Before, property taxes were levied mainly on land and were first enforced in colonial periods. Therefore, land tax was primarily payable by farmers. In modern days, property tax levies occur on property such as homes. The tax levies are continuous on land possessed by...
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How To Invest In Property in the UK If You Win The Lottery
Everybody wants to win the lottery. Everyone has dreams of what they would do with their money if they were the lucky winners. Some want to help their families and leave money to their grandchildren. Some want to travel the world. Others want to live in a castle and...
How to deal with insurance adjusters
Once you start the process of making a settlement claim with an insurance company, you will be assigned a particular claims adjuster to work on your case. These are people who are insurance agents. These people are responsible for selling and to maintain your policy....
5 Top Tips for First Time Landlords
Are you thinking about letting your first property? Before you take the plunge into landlord life, there are certain things you need to consider. From establishing your legal obligations to calculating your revenue, here are five top tips for every first-time...
How Can You Enhance Your Wealth Creation Plans with Exceptionally Bond Payments
Investment and wealth creation comprise of a major part of modern day life and the basic earning and saving phenomena. Purchasing bonds is a part of wealth creation through investments where lend your finances to the bond issuer and in return he or she promises a...
Mortgage Brokers and Flat Pack Houses: Made for One Another
Flat pack houses are all the rage in the UK right now. A flat pack house represents an opportunity to get into a brand-new home for the same amount of money you might spend just saving a deposit for a home in London or Manchester. That's right, you can buy a flat pack...
Tips to make your home sell quickly
The thought of selling your biggest asset is stressful. The thought of selling your biggest asset quickly is even more so. Although a lot of work, selling your home should be as hassle-free as possible, and below are some tips to make your home the most desirable on...
Top Tips To Buying Your Dream Home
Buying a home, whether it be the first time or not, is nothing short of stressful. There is a lot to consider, for example the location, size, transport, schools and more. Even more importantly and often more demanding is establishing a realistic budget and obtaining...
First-Time Buyers: How to Step onto the Property Ladder
While becoming a homeowner might seem beyond your reach, it doesn’t need to be with a little know-how. If you are willing to commit to saving and improving your credit score, you could soon receive the keys to your very first house or flat. If you are a budding...
Build Your Dream Home On A Budget
Building a home is never easy as there is a lot of money being spent in a number of different aspects, but it doesn’t have to be. With a number of people relying on uncle buck loans when faced with a financial emergency, we have the tips in place allowing you to pay...
How to release money tied up in your home
If you own a property, you have a valuable asset to your name. The trouble is that your money is often tied up within those four walls once you take out a mortgage and exchange contracts. If you have money tied up within your home, and you find yourself in a situation...
Finance options for your venture into property
The UK is a densely populated island - which means that UK property will always be in short supply and, therefore, always in demand. This, in turn, means that property - whether land or buildings - can be an excellent investment, even in the current climate. But of...
Struggling to Save for Your First Home? Learn About Leveraging
First-time home buyers face a number of hurdles and yet, the effort is well worth the ultimate reward. Considering all of the challenges that need to be met, the most important obviously involves securing the required financing to make a purchase and to be approved...
Investing in international real estate
We are operating in a global economy, and that applies to every sector, including real estate. While most people investing in real estate will obviously stick to their own country, or even their own area, more ambitious investors are realising the potential of...
What You Need to Do to Quickly Sell Your Home
Ready to move out of your first home and move on to another property that may come with additional features and more space than the first place? If you have thought about it for a while and have decided it is in your best interest to put the home up for sale, you may...
The East Midlands is growing, and you should be buying up property
Comprising of the areas of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland and Lincolnshire, the East Midlands is full of history, wonderful scenery and ancient history. Sherwood Forest being just one to mention, but more importantly they all...
The Ins and Outs of Saving for Your First Home
Owning a home in the UK has become so challenging for young Brits that they have all but given up on the whole idea. Instead, UK millennials now just spend on travel and other similar experiences. After all, even if they somehow raise enough money, there is still a...
Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Houses?
Top reasons why millennials are finding it hard to get on the property ladder and ways to combat that. The ‘millennial’ generation are those of us born between 1982 and 2004. This is considered the peak time to buy houses, yet data from numerous surveys have shown...
From Bridging Loan to Exit Strategy Make Money with Property Restoration and Renovation in 2018
Property restoration has been one of the great investment opportunities in the last 10 years with many property development companies turning a tidy profit from the sale of the property after the work is done. Running a sort term property development company that...
What are the different kinds of mortgages? We explain!
When it comes to mortgages, there are so many different terms thrown about, it can sometimes become difficult to know what’s what! Standard Variable Rate, Fixed Rate, Tracker… You’ve most likely heard a few of those terms bandied about; but what do they all mean?...