We all know that first impressions count, so you must make your house look inviting for your prospective buyers. You don’t know who’s coming through the door so you need to play it safe and appeal to the masses rather than the minority when it comes to your colour scheme. This means, in practice, that you need to work with one or two of the five most popular hues and we're going to look at these...
There’s quite a lot of excitement in Cheltenham over the future for the town’s landmark Municipal Offices as its sale closed last month. Cheltenham Borough Council put the Grade II listed building up for sale in September 2024 and it had several bidders. Decision coming in the next few weeks The decision on the winning bid for the 68,290 sq ft building will be coming in the next few weeks....
There’s been a big change in the property market that will have a big effect on leaseholders - whether you already are one or if you’re about to become one. The government has just scrapped the rule which forced homeowners to wait for two years before they could extend their lease. How does the change work? Up until January 31 2025, if you bought a leasehold property, you couldn’t extend the...
March is the month when we first start to see the promises of spring. There’s the occasional not-too-cold day, we start to see shreds of daylight clinging to the horizon when we leave work and there’s patches of snowdrops here and there. With the increased amount of daylight, there’s an increased amount of hope in house hunters and vendors, as early evening viewings aren’t shrouded in darkness...
Ideally, most of us would move in the summer, making the most of sunny mornings and long evenings to unpack and set everything out in our bright new home. Sometimes, however, a summer move just isn’t an option. Maybe your transaction hit a delay or you found your absolute dream property in October so you’re ready to go by January. While a winter move isn’t the end of the world, it does pose a few...
Spring might feel like it’s still a long way away, but it’s only nine or ten weeks until the clocks go forward and the evenings are light again. Nature never sleeps, so it’s never too early to start preparing for the warmer weather and the next growth cycle. Here’s your handy January to-do list for your garden. Plant some fruit trees Plant your bare-root fruit trees in January. You’ll...
Blue Monday is the third Monday in January and it’s widely thought to be the most depressing day (and the start of the most depressing week) of the year. Christmas and New Year are well and truly over, the weather is still cold and it’s still a while until payday. Thankfully, Cheltenham has lots to do to combat this perfect storm of misery, so if you’re looking for a distraction, here are our...
The autumn budget saw Rachel Reeves unveiling an increase to stamp duty land tax (SDLT) that will have an impact on second home buyers and property investors. There’ll also be an end to the higher SDLT thresholds which could mean higher tax bills for “regular” buyers. What is stamp duty? In England and Northern Ireland, property buyers might be liable for this tax when they buy land or...
Buying your first home is a huge milestone, but it doesn’t just happen by itself. You need to be prepared and know how to house hunt and be ready to get going when you find that dream Cheltenham property. We’ve put together a few useful pointers so you can put your best foot forward. Give yourself enough time Unlike renting, buying a property takes quite a long time - 12 weeks on average. You...
The Bell Inn on Bath Road in Cheltenham could become housing if plans by property manager Peter Glanville become a reality. If successful, his plans will see the well-known pub turned into four flats, with a new two-bedroomed house at the rear of the flats. Plans with Cheltenham Borough Council already Glanville has already submitted plans to Cheltenham Borough Council. The plans include listed...