If you have just purchased a new home, then congratulations are in order! It’s a wonderful feeling to finally get into the house after all the hassle with getting the mortgage, dealing with realtors and inspectors, obtaining insurance, and all the rest. However, it can be easy to overlook a few important things in the process, including the need to work with locksmiths to change your door locks....
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate market has become one of the most sought after in recent times. It is certainly one of the most popular Middle Eastern investment opportunities for Western investors. When you look at the raw statistics, it isn’t too hard to understand why. While there are some, often striking, differences between Eastern and Western cultures, the UAE has a reputation as an...
With times being hard and everyone looking for ways to reduce their monthly bills, finding ways to make additional money from your properties makes a lot of sense. Create a Rental RoomThe most obvious way of making money from your property is to rent it out. If you have another property you can go and live in, it makes sense to be making money from whichever property you aren’t currently occupying....
The poor old traditional dining room has suffered somewhat of an identity crisis of late.With so many contemporary home designs focussing on the kitchen / meals area, many dining rooms have been left to wilt from neglect. With the recent renewed interest in the dinner party raised by numerous television shows, many people are now dusting off the silverware and resurrecting the art of fine dining. ...
If you’re getting ready to sell a house, or improving it with a view to adding value, you’ll be thinking in terms of how much money you could get for it, but did you know that by investing a bit first, you could get substantially more? By taking some time to fix the place up and by spending $500 to $3,000, you could increase your sale price by $5,000 to $15,000, giving you more money to spend...
Home office basics These days working from home is more popular than ever. The cost of living has risen considerably and with the cost of living going up constantly day in day out which has resulted in more need for a higher income to keep the cash coming in. Most family environments (two person families plus kids) now are turning to both parents working to bring in enough...
Congratulations! Finally, you have a chance to live in your own place. Whether you move on from the dorm of from your family house, this event is a turning point in your life. It is a big step towards independence and self-maintenance. And you have no right to fail it on the first level. The day of moving on is a nervous and exhausting challenge. The way you plan and organize it will tell you about how...
The introduction of Tenancy Deposit Schemes in 2007 led to a shift in the way the rental market works. In days gone by tenancy disputes were common and costly, but the scheme was introduced to protect both parties- it’s now just as hard for landlords to make false allegations and hang on to deposits as it is for tenants to get away with causing damage and neglect to a property. Denhan Guaranteed...
It’s that time of year when neighbours, friends and long lost relations all descend on the family home. If you’re panicking about fitting in the time to clean your home from top to bottom in preparation, you may well find that a professional cleaning service is your best option. According to Proskips, “A good home cleaning service can make your life much easier, whether you’re...
England’s capital city of London is a popular with visitors all year round. As the autumn has well and truly arrived and the run up to Christmas slowly begins, we’ve selected a few options that should be at the top of your list to visit. A day of celebration November 12th marks a fantastic occasion in London: The Lord Mayor’s Show! The entire day is dedicated to welcoming the new Lord...