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If you’re planning on putting your property on the market, there’s one key piece of advice to remember. It’s not a slick statement from a TED Talk or the title of a trendy self-help book. It’s an age-old saying that your Nana probably used: “If it’s too good to be true, then it probably is.” Vendors…
If you have a nice property in a respectable street in Chelmsford, you probably would never imagine that criminal gangs would ever target you. Well, think again. Cannabis farms are a widespread and persistent issue; as soon as the police crackdown in one location, the problem springs up elsewhere. And the scale of the crime is…
Yesterday the Government made changes to the six-month eviction notice periods law which were introduced in a bid to stop people being evicted from their homes due to the impact Covid-19 is having on their finances. This means the new, longer notice periods will run from today, 29th August until 31st March. However, there are…
“The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” That was a quote from Muhammad Ali, and who are we to argue with sport’s greatest icon? And although the boxing legend was talking about how we need to help each other every day, in this article, we’re…
The lockdown and ongoing fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic have been tough for everyone. But it’s been especially hard for school-aged children. They’ve gone months without seeing a lot of their friends, have had their routine turned upside down and now face new worries as the schools head back in September. It’s going to be…
According to the Nottingham Building Society, about 21% of Buy to Let landlords do not secure a paying tenant within four months of completing their investment purchase. 53% waited for two months and the average void period was one month after completion. This should ring alarm bells for landlords. We suggest these delays should…
On Friday it was announced by the Government there is now an extension on the ban on landlords evicting tenants in England and Wales. The new ruling means landlords will have to legally wait until 20 September to begin proceedings using the eviction process. Landlords will now have to give tenants six months’ notice of…
We’ve still a few weeks of summer to enjoy. And many people are still furloughed. If we’re lucky, the warm sunshine might hang around until late September. Even though the holiday season abroad has taken a big hit due to you know what, that doesn’t mean you can’t create some magical summertime memories closer to…
Hands up if you think this statement is true. Being a landlord is easy. You buy a property, find a tenant, and then sit back like Daddy Warbucks and count the cash as it rolls in! If you raised your (jazz) hands, then we’ve got news for you. One of the most common mistakes new property…
Recent research concurs with our own view that most buyers buy on instinct, typically viewing their eventual home no more than twice before making a decision to buy. Buying a property certainly appears to be a decision of the heart over the head. In other words, the “I’ll know it when I see it” approach…
Earlier this month saw the UK record its highest temperature in 17 years. And it’s not just the weather that’s been red-hot. The property market in Chelmsford is going through a blisteringly busy period. At Martin & Co, we’re seeing a surge in the number of buyers seeking property locally. Unprecedented was an often-used word…
Do you know your fishing from your phishing? While one is a gentle pastime popular among millions, the other according to Wikipedia, is this: Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication, usually…