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November 5, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About House Surveys
If you’re buying a new property, you’ll need to budget for a house survey. During a house survey, a qualified expert will investigate your potential new home, providing an expert...
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October 19, 2020
Help To Buy Incentives Explained
Buying your first home isn’t easy, but thankfully the Government offers a range of help to buy incentives that can help you realise your dreams of owning a property. Since...
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October 8, 2020
What Is Remortgaging and How Does It Work?
Remortgaging your property can help you to access the best interest rates, which can help you save money on your monthly repayments. You might be looking for a new deal...
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September 14, 2020
How to Increase the Value of Your Home
After lockdown, the property market is heating up, with motivated buyers seeking serious sellers. The temporary stamp duty holiday means there’s been no better time to sell. At Simon Blyth,...
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August 25, 2020
Stamp Duty – Everything You Need To Know
If you’re buying a property in England and Northern Ireland, you’ll be liable to pay stamp duty. The amount of stamp duty (or to give it its full name, stamp...
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June 30, 2020
What Are Property Searches?
Before you’re able to complete the purchase of your new home, you’ll need to undertake a series of property searches. These property searches are an essential part of the mortgage...
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May 26, 2020
4 Ways To Sell Your Home With Simon Blyth
At Simon Blyth Estate Agents, we offer our vendors four ways to sell their home, including traditional sales, private sales, best and final offers and modern method of auction. Each...
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March 23, 2020
House Viewing Tips To Help Sell Your House
If you’re looking to sell your home, you’re not alone – there are currently over 400,000 UK properties on the market (March 2020). Pictures can only tell half of the...
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February 29, 2020
How Long Does It Take To Buy A House?
As estate agents, one of the most frequent questions we get asked by house buyers is ‘how long does it take to buy a house?’ The process typically takes between...
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January 29, 2020
How Do Buy To Let Mortgages Work?
The mortgage market for rental properties has seen some fundamental changes as a result of the financial crisis. Today, if you want to buy a property to let out –...
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