Blog: Buy

Q.        We want to put our house up for sale but is there any way we can vet who comes to look around it? A.        I’m interested in...

If you are looking to purchase a home on a single salary, either as a one income family or as a single applicant, you might think that your options are...

Q.        We have seen a 1900-ish property, which would be perfect for us, except that it smells of damp. It is empty but we’re told that the...

ASK THE EXPERT Q.        I only put my house on the market a few days ago and I’ve already had an offer. I am tempted to wait for a better one,...

Why would someone write an article on buying versus renting a home? What’s in it for the author of the article? Why would you read one? What is it you...

At Orchards Estates we love helping people find their ideal home. Over the years we’ve built up loads of knowledge about the process and what to do, and...

Why would someone write an article on buying versus renting a home? What’s in it for the author of the article? Why would you read one? What is it you...

Q: We’ve decided that we want to move but our friends are giving us differing advice… should we put our house up for sale before we start looking for...

One of the recurring questions we get asked by people selling their homes with us is ‘Should I accept this offer?’ Depending on our response this is...

These days it doesn’t really matter where your solicitor or conveyancer is based and with the use of the internet you may not ever meet your solicitor....

Q.        I’m thinking of buying some land to build on. What’s your advice? A.        The best piece of advice where land is concerned is...

As a landlord instructing a lettings agent, your biggest expectation should be peace of mind that your property is being properly managed. You want your...

how can you ensure you are attracting the highest quality tenants who are prepared to pay a premium price? Here are five simple ways that don’t break...

If you have a buy-to-let property business in a limited company, the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) is proposing some big changes that could increase...

The tenants looking for these specific requirements are willing on average to pay a premium to have the right things for their lifestyle. It also means...

What is a cash buyer? It turns out that my ‘cash buyer’ actually has a property to sell. How can this sort of thing happen, and what can I do?...

It is 50 years since the first decimalised coins hit the high street of the UK, and five years since the Land Registry first starting recording details of...

In a word, no. Interestingly, statistics reveal that of the 7,430 people who moved into South Somerset between mid-2015 and mid-2016, only 520 came from...

Somerset first-time-buyers are part of the overall rise in the property market...

Somerset first-time-buyers are getting onto the UK's property ladder with ease....

Could adding rent payments to credit scores help tenants become future buyers in Somerset?...

Buy-to-let sales are on the rise, what does this mean for Somerset landlords?...

First-time buyers deposit look to rise by 57% over the next 10 years in Yeovil and South Somerset...

Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the removal of SDLT (Stamp Duty) on all sales to first time buyers under £300,000 in his autumn...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond saved the best bit in his Autumn Budget to last when it came to the property market in South Somerset, including, Yeovil,...

Another great open home in the Villages today, this time in Stoford...

Yeovil First Time Buyer Event with Chamber of Commerce...

Estate Agent Jargon Buster...

Yeovil Chamber of Commerce First Time Buyers Event...

What buyers and tenants are looking for in a property in South Somerset...

investing in property in Yeovil buy to let...