Category: Property Guides
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Why Selling Your Property in Winter is a Great Time to Sell
Read the article: Why Selling Your Property in Winter is a Great Time to SellIt has been long-accepted wisdom that the property market in Scotland peaks in Spring and in the late summer period around August. As a result, this is when most sellers tend to put their property on the market. However, as surprising as it may sound, Winter is actually statistically the best time of year to sell.…
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ESPC Limelight, Rightmove Premium, Zoopla Premium
Read the article: ESPC Limelight, Rightmove Premium, Zoopla PremiumSelling your property is probably one of the most important transactions you’ll make throughout your life. To secure the very best price, it obviously makes sense to get the property in front of as many pairs of eyes as possible. When it comes to property advertising, the old phrase, ‘You have to speculate to accumulate’,…
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How Should You Prepare Your Property for Professional Photographs When You are Selling
Read the article: How Should You Prepare Your Property for Professional Photographs When You are SellingWe believe that the most important element of your property marketing materials is the photography: the photos have to grab people, to make them want to read your full property advert and to arrange to see your property in the flesh. However, the subject matter can make a photograph and, to that extent, the way…
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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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