Property

Property prices in Greater London have breached the £600,000 mark for the first time, according to LCP’s Land Registry analysis. The continued upward trajectory for property prices in Greater London has resulted in swelled property prices driven by record lows in mortgage rates and beneficial falls in basic rate Stamp Duty. England and Wales, however, is showing no signs of the recovery being enjoyed by Greater London. Outside the capital, prices have fallen 0.87 per cent over the preceding quarter, with average...

A converted Great Northern Railways station in Rippingale, Lincolnshire has come on to the market for £600,000. The property comes with a detached engine shed, barn and even a steam train can be thrown in. According to the description on property website Zoopla, the property is set on approximately 1.2 acres (sts) and has various development opportunities within the main house, a detached engine shed and barn which could be converted into further dwellings, subject to planning permissions. Here's what you'll get for...

Portugal is quickly becoming a hot spot for those looking to pack up and seek out the leisurely lifestyle of sunny beaches, warm weather and napping in the afternoon on the patio. I know this because I recently attended a stag weekend in Lagos and met a huge number of ex-pats living in the Algarve and golfing in the sun. However, buying property abroad can be a daunting prospect, so here’s a quick beginner’s guide to buying property in Portugal...

If you are planning to have your property renovated or you are just starting the process of getting the builders (or yourself) in to make your home your dream home, then the upheaval and inconvenience that is just around the corner is probably going to come as a shock to you. No matter how quickly the job is completed or just how good the builders are, this is just going to be unavoidable. Having work done on your home, from...

Are you looking to buy a property in London? If so, you’re going to need to have a trick or two up your sleeve… London is a fast moving market, notoriously expensive, highly sought after and popular with investors in and outside of Britain. Here are five tips for securing your perfect London pad:   Consider buying with friends or family While the average price of a property outside of London (in England and Wales) is just £189,901, average price...

Home renovations are expensive.  If you speak to any experienced builder, the general rule of thumb is to take your budget and double it. Trust me, I've done a few of them and my estimates have always been wildly optimistic. Roof off, floors dug up, rewired, re-plumbed, re-plastered, etc, etc...  isn't where the money is spent.  Apart from the mega bucks spent on the finish, the cash drain usually happens in the areas you can't see; insulation, groundworks, underpinning, replacing...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent The 2016 London Mayoral election will take place tomorrow (5 May). With Boris Johnson choosing not to run, Labour candidate Sadiq Khan and Conservative representative Zac Goldsmith battle it out as the two front runners. So what could this mean for the average UK homeowner? Historic data reveals a Labour mayor would be better for aspiring London homeowners, as under Ken Livingstone, Labour saw an increase in...

The good news for anyone looking to purchase their dream home is that there is plenty of information out there to help you. The bad news? There is so much that it’s hard to know where to start. Blogs are the internet’s more informal way of spreading tips, hints, tricks and information. They can be an extremely helpful accompaniment to have open in a tab next to your property listings pages and the kind of factual ‘house price’ information that...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Yesterday (Sunday 24 April 2016) was the 36th London Marathon. The 26.2-mile route had runners weaving through some of London’s famous landmark’s. Flatsharing website Weroom.com reveal the average cost of a room along the route, starting from Woolwich in the east to Westminster in the west of the Capital. With only ten miles between the start and finishing point, Woolwich offers the cheapest rent prices at £693...