While it might not be right for everyone, listing your home at the beginning of the year comes with some tempting advantages. Here are the key reasons to get cracking with your sale.
As the first snowdrops push through the soil, you might be looking for a fresh new home.
Here’s a mix of properties available to buy, from a shining, high-spec apartment in Marlborough, Wiltshire to a charming Grade II listed Georgian home in the Exe Valley.
Walk the pavements by a top-rated London school and you might see a parent measuring the distance to a block of flats. Or someone sizing up a rental home in readiness to buy on a particular street. Indeed, finding a place in the right catchment area is big business in the city, with people willing to pay 15% more for properties near good schools, according to research by Santander.
Hunting for a new home in the city can be hugely exciting. Along with the property itself, don’t forget to research features of the local area. From your favourite restaurants to top-rated schools, the right amenities can make all the difference to enjoying your new place.
Ask any London renter and they’ll tell you competition for properties is fierce. While prices are starting to fall slightly in some areas, the capital’s private rental sector remains largely expensive.
Even with the summer holidays in full flow, a variety of new rentals are brightening the UK market. From a quirky Lofthouse apartment by Charing Cross Road to a family hideaway in the Buckinghamshire countryside, here are five of the most luxurious rentals from Winkworth.
When we’re used to the features on our doorstep, it’s easy to overlook their appeal to potential buyers. And parks have huge green swathes of appeal.
Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions you’ll ever make, and with so much information floating around (some of it misleading), it’s easy to fall victim to myths that could derail your plans. Whether you're a first-time buyer or thinking about moving up the property ladder, it's crucial to separate fact from fiction.
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