04/09/2024
There are many costs associated with selling a property, from estate agent fees to legal charges, to the costs associated with actually moving.
Preparing Your Property for Sale
You may find that by giving your property a refresh before plac...
read more »
20/08/2024
Whether you want to invest in property or save for retirement, there are plenty of pros and cons for each. If you’re unsure what’s best for you, this article should help to give you a few tips to fit your particular circumstances.
...
read more »
13/08/2024
Have you been thinking about buying a property to rent out? Perhaps you've been looking at ways to invest some money and have seen that property could be a good option. You may have carried out lots of searches online, seeing many good th...
read more »
06/08/2024
If you’re looking to buy a property in North Tyneside there are a few things you’ll need to think about before committing. Here are 10 things our experienced team at Giraffe Residential suggest you consider before taking the plunge.
1. W...
read more »
26/02/2021
As I write this latest (long overdue!) blog we are at the beginning of the Governments "road map" out of lockdown 3.0 which will hopefully see the UK get back to some degree of pre Covid-19 normality as of the 21st June.
The pandemic has bro...
read more »
03/03/2019
At Giraffe HQ we have recently banned the term "Landlord" in our office and replaced it with "Housing Provider" instead.
We feel that this reflects more accurately the role we, as property owners, are providing for our customers, the t...
read more »
26/09/2017
As I write this short update I am thinking about all the changes that have been imposed on Landlords over the past few years including the Stamp Duty Surcharge, Right to Rent checks; Legionella controls, changes to Income Tax allowances for High Rate...
read more »
13/04/2017
Without a shadow of a doubt, some of the worst decisions I have made in my life have been when I have been gripped by fear and when considering all the changes to the property market over the last 12 months I believe that it is easy to give in to the...
read more »
