Home and Living
Wear – What is the definition of wear and tear?
So you’ve spent hours / months / maybe even years getting your property fit for rental, but now you’re worrying about wear and tear; ‘how do I decipher what is reasonable and what isn’t?’ The law currently defines fair wear and tear as “reasonable use of the premises by the tenant and the ordinary operation…
Alex Evans
Should I stay or should I go? The brutal truth about your counter offer.
With a shortage of talented candidates on the jobs market and a reluctance from employers to go through the looooong process of recruiting, it is commonplace for businesses to present resigning staff with a counter offer. “What are they giving you? We’ll match it!” is a fairly predictable response from a panicked line manager. For…
Top 5 costs that buyers often overlook.
Getting on to the property ladder has never been harder and the average age of today’s first-time-buyer currently stands at 37 years old. The biggest obstacle that buyers face is putting together a large enough deposit in order to qualify for the more affordable mortgage products available. With average prices in London now in excess…
Apartment Hunting Tips For Senior Citizens.
Seniors are the essential parts of home and society. That’s why, they must be pampered like a kid. But how many times we think about them or make efforts to ease their troubles- may be occasionally, or never. Seniors, unlike other individuals or renters, have to face a lot of obstacles which is obvious due…
Alex Evans
Prepare Now for the Big Move-In.
Exams are approaching for six-formers up-and-down the country and in just a few months time they will be off on a new life, away from home, a different city, new friends and for the majority it will be the first time that they will be living away from home, their parents and the comfort that…
UK ELECTION: PROPERTY INVESTORS’ GUIDE.
Following the Conservative party’s election victory, the outlook for investors in UK property markets remains positive. As the UK settles into another five years of Conservative leadership, we look at the pre-election pledges that all UK property investors should be aware of. Housebuilding The Conservatives plan to support a surge in housebuilding to tackle the…
Alex Evans
How to Sell a house in UK…
Homes are our biggest asset, naturally we expect a good price and yes under the right circumstances it should be possible to get it. When you have a good product you want to sell for money and in return get a good price too, All what you do is think about how to attract the…
A simple Guide on when to move home.
If you’re thinking on shifting your home-whether that’s into a rented accommodation or property you’re procuring—you may think if there’s a right time or season of year to begin the plan of home moving. To be very frank, there is never an ideal time to move home. It depends on your individual requirements and your…
New Age Pensioners: giving more control to over-55s.
The long-awaited and hotly-debated pension reforms have finally come into force today (6 April). Now, anyone over 55 years old will be allowed to choose what to do with their pensions; withdraw the total sum in one go, take small fixed amounts when they wish to, or choose to invest the funds in an annuity…
Bringing your home to life.
Homebase announced plans to shut 80 of its 323 stores at the end of last year, with the chain’s parent, Home Retail Group; claiming that the rise of a generation with minimal interest in DIY projects was partly to blame. A major study made by IronmongeryDirect based on a survey of over 10,000 tradespeople, also…
Top Tips for a Cost-Effective Turnaround on an Investment Property.
Top Tips for a Cost-Effective Turnaround on an Investment Property Meta description: Closing your first purchase on an investment property is a very exciting moment, filled with anticipation and optimism. However, ensuring a cost effective turnaround is essential. Closing your first purchase on an investment property is an exciting moment, filled with anticipation and optimism….
What is a written repair request?
The deregulation bill which plans to make revenge evictions illegal is back in the House of Lords this week for its final review before being passed onto the Queen for her Royal Assent. Apart from dominating the trade media for the past couple of weeks, it has raised a lot of questions about certain aspects…
How to take care of the home interior when you live in a rental.
Living in a rental is just as a responsible task as living in your own home. You need to maintain the place, pay the bills, provide repairs when necessary, etc. The fact that you don’t own the apartment may tempt you to do very little to preserve its possessions. It’s not advisable you do so,…
Alex Evans
SELECTING THE RIGHT ESTATE AGENT FOR YOU.
When it comes to selecting the right estate agent for the sale of your property, it can be a daunting process, hopefully the following post may assist your decision. A good local reputation and strong knowledge of the area together with recommendations from existing clients who have already sold can all be very helpful. However…
House staging: the power of first impressions.
Last Saturday I decided to kill two birds with one stone (or combine ‘pleasant’ with ‘productive’ as they say in Polish), so I grabbed some leaflets advertising our home staging services and took our dog Eric for a walk in a Very Nice Neighbourhood. I thought to myself, if I need to walk him anyway,…