Early 2024 Buyers Boost Housing Market, But Price Sensitivity Remains
We’ve seen some positive activity in the property market in the past couple of months. Buyer activity is busier than this time last year, and January was a record-breaking month for…
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B of E Hold Interest Rates at 5.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced it will hold the Base Rate at 5.25% again this month. This follows the same decision as in September, November and December, when the Base Rate was held…
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Zoopla House Price Index: January 2024
Zoopla's first Hous Price Index of the year has been published today giving the data as at the end of December 2023. The average house price in the UK is £264,400 as of December 2023…
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What Are The Latest UK Mortgage Rates?
What are the current UK mortgage rates? If you’re thinking about buying a home, you might be wondering what the current mortgage rates are in the UK. Lenders change the rates of t…
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Tentatively Promising New Year Start As Buyer and Seller Activity Jump
Rightmove have just released their first Houe Price Index of the year and initial stats show that it has been a promising start with the first week seeing a +5% rise in buyer activity and a 15…
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Merry & Bright – The Magic of Christmas Lights
What do Oxford Street in London’s West End, Salerno in Italy and Dyker Heights in Brooklyn have in common? If you’ve answered this question correctly, you’re clearly a fan o…
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Competitive Offers On Rental Properties
The demand supply imbalance in the rental market has remained throughout the year, with 17% of agents reporting that renters often offer above the asking rent, while 44% said that they sometim…
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What Is The Leasehold Reform Bill And What Does It Mean For Homeowners?
The leasehold reform bill is a proposed change to the law which, if passed, will alter some of the rules and regulations around leasehold properties. When buying a home that’s leasehold…
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What Are The Current UK Mortgage Rates?
If you’re thinking about buying a home, you might be wondering what the current mortgage rates are in the UK. Lenders change the rates of their mortgage products regularly. That’s…
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What’s Happening In The Housing Market?
The summer is normally a quiet period for the property market, while people focus on their holidays. But this year was even quieter than usual, as high mortgage rates continued to impact some …
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How To Get On The Property Ladder
Homeownership is a dream shared by many, but for most first-time buyers, getting on the property ladder is no simple feat. If you’re among the ever-growing demographic of aspiring homeow…
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More Green Incentives Needed To Help Home-Owners And Landlords
Are homes in the UK going greener and is enough being done to help people make changes? Saving money on energy bills continues to be the biggest reason for people to make green improvements t…
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How Are Mortgage And Interest Rate Rises Impacting House Prices?
There have been a lot of headlines about interest rate and mortgage rate rises in the past few weeks. The Bank of England has now raised the Base Rate 13 times since December 2021. ItR…
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Summer 2023 Market Report: Summer Sun
Blue skies and sunshine have put a smile on many faces in recent weeks. Conditions remain challenging, but improved economic forecasts are good news for the housing market. Mark…
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Can The Interior Design Choices You Make Affect The Value Of Your Property?
Our homes are our castles, and we like nothing more than styling and personalising them to our own tastes. DIY is a huge business in the UK, and almost all of us have an ongoing project, impro…
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Renters Planning To Stay Longer
A recent survey carried out by Dataloft Rental Market Analytics, looking at data from Q2 this year, found that the lenght of the average rental contract is increasing. The average len…
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Get Your Home Sold This Summer With These Top Tips
Are you trying to sell your home? Perhaps you have been on the market for a while and are beginning to feel frustrated at the lack of offers? Or maybe you had a timescale that you had hoped to…
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Transform Your Outdoor Space Into an Oasis and Boost Your Property Value This Summer
If you are considering marketing your property for sale this summer, make sure that you present the outside space as well as you do the inside to maximise the value of your home. Britis…
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Landlords, Are You Charging The Correct Rent? Top Tips To Maximising Your Rental Income
The average tenant stays in the same property for around 2 or 3 years. But a lot can change in that time. If you've managed to keep the same tenants in your property for more than 2 years,…
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What Should My Credit Score Look Like If I Want To Buy A Mortgage Property With A Mortgage?
Most of us do not think about our credit scores too often. We happily meander through life without giving it a second thought until we make a large purchase. Something that means we need to ap…
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Quick and Cheap Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
If you are considering selling your property, you're most likely hoping that the valuations will come in high. Make sure that you get the highest valuation possible with these tips. …
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What Are The Current UK Mortgage Rates?
If you’re thinking about buying a home, you might be wondering what the current mortgage rates are in the UK. Lenders change the rates of their mortgage products regularly. Th…
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Top Tips On How To Reduce Your Energy Bills Immediately
Despite the leading energy providers confirming their record profits recently in the multiple millions, prices of our energy bills are sky-high, and many are struggling through this winter. En…
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Want To Know The Best Month To Sell Your Home?
As the winter months draw to a close, the arrival of springtime and longer days can kick-start home-moving plans for many. More people start their search for a new home in spring, and we star…
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The Best Quick Bathroom Design Ideas To Help Sell Your Property
Many property searchers consider the bathroom as a key selling point when buying a property. If the bathroom is a bit naff, it can certainly put a buyer off. So, what will make your bathroom c…
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Top Tips To Ensure That Offers Are Made By Hosting The Best Viewings On Your Property
Viewings are an essential part of selling your home. This article will give you some top tips to get those offers flying in! When initially embarking on the journey to sell your home, the main…
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What A Landlord Can Do If The Tenant Wants To Leave During The Fixed Term Tenancy
A tenant requesting to leave before the end of the tenancy can cause all kinds of stress. In this article we will share some suggestions of what can be done in this situation. After mar…
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Interest Rates Rise To 4%: What Does It Mean For Mortgage Rates
If you’re looking to buy a home right now, or you’re coming to the end of a fixed-rate mortgage deal, you’ll know there has been lots of news about interest rate rises and ho…
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Does A Swimming Pool Add Value To Your Property?
When you buy a property, you are likely to make improvements to meet your personal taste and add value, should you come to sell in the future. Adding a swimming pool to your property is the ul…
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Buying A New Build: All You Need To Know
Buying a new build home is a slightly different process to that of buying a traditional house, but there are many benefits to be reaped from buying one of the most modern and up-to-date houses…
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Discover The Top New Trends For Property Interiors For 2023
Interior design trends change year on year, much like fashion trends. Taking inspiration from all different cultures from all over the world. Looking at trends from years gone by to create our…
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Checklist For Getting Your Property Tenant-Ready
Are you considering renting out your property? Well, but is your property ready to be rented out? Confused? Don’t be! You need to make sure that your property is clean, presentable and a…
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First-Time Buyers - How To Get Started With Buying A Home Of Your Own
If you haven't ever bought a home of your own, it can seem like a very mysterious process. What are you supposed to do? And in what order? How do you know if you can buy a property or not?…
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Why Is Everyone So Desperate To Get On The Property Ladder? What's The Big Deal?
The average age to buy your first home in the UK is now 37 years old. But, the average age that people move out of their parents is still the early 20s. After flying their parent's nest an…
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The Number One Thing That Every Household NEEDS To Have In Place
There's not much more catastrophic than losing your family home. Whether a natural disaster, flooding or a fire, there is never an occasion where this will be 'ok'. - of course, pr…
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House Prices See Biggest New Year Bounce In Three Years
Many home-movers have already been putting their 2023 moving plans into action, with average asking prices seeing the biggest New Year bounce in three years. Rightmove's month…
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What Are The Changes To The Right to Rent Legislation?
What is a Right to Rent check? Right to Rent, introduced under the Immigration Act 2014, requires any/all occupants over the age of 18 to provide evidence that they are in the UK legally in o…
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How to Choose the Right Buyer for Your Home
Accept an offer from a fast-talker or a faffer, and your hopes for a speedy property deal could be scuppered. Here’s how to choose the right buyer. When it comes to property transaction…
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What to Do If Your Tenants Fall Out: Tips on Joint Tenancies
Joint tenancies can be a great way for friends and couples to share costs and a steady source of income for landlords – but they’re not without their challenges. Friends can fall …
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Why Overvaluing Your Property Could Spell Disaster
So, your home is on the market, you’ve decluttered, the sink is sparkling, and you’re patiently waiting for potential buyers to come and view your property. A few people arrange ap…
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How To Get Your Home Ready To Sell
Are you thinking of moving this year? Rightmove reported a record number of people putting their homes up for sale on Boxing Day, with 46% more properties coming onto the market than on the sa…
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How To Boost Interest In Your Property
If you want to sell your house, then you are going to need to make sure that you have as much interest as possible in your property and that you have a lot of viewings lined up. It can be hard…
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Winter Market Review for South West Hertfordshire
Price moderation and a sales slowdown are likely over the coming months but should be considered in the context of economic history, the frenzied post-pandemic market and the longer-term outlo…
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Your Key To The Perfect Buy-To-Let
Are you thinking of becoming a landlord or just want a practical checklist when viewing potential properties? Here are our thirteen buy-to-let top tips… With investment properties on the…
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Your Guide To Home Buyer Reports
Skip the jargon and understand what your home report means before you proceed with a sale – it will give you peace of mind and a little bit of extra understanding for your new home……
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Interior Design Trends For 2023
As the year draws to a close, we can look back on 2022 and its iconic trends – old and new – that influenced our home styles over this eventful year. In 2023, we expect to see some…
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NO GROWTH FOR GARDENS
This week is 'National Growing for Wellbeing Week', a celebration of the positive impact of growing your own produce for your physical and mental wellbeing. While there are estimate…
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HOW MUCH DOES PROPERTY CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCOME OF INDIVIDUALS?
New data released by the Office for National Statistics on gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head, includes analysis on primary sources of income. In addition to income from empl…
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Tenant Fees Act to be Introduced on 1st June
The long-awaited Tenant Fees Act will be introduced across England on 1st June 2019. This week the government has released a guidance note for those in the industry. From June 1st, it will …
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April is National Home Improvements month
April is National Home Improvements month. Property owners across the UK have spent almost £8,000 each on home improvements over the last five years, a staggering £48 billion in to…
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HOW TO ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS COMPARE TO PROPERTY?
It's Mothering Sunday this weekend and across the UK mums are set to be treated by their loved ones. Mintel estimated around £600 million was spent on Mother’s Day in 2018, wi…
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INCREASING INFLUENCE OF PORTFOLIO LANDLORDS
The number of portfolio landlords is increasing. In 2018 one in every six landlords had a portfolio of five or more properties, up from one in 20 back in 2010. It is estimated such landlords…
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Watford Property Market vs London Property Market
Anyone would think that national news, especially when it comes to talking about the property market, is just focused on London centric. In fact, over the last 5 years, the London property mar…
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Flying The Nest
Leaving home is often considered one of the biggest steps into adulthood, however, according to new research by the Office for National Statistics, young people are living at home for longer…
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ONE IN TWELVE LANDLORDS UNAWARE OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
One in twelve landlords is unaware of a suite of legislative changes that occurred across the lettings industry in recent years, according to the findings of the English Private Landlord Sur…
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1000 SALES PER WEEK AIDED BY HELP TO BUY
On average 965 sales per week have been completed using Help to Buy across England and Wales during 2018 (to the end of September), according to data released by the Ministry of Housing, Com…
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