When it comes to buying and selling houses, it’s natural to feel a little apprehensive. All parties want the process to be as smooth as possible, with no issues standing in the way. One of the biggest obstacles in the process will be the house survey, which explains why most Read More ->
Now that property investment is firmly on-trend, HMO management is becoming a more common occupation; it’s estimated that currently over 4.5 million Brits live in a HMO! Hence why for landlords they’re highly profitable. Look at where HMOs are situated in the UK and you’ll soon realise they’re more than Read More ->
HMRC figures for the 2018 to 2019 tax year showed stamp duty fell by £1 billion when compared to the previous year. Experts have blamed that partly on a decline in buy-to-let investments and the fact that most first-time buyers no longer need to pay stamp duty. In 2016, George Read More ->
The legal process, when moving to a new house, is arguably the most important part – it’s where the real ‘magic’ happens, to get you from a potential buyer to completed and moved in. However, despite it being so important not many people seem to know what happens during the Read More ->
With the ‘Stamp Duty Holiday’ putting all the attention on the house buying market, there’s been less attention on what’s happening in the rental market. What effect has lockdown had on the rental market? Are people trying to escape renting in the cities? What’s happening to rental prices? Are they Read More ->
“The total value of all global real estate is estimated at $228tn, with the value of the investable stock of commercial property owned by institutional investors around the world is estimated at around $35tr”, according to the latest research paper published by Pi Labs. Regarding surfaces, there are over 1.2 Read More ->
Everyone knows selling a house doesn’t come without complications. But selling a house with bats is a whole different ball game, one which most people haven’t experienced or even thought about. Bats can actually live in your house completely unnoticed, until of course you come to sell your house and Read More ->
With the deadline for the Stamp Duty holiday looming, speculation turns to what will happen to house prices. Are they going to drop? Will they stay the same, or maybe even go up? Is demand in the housing market going to fall? The ‘Stamp Duty Holiday’ was introduced on 8th Read More ->
Property prices in the UK have fallen 0.3% according to the latest research by mortgage lender, Nationwide. The research, taken from Nationwide’s House Price Index, also indicates that property market ‘mini boom’ of 2020, may not be set to continue. Market growth for January was down 0.9% on December. Coincidentally, Read More ->
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