House buying, selling, viewing and the housing market.
I’d always suggest avoiding companys who claim to buy your house quickly. They’re in the business of making money and however they do it, it’ll be at your expense.
Some companies offer 60% of the market value of your property making!
If you really need to sell in a hurry speak to your local estate agents about what price they think would generate some interest. Or take the property to auction.
Apparently Rightmove is going to work with BT to list the internet speeds of the 1m homes listed on its website. This if fantastic news for anyone house hunting at the moment as it stops a separate search on sites like Sam Knows.
Whether it gives as much useful information as the Sam knows broadband checker page we don’t know but we will bring you more information as soon as we see it live!
Kate Moss is selling her house . She’s hoping to move to Highgate to the home of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Her house is on for £7M and is a 5 bedroom house
This is the Highgate Home she’s after buying for nearly £8M. – The Grove in Highgate Village, N6 6JU
One of the most amazing places in Bath is the Royal Crescent.
There are several houses for sale in the road and they’re all pricey!
They are both Grade I and Grade II Listed Georgian townhouses.
You get an amazing view on Streetview of the Royal Crescent
How expensive are they? Pricey – but some are flats so are cheaper. Quite a stunning street!
You can always tell a house is going to be grand when it’s got a coat of armour in it!
Hinton House is a lovely grand house that’s jacobean in style.
9 bedroom house for sale
Guide Price £2,950,000
Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire
Four Gables near Chard This is a lovely looking house!
It is believed the house dates back to the 17th Century, belonged to the Church until 1911 and during the eighteen hundreds the house was possibly run as a school.
It’s such an unusual house but so pretty!
Yesterday Bolton councillors approved amended plans for the Gary Neville’s zero-carbon mansion. These will now be referred to the government though. The house would be build on green belt land on the moors above Bolton and this is causing some contraversy.
It looks a bit like a telly tubby house.
This is Neville’s current home up for sale on rightmove He owns the Harwood estate and his house is Alexander House
It’s amazing with a swimming pool, gym, cinema room and it’s very glam.
One could easily question the eco-friendlyness of building a brand new home when one already owns a house.
When you have a small room that you want to make it look bigger there are several simple things you can do.
Add a mirror. This is a good trick to use on a landing halfway up stairs. You’ll bring more light in too but the reflecting makes the space feel bigger. In a room a big mirror can double the light and give the appearance the room is bigger than it is.
Use smaller furniture. If you can buy a smaller, narrower bed then the room will seem more spacious. Smaller pieces of furniture will give the room a more spacious feel.
Use a strong colour on a far wall to bring your eye across the room. This is the theory behind having a feature wall.
Use light colour furnishings and carpet. Light curtains that are neat won’t crowd a window. Light carpet is a must. Dark colours on floors and walls can just suck in all the light making the room darker.
A white ceiling is always good! White woodwork can help too. Ensure the room is spotless too. Pale walls are essential.
Wall hung shelves take up no floor space. Even a bedside table shelf can help! Look for space saving wall mounted items. This is a useful idea to look out for bathroom cupboards too.
Declutter. Declutter as much as you can. And then declutter some more.
Make sure you can shut the bedroom door! Some small bedrooms have the problem of the door bumping the bed when you try and shut it. Don’t do this! It instantly shows how small the room is. Get a smaller bed. Consider a built in bed if space is tight. Consider a day bed if you are showing a room as a guestroom.
As well as mirrors paint finishes can reflect light. Look for shiny objects for the room – including shiny bedsteads and ornaments.
As long as you make the room look nice and usable as a bedroom or study then potential buyers will see it as a room they can use.
Brock House, Sheepdrove, Lambourn, Berkshire Guide Price of £1,400,000
It’s an oak framed building with an octagonal kitchen at the centre!
You can see more about it at the Grand Design site here
There are several different definitions
A duplex apartment is one which has rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase.
A maisonette could be considered a duplex.
A duplex house can be a house that has separate entrances to two different apartments. Whether they are spread over two floors or have a floor each.
A duplex can also be side-by-side apartments on a single lot that share a common wall. Technically a semi-detached could be called a duplex.
If something is described as a duplex then ask the estate agent who’s written the listing what they mean by that.