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Lighting Tips to Help Sell Your House in Winter

Grey, cloudy days and darker nights don’t show your property to its best advantage. So, here are a few simple lighting tips that will help turn your home from dull to brilliant. They’re ideal when you’re doing winter viewings. Make your house shine out Garden lighting will boost your property’s kerb appeal and showcase what your garden offers even when it’s dark. (As well as helping...

What the Budget Really Means for Buyers and Sellers

Now that the dust has settled on the Autumn Budget, let’s look at how it will impact the property market. When the Chancellor unveiled her Budget a fortnight ago, she didn’t do things by halves. Rachel Reeves went big on tax, spending and borrowing in a Budget that accounting firm PwC described as “a concoction of sweet and sour”. While the Budget didn’t turn out to be as seismic for...

Interest Rate Cut… Is Tomorrow the Day?

The Bank of England meets tomorrow (Thursday 7 November) to set the official Bank Rate or base rate as it is also known. This is the rate that banks and building societies use to set the interest rates they charge borrowers. The last interest rate reduction was in August, from 5.25% to 5%. At the end of this summer, some experts were predicting there could be two more rate cuts this year. So,...

Good News If You’re Looking for a Mortgage

Think back to this time in 2022, and you’ll recall the mortgage market was in complete disarray. In the aftermath of the Mini-Budget, there was a frenzy of activity – none of it good for homebuyers or people looking to renew their mortgage. Worried lenders were pulling products left, right and centre, and the average two-year fixed deal jumped by 2% in just a month. But that was then, and...

Budget 2024 Countdown – Some Predictions For Homeowners

PM Keir Starmer has already issued a warning that next week’s Budget will be painful… to help fill a ‘£22 billion black hole’ of debt. So, could this Budget be painful for homeowners? In this article, we’ll take a look at what Chancellor Rachel Reeves might be planning. Capital gains tax It seems highly likely that there will be changes to capital gains tax (CGT) – the tax you pay on...

Hearty Dishes to Nourish Your Family and Friends This Autumn

Many people turn to comfort food to get through the colder, darker autumn and winter months. But reach too often for a plate of stodge, and your energy levels and waistline will pay the price. So, instead, why not make healthy homemade meals using seasonal ingredients to keep you fighting fit?   You could even do some batch cooking so that when you come home from work in the dark, the meal...

Cuckooing: Could Your Tenant and Rental Property Be Targeted?

Cuckooing is a heartless crime that puts your tenant’s wellbeing at risk and leaves you, as the landlord, facing an array of legal issues. So, if you own a rental property, here’s what you need to know. What is it? The term ‘cuckooing’ refers to when a criminal gang moves into someone’s home and uses the property for illegal purposes. How it starts Criminals tend to target...

Is Autumn a Good Time to House Hunt?

The weather is dreary. Christmas is on the way. So, right now is an absolutely terrible time to jump into the housing market. Isn’t it? You should wait until the new year before you go house hunting. Shouldn’t you? No! Let us explain why. Firstly, in autumn, the market can work in your favour. Probably the best reason for house hunting in the autumn is that many people don’t. So the...

Why It’s a Bad Idea to Spy on Property Viewings

In the past decade, millions of Brits have snapped up home tech gadgets to monitor their kids, cats, dogs and deliveries. About one in five homes has a doorbell camera, while thousands more have pet CCTV or video baby monitors. With all this kit installed, it’s probably no surprise that some people have taken to using it for another purpose. An increasing number of property sellers are using...

The New Online Tool Designed to Take the Guesswork Out of Home Renovations

Rightmove has unveiled a new tool to help calculate how much renovation works add to the value of a property. How does it work, and is it any good? Let’s find out. To renovate or not to renovate? It’s a common property dilemma to which there isn’t a straightforward answer. In truth, it all depends on what you do and how you do it. A well-executed refurbishment can transform a property...

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