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Guide To Selling Your House In Summer 2018
Thinking of moving this summer? Here are some handy tips on how to sell your house in the best way possible. Having people you’ve never met is pretty weird and daunting for some but, the experience will be stress-free if you follow these easy steps. Find an estate agent This is a no brainer but…
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Ideas for decorating your home for an open house
Selling your home is daunting; saying goodbye to the place that holds your memories. Though you’ll be sad to see the house go, soon others will be imagining their very own life within those walls. They don’t want a reminder of the home that it used to be – your home. They want it to…
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6 Must-Have Appliances in Your House in 2018 – CON-GH-GS
In the world of appliances, it can be difficult to know how to choose between different brands and features. This list highlights six of the must-have gadgets and appliances for 2018 that will benefit any home. Amazon Alexa Artificial Intelligence systems have seen a massive increase over the last year, and now you’re more likely…
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Essential Factors to Consider When Building a Basement Extension
As property values stumble in the wake of Brexit, the mentality of “improve, don’t move” seems to be embedded in the minds of many UK homeowners. Businesses will have noticed a similar effect, where the uncertainty surrounding our departure from the EU is impacting the confidence of tenants that would have been happy to renew…
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RICS Property Surveys 101: What are your options and why should you have one?
A staggering 4 out of 5 of prospective homeowners don’t commission a professional survey before exchanging contracts. Whether this is because they misunderstand its benefits or simply aren’t aware of how valuable they can be, it’s putting the finances of thousands of UK movers at risk. Those homeowners that don’t get a survey spend an…
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5 psychological factors that help sell a property
Developing a keen understanding of human psychology is essential for any type of sales and marketing — whether it’s cars from Ford or chicken from KFC. And larger investments require a proportionate understanding of what makes customers tick — so it’s crucial for successful property sales. With that in mind, here are five psychological factors…
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The Pros and Cons of Buying a New-Build Home
When it comes to buying a new home, house-hunters tend to fall into one of two camps; those who dream of buying a fresh, new-build home and those who couldn’t imagine anything worse. If you’re planning to buy your first home or move up the property ladder and haven’t worked out which you prefer, it…
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Home Staging – Can You Afford Not To?
Home Staging: is the act of preparing a private residence for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money. (Definition from Wikipedia) When I first started, Estate Agents were using…
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Tips For End Of Tenancy Cleaning
Before you start your end of tenancy cleaning, it is important to understand that it is to your advantage to clean the house thoroughly and meet all of the requirements that are laid out in your tenancy agreement. If you are not thorough in your cleaning and do not meet the requirements of your tenancy…
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Period home restoration: How to square the past, present and future
Are you looking forward to your next home restoration project? Whether you’ve fallen in love with an elegant Georgian townhouse or a magnificent Victorian country manor, it’s the building’s unique architectural features that make it stand out from the crowd. Of course, falling in love is the easy part, but bringing an old period building…
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6 places you might find asbestos in your home
Asbestos is very well known as a dangerous materials that has been banned from use in construction since 1999 in the UK. So if you have bought a home, you might think that there is a very low chance that you will find asbestos on your property. But according to reports, there is around a…
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Which is the better bathtub – steel or acrylic?
When you’re designing your bathroom, choosing the right bathtub should be a pleasure, not a chore. But while you’re admiring the myriad of beautiful bath shapes and designs available in showrooms such as this one, how do you know which is the best material to go for? The two main materials that bathtubs are made…
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In the uncertainty and disputes surrounding Brexit, will Property Prices Fall?
Most uncertainty in any market will ignite a subdued response in investment, but will the ongoing effects and yet to be confirmed Brexit and its effects lead to house prices correcting themselves across the UK? Without question the prices of property in the UK are at a premium, from the luxury corners of central London…
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5 Tips For Moving Home Smoothly
A smooth home move is a great thing and can remove a huge amount of the stress of the process – here are some tips to achieve it
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5 Ways to Turn Your House Into An Eco-Friendly Home
A greener home is an easier one to sell and these tips will show you how to create one.
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