Property Conveyancing in 2024 – How To Buy or Sell Your Home
Typical conveyancing fees: Around £2,250 for purchasing and approximately £1,700 for selling. These expenses encompass solicitor fees, disbursements, and possible additional charges, based on an average UK house price of roughly £280,000 (including 20% VAT). This data is derived from a survey of 50+ conveyancers across the UK for the year 2024. Actual expenses may […]
House Valuation: How to Accurately Work Out the Value of Your Home
Getting an accurate valuation on your home involves estimating the current market value of a property and ensuring it’s accurate. It is important in determining a property’s selling price or rental value. Estate agents can often over-bake the price to make you think they can get a higher price than other agents and win […]
YourMove Review: An Insider’s Peek into The Estate Giant!
Our local ‘Your Move’ estate agent (franchise) Your Move is an estate agent in the UK. They’ve got a national coverage of branches with local experts in that property market, and they cover buying, selling, renting, or letting out a property. They’re slightly different from online portals like Zoopla and Rightmove, which are effectively search […]
How Much is My House Worth? An Easy Guide to Property Valuation
I’ve had my fair share of estate agents giving terrible valuations on my homes in the past. In one scenario, Foxtons in London valued my flat at £20,000 than the price I bought it for and also charge me a £18,000 fee for selling that flat. It’s actually pretty easy to accurately value your own […]
What Happened to Purplebricks: An Analysis of the Online Estate Agent’s Rise and Fall
If you’ve been following the UK property market, you may have heard of Purplebricks, the once-high-flying online estate agent. Founded in 2012 by Michael Bruce, Kenny Bruce, and David Shepherd, Purplebricks quickly became a household name. Investors backed it, including venture capital firm DN Capital and Neil Woodford, Paul Pindar, and Errol Damelin. The company’s […]
How to Avoid Inheritance Tax For Your Kids Wealth
@organiseyourmoney_oym Martin Lewis Life Insurance For Inheritance Tax… #mortgage #lifeinsurance #martinlewis #ukeconomy #uklifeinsurance #financialeducation #financetiktok #inheritancetax #finacialliteracy ♬ Polozhenie – Izzamuzzic Remix – Скриптонит If you’re worried about leaving a large inheritance tax bill for your loved ones, there are legal ways to reduce or avoid it altogether. Inheritance tax is a tax on the […]