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Should I Hire a Property Manager?

 

If you own property that generates income, you understand managing the property can stress out the most organized rental property owner. Although it appears a do-it-yourself approach makes financial sense, the fact remains you have to devote several hours a day to keep your rental property running smoothly. This brings us to an important question….

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The Pawfect Affordable Rental Locations for Pet Lovers

 

A Government overhaul on tenancy contracts could soon see landlords no longer able to pass on a tenant simply because they have a pet, with just 7% of rental properties currently listed allowing pets. With this change on the horizon, leading rental management platform Howsy, has looked at where across the UK offers the best…

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43 or younger? Here’s how to recoup your years of lost pension income by investing

 

In October this year, the pension age is due to increase from 65 to 66 years old, with a further increase to 67 by 2028 and plans to increase this even further by 2046 to 68 years old. Leading Peer to Peer investment platform, Sourced Capital, has looked at the lost pension income for those…

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Homeowners, know your flanges, pickled finishes, ball cocks and space balls with the trade term dictionary

 

When the inevitably January DIY turns to failure and you need to turn to the help of a professional it can be a daunting experience if you don’t know your ball cocks from your flanges, and while we try to play it cool when a tradesman is in our house, we all get lost in…

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The best areas to buy new as a first-time buyer

 

The latest research by new homes specialists, Stone Real Estate,  has looked at where is home to the smallest gap between the price paid by first-time buyers and the average price of a new build property. Stone Real Estate looked at the current average cost of buying new across Britain and then compared this to…

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The best London boroughs for new build availability

 

The latest research by new homes specialists, Stone Real Estate, has looked at which boroughs currently offer the best bet for London homebuyers looking to get on the new build ladder. Stone Real Estate analysed property listings across all of the major portals to find which areas of the capital had the largest proportion of…

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75% of income required to rent in parts of England – here’s how it’s changed in the last 20 years

 

20 years ago, the average rent accounted for 28.7% of the average income in England.   In London, this increased to 41.1% of income required to cover rent.   The South East (31.2%) and South West (29.4%) were also amongst some of the highest of all regions.   Today, the proportion of income required to…

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UK house prices creep up across the board while London continues to slow

 

Leading lettings and sales agent, Benham and Reeves, has released the latest of its very own quarterly house price index based on data from the top four existing indices, looking at where the average house price sits and how the gap between buyer and seller expectation and actual sales has changed. The Benham and Reeves…

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Tongue twisters home to higher house prices

 

The latest research by leading estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has looked at the cost of buying in pockets of the nation’s property market with the hardest to pronounce names. GetAgent.co.uk looked at 10 areas that cause the most confusion when it comes to pronouncing the name, the cost of getting on the ladder in…

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What Online Estate Agents Need to Do Better

 

Handling property sales online can make matters a great deal easier for agents and customers alike. The process tends to be quicker and, thanks to automation and electronic communication, things will usually run smoothly.   However, there are a number of pitfalls into which more and more online estate agents tend to fall as they…

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Structural Maintenance for Spring 2020

 

As we head into the winter between 2019 and 2020, we need to start thinking about the next steps we are going to take come Spring. After the harsher weather of the winter months, it is time to think about some of the key pieces of maintenance we need to do to our homes. Spring…

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How to Flip Properties for Profit the Right Way

 

While flipping properties might seem like a fad, savvy real estate investors have been using this method way before it hit the mainstream. Unfortunately, too many get in this space without doing their research. While the buy-to-sell model is often great for new investors, it’s easy to make mistakes that could end up sinking your…

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Easy ways to add value to your property

 

House prices appear to be remaining stagnant in the short term, which is causing for much frustration amongst property investors. This is why home improvements are now on the rise, as another means of adding value to a property. Here we cover a number of the key changes that normally always result in a rise…

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The UK’s best housebuilder performances

 

New home specialists, Stone Real Estate, have looked at which of the big housebuilders is putting in the best performance when it comes to homes sold and how the league table has shifted year to year. Stone Real Estate collected the latest annual results for 11 of the UK’s biggest housebuilders to see who was…

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Plans submitted for over 100 new homes in Bestwood

 

Nottingham City Homes (NCH) has submitted a planning application for 106 new council houses in Bestwood.   The site, on Whitcombe Gardens, is the where the former Eastglade School stood. It was closed in July 2007 and demolished soon after. The plans for 106 new homes, includes 23 one bed flats, 63 two bed houses…

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