Manchester Property News

As the Americans say, if you’re selling your home it needs to have ‘curb appeal’. This covers everything from the front lawn, to the paint colour of your windows, to the gleam of your front door. But whether you’re selling or not, spending a bit ...

Moving may be one of the most stressful things we do in life but it’s an unavoidable necessity for many of us at some point. Mark Prout, managing director of London removals specialists Aussie Man & Van, highlights the top 10 mistakes people make when ...

As the nights draw in and the weather turns for the worse, maybe it’s time your house deserves a little TLC. It may seem obvious, but a clean, organised and well maintained house not only makes your household run more efficiently, but can actually save ...

Having moved around the country and abroad as an Army wife for the last 10 years, I know how stressful moving house can be. There is so much to think about let alone the logistics of carrying on with everyday life whilst this chaos is ...

There are many ways to become a successful buy-to-let investor, and just as many methods to lose your hard-earned cash playing the property rental game.

After all, if there was a guaranteed route to riches, we’d all be taking it.

Like any investment, buying property ...

If you’re looking to sell your home you’ll want to get it in the nicest possible condition. This needn’t be a thorough cleaning of every last square inch of the property. The fact is that when people are looking around a house for the first ...

Are you stuck in your current home waiting for a sale with no light at the end of the tunnel? There is a number of things you can do to ease along the sale of your house, most of the time we as humans struggle ...

Buy to let properties are still seen as a good investment opportunity, especially in this era of low interest rates and volatility in the stock market. If you're considering entering the market, this guide provides you with some essential information.

Research the market Before you ...

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It doesn't seem that long ago that this article wouldn't be relevant to anyone looking at buying property in the UK, but markets can change suddenly and we now find ourselves in a market ...

[caption id="attachment_1387" align="alignleft" width="625"] PAD4U Launches New Office in Davenport[/caption]

PAD4U are excited to announce the opening of our new Davenport branch! The office is located on the busy junction of Bramhall Lane and the A6.

We're looking to inject some much needed passion into ...

Guest Post from the movechannel.com:

Flat hunting is not easy, especially when you are looking to rent. That is what an increasing number of Brits find themselves doing, though, as the UK housing market turns a wave of would-be house buyers into members of ...

Hello Julie, Simon and James,

Georgie here, letting you know that I am changing my email address from ________ to this one.

I would be very grateful if you could update your records (and anyone else in the office who needs to know).

Whilst I'm ...

Should Scotland become Independent?

I'm going to shy away from the debate of whether Scotland  should devolve fully from Westminster and become independent.  However, it's worth looking at the reasons behind this drive for independence. Fundamentally the pro-independence lobby believe that Scotland is different enough in ...

No matter how smooth tongued your Estate Agent may be, when it comes to selling your property—It’s the photographs people concentrate on.  It might be a cliché, but pictures do tell a thousands words especially when it comes to your property.

It’s therefore critical when ...

It’s almost six months since PAD4U launched its Guaranteed Rent on Time Scheme to safeguard Landlord’s rental payments.

During this period we have spent thousands from the Scheme Fund to ensure that our Landlords have been paid on the date promised when the tenant has ...

Having recently returned from annual leave last Sunday I was taken aback by three unusual events. Firstly the weather - it wasn't raining. Secondly Andy Murray had won Wimbledon and thirdly more positive news on the UK housing market.

I mentioned in my annual housing market ...

Guest Blog by: Inventory House

Note:  All PAD4U inventories are carried out by qualified inventory clerks to TDS standards and include photographic evidence along with written schedules to ensure that you are best protected as a PAD4U landlord.  If you have any questions concerning inventories ...

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In a recent article, The Sunday Times has tipped Levenshulme as one of the the top ten “hip areas” in the UK. The paper argues with the success of Manchester City Centre and in particular the Northern Quarter ...

PAD4U have achieved the Investors in People Award again after being reassessed today by an independent assessor. We're proud to have achieved this award (first awarded in 2010) as it demonstrates our continued commitment to the highest standards in professional development of our team and ...

I read with interest a recent article by Stephen Wilcot in Investors Chronicle. The article reports that only a third of landlords check their letting agent belongs to a professional body. I find this difficult to grasp as a landlord myself, knowing that only agents ...