The practicalities of property ownership
Romance can make the world a brighter place but as any long-term couple will know, in day-to-day life there are a lot of practicalities...
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Dec 7, 20183 min read
Why property surveys are money well spent
If you like reading about the property market, you may have noticed that, over recent years, there has been something of a trend away...
Oct 11, 20183 min read
Maximising the sales appeal of your home
It may never have occurred to you that selling a home is rather like putting on a play, but actually it’s quite a good analogy. You will...
Jul 27, 20183 min read
Insurance for home movers
Moving home may be something which gets easier with practice, for example, if you’re in the military and have to change homes a lot. It...
Jul 20, 20183 min read
Understanding Property Auctions
You can buy just about anything on eBay, including a house. Perhaps in the future, eBay will become a core marketplace for real estate...
Jun 15, 20183 min read
Dealing with deposits
The mortgage landscape has certainly changed a lot since the days before the 2008 financial crisis. Now the key word for both...
May 11, 20183 min read
Making Sure Your Mortgage Is Paid Off
A mortgage is a long-term commitment and has to be met regardless of any short-term issues with your income such as unemployment or being...
Mar 15, 20183 min read
Making Sense Of Mortgages
A house is the biggest purchase many people will ever make and hence taking out a mortgage can be a major decision. Because of this, it...
Mar 8, 20183 min read
Could You Build Your Own Home?
There’s a lot goes in to building a house and commercial housing developments are often a matter of teamwork, with tasks handed out to...
Dec 22, 20173 min read
Top Financial stories of 2017
As we prepare to bid a (fond) farewell to the year 2017, here’s a quick round up of the year’s main financial news. January While it...
Dec 1, 20173 min read
DIY Disasters
A quick internet search on the term “DIY” will bring up countless results ranging from making your own gifts, to customising shop-bought...
Sep 28, 20173 min read
Why It Pays To Go Via The Middle Man
We’ve all seen the adverts on TV (and elsewhere), cut out the middleman, go direct and get the best, possible price. In theory, that’s...
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Buy To Let Numbers Do Still Add Up
The UK is one of the most densely-populated countries in the world and hence there is a high demand for housing both to buy and to rent....
Jun 23, 20173 min read
The Upfront Cost of Downsizing
With the notable exception of children, smaller is generally cheaper. This is usually very true when it comes to housing (on a...
May 5, 20173 min read
Getting Your Foot In The Door
The plight of first-time buyers has been making headlines for a long time now – along with the importance of the “bank of mum and dad”....
Feb 23, 20173 min read
New Buy To Let Changes
Investment is, ultimately, all about looking at risk and reward and in the real world that means not only looking at the headline figures...
Jan 19, 20173 min read
House Market Predictions for 2017
Predictions are a tricky business, but at this time of year, they’re pretty much obligatory. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at...
Dec 16, 20163 min read
Buy To Let Tax
As the old saying goes, “If something seems too good to be true, chances are it probably is.”. Anyone tempted to try using creative...
Jun 10, 20163 min read
Brexit & The Property Market
On 23rd June, the UK will go to the polls to decide whether or not to remain as part of the EU. At this time the end result would appear...
Feb 12, 20163 min read
Help To Buy ISA
One of the basic rules of thumb of property buying is that you want to be able to put down as big a deposit as you possibly can. One...
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