“Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” goes the saying coined by Benjamin Franklin, and of course when it comes to inheritance tax the two unpleasant realities go together. If you are a homeowner, usually your property will take up the majority of your estate...
Winter may have outstayed its welcome this year, but the traditionally-buoyant spring property market is now in full bloom here in Market Harborough. As is usual across the UK, the market shouldn’t start to tail off again until families become distracted by all things...
In March, Market Harborough was named as the 7th best place to live in the whole of the Midlands in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2018 guide. At Naylors, as estate agents with over a decade of experience buying and selling houses in Market...
Renting is becoming ever more necessary in the property market. Higher house prices and a low number of properties available means that people both young and old are turning to rental as a long-term option. At some point in their lives, almost everyone will have...
You’re happy in your current home but space is starting to be a premium. Perhaps you’ve had a few additions to the family or simply need more space than what you once had. When the amount of space becomes all too much to bear, the natural instinct for most is to look...
When you’re moving home, the normal protocol is to sell your current property to fund the new one. However, there are occasions when it is more appealing, in a practical and financial sense, to keep the old home, too. By renting instead of selling, you retain a...
We all know that moving house can be one of the most stressful experiences. But by adding a relocation to an unfamiliar area into the equation, things can get a lot more stressful. You might be moving for a new job, for romance or simply because you’ve always wanted...
New data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows that property transactions are slowing and buy-to-let lending has dropped. With fewer landlords joining the market, we look at the regulations that have been implemented that are forming a barrier to people...
It’s natural that once we get older, the house that we spent most of our years raising a family, eventually becomes too big to manage. You will find that there are numerous room being unused and the time it takes to manage a property of its size gets ever the more...
Whether it’s changing the house to your liking or making home improvements to bolster the value of your home, 43% of homeowners have carried out major works on their homes in the last five years. Not only can home improvements make a home more visually appealing and...