Planning Amendment Bill 2018 was designed to penalise construction firms who carry out work without planning...

Dear Heather, We are planning to be away this summer, do you have any tips for keeping the house safe whilst we are gone? Vacation Mode Dear Vacation Mode, Among the fastest ways to kill a post-vacation buzz is returning home and discovering your ho...

Rosemont City Place units are now up for sale with a starting price of just over $1 million. Nikki Thomas, real estate assistant at Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty, said the properties have been on the open market since the beginning of last month and...

Bermuda’s new airport building will be raised by four feet to protect against storm surges, it was revealed yesterday. The new terminal will also include an outdoor porch upstairs so travellers can eat and enjoy views over Ferry Reach before they boa...

Redevelopment plans for the former Riddell’s Bay Golf Course will create Bermuda’s biggest conservation zone, one of the property’s owners has said. The businessman said the area would be combined with “very low-density residential areas, but the pl...

A local architect has achieved professional registration in the profession. Jonathan Castro, of Cooper Gardner, earned his registration from Massachusetts. Mr Castro joined the Hamilton-based architectural firm in 2011 as an intern architect with a v...

Dear Sir, I am writing to express my extreme displeasure at the seemly arbitrary manner in which roads leading into the City are closed. I realise that closures are a necessary fact of life, but they could be made less irritating to the travelling pu...

Dear Heather, Can I cut some branches from my neighbour’s hedge or tree if they are hanging over my garden? Hedge Trimmer Dear Hedge Trimmer, When you live close to your neighbours, hedges and trees are a nice screen and help maintain privacy. Over ...

Developer Gilbert Lopes was accused yesterday of “making an illegal operation legal” over a plan to introduce a quarrying operation next to the Grand Atlantic development on South Shore. Lawrence Scott, the Government Whip, told the House of Assembly...