In this two-minute read, we look at how sellers can fast-track property transactions. We’ve all heard horror stories about property sales that drag on for months or even years, leaving the seller frustrated and frazzled. But the sales you don’t hear much about are the ones that rattle through quite efficiently without any drama. As a seller, you can’t control every element of the process, but you...
In this three-minute read, we celebrate those working in the noblest of professions – nursing. As it’s International Nurses Day next week, we thought we’d share this brilliant quote with you: “Save one life, and you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, and you’re a nurse.” International Nurses Day is on 12 May (the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing). It’s a chance to...
In this three-minute read, we show you how to keep calm and in control when selling your Ringwood and New Forest home. With April being one of the most popular months for sellers to market their homes, it coincides with Stress Awareness Month. This annual event recognises the dangers of modern-day stress and provides valuable coping strategies. Moving home is infamously reported to be one of the biggest...
In this two-minute read, we look at ways to prepare your home for a successful spring sale (part one of a two-part article). If you’re planning to put your home on the market in the next few months, now is the time to spring into action (see what we did there?). Traditionally, the property market booms in springtime, with many buyers and sellers opting to wait out the winter and make their move when...
A two-minute read. This afternoon the Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to get England back on track as we come out of the pandemic. Among furlough extensions, extra support for the self-employed and business loan schemes was the welcome news that the stamp duty holiday is being extended. When it was introduced, the original deadline was March 31 2021. Here’s what the Chancellor announced...
‘The darkest hour is just before the dawn.’ The quote is attributed to the English theologian Thomas Fuller from 1650. It could easily be applied now, more than 370 years on. As the weather turns for the better, the vaccine programme accelerates across the UK, and green shoots of the ‘old normal’ start to spring up, here at Fells New Forest Property we’re feeling hopeful. A fascinating...
In this two-minute read, we look at the home renovations that don’t add value – and can make it harder to sell your property. If there’s a chance you could sell your home in the next few years, think before you rush into making any major home renovations. While you might read about celebrities investing in fancy wine cellars (David Beckham’s building one for his 7,000 bottles of plonk) or...
In this three-minute read, we look at England’s new leasehold reform package. What will the new leasehold reforms, announced last week, deliver for leasehold property owners in Ringwood and the New Forest. Here’s what we know so far. Now, ‘leasehold reform’ may not be the sexiest of subject matters, but if you are one of the 4.3 million people in England who owns a leasehold property, don’t...
In this two-minute read, we look at the increasingly sophisticated scam that fraudsters are using to separate homebuyers from their hard-earned cash. Even though we’re in lockdown, criminals are still out there trying to swindle people, so if you plan to buy a new home in Ringwood and the New forest in 2021, please heed UK Finance’s latest warning about an email scam that is on the rise. Here’s how...
The Prime Minister announced at 8pm yesterday evening people in England will be going back into lockdown tomorrow following a surge in Coronavirus cases. The tighter restrictions include schools shutting until the February half-term for most pupils. People must now work from home if they can, and only essential shops can remain open. Which leads us to how these new measures will affect people wanting...