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Alison Cork is never short of an opinion when it comes to property so it's little surprise that the budget has not passed without comment from the ProblemSolved founder. And according to Alison, saving is the new spending for anyone aiming to dabble in the property market in 2008. Click here to read the complete article.

I've always been a firm believer that traditional directories are on a slippery slope - they're in the ring with Google and Yahoo! and, whilst I'm all for championing the little guy, we all know where the smart money's going. For any chance of survival, the humble directory has to be increasingly artful to survive, picking different rules of combat to sidestep the competition it can never hope to overcome.

Now that we’re firmly in the midst of sale season, it’s worth noting that on a recent survey commissioned by our sister website Homes & Bargains, 1149 readers voiced their opinions on whether this mainstay of the shopping calendar is worth the hype.

The poll found that one in five shoppers identified the mainstays of the post Christmas retail experience – furniture giants MFI, DFS and Habitat – as the worst offenders when it came to offering poor val

The Good Web Guide is an online guide to the best internet websites around, reviewing everything from consumer sites and information portals to general everyday lifestyle websites. With each site reviewed, the Good Web Guide awards the site with a star rating out of 5 according to its usability and efficiency amongst other measurable factors.

And guess which website has just passed the inspection with full marks and flying colours?

We're proud to announce that in a recent review by the Good Web Guide, ProblemSolved has been awarded 5 stars. Described as an "excellent online directory of reliable tradesmen," ProblemSolved was awarded top marks in the directory category for filling "a niche that every homeowner has been waiting for."

Click here to read the full review.

Wouldn't it be great if our shortcode spelt out TRADE (87233)?

 On ProblemSolved, trust is a big issue - in fact, we're often asked how we can be 100% sure of the integrity of a review and the honest answer is always that we can't.

When there's water coming through the ceiling, your first reaction isn't always to reach for your laptop so it's good news that Problem Solved's 70,000 reliable local tradesmen are now available straight to your mobile phone.

 It's really simple, you text one of the following trades:

• Builder
• Plumber
• Electrician
• Handyman
• Decorator
• Tiler
• Locksmith

It’s good to know we aren’t the only ones who think we’re onto a good thing. In the recent August newsletter by Homes and Gardens, our shiny new texting service at ProblemSolved is getting the thumbs up too, being featured as one of their hot online finds of the month.

Like a proud parent, I am happy to say ProblemSolved.co.uk is rather popular with our fellow Londoners, mentioned in Time Out London’s Essential Services as one of their recommended directories. Not bad for a city which is home to approximately 5.5 million people! Click here to see ProblemSolved.co.uk in Time Out.