Clearing a hoarder’s house yourself can put your health at risk. You need to take this fact seriously from the start. Many neglected homes contain hidden dangers that can harm you. You could face dust, mould, pests, and contaminated waste. You may also find sharp … [Read more...]
When You Should Not Give A Chattel
A chattel is a personal possession that you own and you can touch. You could take it with you when you go somewhere else. Therefore it follows you should be able to sell it, or give to someone so it becomes their own. However, there are times when you should not give a … [Read more...]
Treating Hoarding Disorder Is a Challenge
Treating hoarding disorder is a challenge that has the best doctors scratching their heads. Part of the problem they face is many of their patients simply do not see their behaviour as a problem. Many hoarders also seem unaware how they are affecting their families, … [Read more...]
Clearing a Hoarded House Professionally
Are you faced with a situation where you have to clear a pile of stuff out of a house? That is no mean task you are tackling, and you may be struggling to know where to start. We’ll guide you through what’s involved in clearing a hoarded house in this step-by-step … [Read more...]
Animal Hoarding Leaves a Trail Behind
Animal hoarding describes a situation where people keep so many animals - usually pets - that it becomes a health risk. Both hoarders and their animals may suffer the consequences. We encounter these situations on occasions when we clear a house of other hoarded … [Read more...]
Cleaning a Hoarder’s Home
If you have a friend or family member who is also a hoarder, then the time may come when their home needs a good clean. This may follow moving them to a place of safety, or after someone else helped them tidy up. Cleaning a hoarder’s home is not for the faint-hearted, … [Read more...]
Psychology of Littering Stripped Bare
If littering is the act of dropping rubbish on the ground in public places, then this seems to be becoming a popular pastime. The UK Countryside Charity tightens the definition as follows. First, they say the offensive material must be ‘thrown down, dropped or … [Read more...]
A Chemical Cocktail of Slurry in British Canals
There can be few more delightfully quintessential British pastimes, than walking the family dog along a canal toll path on a fine summer's day. Or for that matter, renting a traditional longboat and gliding to a mooring point at a traditional English pub. I was deeply … [Read more...]
Why Do People Fly Tip In England
Why do people still fly tip in England after decades of trying to stop them? It’s such antisocial behaviour, imagine for a moment what the countryside would be like if we all did it. National Insurance Direct defines fly tipping as “the illegal dumping of rubbish or … [Read more...]
Tackling Litter Louts with Digital Maps in North Ireland
Several people wrote in lately saying how much they appreciate reading Avery Associates reviews about tackling litter louts in England. One kind lady from Reading remarked ‘Thank you, thank you Jeffrey Avery. How nice is to know someone in the home clearance industry … [Read more...]
