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It’s a busy housing market out there with properties being snapped up extremely quickly. 

If you’re looking for your next home, here are some tips and tricks to help you find the home you love ♥

We use the expression ‘first impressions count’ for good reason and potential buyers faced with an exterior that’s cracked, flaking and grubby will make quick assumptions about your property.

Do you currently own rental properties? Are you thinking of buying your first?
Here are a few things you need to know that COULD happen if you get a bad tenant… And more importantly, how you can avoid that in the first instance.

Being a landlord is about running a profitable investment, but for some, it is becoming harder to protect margins and generate a meaningful income. Now is a good time to examine your landlord status  – is it best to be a private operator or a limited company?

Temperatures are due to hit 40+ degrees over the next couple of days, so I thought I’d do some research and bring you some of the information I found on how you can keep your home a little cooler.

If you follow politics, you’ll know it’s a case of ‘all change’ at the Conservative party. While the headline news is the resignation of our Prime Minister and the voting-in of a new leader, there was a reshuffling within the lower ranks that may have an effect on the property market.

You’ve found your perfect new home. CONGRATULATIONS! It’s the right size, location and just waiting for you to put your stamp on it to make it your own.

But is there something you have missed……?

A few people have found themselves in a ‘chicken and egg’ scenario regarding the property market.

You may want to put your home for sale but are worried you may not find somewhere to move to. You’d then be forgiven for thinking that it’d therefore be wise to find somewhere first, then put your own property on the market. 

It won’t have escaped your notice that outside space on its own is one of the best ‘added value’ aspects of property, with a well-kept garden widely believed to add between 10% and 20% to a home’s value. 

You’ve found the property you love but it inevitably has lots of interest. Should you over pay to make sure your offer is the one that is accepted?

I get asked this question quite often by people who are looking to buy their next home or investment property. In this video I discuss some of the things that you may want to consider before you up your offer. 

House prices in Wellingborough have reached some incredible highs over the last couple of years.

The Government’s latest data shows house prices in the UK have risen by 12.4% in the year to date. This was up from a rise of 9.7% in March, illustrating how price appreciation has gained pace.

The devil is in the detail, however. Prices have risen a modest 0.3% in the last month, showing that while there is still room for appreciation, the rate of growth is slowing.

June is over and where did that month go? The mid-point of 2022 is pivotal in the property calendar – with six months of trading behind us. All eyes are on the market’s momentum and whether demand is being maintained.