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FEATURE: Staging a newly-renovated listed property for sale: our top tips

FEATURE: Staging a newly-renovated listed property for sale: our top tips

When you’re looking for a fixer-upper property as a fun project, you’ll probably come across a selection of listed properties.

Listed buildings, which are of historical significance and require special permission from the council to renovate, can be a fun project and potentially lucrative if you can enhance them to a high standard.

June 14, 2023
CEC appeals for more people to become Homes for Ukraine sponsors

CEC appeals for more people to become Homes for Ukraine sponsors

Cheshire East Council is urging more householders, landlords and second home property owners to register on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Safe and secure homes are still needed for Ukrainians already living in the borough, as well as for people still fleeing their homeland.

March 3, 2023
CEC councillors approve budget including 4.99% council tax rise

CEC councillors approve budget including 4.99% council tax rise

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has approved a budget which includes cuts to services and a 4.99% hike in council tax – adding an extra £81.15 to an annual bill for a Band D property.

Council leader Sam Corcoran (Lab) told a meeting of the full council there was no alternative because “central government crashed the economy, local government are having to pick up that”.

February 25, 2023
FEATURE: What attracts real estate buyers to Barcelona?

FEATURE: What attracts real estate buyers to Barcelona?

Have you ever dreamt of living in a region with mild winters and sunny summers?

If these characteristics correlate with your desires, pay attention to Barcelona. But it’s not just the climate that attracts people from all over the world.

February 22, 2023
FEATURE: What is long-term investment?

FEATURE: What is long-term investment?

Investing money is often seen as a sophisticated activity, perhaps reserved for those with holdings enough to own companies or significant swathes of property already.

But investments are akin to savings, in that they are mechanisms for preserving and even growing money you hold

February 20, 2023
FEATURE: Who to inform when selling your rental

FEATURE: Who to inform when selling your rental

Are you looking to sell your rental property?

If so, there are several people and organisations that should be informed of the sale.

February 16, 2023
LETTER: CEC should not gamble on “property speculation”

LETTER: CEC should not gamble on “property speculation”

Dear Editor,
Labour-run Cheshire East should NOT be gambling the hard earned Council taxes of local people on property speculation.

In 2019 Labour run Cheshire East bought the B&Q site in Weston Road, Crewe for £22.3m.

February 7, 2023
Features of Hollywood that prevent foreigners from real estate purchase

Features of Hollywood that prevent foreigners from real estate purchase

The USA attracts foreigners with multiple perspectives and implements the idea of a happy future.

The expats come to popular cities, like Hollywood, to make their dreams come true and to live among superstars.

January 25, 2023
FEATURE: Tree Surveys: When they are needed and what they tell you

FEATURE: Tree Surveys: When they are needed and what they tell you

Typically, tree surveys are carried out on either private or public landscapes.

The main purpose of having a tree survey carried out is to determine any useful information about the trees in the area.

September 27, 2022
FEATURE: The ins and outs of renting a property

FEATURE: The ins and outs of renting a property

Renting your first property is naturally a nail-biting experience.

For many, it is their first taste of independence after living with family, or after living in halls of residence supplied by an education institution.

September 20, 2022
FEATURE: Why is short-term letting so popular?

FEATURE: Why is short-term letting so popular?

As a property owner, you have many challenges to deal with.

From how to find the perfect tenants to choosing a landlord insurance policy to cover your property, there are many things to consider.

August 27, 2022
FEATURE: Moving back to the city

FEATURE: Moving back to the city

The last couple of years have seen something of an exodus from the city centre.

National lockdowns and increased homeworking opportunities inspired a large number of Londoners, both professionals and families, to move out of the city in search of ‘the good life’.

March 7, 2022
FEATURE: Empty homes and homelessness – state of the property market

FEATURE: Empty homes and homelessness – state of the property market

The property market in the UK seems to have been in a state of flux for years now, thanks primarily to an ongoing imbalance between supply and demand.

September 16, 2021