Blog: Buy

It can be challenging to sell a house, especially if it sits on the market for a long time with no interested buyers. As a last resort, a lot of homeowners...

Being ready for tenant turnover is one of the most important components of maintaining a rental property as a landlord. Landlords must react quickly to...

The rising cost of living is squeezing everyone’s budgets, which means it is more important than ever for landlords to do everything they can to try to...

Moving home is one of the most stressful things you can do, and packing to move is the cause of a large proportion of that stress. But there are things you...

Everyone who is advertising their residential property for rent in the UK is required by law to commission an EPC. In Scotland, it is required that the EPC...

The rising cost of living has affected everyone. It is always in a landlord’s interest to help their tenants, wherever possible, be happy and content in...

Spring is in the air and many of us will be considering doing a spot of Spring cleaning to get our homes ready for Summer. A deep clean can help us to...

Do you have a property in Martock, Crewkerne, Stoke sub Hamdon, South Petherton and Yeovil that you would like to rent out? Renting out a property is a...

Moving home is one of the most exciting and stressful things you will do so it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the things that you need to do....

These are the top 10 things that homebuyers are prioritising in their property searches in 2023. Open plan living The versatility offered by open-plan...

Rising mortgage rates, increasing regulatory pressure to improve the EPC ratings of their rental properties and the prospect of paying increasing amounts...

Even in Winter you can make the most of your rental property's outdoor space and getting on top of small jobs now means that it will be ready for you to...

Rents for new lets rose steadily throughout 2022 with Zoopla revealing that there had been a 12.3% year-on-year rise for new lets in October. It was not...

With energy bills soaring, we are all looking for ways to stay warm without breaking the bank. Here are 10 tips for keeping those heating bills down while...

Managing your own rental property in Martock, Crewkerne, Stoke sub Hamdon, South Petherton and Yeovil is certainly possible but there are many advantages...

Do you want to give your property a makeover but are worried about the cost? Try these budget-friendly ideas to help make your property more desirable to...

Your rental property is one of the biggest financial commitments that you will ever make so it makes sense to make sure that you are doing everything you...

So you’ve tried selling off your unused items, have taken everything that doesn’t spark joy to the charity shop and yet you are still struggling to...

Choosing a letting agent to manage your property can seem like a difficult task. There are so many available and of course, they all say that they are the...

One of the highlights of ours work is getting to meet all of our clients' furry friends. Our pets give us unconditional love and companionship so naturally...

Studies have shown that most people have already chosen the letting agency they are going to use to let their property before the agent even sets foot in...

Buy-to-let property is often seen as an attractive way of accumulating wealth or as an alternative option to a pension. However, while purchasing...

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...