The most important decision a person will have to make in their life is where they are going to live. There are a number of different living arrangements out there and finding the right one will take some time and effort on your part. If you are a single person, then the living arrangement world is wide open. Among the most popular living situations for people with no children is a condo. With all of the...
If you’re about to start house hunting, don’t overlook the possibility of moving into a condo. Although it’s often overlooked by house hunters, who usually think first about purchasing a freehold home, condos can be a great housing option. If you go the condo route, there are a few things you should know beforehand. First, living in a condo is a very different lifestyle than...
Before buying a home it’s always worth the investment of ordering a building inspection to be carried out. Such an inspection provides a number of advantages including spotting pest infestations, structural damage and can determine the cost of much needed repairs. If you’re still on the fence about ordering a building inspection before buying a home, then check out the following...
Two years after the launch of George Osborne's flagship Help to Buy scheme, more than half of all English postcode are yet to see a single mortgage completion under Help to Buy. A brand new interactive map, compiled by TotallyMoney.com (using the latest statistics from HM Treasury), has revealed that Help to Buy is yet to reach 60% of postcode areas in England. These Help to Buy...
The search for a new home today most often begins on the internet, as it allows one to have instant results and much faster results than how things used to be in the past. All you really need is easy access to the web and you will easily find a lot of properties without too much effort involved. You may easily find virtual tours above all things, as well as interior photos, information on the neighborhood,...
I’ll start right out by saying that the answer is usually “no”. But there are exceptions. Retirement accounts are like . . . I don’t know . . . delicious pork barbeque. Once you’ve put all the necessary ingredients on to cook, you don’t have to mess with it a great deal. Time and heat do the rest. Replace “pork” with “money” and “heat”...
The Little House Company chatted with their home sellers to find out the differences between men and women when they are finding a new home, in an attempt to find out what's really going on in the minds of buyers when house hunting. The results where surprising so let’s have look in this super...
Investing in commercial property can be extremely lucrative if you get it right. However, like any other investment, there are costly pitfalls that can make you wish you’d kept your money in the bank. Here are some tips from Paramount Investments, a commercial property estate agents on keeping the following mistakes as a checklist of what to avoid when investing in commercial property. Choosing the...
A house is a family’s major investment, so it is important to check every corner and surface of a house you are planning to buy before closing a deal. Home inspections should also include garages, especially if you have multiple cars or are planning to convert the area into a workspace. When buying a house, get as much information of material importance from the owners or the real estate agent as you...
According to housing charity Shelter, nearly two million 20-34 year olds are stilling living at home with their parents. This “Peter Pan generation” are unable to afford to put down a deposit on their own home, and even more worryingly, many of them are unable to afford to rent a property. Parents of many young people are having to lend them money for a housing deposit and this has...
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