If you spend your mornings running around searching for your car keys, phone, and anything else you might need for the day ahead, then you probably start your day feeling stressed out before you’ve even begun. The problem is that once you start to feel like your life is a little chaotic and disorganised, things... View...
We would all love to have more money in our savings accounts, wouldn’t we? Especially if we’re saving for a home. Savings offer us a safety net, a security that can help us to sleep at night. They can also fund holidays and give us the freedom to make life choices. With the start... View...
Is one of your New Year Resolutions to get a better sleep pattern? We all certainly feel better after a good nights sleep, plus we know that how well you sleep can indeed have an impact on your health and general wellbeing. Seven hours is the recommended amount of time to help us stay focused... View...
We love the styling of this room* with it’s cosy touches. There are so many things to consider when you’re trying to make the most of your home. Everything from the kind of style that you want to create to the ways that you can help your home to really show off your personality is... View...
You’ve probably noticed the temperature dropping recently. We all want to live in warm, cosy homes, unfortunately, sometimes our homes end up feeling more like freezers than cosy dens. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this post, we take a look at some of the reasons why your home might be cold... View...
2021 has been somewhat of a continuation of the rollercoaster of the previous year. However, as things return to some normality, you should start that planning for Christmas. With that in mind here are some suggestions of things you should be doing this November. Travel Plans If you are planning on visiting relatives or... View...
What is an ‘AIP’? An ‘AIP’ is an abbreviation for Agreement in Principle, sometimes called a Mortgage in Principle. It is the first step, and a simple way, to find out how much you can borrow from a lender to buy or remortgage a home, without a full credit check. Think of it as... View...
If you’re saving up for a home move and you’re starting to see mentions of the C-word (Christmas) everywhere, it can seem a little daunting. However, if you make a few changes between now and then, you could find that the cash you save can make for a ‘Merry Christmas’. Here are a... View...
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You usually pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on increasing portions of the property price when you buy residential property. SDLT only applies to properties over £250,000. There are three rates of stamp duty for residential property, with a standard rate for people who own one property, a surcharge for those who own multiple properties and a relief element for first time buyers.
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