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Is Building an Extension on Your Home Really an Investment Worth Making?

Jan 18, 2023
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    When it comes to adding value to your home, traditionally conducting upgrades, undergoing structural maintenance, and looking at building an extension have been go to......

Making Extra Space Work for You: How Platforms Like Airbnb Can Increase Your Income

Jun 30, 2022
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The ‘sharing economy’ and ‘peer-to-peer’ accommodation market in the UK has seen the number of short-term lettings in England increase significantly in the past few years, and this is largely due......

A guide to Mouseprice Pro

Jul 14, 2022
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Contents Introduction Accessing your Pro Dashboard Using the Property Intelligence Search Using the Property Listing Intelligence Search Using Area Intelligence Creating a......

Renting and buying

Aug 3, 2011
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We will use the example of a young married couple, Mr and Mrs Smith, who have been renting in their area for some years. The Smiths are having a dilemma over whether they should buy or continue......

First Time Home Buyers Guide, Checklist and Essential Information

Aug 4, 2022
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First Time Buyer Information Buying your first home is an exciting time. There's nothing quite like the feeling of getting something of your own that you can finally make your own mark on. In......

What's My House Worth and Getting a Home Valuation

Aug 4, 2022
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How much is my house worth? We all like to think we're armchair property enthusiasts because we've watched a bit of Location, Location, Location and Homes Under The Hammer! But valuing......

Moving Home Checklist - Things To Do When Moving House

Aug 4, 2022
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Whether you're up-sizing, down-sizing, moving to a new job, or simply moving on, this guide will help you with the basics of getting on with your move. Getting started with your home move......

Land Registry Sold House Prices Index

Aug 4, 2022
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Since 1980 it has been a requirement to register all property in England, Scotland and Wales centrally with HM Land Registry. As each plot of land sells it is given a unique reference or "Title"......

The Types of Home / House Surveys

May 17, 2018
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Buying a house is probably the single most expensive purchase of your life… so it’s worth getting right. Surveys are a way in which you can get qualified and accredited information about the......

A guide to the Mouseprice Pro Prospect Mailer

Aug 2, 2022
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Introduction The prospect mailer is a Mouseprice Pro tool which allows you to send physical letters out to any number of properties matching your search parameters. For example - you could send......

Property valuation for home buyers

Jun 29, 2011
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Introduction If you are looking to buy a house, assessing the value of property is one of the central tasks you will have to perform. Home buyers need to decide whether the price of a property......

The cost approach

Jul 22, 2011
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The cost approach estimates the replacement value of property by analysing the costs of its components. It lies somewhere between the inferred and the intrinsic method, and is generally not......