We watch all the TV shows about renovations and self-builds, lapping it up. We critique their interior design ideas and landscaped gardens. We watch people make mistakes and go vastly over budget. But still, the end result is usually marvellous. A labour of love to cherish - a forever home.
Buying a house is a complicated process. A legal professional must ensure no issues with the property you buy. And, as with many things that involve legal professionals, it seems as if it takes forever! Is it possible to speed things up?
Live in Greenwich? Do you know the difference between an apartment and a flat? Read the article on what proportion of Greenwich people live in a flat / apartment, why they are named that way and why flats/apartments could be one of the solutions to the Greenwich (and Britain’s) housing crisis…
Many of Blackheaths’s mature homeowners are stuck in their oversized homes. Their children flew the nest years ago, yet they are unable to find suitable Blackheath properties to move to. Blackheath’s ‘Generation Stuck’ are holding back those younger Blackheath ‘Generation Renters’ move into the larger homes they need.
Will the cost-of-living crisis mark the end of the booming Greenwich property market ? In this article I discuss what the effects of rising food, gas and electric prices will (and won’t) have on the Greenwich property market and Greenwich house prices.
Homeownership is something that the majority of people in the UK strive for. The average age of first-time buyers in the UK in 2007 was 30. But, by the end of 2017, that had risen to 33. With rising house prices, how is the average person in the UK expected to get on the housing ladder?
Phil Spencer, of Location, Location, Location fame says that this little trick can increase the value of your home instantly!
You'll only look at the title deeds for a property in detail when you're either buying a new property or trying to sell one. Most of the time, the deeds are in the loft in a box of important documents or filed away somewhere safe. You're given them by the solicitor, but at that moment, you only want to get moved in, don't you?
Letting agents are a lot like banks. Once a landlord has signed up with an agent, they often don't change; it's too much hassle. But this can mean that many landlords are tied to an agent they're unhappy with. This isn't really good enough, is it?
The total value of homes owned by Baby Boomers in Blackheath alone is £2,377,369,500 – and two-thirds of the Blackheath Millennials are set to inherit all that in the next few decades! Could this be the answer to the housing crisis?
Is it a seller’s or buyer’s Greenwich property market? In this article, I discuss this and how things are beginning to change in Greenwich. Also, that there are in fact many Greenwich property markets and how savvy home buyers can spot bargains by following certain trends. Read the article here
Even though house prices have more than tripled in the Country (quadrupled in London), it is still cheaper today to buy a house as a first-time buyer than in 1989 or 2007. This is good news as the Bank of England are changing the rules for mortgage affordability for first time buyers in August.