Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

My friend is shopping for houses. The one she likes has an underground heating oil tank. We’ve both heard vaguely scary things about these tanks (words like “DEQ” and “thousands of dollars” were ...

Around 5% of homes in the UK are heated by oil, according to data from the most recent census. It’s mostly used where mains gas is less available so if you’re viewing homes in an area like this, it ...