If you are using a mortgage to buy your first home, a deposit is essential. This cash sum is usually a percentage of the property price and it’s money the buyer needs before exchange.
The home moving market is back with a bang! January lived up to expectations as one of the busiest months in the property calendar. Here are 12 things we learnt in the last four weeks.
While we are all familiar with initiatives to improve outdoor air quality, such as low emission zones and electric vehicles, fewer of us are aware that indoor pollution is an issue that needs addressing.
If you’re a renter hoping to add a Felix or Fido to your home in 2025, you might just be in luck! The Renters’ Reform Bill is closer to becoming law, which will make it easier for tenants to request permission to keep a pet. Here are 7 things you should know about the proposed pet reforms.
The last month of 2024 continued the theme of the other 11 – with a set of property announcements that would either have immediate impact or shape the future sales and lettings market. There was also a slew of predictions for house prices and rental values in 2025. Here are 12 things we learnt in December.
What did you resolve to do when the clocks struck midnight on 31st December 2024? Did you vow to move more, eat less and stop looking at social media so much? Or did you make a New Year resolution to move home?
Successive energy price cap rises, the latest of which comes into effect on 1st January 2025, have brought how much we pay for fuel into the spotlight. A new research document released by Rightmove highlighted how many of us are prepared to change how and when we use energy if it means cheaper bills.
Brown is in town! Mocha Mousse is the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 and as the name suggests, it’s a warm and velvety shade akin to a mug of hot chocolate. In fact, many of the Mocha Mousse-inspired items we have found have a gourmet name – praline, toffee, cocoa, truffle and caramel included.
We wish you a Merry Christmas….and a happy New Home. The 2024 festive season presents us with a unique set of circumstances that potential home movers simply can’t ignore.
November kicked off with a reduction to the Bank of England base rate from 5% to 4.75% but did it settle post-Budget nerves? The data is in and here are 11 things we learnt about the property market in November.
Could you spot energy theft at your property? Fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates up to 250,000 cases of energy theft go unreported every year. On top of this, there has been a startling rise in the number of energy thefts reported to Crimestoppers – an increase of almost 50% over a 10 month period.
Despite successive Governments promising to reform the leasehold system in England and Wales (more on that later) – and the abolition of leasehold property status in Scotland – millions of homeowners only own bricks and mortar and not the land on which the property sits.
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