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David Buckland of SteamCleanCarpetService.co.uk provides a home-seller’s guide to steam cleaning your carpets for extra saleability…
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In the second part of the perfect children’s bedroom, we bake a cake – not literally you understand! It’s really a matter of putting certain ingredients together to give you a good foundation to build on. The trimmings are all the things that you can change over the years and won’t cost too much to do. Get the basics right and a child’s room will grow up with them - by Francoise Murat
Friday, 26 February 2010 | No Comments
There have been numerous articles written recently pronouncing the death of the buy to let market – but things seem to be changing and we’re seeing a sharp upturn it seems.
Friday, 26 February 2010 | 1 Comment
There seemed to have been a lot of speculation before the OFT Home Buying and Selling market study was released last week – we were even alerted to the fact that a report was due to be released several days beforehand by the OFT themselves . The findings have fuelled some hot debates and sparked some biting comments but there were several points to come out of the report as far as I was concerned...
Friday, 26 February 2010 | No Comments
A shake-up in how homes are sold, including updating legislation to allow new entrants into the market, could lead to a better deal for house buyers and sellers, the OFT said today.
Friday, 26 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Tepilo has been chosen by a judging panel including Deborah Meaden and other leading entrepreneurs such as Bebo Founder Michael Birch as a winner of Smarta.com’s inaugural ‘Smarta 100’.
Thursday, 25 February 2010 | No Comments
This is a room that will need to change a lot over the years, so keep this in mind when you are getting ready for that brand new bundle of joy, or if you are updating a child’s room - by Françoise Murat.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 | No Comments
Photography, like it or not, is a key ingredient in selling and therefore buying a house. Paying attention to detail can make or break getting a prospective buyer to view your property, so let’s look at why this might be - by Mike Pearson
Friday, 19 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Well...not quite! For so many years we have been told to ensure our walls are painted in as neutral a colour as possible if we want our houses to sell. Keeping to a colour palette that does not criss-cross the rainbow will give you the best chance of appealing to as wide a buyer’s market as possible. But there is more to life than beige, and injecting interest can help sell your house- by Françoise Murat
Thursday, 11 February 2010 | No Comments
So you have followed the advice in our previous post and you are inspired and ready to make some decisions. One more thing to do before you head off down the high street or specialist show-rooms and start spending on that dream kitchen... by Françoise Murat
Monday, 1 February 2010 | No Comments
The heart of the home in most families, the once-humble kitchen has been elevated to a ‘gourmet space’. With new materials, space saving ideas, design and decoration to die for, the kitchen is in a renaissance - by Françoise Murat
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 | No Comments
In these modern times a new way to market an un-built property is to use a new service, 3d visualisation. 3d visualisation is the process of using skilled computer graphics to produce a highly accurate 3d model of your proposed development - by Havendale Design Visualisation
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | No Comments
A short homage to the forgotten art of 'ashlar' block marking by Alan Denyer, MD of EBC Design and Restoration
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | 1 Comment
Alan Denyer, MD of EBC Design and Restoration talks about how a not-so- pretty frontage can be transformed by render and nicely proportioned windows...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | No Comments
Volatile house prices and a shortage of mortgages mean tough times for everyone in the housing market. Particularly for a first time buyer, the process can be very daunting and stressful. That is why getting specialist, independent advice is vital. If you are currently in the process of buying a house or looking to get onto the property ladder then join our live webcast on Thursday 28 January at 1pm. Our experts will be Melanie Bien, Director at Savills Private Finance and Fiona McIntosh, conveyance expert from Cripps Harries Hall LLP. So submit your question now and come back and join us when we go live.