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    Bookscaping: the paper-based way to boost your home’s appeal
    Published 3 days ago

    Bookscaping: the paper-based way to boost your home’s appeal

    Over the years there have been a number of ‘light touches’ touted as a way to impress potential property buyers. The aroma of freshly baked bread and brewing coffee? Great for making your property feel homely and masking less attractive whiffs. A neatly-folded pile of clean, fluffy towels in the bathroom? An easy way to give off five-star hotel vibes. Fresh flowers and a fully-stocked fruit bowl? They draw attention away from less desirable areas and add colour to a drab space.

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    Electrical safety in the lettings spotlight
    Published 10 days ago

    Electrical safety in the lettings spotlight

    Keeping tenants safe is of paramount importance and there is legislation that ensures the UK’s privately rented homes are fit for habitation. An important milestone in England has brought one area of safety back into the spotlight.

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    Mortgage market receives a summer boost
    Published 17 days ago

    Mortgage market receives a summer boost

    Although Labour has long been associated with better rights for renters, it recently showed that it is equally as committed to promoting homeownership. A raft of financial reforms designed to help mortgage borrowers, which will apply across the UK, were announced in July.

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    Latest: August property market report
    Published 24 days ago

    Latest: August property market report

    Competitive pricing is the story of the summer. The theme was highlighted in Rightmove’s latest House Price Index, with asking prices dropping 1.2% in July to an average of £373,709. This adjustment reflects the improved supply of properties for sale.

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    Home improvements that don’t require planning permission
    Published about 1 month ago

    Home improvements that don’t require planning permission

    Earlier this year, it became apparent that home buyers aren’t that fussed about finding the ‘perfect’ property. A Rightmove survey of 34,000 home movers found 73% of those leaving rented accommodation viewed fixer uppers as a more affordable route to property ownership. Additionally, 73% of existing homeowners wanted to buy a property that needed work in order to create their dream home.

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    More than half of under 34s hope to become a landlord
    Published about 1 month ago

    More than half of under 34s hope to become a landlord

    Younger Millennials (born between 1991 and 1996) and those in Generation Z (1997-2012) still see a future in property investment. That was the surprising finding of a new survey of 2,000 UK adults conducted by Opinium on behalf of Market Financial Solutions.

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    Adding value: the small improvements that make a big difference
    Published about 2 months ago

    Adding value: the small improvements that make a big difference

    The unassailable attractiveness of property as a money-making asset persists. While passive appreciation still exists – that’s when homes gradually increase in value with nothing more than time – homeowners are looking at adding values in other ways.

     

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    Pattern drenching: when more is more
    Published about 2 months ago

    Pattern drenching: when more is more

    Avid readers may remember our blog on colour drenching – the interior design trend that sees every surface in one room – walls, ceiling, woodwork and radiators – painted in the same colour.

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    Latest: July property market report
    Published about 2 months ago

    Latest: July property market report

    We have reached the midpoint of 2025. The first half of the year has been surprisingly steady but what happened in the last four weeks? We take a look at the trends shaping the current UK property market.

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    A tenant’s guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill
    Published 2 months ago

    A tenant’s guide to the Renters’ Rights Bill

    The Renters’ Rights Bill has taken another step towards becoming law. With no major amendments expected, it’s now that tenants should take notice of the Bill’s contents.

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    Deeds or a Will: which matters most when owning a property?
    Published 2 months ago

    Deeds or a Will: which matters most when owning a property?

    Despite how morbid it feels, deciding what happens to a property you own when you die is something you need to decide early in the buying process. In fact, you’ll need to tell your solicitor your preferred course of action before you finalise a purchase.

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    Every seller should try biophilic decluttering
    Published 3 months ago

    Every seller should try biophilic decluttering

    Described by House Beautiful as ‘the secret to a calm and clutter-free home’, biophilic decluttering is a trend we can really get behind. It merges two interior aspects that are hugely important when selling a home – presenting a property that’s clear and streamlined, and dressing a home so it is visually appealing.

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