Category: Property Guides
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Buying a property to be used as a home versus buying as an investment
Read the article: Buying a property to be used as a home versus buying as an investmentBuying a property to be used as a home versus buying as an investment – what are the main things to take into account? There are two main reasons that people buy a property: as the perfect home for themselves and their family, or as an investment that they plan to make money on, either…
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First impressions count – the importance of kerb appeal
Read the article: First impressions count – the importance of kerb appealAre you thinking about putting your home on the market this summer? If so, have you given consideration to the exterior of your home? We all know that it’s a great idea to make the interior of the property look as attractive as possible to potential buyers: for example, we’ve all heard of the concept…
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Negative Equity: How to Avoid Being ‘Stuck’ in Your Own Property – What Are Your Options?
Read the article: Negative Equity: How to Avoid Being ‘Stuck’ in Your Own Property – What Are Your Options?HSBC bank has reported that more than 350,000 home owners in the UK who bought a property in 2007 are in negative equity: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/8888537/More-than-350000-home-owners-in-negative-equity.html What does this mean and what should you do if you find yourself in this position?
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Top Ten Tips for How to Present Your Property for Sale in Spring
Read the article: Top Ten Tips for How to Present Your Property for Sale in SpringSpring is here and is traditionally a very busy time for the property market: it is considered by many sellers to be a good time to put your property on the market and we see far more sellers coming forward to put their properties on the market at this time of year than at any…
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Selling Your Home When You Have Children – Five Top Tips
Read the article: Selling Your Home When You Have Children – Five Top TipsIn this market, selling a property can be a challenge at the best of times. Add into the mix your little angels, a handful of crayons plus some jam and you’ve got a tough job on your hands to present your property in its best light! However, family homes are in high demand so selling…
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Top Ten Tips for How to Sell Your Property in Autumn
Read the article: Top Ten Tips for How to Sell Your Property in AutumnSeptember….The Festival has packed up and left town. The kids are back at school. Property buyers are on the hunt for a new home. If you’re planning on putting your property on the market this month or want to refresh it ready for the autumn influx of buyers, we are here to share some simple…
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Is Winter a Good Time to Sell a Property? It’s a Great Time and Here Are Our Top Ten Tips for Selling in Winter
Read the article: Is Winter a Good Time to Sell a Property? It’s a Great Time and Here Are Our Top Ten Tips for Selling in WinterWinter is traditionally regarded as not being the best time to put a property on the market, with many people choosing to wait until the spring arrives the following year. Conventional wisdom has it that if you put your property on the market in late autumn or winter, there might be little or no interest…
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How to Prepare your Property for an Estate Agent Valuation – Top Ten Tips
Read the article: How to Prepare your Property for an Estate Agent Valuation – Top Ten TipsThinking of selling your property but don’t know where to start? Well, the first step is to get an estate agent’s valuation of your property. This will tell you what your property is worth in the current market. Selling your property is one of the biggest decisions you will make, so it’s important to get…
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Should You Pay Money into Your Mortgage or Your Savings? Excellent Money Saving Expert (www.moneysavingexpert.com) Article
Read the article: Should You Pay Money into Your Mortgage or Your Savings? Excellent Money Saving Expert (www.moneysavingexpert.com) ArticleI’m personally coming up for remortgage time at the beginning of December so I have a more than fleeting interest in mortgages at the moment. Getting the best mortgage rate is an important step to not wasting money every month on owning a home. However, if you’re lucky, you might be able to save a…
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