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Should tenants be allowed to keep pets in rental properties? It’s a thorny subject that is back in the spotlight after an MP called for landlords to be more flexible on the issue. Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell argues that preventing tenants from being with their beloved pet companion is cruel and discriminatory. “For most people,…
If you’re contemplating putting your home on the market next year, there’s one thing you can do right now to maximise your chances of getting a great deal. Before you get carried away in a giddy rush of festive fever and adorn your house in flashing lights and sparkly tinsel, take a deep breath and…
We live in a World where most of us are bombarded with never ending streams of information to process. And that information overload is leading to people making snap judgments quicker than ever. We see it here at Martin & Co when people view a property. In most cases I’d say a person has made…
Moving can be stressful – some people rate it right up there with divorce in the aggravation stakes – but there are ways you can take the drama and disruption out of the process. The first step is to acknowledge that buying a new home is likely to be one of the biggest purchases you…
As the nights draw in and the days get shorter what’s on your mind? Thinking ahead and planning for Christmas? Researching better electric and gas deals before the cold weather comes rolling? Or maybe you’re one of these people that see the shorter days as an opportunity to get nice and cosy in front of…
It’s tempting when the clocks go back (as they will do on Sunday morning) to think that it’s all downhill to Christmas but take our word for it: there’s still time to make things happen in 2020. It’s mid-autumn and nine weeks until Santa visits – too early for us here at Martin & Co to dust…
There are many different fears we all have in life. There’s the fear of scary clowns like the one made infamous by the horror classic It. Or more everyday things like fear of failure, of missing out or missing the bus. One of the things we’ve become very skilled at over the years we’ve been…
Traditional estate agents like ourselves seem to have stopped using the phrase “no sale, no fee”, and this has allowed online only agents to gain a piece of the market. So here is a little reminder of what “no sale, no fee” means as far as we are concerned. At Martin & Co, we are…
We received a call recently from a retired gentleman who had lived in the same house for more than 40 years. He was relocating to be closer to his family and was selling his property for the first time and unsure what to ask agents. The advice we gave him is what we share with…
Selling a home can be stressful, but by following a few easy rules at the start of the process, vendors can save themselves time, money, and heartache. A little bit of pre-sale prep will help you avoid the two most common home-selling horror themes. Scenario one: The process is painfully slow and drags on for…
There’s a line in the classic film The Godfather that neatly sums up what landlords need to know about letting properties. “It’s nothing personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business,” drawls a brooding Michael Corleone as he plots a daring and ruthless double hit. Now, here at Martin & Co, we’re law-abiding citizens, so we’re certainly not suggesting you become…
Would you like the good news or the bad news? Bad news you say? That’s not surprising as a recent Harvard University study found that when posed that question 82 per cent of people plumped for the bad news option first. And who are we to go against the findings of such brain boxes. So,…