Property hotspots of 2017
Property investing was always about the location, ensuring the right property was purchased in the right market would go a long way to reaching profit. With trends changing and the very best investment locations changing month by month, FJP Investment has decided to list some of the best locations for property investment in the UK in 2017. If you are...
Whether you’re planning on selling your home in the next year or later in the future, you’ll want to ensure that you do everything in your power to get the best price for it. The obvious things to do to your home to prepare it for sale include sorting out the garden, remodelling the bathroom and kitchen and toning down...
Selling a property isn’t as straightforward and quick as it used to be. These days, there are a number of things sellers need to do before they can proceed with a sale. If you’re thinking of selling your home, here you’ll discover the top things you need to consider before putting it on the market. Getting an Energy Performance Certificate One...
A consultation paper about banning property letting fees has been released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (LCLG) and could spell savings for those looking to rent. Over the past ten years the private rental sector has almost doubled and along with that has come unscrupulous behaviour from landlords and hidden costs from some letting agents and is...
Making sure that the piece of real estate that you’re selling is in its top shape can determine whether you’ll end up with a dream offer. And the perfect open house event is the pillar of your selling game. Every professional home stager is capable of making a certain property look tip-top, but even a seller with no professional...
We all dream about living in a place that meets all our needs and that is designed to our taste. However, very often we are forced to make certain compromises when the time for purchase comes and we have to settle for a different location, home size or some other feature. This doesn’t mean that our new home can’t...
The Scotland of tourist brochures is often a place of wide open spaces, mountains, glens and lochs.  This is all true, but there is also a population of some 5 million people, all of whom need a place to live and many of whom need a place to work as well.  Employment in Scotland is focused on certain key...
In this article you will get the insights about online property valuation services such as Zoopla and RightMove...
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While it very much remains to be seen whether or not the government’s recent moves to increase the cost (and inconvenience) of being a BTL landlord will actually be of any meaningful benefit to home buyers in general and first-time buyers in particular, it can clearly be seen that the growth in rental yield has been slowing, in some...
It’s difficult to say how much more tax would be due as the reduction in mortgage interest and wear and tear allowances come to bear, but it will certainly be a hit for higher-rate tax payers. If you don’t have a mortgage or if you’re a lower rate payer, good news: you will not be affected at all. We...