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    Is it more affordable to buy than rent?

    Is it more affordable to buy than rent?

    Published 4 months ago

    Try as we might to adopt a more European attitude and feel totally comfortable with renting our entire lives, many of us aspire to homeownership. It’s an aim that stems back to the 1980s when the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, set out to create a ‘property-owning democracy’.

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    Latest: April property market report

    Latest: April property market report

    Published 4 months ago

    House prices continued to be a point of property fascination. The figures are divided into two: asking prices and sold prices. Asking price trends give us a brilliant snapshot of how positive the market is. 

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    Gas hobs: the indoor pollutant you may be unaware of

    Gas hobs: the indoor pollutant you may be unaware of

    Published 4 months ago

    Earlier in the year we reported on indoor air quality and it’s such a hot topic that Which? has conducted further research into the matter. Its most recent area of analysis concerned gas hobs – an appliance found in millions of UK homes.

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    Are you following the fixer upper fashion?

    Are you following the fixer upper fashion?

    Published 5 months ago

    Skips. Cement mixers. Brick dust. People with hard hats and high-viz jackets milling about. How do these make you feel? Just like Marmite, homeowners have a love/hate relationship with renovations. What camp do you fall in?

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    Latest: March property market report

    Latest: March property market report

    Published 5 months ago

    February was a short month but that doesn’t mean we were short on property news. All eyes were on the latest Rightmove House Price Index to see how activity was faring. In summary, everything is on the up.

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    ‘Lessting’: the trend sellers should embrace

    ‘Lessting’: the trend sellers should embrace

    Published 5 months ago

    When you sell your home, you’ll want as many people to be impressed as possible. Buyers will make an assumption about your property within seconds, whether that’s when browsing photos online or looking at your property during a viewing.

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    Ceiling showcase: design trends for above your head

    Ceiling showcase: design trends for above your head

    Published 5 months ago

    You’re telling us to paint or wallpaper the ceiling? Have you gone mad? The answer, surprisingly, is no. One of the hottest interior design trends for 2025 is decorating our ceilings with something more than a lick of magnolia.

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    Don’t make these 5 mistakes when giving a gifted deposit

    Don’t make these 5 mistakes when giving a gifted deposit

    Published 6 months ago

    In 2023, the Bank of Mum & Dad gifted or loaned an estimated £9.4 billion to adult children buying a property. It’s a sum that has almost doubled since 2019, with generous parents and even grandparents keen to help loved ones get a foot on the property ladder.

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    Latest: February property market report

    Latest: February property market report

    Published 6 months ago

    January is over and it’s time to start evaluating whether the predictions for 2025 are ringing true. Did people act on New Year’s resolutions to look for a new home? Was there the forecast rush to complete before the new stamp duty rates?

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    The ‘cosy killers’: indoor air quality in focus

    The ‘cosy killers’: indoor air quality in focus

    Published 6 months ago

    Winter is a time for creating a warm, cosy atmosphere inside but how we heat, light and fragrance our homes during the colder months could be slowly poisoning us.

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    Latest: January property market report

    Latest: January property market report

    Published 7 months ago

    December is an interesting month in the property calendar. It’s a time when we look back at the year just gone and speculate about the 12 months ahead. December 2024 was also a month where serious buyers and sellers didn’t succumb to Christmas distractions.

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    How to get your finances ready for buying a home in 2025

    How to get your finances ready for buying a home in 2025

    Published 7 months ago

    Yes it’s a cliché but will 2025 be a case of ‘New Year, new home?’ If you are serious about purchasing a property, almost everything will be dictated by your monetary situation. Here’s how to get your finances in order before you start looking for a new home.

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