We’re here to remind you how to make sure you get your deposit back so you can avoid getting into a stressful tug-of-war over your hard earned cash. If you’ve made the decision to move on out, the last thing you need is to see your security deposit withheld as you attempt to conjure up a new one for the next place. So here’s our stress free guide to moving on out in the form of M People’s hit song from 1993, no less. Hit it, Heather.

Sell sell sell! cries your house at night, as your partner murmurs ‘it’s just settling love, go back to sleep’. But you can’t. Move move move! you hear it creak, as you nervously waddle downstairs for a Nigella-esque gulp of cheesecake at midnight. Yes, your property is ready to be taken to market like a pig ready for a hog roast, but is it ready for its close up? Are you ready for your close up? This Winter, you’re most likely champing at the bit (or cheesecake) to get your house up and sold, so that’s where we come in. Here are our top tips for getting your best asset pimped and primped for a swift sale, so you can quit stress eating through the cold winter nights.

Say goodbye to arrested development and long drawn out planning applications. Say hey there to permitted development and automatic ‘yes siree you can build a pretty kitchen extension’. The Government, Dua Lipa style, counted out some new rules earlier in the year, and consequently made a hit song about it with full dance routine choreographed by Rishi Sunak. You might have missed it while you were engrossed in the BoJo baby news and that particularly eye watering episode of Naked Attraction. But what do these new rules mean for you and what exactly are they? Well get your leotard and shades on and let’s get counting.

Reservations about renovations? Purchasing a fixer upper property might not be quite as romantic and fun filled as they make it seem on ‘Escape to the Chateau’, but it can still be a great investment and a rewarding experience. If your concerns are rooted in the idea of purchasing property during a pandemic (say that five times fast), now could be the perfect time to peruse the renovators. Here’s our guide to making a fixer upper work for you and what considerations to take on board first.

Well hello there handsome, how the devil are you? We must say you’re looking particularly attractive right now. Do take a seat and let us bend your ear a while on all things mortgage and land tax related. Although we are admittedly in the depths of a confusing-at-best global pandemic *breathe*, you are also in a pretty good place property market wise. While we do not wish to make light of the current situation, there is a light at the end of the tunnel if you are in the fortunate position to be able to buy a property at the moment.

It’s not that easy being green… Kermit the frog might have to change his tune. Now it’s not only easy being green, but it’s worth actual money too. Up to £10,000 worth of money in fact. The Green Homes Grant has been extended to 2022. But what does it mean for us, our homes and how do we get involved?