How to attract premium prices for your Buy To Let Properties
By Orchards Estates on 15th Jun 2018,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...
South Somerset's most expensive homes
By Orchards Estates on 10th Jun 2018,In South Somerset there were 50 homes over £1m sold since 2007, with the most expensive sold for £3,050,000. Here...
Ask The Expert - Do issues over boundaries often cause problems?
By Orchards Estates on 9th Jun 2018,Q. Do issues over boundaries often cause problems? A. Not all that often, actually. But by their very nature, if and when...
Generation Rent
By Orchards Estates on 3rd Jun 2018,Generation Rent is a popular term used to describe young adults, normally between the ages of 18 – 35, who live in rented accommodation because of high...
Ask the Experts - We Need more space but love our house
By Orchards Estates on 2nd Jun 2018,Q: We need more space but we love the location of our house so don’t really want to move. Is there a ‘clever’ way of making more space and will the...
Would you like to save £30,000?
By Orchards Estates on 31st May 2018,Within the last 12 months in South Somerset, a startling trend has been appearing, costing homeowners potentially tens of thousands of pounds....
Proposed increase on amount of tax paid on limited company BTL dividends
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 Friends of Ham Hill
By Orchards Estates on 30th May 2018,Our roving reporter on the day, Elle Gilpin, met the Friends of Ham Hill volunteer...
Ask the Experts - I’ve heard the expression ‘right to light’. Is it true?
By Orchards Estates on 26th May 2018,Yes, there is. The Prescription Act of 1832 introduced the easement of Ancient Lights in English law. The easement basically said that if someone had been...
LiveWorkInvest South Somerset
By Orchards Estates on 25th May 2018,Live work invest: spotlight on Martock. Sara from The Flower Loft tells Elle what it is for her that makes Martock...