Buying, selling, valuing or investing in a property comes with a lot of decisions, and most of them are expensive ones to get wrong.
In this category, I share practical advice on the property side of home ownership: what to consider when buying a home, whether renovating actually adds value before you sell, getting your house valued, and navigating the trickier parts of the process like procurement and contractors. It’s less about decor and more about the bigger financial decisions that shape a home, based on our own experience of buying, renovating and moving over the years.
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Managing inherited property after a loved one’s passing can be overwhelming and requires careful attention to legal, financial and practical details. Consulting professionals, such as legal advisors and estate planners, ensures proper transfer of ownership and consideration of tax implications. Assessing the property’s condition and market value helps in deciding whether to sell, rent, or…
Remortgaging—it’s not a word that typically lights up dinner table conversations, but it can make a big difference to your financial wellbeing if done at the right time. However, there are absolutely some times when it isn’t right to remortgage and you could end up in a worse financial position, so it’s definitely something to…
Divorce: It’s a situation that nobody wants to find themselves in, but it’s also a reality that a lot of people end up facing. Indeed, there were more than 80,000 divorces in the UK in 2022, and around 40% of marriages end in divorce. If you ever find yourself going through a divorce, one of…
While there are certain costs involved with moving that you can’t control – stamp duty, conveyancing fees, survey fees – there are some that you can control, like the cost of removals. If you’re worried about the high costs of hiring a removal van for your move, don’t be! You can absolutely keep the costs…
Downsizing has become a popular option for homeowners looking to simplify their lives, reduce expenses or make a significant lifestyle change. It makes perfect sense to make your home smaller once your family has grown up and moved out and you no longer need lots of bedrooms, a large garden or a big living space….
When you first put your house on the market, you have no idea what kind of reception you’ll have. Will people be queuing out the door to view it or will a tumbleweed blow across your driveway? Maybe you’ll get multiple offers in the first few days, or it could take a couple of months…
Technology has infilitrated almost every aspect of our lives, so it’s really no surprise that it’s affected the way in which we buy and sell our homes, too. In the past, potential buyers have flicked through newspaper listings or even driven through the area they like looking for ‘For Sale’ signs. Brave people have even…
It’s funny that this website has been running for 7 years now, and I’ve never covered the topic of a house’s value. But it’s an important topic, and the value is something all of us are trying to improve. We make changes, we DIY our homes, we extend, we improve. All in the pursuit of…
Your home’s contents value might be the kind of topic that makes you want to switch off. Yeah I get it, it’s not an exciting topic. But it’s an important one, particularly if you want to protect your assets and ensure that the home insurance coverage you have is enough. Should the worst happen to…
So, you’re thinking about buying your first home in the UK? That’s fantastic! But, oh boy, can it be a whirlwind. There’s so much to think about, from saving up for a deposit to figuring out what on earth a “conveyancer” does. Don’t sweat it, though. I’m here to walk you through the whole shebang,…
New data shows that while summer is the most popular time to move house, the favourite months actually differ by region. The North West is the region that prefers to move the earliest in the year, with their favourite month being January. In fact, there’s a 45.1% increase in people enquiring about their house move in…
I like to think that if most people were given the choice between a countryside or a city home, they’d choose the country. Not everyone has a country heart, but there are some truly beautiful towns and villages in the UK that so many people have never explored, or even heard of. We’re very lucky…