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Somerset – The Other Cotswolds!
For many, the pandemic has triggered a reappraisal of urban living, with increasing numbers fleeing city confines in search of green space and more rural settings. A longer commute is now an...
Thinking of Relocating To The Countryside? The Pros and Cons of Moving to the Countryside
Living through lockdown has left many of us rethinking our homes, and where we live, in ways we may never have imagined. For many, the pandemic has triggered a reappraisal of urban living, with...
A Complete and Total Off Market Property Transaction in Gloucestershire! Happy Buyer Clients, and Happy Sellers Too!
SOLD! We are pleased that contracts have now been exchanged on a really lovely Grade II listed family home dating from the 15th Century in Gloucestershire for lovely buyer clients! This is a...
Debugging Estate Agents Jargon – What Estate Agents’ Property Sales Terms Really Mean
Buying a property is quite complex and challenging, with many hurdles faced by homebuyers along the way such as mortgage process and documentation, chains that can make a transaction collapse at the...
A Guide to Buying or Selling Off Market Properties
The term "off-market" refers to properties that are not visible on the Internet or any other media. And surprisingly to some, significant numbers of the most desirable and prestigious properties are...
A guide to buying listed buildings in the UK
The charm of owning a listed building is hard to resist. That is why so many homebuyers contemplate the idea of owning a beautiful slice of UK history whether it is a countryside cottage in a rural...
UK property market update post Covid 19
Homebuyers, house hunters and investors – if you’re wondering what will happen to the UK property market post-lockdown, you’re not alone. Pretty much everyone with even a passing interest in...
2020 UK Property Market Forecast
It is probably true to say that 2019 will not be a year to be forgotten in a hurry. The effect of the political and economic uncertainty was felt by many sectors but none more so than the...
How to choose the right property solicitor?
Choosing the right solicitor for your conveyance could be the single most important thing you do as part of your property-buying journey (after appointing a buying agent!!). Unfortunately, that’s...
UK Buy-To-Let Property Investment – The True Costs of Being a Landlord
As property finders/buying agents we help homebuyers from different walks of life with their property search and acquisition – from first-time buyers, down-sizers, up-sizers, tree changers not to...
Notes from a Buying Agent: Homebuyer’s Protection Insurance
Around one third of property transactions fall through in the UK. This typically happens after you, as a buyer, have instructed solicitors, ordered the searches, had a building survey completed and...
Homebuyers: Want Your Saturdays Back? Speak to a Property Buying Agent
Homebuyers: Want your Saturdays back? Speak to a Property Buying Agent There is a common mistake made by many a homebuyer that once they have registered their details with an estate agent, that...
Property Investors: Are you leaving £10,000’s… even £100,000’s unclaimed in Capital Allowances?
Attention UK Commercial property owners and buyers: Have you identified ALL the Capital Allowances and the tax savings that are available to you? £10,000’s… even £100,000’s often unclaimed! Capital...
Buy-to-Let is dead. Here’s why you should invest in commercial property.
Property has long proven to be one of the best investments in the UK. But while residential properties have been popular with investors for generations, recent changes including the reduction of tax...
5 Reasons You Need to Invest In Commercial Property Now (plus three dangers to be aware of)
Property has long proven to be one of the best investments in the UK. But while residential properties have been popular with investors for generations, recent changes including the reduction of tax...