Category: Property Guides
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A Simple Guide to Conveyancing in Scotland, How Long it Should Take and Common Problems
Read the article: A Simple Guide to Conveyancing in Scotland, How Long it Should Take and Common ProblemsWhether you are buying or selling a house, conveyancing is involved. Whilst most people understand the fundamentals of marketing a house for sale or of finding a property to buy, even the word ‘conveyancing’ is hardly an example of Plain English and it’s easy for property buyers and sellers in Scotland to feel that conveyancing…
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Lies, Darned Lies and Average House Price Indexes – Should You Pay Attention to Average House Price Surveys?
Read the article: Lies, Darned Lies and Average House Price Indexes – Should You Pay Attention to Average House Price Surveys?With reports in the media this month that average house prices in Scotland are growing at the longest sustained rate for four years, we thought we would examine ‘average house price’ surveys and the house price reports that lie behind these regular Press reports. So, can you trust house price surveys? Where do they get…
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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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