Getting on the housing ladder is all very well, but if you start off your time as a home owner by purchasing a small property then you may well find yourself in a similar situation to first-time buyers if you later decide you wish to move to a larger home, for example in order to […]
Property
The first Help to Buy deals are now coming to an end
The Help to Buy scheme was rolled out in April 2013 and recently made headlines (albeit not necessarily front-page ones) by being rolled out to March 2023. While it may be a matter of debate whether the Help to Buy scheme is a useful scheme to help those struggling with house purchases or just a […]
The practicalities of property ownership
Romance can make the world a brighter place but as any long-term couple will know, in day-to-day life there are a lot of practicalities to consider when it comes to making a relationship work. One of these is considering how assets will be managed, in particular, who actually owns them and who pays for them. […]
Why property surveys are money well spent
If you like reading about the property market, you may have noticed that, over recent years, there has been something of a trend away from “let the buyer beware” and towards seller disclosure. In fact, buyers can now take legal action against sellers if they can demonstrate that the seller deliberately mislead them. Of course, […]
Maximising the sales appeal of your home
It may never have occurred to you that selling a home is rather like putting on a play, but actually it’s quite a good analogy. You will have an audience (viewers) and they will judge your home on what they see of it during the time they are inside. So, as a seller who wants […]
Insurance for home movers
Moving home may be something which gets easier with practice, for example, if you’re in the military and have to change homes a lot. It is, however, probably not something many people would class as a whole bundle of fun and in some cases can be the cause of a lot of frustration and stress. […]