Becoming a landlord by purchasing a buy-to-let property and renting it out to tenants sounds to many like a route to easy money. While we’d never say being a landlord is easy as, like all businesses, it doesn’t come without its problems and pitfalls, but being...
Construction is a complex industry encompassing many different projects. These can range from renovation work by property developers to local councils planning a new borough. Every construction project is different from the other. But each one can face unexpected difficulties such as dealing with terrain,...
It’s said the most stressful events anyone will experience in life is divorce, bereavement and moving house. With 42% of marriages ending in divorce and bereavement unfortunately inevitable for everyone, it seems that out of these three events, moving house is the only one we...
You’ve found your dream property, hooray! Or, at least you think you have. Whether you hadn’t even thought about moving but you walked past a house with a ‘For Sale’ sign attached to the gatepost and just knew you had to buy it, or you’ve...
Buying a property is always exciting but this excitement means issues that may be important in the future can get overlooked at your initial viewing. What to look out for will depend to a certain extent on why you’re buying the property - for example, if...
Whether you have the greatest tenants ever or ones that have you ruing the day you ever became a landlord, one thing’s for sure - there will come a time when you need to decorate your property. Although there’ll be a difference in how a high-end...
Investing in the UK property market is a great decision. Of course, it is neither simple nor easy if you don’t know what you want from your investment. The first step to investing in any property is knowing why you are doing it and what...
Building consultancy is a popular service provided by various companies in the construction industry. It is more of an umbrella term that deals with several aspects of construction and renovation. The services are provided for both residential and commercial purposes. A building consultant is a professional,...
As summers cool down and the autumn makes a grand entrance, you know it’ll only get colder towards the end of the year. While winter is a lovely season with the snow, Holidays, and stuff, it is also the cause for your home to suffer. Dampness...
We already know that every structure you build needs prior permission from the respective authorities, the LPA (Local Planning Authority) in this case. Once you submit the application, it can take anything between 8 to 12 weeks to be processed. This rather puts people in...