July 17, 2025
Operating Assets

I’m a property expert – 10 major mistakes that will put off a buyer and how to fix them

IF you think your home is ready for the market, think again. According to the experts, you might love every inch of your property – but buyers don’t care about your memories your wallpaper, or your gran’s old curtains. 2 Liv is an expert property stager 2 The expert says you have to strike a

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‘I’m a property expert – simple mistakes will take thousands off value of your home’

As sales hit a four-year high, property stager Liv Conlon, who prepares houses for market, reveals how to get the best price for your home and even encourage higher offers from buyers Sellers can easily blunder when they put their property on the market in summer, from a lack of ventilation to dark furnishings If

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Financial Assets

Cheaper money for housing amid rate cuts will fuel demand and push up property prices

“Impossibly unaffordable”. That’s how international researchers describe Australia’s housing market. Australia’s major cities keep beating other global cities as one of the most unaffordable places in the world to buy a home. The 2025 Demographia International Housing Affordability report released each year examines markets in Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom

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TOWN AND CITY TRACKER: Property prices near you

In the main, property prices by city are showing some huge differences and continue to show a North/South divide, with the likes of Bradford, Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne seeing the higher price rises while the likes of Brighton and Hove, London and Tunbridge Wells are seeing small increases. The exception to this is Aberdeen,

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We’re rent & mortgage free at 30 after building our own tiny home – we barely did any DIY & now have our dream property

A COUPLE have revealed that they are now rent and mortgage free, at just 30-years-old, after building their own tiny home. Lexie and Jed had hardly any DIY experience when they embarked on their huge project, but still managed to create their dream off-grid home. 2 Lexie and Jed are rent and mortgage free at

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Financial Assets

Number of low-deposit mortgages available at highest since 2008 financial crisis

MORE low-deposit mortgages are available now than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis. There are 442 home loans with a five per cent deposit to choose from, more than double the number from two years ago. Borrowers able to stretch to a ten per cent deposit have the pick of 845 deals —

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Financial Assets

Major lender launches ZERO deposit mortgages for right to buy home loans

A MAJOR lender has launched a new zero deposit mortgage for Right to Buy home loans. Barclays has said people applying for a Right to Buy mortgage with the bank no longer needs to put down a deposit. 1 Barclays has launched a zero deposit mortgageCredit: PA The Right to Buy scheme lets tenants in

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HOUSE PRICES ANALYSIS: Fall in inflation needed for ‘normal’ property market

This month’s property market update shows that, economically, we are in a bit of a ‘holding’ pattern at the moment. Inflation isn’t coming down consistently to its 2% target, staying high at 3% in January and dropping to just 2.8% in February, which is why base rates didn’t move down this month. Part of the

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Tangible Assets

Could you access the cash tied up in your home?

MANY homeowners aged 55 and over might find they have a high proportion of their wealth locked in the value of their property. For those looking to make their lifestyle more comfortable, accessing this value, known as equity release, could help. But could you access the cash tied up in your home? Read on to

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Top ten areas in the UK that use LISA’s to get on the property ladder – is yours on the list?

BRITSTOL’S first-time buyers have been named the savviest in the UK, making the most of a savings-boosting account to step onto the property ladder. Customer data from Moneybox reveals that the West Country city leads the way in utilising the Lifetime ISA (LISA) to buy a first home – which encourages 18-39 years olds to

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