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Expert advises on how to keep your home cool as temperatures top 32 degrees this weekend

While most Brits welcome a heatwave, the majority of our homes are not equipped to handle the higher temperatures. From stuffy bedrooms to humid kitchens, being inside during British summers can be an uncomfortable experience. And with temperatures tipped to reach 32 degrees tomorrow, the problem is set to peak.

But now an expert from MyBuilder.com, the reliable way to hire tradespeople, has...

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Right-to-Buy bags London’s local authorities £3.415bn

Research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that over the last decade, over 23,000 homes have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme to council tenants and while this may only equate to 5.6% of total local authority owned dwellings stock , it equates to a total market value of £3.4bn.

The analysis of historic Right to Buy data by Benham and Reeves...

Property investors are bulk buying to boost their portfolios

Research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , reveals that advanced British investors are spending an average of £1.2 million to quickly bolster their property investments by buying full portfolios rather than single properties with the North East providing the very best value for money.

Some experienced property investors prefer to invest in full property...

Licenses and Consents for Outdoor Dining

Good news for the hospitality sector on an extension to the temporary measures Simon Barry, Associate Director, Boyer (Cardiff)

As the UK embraces the exceptional summer weather and with the post-pandemic trend for alfresco dining being maintained, the demand for outdoor seating is of significance importance to the continued recovery of the hospitality sector.

Currently, within...

A quarter of estate agents still using smartphones

Leading estate agent media provider, Giraffe360 , has revealed that while the nation’s estate agents are demonstrating an appropriate level of time and care to fully showcase the homes they are listing for sale, almost a quarter are still using smartphones to capture media, while almost half are taking days, even weeks, to visit a home and get it advertised on the major property portals....

Renting to friends and family – make sure you’re still friends by the end of the tenancy!

At this time of year many tenants enter the dreaded and stressful process of flat/house hunting.

As a landlord, you want to make sure that you are renting your property to someone you can trust and who will take good care of your property.

With the property market still very competitive and prime locations at a premium, renters may feel more comfortable renting from family...

How homeowners can knock £1,500 off rising energy bills

With household bills set to exceed £4,000 per year by January, research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix , reveals that homeowners can reduce their bills by an average of £1,500 by making environmentally friendly changes to the home.

While conservative estimates are now warning of household bills hitting £4,200 a year in 2023, water bills are also expected to...

How renting out parts of your home could help you earn up to £20,000 a year

The cost of living crisis is set to push tens of millions of people into debt.

Rocketing energy prices, rising shopping bills and eye-watering hikes at the petrol-pumps mean many people will be ditching nights out and staying indoors instead.

But according to one property expert the solution to the financial crisis could lie very close to home.

Jonathan Rolande,...

London’s Largest Event for First Time Buyers Returns

London Home Show

Saturday 17th September 2022, 10am – 5pm

QEII Centre, Westminster, SW1P 3EE

London’s largest event for first time buyers will return to the capital for the sixteenth time on Saturday 17th September 2022. Taking place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster from 10am to 5pm, the London Home Show will host over 45 housing providers,...

L&Q at Regency Heights: West London’s Regeneration Hotspot

Buyers are invited to L&Q’s viewing event at Regency Heights, part of Old Oak and Park Royal, the largest regeneration project since the Olympics.

Delivering high quality homes as part of the Old Oak and Park Royal regeneration, L&Q is marketing a collection of 162 one, two and three-bedroom apartments at L&Q at Regency Heights, on the site of a former Guinness...

Space Smart Interiors at Chancery Home’s Burnham Court

Cleverley zoned, clutter free spaces are top of the wish list for owners of homes with open plan living spaces, and of high importance in the project brief from Chancery Homes for the delivery of the latest show apartment. Designed to be ‘space smart’ the one bedroom apartment at Burnham Court perfectly showcases how best to lay out a harmonious open plan living space.

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