Expressing our personality is what turns a house into a home but what happens if you can’t decorate or find it hard to decide on a theme? You go the peel-it route, of course!
The widespread use of fridge-freezers, the evolution of fitted kitchen cabinetry and the introduction of integrated appliances conspired to almost kill off the pantry, but this storage nook has made a massive comeback of late.
Performing your own tenant ‘health check’ before you start looking for a new property to rent, will help you secure the rental – allowing you to present yourself as an irresistible prospect and fending off any competition.
If you’re a first-time buyer considering your inaugural property purchase in 2021, there are positive prospects ahead. Here are some of the initiatives and forthcoming ideas that may make it a little easier to get a foot on the housing ladder.
There is nothing revolutionary, in fact most of it is common sense, but when you are swept up in the stresses and excitement of buying and selling at the same time, it’s not as easy to see things as they are.
Whether you’re working from home or just want to enliven your living space, you can’t go wrong with houseplants. Gone are the days when a solitary, unloved spider plant was the extent of indoor greenery as now, the health and aesthetic benefits of houseplants has led to a boom in the types and species available.
Just like after any great party, from what I can remember! there is often a bad hangover! And as the March 31st stamp duty deadline approaches, a division is starting to emerge in the property market, between two distinct camps of buyers and sellers who are viewing the market in two completely different ways!
Over the years, agents have been terrible at marketing themselves and explaining what they actually do for clients. Therefore, the perception has been estate agents are all super slick salespeople in shiny suits, driving flash cars with no morals and just in it for the easy money.
Moving home? Can I still do that with the current Covid lockdown restrictions? The good news is that yes, you can still move but there are precautions you need to take to ensure you can move as safely as possible.
Like parents all over the country, we have entered the homeschooling zone once again, one full of frustration, confusion and, let’s be honest, a little chaotic at times. Around this we are trying to work, whilst mindful that we don’t want our children’s education to suffer as we stay in lockdown to protect ourselves from this dreadful pandemic.
We hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas, as different as it may have been this year. It already seems like a distant memory! Now, as we head into 2021, at Maurice Kilbride we want to help ensure that you have a safe and secure start to your year.
Christmas will be a strange one this year, not just for us in Cheadle, but up and down the country, as we reflect on the worst year in most of our lifetimes. Hopefully, you one of the lucky ones, scrabbling to work out which family members will be in your three family bubble?
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