April 28, 2009

Improving the value of your property

These days any improvement to a property is going to be welcomed, it makes no difference if the property is up for sale, for rent or is a family home increasing its value in a cost effective way is an absolute no brainer, you would have thought.
The good thing about this is that for little [...]

April 23, 2009

Twitter updates UK property sites

The rise of Twitter has been strong recently and even in the property sector is seems that Twitter has made an impact as a great way to inform people of latest news and postings on their websites.
Virtually all areas of the property sector from estate agents, property portals and website owners are getting involved in [...]

April 17, 2009

Village put up for sale

As unbelievable as is it may sound, an entire village has been put up for sale. Most people may have thought that this sort of thing did not occur in this day and age, but clearly, there are although the owners of the village happens to be a charitable trust.
Linkenholt is a standard English village [...]

April 10, 2009

What is fractional ownership?

There is lot of talk about fractional ownership these days, it is like a timeshare for property owners who can buy a place in London that would normally be out of their reach, but at the same time, the owners share the costs.
However, what does fractional ownership mean? Below are the main points that make [...]

April 6, 2009

MP buys retirement home on expenses

MP’s expenses are a political hot topic at the moment therefore it’s sensible to take a look at one particular MP, Rudi Vis aged 68 naturally he his thinking of retirement and where better than the Suffolk coast?
However, the purchase of a £520,000 home for the North London MP has been made with expenses from [...]

April 1, 2009

MP tries to get second home planning permission

An MP representing Truro and St Austell has been calling for second home buyers to apply for planning permission to use these properties as a second home.
In a report, Matthew Taylor has suggested that any buyer looking a property to use a second home should have to apply for planning permission to change the use [...]