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This month we ask the questions of Tony Walton, long term Ely resident and designer of homes, extensions...
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Where do your viewings end? After you've shown them round the house, do you then take them into the garden? The problem is with doing this, is that as they are already in the garden, possibly in sight of their car, it's very easy to say goodbye and for them to simply go at that...
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Landlords could be caught by a new requirement for ‘consequential improvements’, meaning that if they want to replace broken boilers in their rental properties, they will be forced by law to install other energy-efficient measures...
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About a year ago we were driving our grey metallic Toyota Yaris with some graphics in the rear window. Well 12 months has proved worth the wait...
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Your house is finally on the market: it’s looking wonderful, your photography looks great, your brochure enticing; time to sit back and wait for an offer, right? Wrong! When it comes to selling your home, patience is not the virtue it’s cracked up to be, and the most successful sales are always the early ones. [...]
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We all like Toad in the Hole. It's simple, filling and tasty but maybe sometimes you want it to go the 'extra mile'? I came across this recipe for The Ultimate Toad in the Hole...
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Following another year which saw a further increase in letting complaints, The Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, is renewing his call for standards to be raised across the lettings industry in his latest Annual Report.
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Driving back from Cambridge on a Sunday afternoon (in the passenger seat!) and trying to decide what to cook for dinner I popped the words 'chicken & recipe'into Google and up came Brazilian Chicken. As my son's had decided that their next holiday destination was Brazil I thought I'd give this recipe a go...
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How that frustrating sales process works!
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The property website's March House Prices Index shows the average asking price increasing, but this masks big regional variations.
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A new survey from e.surv chartered surveyors shows that loans for house purchase surged to 58,610 in January, but let’s not get too excited, says Director Richard Sexton.
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Three high-street lenders will start offering mortgage deals for homebuyers with a 5 per cent deposit as part of the government’s new-build mortgage scheme..
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At the start of April 2012 it is proposed to introduce a new style of EPC that includes more information and the first page must be provided with agent's particulars. We asked Steve Norfield our chosen Assessor to share some more details...
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Should property indices use a national average?
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First-time buyers are increasingly returning to the market. That's the conclusion to be drawn from new figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). Data from the NAEA for January 2012 shows that first-time buyers accounted for the highest proportion of property sales in eight months. Almost one in four buyers are people getting onto the property ladder for the first time, which is great news for the UK housing market...
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It was good news for most homeowners across the UK today as new FindaProperty.com figures showed both sales and rental asking prices rose for the first time since September, with London and the South East leading the way. After a quiet winter, the property market has warmed up in the first month of 2012 as those selling...
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This month's recipe is Chicken Mascarpone. There is no photo because I've never stopped to take one and those on the web don't do this cracking meal justice! It's one of the few things I cook that tastes at least as good as it smells cooking. Enjoy!
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This month we fire questions at Tracey from Duck Egg Blue Interiors of Fore Hill, Ely...
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Our Domestic Energy Assessor partner, Steve Norfield, at Selling Solutions Cambridge Ltd works from home and now that more and more of us are trying to avoid wasting fuel, time and energy on the daily 'commute' he discusses the costs and benefits of creating the office at home...
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I’m writing this on 26th December which some might say is a bad time for predictions as the stomach is still churning and digesting yesterday’s Turkey dinner and copious mounts of alcoholic beverages. On the other hand it may focus my mind on whether the next 12 months are going to give any of us that ‘full’ feeling...
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Figures show that 27,000 new property millionaires were created in 2011 despite prices overall falling by 3pc.
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Many landlords are still unaware of even basic health and safety rules when leaving their properties for rental.
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For a happy 2012 in your new home, my interior trend predictions offer comfort, elegance and luxury combined with the use of bright colours with a splash of metallic to really give your new property some sparkle.
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I didn't write this. Tracy Kellett of BDI Home Finders did. It's good, logical, impartial advice on how to choose an agent to look after the sale of your most valuable asset. I'd like to think we measure up... some of what she says I don't 110% agree with but I'm close on most of it!
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n a report from MoveWithUs as little as 36,433 properties are being listed on Rightmove each week which, according to Miles Shipside, is the lowest number of listings the property portal has recorded in a decade. Furthermore, it has also been reported that only one new property per week is being sold by each estate agency branch.
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This month a friend has a birthday and we agreed to host a dinner party for 6. The main course needed to be simple and something that everyone would not be upset by so opted for Chicken Mascarpone. Tasty, satisfying without being over adventurous and maxing out the taste buds! But what about dessert?
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It's set to replace QR codes in the near future!
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WhichPropertyAgent.co.uk is the UK’s first comparison website aimed at users of estate and lettings agency services.
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We've produced a simple guide to help you prepare before viewing a potential new home.
The guide should give you a good idea of which questions to ask during a viewing and includes some important observations to make.
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November is one of those months that can go either way...
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We've extracted the 'property bits' from the 98 page Autumn Statement from George Osborne and added the D C & Co opinion to them!
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At the start of this month we were all being 'hosed' with negative vibes by the media in all of it's forms. Europe and the Euro, which we don't use, are having a torrid time and dragging us into the mix because we're members of the same 'club'. Will the property market be affected...
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Things can be a little tough at the moment, which is why we've just launched a new competition that gives you the chance to have your mortgage or rent paid for by us for a month. It's easy to enter; all you have to do is click through to our Happy Place blog and
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David Pollock, author of a new property guide, gives Christopher Middleton his top tips for buying and selling..
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Intermediaries recorded an increase in buy-to-let mortgage applications in the third quarter of 2011, according to the latest research from buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages.
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Mr Taylor currently lives in a property managed by David Clark and Company and has just had his latest book listed as 'Book of the Week' on the Oprah Winfrey Blog.
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Needless to say, when selling the home, every room of the house needs to wow potential buyers. Viewers will enter your home and scour with a fine toothcomb for anything they can criticise...
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The government has confirmed it does not believe all letting agents should be made to have client money protection insurance and belong to an Ombudsman scheme.
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Our shortage of housing is good for rich foreigners but bad for young adults, argues Ed Howker.
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August ended well and we were hoping for September to continue in the same vein...
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It seems you can’t turn on the news without hearing more reports about the Governments proposed Green Deal. But although we’re familiar with the general ethos of carbon reduction, how can we relate to it on a personal level, and how does it affect the house buying process?
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Are the UK's hard pressed borrowers getting some undue pressure from publicly bailed out lenders?
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The Tenancy Dispute Service share their thoughts and experience in the minefield that is a deposit dispute...
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...good for borrowers, however not so for Mr & Mrs Smith..
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On a small infill site about 1.25 miles from central Ely...
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Today's easy, secure and quick communication method...
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17 acres (subject to measured survey), 12 stables, 3 bedrooms, 2 offices, 1 bungalow!
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We talked to our local supplier of Energy Performance Cerificates and asked him "What's it really all about?"
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...demand for rentals has increased and amateur Landlords may find themselves surprised to have found a tenant without giving much thought as to the documentation
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ITV1 are looking for home hunters to take part in an exciting new property programme.
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We have some plans in hand for our Toyota Yaris pool car...
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Following a very successful May and pleasing June the market in July...
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As the address suggests this period home is a short distance from the River Ouse
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We asked a local solicitor/conveyancer why...
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Specially for Chocoholics!
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It’s common sense - have a look at what attracts/attracted you...
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