Category Archives: Property Sellers Section

A Property Owning Democracy?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by News_Desk

What was Thatcher’s True Property Legacy? On the day of her public funeral, we issued a special, single-article edition of our newsletter, analysing through editorial comment the legacy the late Baroness Thatcher leaves to the UK property market. Baroness Margaret … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Regulations & Planning Section, Construction Section, General Section, Green Issues, In case you missed it..., Legal Advice, News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Man in Cardiff reduces own home to rubble with sledgehammer

Posted on February 5, 2013 by News_Desk

cardiffbuildingsurveyors.co.uk – A brother has demolished his own home in Cardiff over a will dispute that has dragged on 7 years. Reaching the end of his wits, Mr McGuire took a sledgehammer to his semi-detached house to demolish the extensions … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Section, In case you missed it..., Legal Advice, News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

In Case You Missed It…… String of deaths leaves Britain’s most expensive house up for sale

Posted on October 18, 2012 by News_Desk

PropertySurveying.co.uk In our monthly newsletter, we highlighted a story concerning Britain’s most expensive home. A vast mansion in London with 45 bedrooms, a £300m price tag and a macabre past… Read the rest of the article by clicking here

Posted in General Section, In case you missed it..., News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Five ways to help sell your home in a difficult market

Posted on October 17, 2012 by News_Desk

A number of well peddled clichés surround the selling of a home, but some points slip under the radar. We expose five things you should address before selling your home, maximising its attractiveness to choosy buyers in a difficult market… … Continue reading →

Posted in General Section, News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Wind Farms Revealed Officially to Reduce Property Prices

Posted on September 19, 2012 by News_Desk

Property Surveying – The Valuation Agency Office (VAO), a subsidiery of Revenue & Customs, has recently revealed that it has down-graded council tax bands for a number of homes situated near clusters of wind farms. The reason is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in General Section, Green Issues, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Lloyds TSB research shows £48,000 extra to live in a spa town

Posted on March 5, 2012 by News_Desk

Spa towns like Ilkley in West Yorkshire, which boasted the highest premium of all, Boston Spa in Lincolnshire and Bath in North Somerset, have been shown to have signficantly higher house prices. The report by Lloyds TSB indicated the spa … Continue reading →

Posted in News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | 1 Comment

Letting a commercial premises

Posted on December 16, 2011 by News_Desk

birminghambuildingsurveyors.co.uk – If you’re thinking of letting your commercial premises, the difficult economic climate has made it more important than ever to be aware of your options. Four main types of agreement exist and we describe each to help you … Continue reading →

Posted in General Section, Legal Advice, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Have your say on the August riots

Posted on December 7, 2011 by News_Desk

Inside Housing is offering the chance to win £100 in Marks & Spencer vouchers in exchange for your views on the riots. Shortly after the riots swept England in August, Inside Housing, the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National … Continue reading →

Posted in General Section, News Section, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Roof space letting for solar energy could be trouble for homeowners

Posted on November 17, 2011 by News_Desk

Consumers have been warned to be vigilant when opting to let their roof spaces for renewable energy schemes, doing so could violate mortgage schemes and damage saleability. Read the rest of this article here.

Posted in Green Issues, News Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Comments Off

Chartered Surveyor Help ?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by News_Desk

An interesting article explaining some of the ways an Independent Chartered Surveyor may be able to help you has been written by a member of the propertysurveying.co.uk team.  This lists the work undertaken from building surveys to valuation work as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Regulations & Planning Section, Construction Section, General Section, Legal Advice, Property Market Section, Property Purchasers Section, Property Sellers Section | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off