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Secure your dream home
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Moving house can be stressful and if you’ve spent weeks looking at potential properties, it’s a huge relief when you finally find “the one”. The problem is that if it’s your dream home, there may well be other potential buyers who are equally keen. The housing market is currently strong, with a shortage of properties available and competition can be fierce. So how do you go about securing your dream home?
Buy-to-Let: Key Investment Tips
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Demand for rental properties is predicted to rise significantly with just 47% of those born in 1990 likely to be a homeowner by age 40. With low interest rates and volatile stock markets making other investments unattractive, buy to let is still a popular long term option. But with additional stamp duty and reduced tax benefits, it’s vital to get it right. So if you’re looking for advice on Buy to Let, consider these key tips.
What buyers really want
Friday, May 20, 2016
A recent GoCompare Mortgages survey asked 2,000 would be buyers what their top property priorities were and perhaps surprisingly warmth and energy efficiency, central heating and double-glazing came out on top. Just 34% aspired to an ensuite bathroom and reliable broadband outranked highly-rated schools. Homebuyers see off-road parking as more essential than a garage and technology is of increasing importance. The ability to stream live TV and films and a living room big enough for a large flat screen TV ranks way above period features.
Ready to Let?
Thursday, May 12, 2016
The rental market is buoyant with high demand for rental properties; now is a great time to let your property. House prices are still increasing so while your rental property is generating a monthly income for you, it’s also likely to be appreciating in value. Increasingly tenants are seeking better value for money by moving out of central London to areas within easy commute, such as Staines-upon-Thames, Windsor, Langley and Burnham and at The Frost Partnership, we have a waiting list of quality tenants looking for properties of all types from one bedroom apartments in Slough to five bedroom family homes in Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield.
Small is beautiful!
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Whether you believe that “small is beautiful” or think “the bigger the better”, in property terms size does matter. So whether you live in a compact studio apartment and want to maximise the space or just want to get more out of a small room or unused area in your house, here are some ideas to inspire you.
First time around?
Friday, April 29, 2016
The chancellor’s Budget in March offered first-time buyers a generous bonus in the shape of a new Lifetime Isa, available from April 2017, to be used for a deposit on a first property. It has been suggested that more is needed for aspiring homeowners to make that all-important first step on the property ladder. Slow growth in salaries, job insecurity and rising house prices due to limited supply have delayed that first step for many first timers trying to accumulate a deposit. Many in their 30s are still unable to buy, with the average house price at ten times their salary, and the gap is increasing. For some a loan from the "Bank of Mum and Dad" is a possibility but others have to sacrifice a social life and live at home or rent whilst saving for a deposit.
