The Empire State Building is situated at 350 Fifth Avenue in mid town Manhattan in New York. The building is one of the most famous buildings in the world having appeared in numerous movies including King Kong. King Kong was made in 1933, with the Empire State Building being the tallest building in the world [...]
A new tax band set to be brought in by Alistair Darling in April this year could see high earners quitting the UK to seek climates, and properties new abroad. Mr Darling is set to introduce the new tax band for those with incomes over £150,000 and this could push earners who fall in to [...]
The competition for the world’s tallest building hit new heights this week with the grand opening of the new champion Burj Khalifa. The skyscraper dubbed Dubai-vory Tower is over half a mile tall. The actual size is said to be a whopping 2,717ft, that’s 828m high, and the building is reported to have 200 storeys.
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A recent report claimed that you could add up to £5,000 to your properties value by simply having a good tidy up.
Sarah Beeny, property expert and face of TV’s ‘Property Ladder’ recently quoted:
“I have seen thousands of properties over the years which fail to achieve a good price because they were quite simply dirty and [...]
Recent reports suggest that house buyers are outnumbering house sellers by a staggering rate of 5 to 1. The National Association of Estate Agents. Statistics for October released by the Association claimed that there were a mere 57 properties for sale, for every 287 buyers on the books. It seems that demand is pushing house [...]
A recent survey has indicated that the colour of your property can be an indication of the type of personality its inhabitants have.
Pink or purple houses generally send their children to private schools, although I knew someone who lived in a pink house while I was growing up and they went to the local comprehensive [...]
It has been reported that women decide when to move house and not men. It has been reported that women tend to spend more time in their neighbourhoods than men therefore if they don’t like the area it is the woman that instigates the move.
The report looked into different criteria; objective and subjective. Objective criteria [...]
Spurs and Argentina legend Ossie Ardiles has been forced to put his dream property in Marbella up for sale. The ex Tottenham Hotspur player claimed he would never again look at leaving the UK.
Ossie bought the luxury detached 4 bedroom villa a little over 4 years ago, overlooking one of Marbella’s many golf resorts La [...]
It is expected that next year approximately 100,000 people will become landlords, making the rental market even more competitive. This is good for renters, but bad for landlords. Why? With more properties to choose from renters have it good, but it means landlords may have to lower their expectations and standards of renters in order [...]
Pets – you either love them or loathe them. As a property manager you must keep an open mind about allowing pet owners renting from you.
Over half the renting population are pet owners, so don’t make a rash decision and deny pets from your property, as you could be reducing the number of potential renters [...]