General Article | TCIA

How to Develop Your Own Home Office

By adriana | February 26, 2020

Are you looking to start your very own business in 2020? Do you think it would be ideally placed at home, where you can start small and work up from there? If so, then you should be considering how you want to design and implement a home office in your house to accommodate your new business plans.

With that in mind, here are the key things that you should be doing when you choose to develop your own home office:

Where Should You Locate the Office?

Choosing the location of your office is the first big decision that you will have to make. If you have a spare bedroom, then it will often make sense for the base of your operations to be located there. But, not everyone is quite so lucky in terms of space. And if space is restricted, then you will need to consider a few different options for office instead.

For example, there are a number of different spaces around your house that may be an ideal home for your office. This can include the kitchen, as a hideaway desk in an alcove, hidden in a cupboard or even in the hallway (if there’s that kind …

Top Tips For Selling Your Luxury Home

By adriana | April 30, 2019

The real estate business is extremely competitive and when you’re selling a luxury home, it becomes a different ball game to how you obtain potential suitors for your property. How and where you sell it can be key to pricing out your prime audience from a purchase and getting a deal on the table immediately. In fact, the higher the price bracket you move to, the more careful you have to be about the choices you make with regards to how you value the property. If it’s the first time you’re selling a luxury home, here are some useful tips for you that can help edge out the rest of your competition.

Work With Luxury Realtors

You need to make sure that the professionals you work with know their market. You wouldn’t want an electrician trying to fix your plumbing, so the same should go for your house. Hiring a realtor that’s experienced with selling luxury homes will understand the ins and outs of selling a luxury property, everything from the price you should set it at to the platforms that you should use to advertise your business. You can consider starting off in your local network to find one …

Why Does UK Property Attract International Investors In Such High Numbers?

By adriana | December 18, 2018

Foreign investors are snapping up thousands of homes which are suitable for first-time buyers across the UK, with many using them as buy-to-let investments and holding them in offshore tax havens. Investment within UK real estate from foreign buyers and overseas-owned companies has soared in the past few years to reach totals in the billions, especially in London.

Research conducted by King’s College London, which has analysed the Land Registry data, has found that foreign investment in the UK’s property market has increased house prices by over 20{c3f31a43a43b38de89302400a9734d4f77baf5518ef50d495d9d4ebc77b7eedd} in the last 15 years.

Reducing Home Ownership

Across the different regions, there are huge variations in terms of the reduction of home ownership, with the majority of foreign investments concentrated within London and the south-east. For example, in Kensington and Chelsea, a prime London borough, a huge number of properties are owned by overseas investors.

The average home in this area fetched around £1.3 million in 2014. But, it has been noted that there has been a trickling effect which has come from the rising prices in London, which meant that houses even at the bottom of the pricing threshold have seen their prices pushed up. In other major cities, such …

adsy

By adriana | September 21, 2018

…

New Homeowners Guide to Window Replacement Guest Post

By adriana | August 30, 2018

If you just bought a new home, particularly one of the fixer upper variety, then you may need professional window replacement services. The great thing is there are many types of windows to choose from. So no matter what your style is, you’re bound to find windows that will make your house feel like a home. Keep on reading to find out more.

Always Opt for Insulated Windows

If you’re going to buy new windows and install them or pay for professional window installation it’s important to opt for insulated windows. These kinds of windows will keep your home more energy efficient because it will keep the cool air conditioned air in your home and the hot outside air out. If you stand in front of an window on a windy day you’ll notice a draft coming in your home. That’s because those old windows aren’t insulated and air is going in and out. Insulated windows may cost a little bit more money, but the benefits are well worth it. You should notice a decrease in your electric bill if you replace all of your windows with insulated windows.

The Main Types of Windows

Double hung windows
Bay windows

…