Category: Sale
Is it a good idea to raffle your house?
Selling your home can be a long process, involving viewings, waiting for offers and then dealing with the conveyancing. For some people, raffling their house has offered a quick alternative. The idea is that tickets are sold for a modest sum, often between £5 and £25, with the raffle winner taking the property, while the...
The 10 most searched property trends
Financial services comparison website Confused.com has conducted research into the most popular interior design trends on social media platform TikTok. The study analysed hashtag data to see what people are searching for as inspiration for their own home aesthetic. In first place is Bauhaus, an art and design movement dating from 1919 to 1933 that...
Rental market red hot
As landlords sell up to take advantage of sky-high house prices or rent their properties on a short-term basis to those looking to holiday in the UK, a reduction in available rental homes has meant fierce competition among tenants. Potential tenants are finding themselves in bidding wars and are being gazumped at the last minute...
Britain’s Most Haunted Houses – Could you live there?
Britain is packed with rickety old, haunted homes, creepy castles, chilly hostels and terrifying towers that would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. All About Money carried out research which showed that more than 15% of UK adults believe that there is something ghostly going on in their homes and...
DIY TikTok trends to avoid
As TikTok’s popularity grows, an increasing number of DIY tips are trending on the social media site. However, research has found that a large number of these could damage your home. A study from Confused.com reports that over a third of TikTok’s popular DIY videos contain ideas that are not recommended by professionals in the...
Eight steps to a successful mortgage application
Applying for a mortgage can be one of the most stressful parts of buying a home. We take a look at how to maximise the chances of your chosen lender saying yes. Obtaining a mortgage in principle before you make an offer on a property is a good way of showing the seller that you...
Less than one fifth of people can identify UK’s most invasive plant
A study commissioned by invasive plant specialists Environet and conducted by market research company YouGov has found that only 19% of people who say they are aware of Japanese knotweed can correctly identify it. The Environment Agency describes the plant as ‘indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant’. YouGov asked respondents to pick...
Home buying: what to look for at a second property viewing
A first viewing is when you gain a general impression of whether a property is somewhere you can see yourself living. It is when people fall in love with a home. But at the second viewing you should take a more practical approach and conduct a thorough examination to see exactly what you will be...
Tips on how to deal with gazumping when buying a property
With the market for buyers difficult due to a shortage of available properties and a large number of people wishing to move, tales of gazumping are rife. We take a look at how to minimise the risk of being gazumped and what to do if it happens to you. Gazumping happens when you have had...
