Homeworking opens up parts of the UK that offer real property bargains

The acceptable daily commute has always been 60 to 90 minutes. But what if you have to make that trek into town only twice a week? It means you can live further from your work and get more house for your money. Since lockdown hit in March, rail usage has slumped to just 23 per … Read more

Barrister masters homeworking by telling kids ‘thing you see inside this room is not your mother’

Don’t mess with the law! Homeworking barristers share VERY strict ‘no entry’ rules for their kids – including one saying ‘the thing you see is not your mother’ and ‘hunger isn’t an emergency’ A UK barrister who shared a photo of the no-nonsense memo that hangs on her door to dissuade her children from entering … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Broadband providers ‘ready’ for home-working

UK broadband providers including BT and Sky insist they will be able to support millions of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite experts previously warning that the networks ‘won’t cope’ with the extra traffic. The UK government has predicted up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be sick during the … Read more

UK broadband providers insist they are ready for widespread home-working during coronavirus pandemic

UK broadband providers including BT and Sky insist they will be able to support millions of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite experts previously warning that the networks ‘won’t cope’ with the extra traffic. The UK government has predicted up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be sick during the … Read more