Real Estate

2018 is all about ceilings! Aim high for your property and choose something impressive to look at!

We found some ‘over the top’ statement ceilings on Vogue:

Aim High: Statement Ceilings Are 2018’s Most Romantic and Dramatic Decor Trend

And we found out the inspiration for these new trends in 2018:

Most Beautiful Church Ceilings

Gaze up at even more beautiful church ceilings here: http://archdg.co/MCP8Pep

Posted by Architectural Digest on Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Now… how would your statement ceiling look like? What source of inspiration would you choose?

Nature?… Maybe a forest-like ceiling would look great in your home. The sky is the limit!

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When you step into a house there is naturally one room which buyers gravitate towards. The important question is, which room convinces you to buy? If you’re looking to sell your home it is useful to know which room to prioritise for open houses, images of the property or facts about your home.

Read more in this article on guildproperty.co.uk:

Which room convinces you to buy?

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Summer is all about fun and games! And we know that by games we mean sports and games, because that’s what you usually do when you have a garden.

But when it’s really really hot we might want to try some real over-sized funny games. We gathered some ideas and tutorials for:

-> a giant Jenga

-> a huge Domino

-> a yard Yahtzee

-> a big 4-in-a-row

5 DIY Yard Games, Hours of Fun (Jenga/Dominoes/Yahtzee)

DIY Backyard Game: Four-in-a-Row

Which one would you choose for the next weekend?

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Where to hide a spare key? In plain eye-sight… just very well ‘under-covered’!

7 Genius Ways To Hide A Key

Check out these 7 genius ways to hide a key so you won't get locked out again ?

Posted by Nifty on Thursday, 2 August 2018

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Are you looking to improve the value of your property before selling? Most likely you are thinking about one (or more) of the following:

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-> interior redecoration

-> installing a fitted kitchen

-> floors replacement

-> a new bathroom

-> redesigning the garden

-> new double glazed windows

Or, at least, these are some of the changes you should be thinking about when creating your budget.

But did you ever think about deciding on what to improve by calculating exactly how much extra money they will bring?!

For example, the new flooring throughout might cost you £2,200, but it won’t add any profit in terms of property value.

Check out these calculations on Property Reporter before going under construction!

What are the property improvements that give the best and worst returns?

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This man’s lung capacity went down to 70% because of the air’s quality in Delhi. He needed a solution so he started cleaning the air around him… with a couple of common houseplants.

We recommend these for your green corners inside the house:

  1. Areca Palm
  2. Mother-in-Law’s Tongue
  3. Money Plant

How to Grow Fresh Air

You can clean toxins out of your air with these common houseplants.

Posted by TED on Thursday, 26 July 2018

If you’re trying to estimate how much of your space should be covered in plants, the proportion is:

two medium-sized plants for 100 feet of interior space.

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Measurements to improve affordability for UK houses could include a price freeze for the next five years. This is the main suggestion made by think tank IPPR, the Institute for Public Policy Research, to the Bank of England.

Think tank urges government to introduce five-year house price freeze

The reason is logical and the phenomenon has been happening visibly on the house market lately: easy lending options (offered by banks) influence the house prices. Prices rise and potential buyers need more money… lent from banks. This is a cycle that will keep on repeating itself. Unless the Treasury decides to stop prices from rising.

However, these measures will have a big impact on every potential buyer, but especially on first-time buyers. Details on the article on Property Reporter.

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Letting a place for a holiday has become a more and more popular habit over recent years. According to a recent study, the most searched for destinations have recorded a rise in prices.

Welsh holiday hotspots see UK’s biggest price rise

But which are these destinations everybody is talking about? Which are the hotspots most searched for? Here are some of these destinations.

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England.The area is characterised by more than 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) of mixed woodland, one of the surviving ancient woodlands in England. A large area was reserved for royal hunting before 1066, and remained as the second largest crown forest in England, the largest being New Forest. Source: Wikipedia

People usually search for self-catering cottages in this area.

Brecon Beacons

The Brecon Beacons is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks which lie to the south of Brecon. Source: Wikipedia

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Kent Downs

The Kent Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Kent, England. They are the eastern half of the North Downs and stretch from the London/Surrey borders to the White Cliffs of Dover. It is renowned for its natural beauty. Source: Wikipedia

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Isle of Sheppey

The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 46 miles to the east of London. It has an area of 36 square miles. The island forms part of the local government district of Swale. Source: Wikipedia

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