To commemorate building their 500,000th home, leading national housebuilder Barratt Developments PLC is celebrating the landmark with the launch of a new interactive digital tool, taking a nostalgic look back through the past 60 years.
Most people looking to renovate or complete a build themselves want to get started as soon as they secure a plot or property. The necessary planning applications required before they can begin, however, usually take at least two months to be looked at and for the applicant to get an answer.
Selling your home is a major decision to make. You’re not just selling any other commodity in your backyard. Rather, you’re letting go of a big asset, for whatever purpose you may have. Especially if this is the first time for you to sell a home, it’s normal to feel confused. There’ll be a lot of questions going on in your mind.
It can be easy to forget about your driveway when you’re planning on renovating your home, but you shouldn’t underestimate what a new driveaway can do for the overall appearance of your home. The driveway is the first thing that people see as they approach your house, so if it’s old and worn, it can give a bad impression on your home overall- even if the rest of your house is beautifully finished.
Tenants who pay their rent regularly are considered heaven-sent by real estate owners. They make your life easier and prevent conflicts for both parties. However, some tenants constantly get behind their payment schedule.
Whether you want to add more value to your property by improving its appearance, or you simply crave the comfort and enjoyment of living in an up-to-date home, planning a refurbishment can be very exciting.
If you want to become a landlord, the first thing you have to do is to look for some sea pines condos for sale, buy them, and look for responsible tenants. Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter how much someone will care about the rental property because some issues and maintenance repairs will surely pop up after a while. All things eventually break, malfunction, or wear out, and there is nothing you can do about it.
Let’s take a look at 4 items that can get your garden the ‘heaven-like setting it deserves.
Are you preparing to move house? Have you already started packing up all your smaller belongings, leaving the bigger items until the end? This is the common approach people take, and then suddenly they are left with the question of how to best move their large furniture without damaging it, or the home.
Before buying real estate and signing that final contract, there’s a stringent process you must first have to go through. This purchase isn’t just like buying a shirt, where you can simply return it when you’re unsatisfied.
As you’re gearing up to completely overhaul the roof and renovate it from scratch, you’ll either find your mind racing with different ideas or completely blank on what to do. This, of course, will be too overwhelming to execute properly. Taking on a roof renovation project is much more than picking a material or a color; a lot of planning is required to be able to come up with something functional while coming up with the result you had in mind.
Typically, your home’s HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system is responsible for providing thermal comfort and indoor air quality. However, there are instances in which it can’t simply keep up. This means you may have to stay out of your room because it’s too cold during the winter months, or you have to wake up every now and then because it’s too hot. Luckily, there are ways that can help improve this situation.
If you’re selling a house and you want to get the most money from your property, it’s wise to understand the local market trends, the overall cost of selling a house, etc., to meet your goals. The highest offers won’t always leave you with the most money, and you won’t be able to recoup the costs of major home renovations.
Being a homeowner is being on cleaning duty all the time when you’re home, for better or for worse. This applies to your drains because if you don’t see it, it’s not there, right? Incorrect, because you are likely letting an ever bigger problem build-up through sheer lack of awareness.
If you’re thinking of selling your home, you can get the best possible price for it by maximizing your property value. To achieve this, you can consider some renovations. The key is to choose the renovations that your future buyers may need or want versus the cosmetic upgrades that are great to have.
Mortgage can provide security to the lender for increased confidence in approving a borrower’s loan application. In short, one can use a real estate property or mortgage as collateral to borrow money from banks and other financial institutions, which will be used to buy a property or refinance a mortgage. Investors buy and sell notes because the interest rates are generally lower than traditional real estate transactions.
There are several things you can do to make life-changing improvements in and around your home. Some of them are new smart technologies to automate your home. Others are traditionally available solutions to your home efficiency issues.
Quick-sale property companies generally make their money by buying houses from one person and selling it to another. The fact that they don’t purchase it at the market value obviously helps them turn a profit, but so does renovation.
Selling a house in the fastest time possible can be a daunting task. Among several factors that dictate the selling price and time of your house, some of them are totally in your control. While hiring a professional is highly recommended, there are some ways of increasing your chances of selling your house as soon as possible. Here are some smart and effective ways to sell your house to a potential buyer at the earliest.
You’ve finally unpacked boxes and moved into your new house, but it still feels empty. Many new homeowners find that their previous furniture arrangements don’t work anymore. Read this guide to learn how to furnish your home for the first time and get the right pieces that work with your new living space.
Selling a house on your own can be a tempting prospect, especially if you want to pocket the commission fees intended for both the listing and buying agents. Industry dictates that homeowners need to pay a total of 6% of the total home sale value to real estate agents.
A home renovation is a substantial investment for most people, but this doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. You can still go about remodeling your home without breaking the bank. To achieve this, you first need to decide which rooms to start with to make sure you’re getting the best value for your hard-earned buck.
Have you decided to move to another state? Do you want to live closer to or far from your family? Do you want to change the area in which you live to get closer to your work? Relocating out of state is a big decision and you have to be physically and mentally organized.
One of the best ways you can save money and secure your future is by having an individual retirement account (IRA) to enhance your individual retirement plan. This particular account helps you build your investments and financial assets, including stocks, bonds, mutual and exchange-traded funds. In addition to this, you can also use this to invest in property, under specific circumstances.
When an agent lists a house ‘as is,’ this means the vendor or homeowner is selling the home in its current condition–with no renovations, repairs, or improvements prior to the sale. Most people list their property ‘as is’ because they can’t afford to do the work and they need to sell the house as soon as possible. In other cases, the property might be owned by the bank or the owner may have passed away, leaving the house in the estate agents’ hands.
You’re finally moving and leaving your home, yet you’re feeling a bit anxious because you now have an enormous task ahead of you, which is to find a new owner. You might have already surpassed the first hurdle of the entire process by deciding to sell it finally. Now, you must go over the next steps and procedures of selling it without feeling stressed and drained out.
FOLLOWING Rishi Sunak’s spring budget announcement, the stamp duty holiday will now be extended to 30 June 2021 and a 5% mortgage scheme will be re-introduced next month.
Selling your home during tough and uncertain times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, although challenging, is not impossible. Use the following tips to help you navigate and achieve a sale on a market which is stagnating and where the competition is stiff.
There are a lot of decisions that need to be made when you decide to either build a new house or do renovations to your current one. Things like materials and logistics might be some of them. However, another big decision is whether you’ll hire someone to design your home, build it, or simply do it yourself. Depending on your lifestyle, one may suit you more than the other. You may also want to learn how to build a house yourself. There are many benefits to doing it yourself and at the end of the process, you may feel more pride in your house because you know it was all you.
If you’re living in a rented property, then it can be difficult to know how to cope when bits of it start to look a little bit rough around the edges. Housing disrepair is something that, in most cases, your landlord should be sorting out. Persuading them to do so might mean getting in touch with specialist housing disrepair solicitors – but before you go that far, it’s worth considering where your case fits.
Becoming a homeowner in 2021 may seem beyond the realms of possibility in the current climate, but the truth is that year on year, the amount of people opting to rent their home instead of buying has risen.
A lot in life has changed since the pandemic started. The way we shop, see friends and family, and work have all been impacted. However, ensuring that we remain optimistic and continue with our life goals and ambitions is the best way to continue with our lives.
When the real estate market is down such as now, it pays to do research on home improvement projects that can add value to your home. With many people staying put during the pandemic, there’s still time to think about what projects you can do to improve your home’s value when the time to sell comes. Here are some home upgrade ideas to consider that’s going to add value to your property.
In November last year, property auctions surged in popularity, with sales and engagement figures soaring through the roof. People have been clamouring to try their luck and view what’s on offer with a sharp eagerness, becoming hardened property developers in the process and training their eye to golden opportunity.
So you are looking to sell your home but are unsure how to go about doing so. Some real estate agents and websites will tell you that you should have your house fixed up before attempting to sell, while other pieces of information will tell you not to worry. Is there a correct answer to the situation? It all depends on what you are trying to do with your home and what you want to accomplish. Here are some reasons why it might be and might not be worth it to fix up your home before selling.
Winter weather can be unpredictable – unexpected cold snaps and constantly shifting temperatures can take their toll on plants in your garden. With the hard work and effort invested in your garden over the prior seasons, you don’t want the environmental factors that come with winter undoing all your work. We share a few useful tips on how you can protect plants in winter and minimise damage.