Recent Articles in Help for Buyers and Sellers

Five Options for a Quick Sale
Oct 4, 2009

Selling a home quickly isn’t always easy, especially in the post credit crunch era! However, so you know how to sell your home fast, to a legitimate buyer, read our five ways to quickly and safely sell your home!

Property Market Update
Sep 22, 2009

Trying to understand what’s happening in the property market and whether it’s a good time to buy or sell is rather difficult just now! One story will tell of ‘green shoots’ the next will say prices are going to fall even further. This is confusing if you are thinking of buying or selling or currently in the market and struggling to get a result in the area YOU live. We track over 20 property statistics on a monthly basis and talk daily to property professionals so we can report on what’s happening in the market and how it might affect what you do.

What are your options if you have one poorly parent and one well parent?
Sep 21, 2009

On the one hand this can make things easier, as often, the parent who is well will be able to help make the decisions and they will often want to either stay in the home or move, so it takes renting out of the equation.

What should you do with your parents' home if they are put into care?
Sep 17, 2009

Putting a loved one into care is an incredibly emotional and stressful experience; I know, we had to do make the decision on behalf of my mum when dad was suffering with Parkinsons and dementia.

In mum’s case we were lucky, she could still afford to stay in their home even when paying for dad to be in a special care home. As mum’s home was big enough to create a bedroom downstairs and we had a loo on the same level, eventually as dad’s illness progressed, we were able to bring him home for the last few months.

However, not everyone is as lucky as we were so I’ve written a quick guide to different circumstances you may find yourself in so you know what options are available to you and you can try to work out what the best thing to do is.

Stop, Look and Listen before you go for ‘no money’ down deals!
Sep 11, 2009

Well they are at it again! Back in mid 2000 there were lots of property sourcing companies offering what appeared to be, and what turned out to be, unbelievable deals on property for investment purposes. And, as the market starts to show signs of picking up (which it isn’t really, supply has reduced to match low demand), then out come the property locaters and their ‘magic deals’!