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Traditional garden bonfires have been all-but extinguished across Britain - with just one in 14 gardeners now disposing of green waste with an outdoor fire. Many will no doubt welcome the demise of fumes billowing across the fence and smoke turning washing black. But bonfires have instead given way to people fly-tipping their grass cuttings, dry leaves and offcut branches, according to a survey. Three in five of those quizzed said the reasons they spurned bonfires was because they lived in a 'smoke control area'. But while such zones ban households from releasing smoke from a chimney, people can light bonfires providing they do not burn domestic waste that causes pollution or poses a health risk, or let the smoke drift across roads.

The London borough of Southwark and North Lankarkshire in Scotland received the highest number of noise complaints last year, exclusive research for This is Money reveals. An FOI request by Churchill Home Insurance revealed local authorities received over 203,000 complaints from residents about noisy neighbours in 2023. Fines for breached Noise Abatement Orders also surged by 56% last year compared to the previous year.

When it comes to selling your house, many homeowners tend to worry about presenting the property in its best possible light. However, while homeowners are in control of how their own home appears to prospective buyers, the appearance of the neighbouring properties is something they can't control. An unkempt home next door can put off a potential buyer - but what can sellers do to encourage them to clean their act up?

According to a study by Churchill Insurance, nearly half of Britons are irritated by their neighbors' bad bin habits. People who were particularly enraged by animals' behaviours included overfilling bins and not removing garbage from bin bags that had been open by animals. Brtions also don't like bins being left outside on the street, with one out of five agreeing that they should be taken from the street immediately after collection if someone is home.

According to the statistics, Leicestershire saw the biggest rise in percentage terms per year annually, with a 39 percent rise in reported burglaries. Last year, London residents reported the most burglaries, with the Metropolitan Police getting 40,257 reports, followed by Greater Manchester at 16,761 and the West Midlands at 15,844 respectively.

According to the most recent reports, more than half of people with astroturf in their gardens would like to have it removed. Almost the same number of people have requested that it not be used in gardens at all. The most significant reason for the tide against fake grass is the growing concern about its effects on the climate and wildlife.

According to a Daily Mail poll, three quarters of Britons agree that police should visit burglary victims. According to the survey, 96 percent of over-55s believe that crime isn't taken seriously enough by authorities. The study, which was funded by Churchill home insurance, reveals how home break-ins can have shatter lives. According to 97 percent of victims, a raid has an effect on their daily lives, with 37 percent reporting that it has a major effect. More than a third of those who were attacked said they were treated unfairly by the event.

In the last financial year, Churchill Home Insurance reported that almost 450,000 noise reports had been submitted to councils across the country, equating to 1,229 per day – or one every 70 seconds. It's now 10% higher than before the pandemic in 2019/2020, representing an increase of nearly 70,000 complaints in two years.