Viewing a Property – How Do You Know When You’ve Found ‘The One’?
Viewing a Property - How Do You Know When You've Found 'The One'?Much like choosing a wedding dress, choosing your 'forever home' is a huge decision and one you'll spend an awful lot of time deliberating. But how do you know when you've found 'the one'? Here's a few...
Is Your Money Safe with Your Letting Agent?
Is Your Money Safe With Your Letting Agent?You've signed up with a letting agent for them to manage your rental property on your behalf. Or you've just moved into a rented property. You've signed the relevant paperwork. Deposits have been paid. But where have those...
Top Tips for Selling Your Home This Spring
Top Tips for Selling Your Home This SpringSpring is in the air. The season of new starts and second chances. So whether you've had your home on the market for a while now, or you've just decided to sell, read our tips for making a good first impression this...
How to make your property look more appealing
The How to Wow Factor – a little imagination and your property can maximise its appeal to potential buyers or tenants The Personal Touch Imagine you are the prospective tenant or buyer. Remember that first impressions always count so clean the front door and outside...
Top Tips: Your first time! Find the formula for buying the perfect property!
First things first – funding your dream home – mortgages, loans, first time buyer schemesYou are ready to buy your first home, but how to fund it is the big question. AffordabilityBe realistic! Set the figure you can afford to meet by including in your calculations...
The Pros and Cons of A Fixed Rate Mortgage
The Pros and Cons of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Taking out a mortgage is a big step, and it pays to do as much research as you can before committing. The last thing you want to do is over-extend yourself, and find that your dream home turns into a nightmare...
If You Want To Find Your Ideal Rental Property, Now Is The Time
If You Want To Find Your Ideal Rental Property, Now Is The Time If you’ve ever felt that the rental market was racing ahead of you, leaving you with thin pickings when it came to finding somewhere to live, and making you choose between the location you want and the...
Top Tips for Landlords – How to maximise your return and minimise your risk
Top Tips for Landlords - How to maximise your return and minimise your risk Tip One: First Things First Establishing yourself as a landlord is an exciting prospect but can be a daunting one. There are many considerations so why not ask advice first from a specialist...
Property And The Budget October 2018
Property And The Budget Chancellor Phillip Hammond released his latest budget on 28th October, and it held some interesting news for those looking to buy or sell a property in the not too distant future. The Good Estate Agent has put together some of the most...
What To Do If You Inherit A Property
What To Do If You Inherit A Property There may come a time in your life when you inherit a property. The emotions that you will be dealing with at this time, grief being the primary one, can make deciding what to do with that property a difficult decision. The key...