Buying a property from an auction can be an intimidating prospect. After all you are competing against professional developers and people with seemingly endless pockets. So why even bother trying, well they can be a great way to pick up a bargain if you know what to look out for. So let’s go over what [...]

When you buy a property off plan you are basically buying the property before it has been finished. They are often an attractive option for first time buyers who want to buy a home in a city centre; this is because they are normally very competitive in price.
If you are looking for a house off [...]

Targeting your area and market
When you’re trying to find your ideal investment it’s useful to know the various markets you can potentially target. Below you will find several descriptions of who they are and what they want. Before I start I have a tip, always take a look at the local amenities and gauge who [...]

Being green can have its benefits on your purse strings, especially when the utility suppliers are hiking up prices.
In aid of this bad news I’ve included some helpful advice on how to make some savings on your home utility bills. This is quite a well known fact, but just by turning down your central heating [...]

A supporting wall is a wall which is integral to the construction of a building. If you take a supporting wall down, then structural damage to your home, or an attached home could occur. If you are thinking about changing the layout of your home, you need to be extremely cautious about making changes to [...]

The best advice anyone can give to someone thinking about buying to let is to research the area. By meeting with lettings agents and visiting rental property websites you can find out the types of properties available, their prices and how strong the market is. I generally use findaproperty.com to research; it has a comprehensive [...]

Estate Agents
Moving home is one of the most stressful things that we go through, and one of the most expensive.
Whilst moving home will always be expensive, here are a few ways in which you could save money. With some planning you can cut hundreds or even thousands of pounds off the bill.
One of the biggest [...]

Now more than ever it’s become extremely important that you buy in a good up and coming area. So how do you spot a good area to buy in? A good area will have a strong presence of estate agents; this will tell you that there is a strong property market in the area.
Another good [...]

We all know estate agents work on behalf of the seller, this is how they get paid, so it’s important we know our rights and what an agent must do or not as the case may be.
Buying
• If you place an offer on a property, the estate agent must pass it to the seller quickly and [...]

If you look at data that has been compiled over the past 25 years, house prices increase, on average (this is taking into consideration varying prices by region), by 8% per year. However, salaries only increase by, possibly, just 3% per year. So it’s not surprising that so many people would like to buy a [...]