The Stamp Duty Surprise – What It Means
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Recently we blogged about how the Conservatives were hoping to boost the savings of first-time buyers through their Help to Buy ISA (if you missed it, you can read the blog right here: The complete guide to the Help-to-Buy ISA). Yet despite this and other schemes (such as the Help to Buy Shared Ownership scheme) […]
Read ArticleYorkshire in 2018: The Best Places to Live
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Yorkshire is a county with much to offer – a region steeped in history, of rolling rural countryside, fine dining and family-friendly days out (and if you need any more reasons to move to Yorkshire, you may want to read our guide: 4 reasons why Yorkshire is a must move). With so much to offer, […]
Read ArticleStep into the Neighbourhood: Yorkshire’s ‘Golden Triangle’
Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
Recently we blogged about what it’s like to move to York – with museums a plenty, history around every corner and day trips, parks and high living galore. Yet for most there’s an elusive region out of financial reach – a glittering collection of Yorkshire towns and villages that are pulling in some of the […]
Read ArticlePost Move Day: 7 Ideas for Your Old Boxes
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
Phew! Moving day finally arrived and the great news is that you survived. As you gradually get each room unpacked, and some semblance of organisation begins to form, you face a final hurdle – just what do you do with hundreds of cardboard boxes? Well, we’ve got six ideas for you. Six ideas for shifting […]
Read ArticleNope, No way – 5 Items Pro Movers Won’t Touch
Monday, January 22nd, 2018
You’re moving… you thought you were organised to a fault. You were convinced that you’d thought of it all. Then bham! Move day comes and your removals firm point blank refuses to move numerous possessions. Queue panic stations and calling for all hands on deck. If only you’d have known that the following five items […]
Read ArticleMove Day – It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Thursday, January 18th, 2018
You thought you were ready. You went to great lengths to plan every last detail. Now? Moving day has gone badly wrong – the Heavens have opened and it’s tipping down. And you’ve still got a house to move. Hmph. What to do next? Well, handily enough, we have a survival guide, right here, for […]
Read ArticleHow to Move Your Prize Piano (Properly)
Monday, January 8th, 2018
We’re full of great advice for packing up your possessions ready for moving day. Yet no amount of bubble wrap could protect your piano if you drop your seriously delicate instrument in the haste of moving day. Truth be told moving a piano takes time, skill and the plenty of know-how. So here are our […]
Read ArticleFour Sure-Fire Signs Your Business is Ready for a Move
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
Let’s face it – moving your business is one big headache – a real logistical nightmare. It’s then little surprise that many businesses delay any move for as long as possible. Yet there comes a tipping point in time where commercial performance can be impacted by being increasingly squeezed into premises that’s no longer fit […]
Read ArticleFour Rapid-Fire Tips for Moving Home and Sticking to your Budget
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
If you’ve kept up with our blog then you should already be quids in – whether renting out your old property with a boosted rental yield thanks to our tips, or having sold up quickly by staging your home right (and avoiding paying over the odds on estate agent fees). Now that you’re counting down […]
Read ArticleCompletion Day – The Complete Guide for First-Time Buyers
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Mortgages, huh, who needs them? As it turns out, most of us (unfortunately). Yet this necessity doesn’t make putting up with delays and red tape any easier. Here we explore completion day – what to expect, and how you can plan ahead for nasty surprises. What is the ‘completion’ of a mortgage? Completing on a […]
Read ArticleAdding it up: Five elements that influence the cost of moving home
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
Whether scaling up the property ladder or moving into a new rental, moving home can be seriously expensive. When trying to keep those purse strings under control, it pays to be aware of how the cost of moving is affected by the following five core factors. Five factors that’ll affect the cost of your move… […]
Read ArticleIs moving really all that stressful?
Sunday, December 10th, 2017
Everyone’s heard the news – moving is tough, so tough in fact that it’s considered right up there with divorce and the death of a loved one. But why is this? For those who are moving newbies, the thought that it “really can’t be that bad, can it?” is an understandable one. So here we […]
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