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Buying

Essential Advice Before Buying a Dream Chocolate Box Cottage

For many people, buying a dream home in the country means falling in love with the classic picture postcard look. Timber-framed thatched cottages may epitomise ...
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Letting

A Guide to Letting Your Property

Several factors need to be kept in check when you are letting a property. Letting a home involves a lot of preparation and requirements that ...
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Property

A guide to moving home in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is a beautiful part of the world, offering natural beauty, castles, lively cities, tourist hotspots and a rich history and culture. If you ...
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Lifestyle

Top 10 Reasons to Live in Belfast

If you are looking for a vibrant city with ‘good craic’ and a popular arts and music scene, Northern Ireland’s capital city, Belfast, may be ...
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Property

5 Affordable Common-Sense Tips to Keep Your Home Secure

Whether you live in a city flat, a suburban semi, or a country cottage, your home is your castle. It’s your base camp and your ...
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Buying

How to Buy a Flat with a Short Lease

Are you looking to buy a flat, either for your own use as a home or as a buy-to-let investment?  Flats including apartments and maisonettes ...
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Market Reports

What impact would a change in Capital Gain Tax have on the property market?

We spoke to some Members agents of The Guild of Property Professionals about the impact a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) increase could have on the ...
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Market Reports

Does direct mail marketing still have a place in today’s digital world?

Saying that 2020 changed the way many companies do business is a massive understatement. Pivoting their strategies, businesses evolved and adapted to a new way ...
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Buying

5 Most Common Home Survey Problems and What to do Next

Are you in the process of buying a property and are wondering about getting a survey? Don’t make the mistake that far too many homebuyers ...
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Market Reports

Upcoming Changes to Land Transaction Tax Rates in Wales

As of 1 July 2021, there will be changes to Land Transaction Tax (LTT) in Wales. Up until 30 June 2021, LTT is payable when ...
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Buying

Homes for Under £600k

The Government has announced a new 95% mortgage scheme, allowing homebuyers to pay just a 5% deposit on their new home if purchased between April ...
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Market Reports

95% Mortgages: Everything You Need to Know

Since March 2020, low deposit deals have virtually disappeared from the mortgage market, hitting first-time buyers hard, as well as those with low levels of ...
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