By Ellis Ranger
Starting your first year as a student is always the most daunting. From getting your initial offer to moving into your first student halls, there is a lot that needs to be done to ensure that this all goes smoothly.
University not only lets you take the necessary steps into studying for what you aspire to have a career in, but also it teaches you a lot of valuable life lessons and helps develop you into an adult.
By Ellis Ranger
It’s no secret that the housing market has boomed over the past year and a half, with the average house price increasing by 13.2% across the UK, the highest since November 2004. This despite the fact that experts warned the housing market would suffer as a consequence of Covid.
In an effort to keep the economy ticking over in hard times, the government put a stamp duty holiday in place. It’s allowed buyers to buy homes worth up to £500,000 (and later £250,000) without paying tax. But this tax break comes to an end on September 30th which gives you just weeks to seal the deal and avoid stamp duty blues.
By Ellis Ranger
Over the last 18 months, the pandemic has run riot, leaving us locked inside our homes through multiple lockdowns. But will house prices go down now we’re living in a more familiar way of life?
During these strange and uncertain times, people in the UK began to think about what they wanted in a home. Did they want to upsize, downsize or move from a busy city centre to a home by the coast? Or did they simply want to leave the past behind to start a new beginning?
By Ellis Ranger
We understand moving is extremely stressful, and there is nothing more annoying than spending your first night in your new property without all the essentials to survive. Whether it be your toothbrush or a stray toilet roll, having to dive into every box just to find specific items can be a huge annoyance.
But there’s a moving trend that at least 100,000 people know about, if not more. And it’s an idea that our team at CBS Removals recommend too. It’s the First Night Box.
CBS Sounds Episode 2 explores the property market. Expert Paul Blake is our guest and we find out answers to all-important questions and get his predictions for what lies ahead between now and the end of the year.
Plus, we look at the well-documented stamp duty holiday and why some canny buyers got even more out of it. And what does the typical day in the life of an estate agent look like 18 months on from the first lockdown?
Moving jobs are unavoidable. Whether it’s tasks we have to do before we move in or afterwards, our lists will be as long as our arms. Some of these jobs are not especially glamorous, but they have to be done.
And knowing we’ll be able to kick back and relax afterwards should make it all worth it. A recent survey published by the broadband supplier Hyperoptic asked 2,000 people which moving jobs they hate the most.
Many of us will have to make our budget stretch further even though we’re arguably living a more familiar way of life. But at a time where borrowing has been astronomical and businesses have had mixed fortunes, who has a spare £250,000 to spend?
Earlier this summer, we asked an expert to break down the ‘new’ stamp duty holiday. Under this tax break, existing homeowners can buy a new home worth up to £250,000 without paying stamp duty.
When we think about leafy suburbs, we probably visualise pleasant areas on the outskirts of cities and large towns. Properties in a leafy suburb are not only cheaper to buy or rent, they’re also in pretty locations. So what’s not to like?
But lush greenery will one day come as standard in the same way kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms do. Why? The government have outlined a new national model design code. The idea behind the guidelines is to create a higher standard of new build homes.
The introduction of so-called vaccine passports for nightclubs has caused the government and hospitality bosses to come to blows. From September, people will have to prove that they have been double jabbed or they will be refused entry.
But the proposals are not yet written into law as they have to be voted on in parliament first. But both Labour and rebel Conservative MPs say they’re firmly against them. So-called Freedom Day only took place a few days ago, but the possible enforcement of Covid vaccine passports has caused uproar.
Did you know the busiest time of year for removal companies is the summer? And usually the busiest month is August which is just weeks away now. According to the HomeOwners Alliance, the last Friday in August is the busiest day for moves up and down the country.
Moving into a property on a Friday means we can have the weekend to settle into a new place. The last Friday in August also is the start of a handy Bank Holiday weekend. Removals experts have differing views as to whether August is the best time of year to move. But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.
