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How to Find Your Dream Home and Avoid Common Property-Buying Blunders

Buying a home is a huge decision โ€“ possibly one of the biggest youโ€™ll make in your lifetime (no pressure then). And to ensure you make a wise choice that suits your needs now and into the future, it pays to give the process a bit of thought before you start arranging viewings. Here are five property-hunting tips that could save you time and money.

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Banner with text - What's happening in the private rental sector.

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ:

We look at some facts and figures to give you an accurate update on the private rental sector.

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Basingstoke's housing market

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž'๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ:

Major national publications splash headlines filled with pessimism about the UK housing market. Citing issues such as buyer affordability caused by challenges with average salary growth not keeping up with inflation, higher interest rates also hitting buyer affordability, and the hangover of the pandemic making recruiting people hard work. However, these gloomy projections don't seem to resonate with the fact that Basingstoke's property market activity in the past year closely mirrors that of 2017/18/19.

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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง

If youโ€™re considering listing your property for sale, we have some good news.ย  Traditionally, thereโ€™s a surge in serious buyers coming to the market in autumn after the summer lull โ€“ so youโ€™ve timed your move wisely.

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Young woman and man equipped with home repair tools.

๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž: ๐€ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

Finding (and keeping) tradespeople you can trust to look after any property maintenance or issues landlords need to get sorted. In this article, we share five tried, tested and trustworthy tips on how to find the very best and swerve the unreliable rest.

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Thoughtful man in front of a street with residential properties.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜? ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜†?

If your dreams of buying a new home rely on the sale of your existing property, then thereโ€™s one fundamental question you need to answer. Are you going to look for a new home first and then list your property โ€“ or do things the other way around?

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A man is looking through a monocular.

๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿฑ% ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€

As the market faces this colder front, local factors like the availability of reputed schools, amenities, and public services remain paramount for those looking to buy.

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Girl and a rabbit in the garden

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ญ-๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ

If youโ€™re a landlord looking to attract long-term tenants, itโ€™s worth thinking about ways to make your investment property as appealing as possible. And one area you may have overlooked is the army of British pet owners who need a rental property, and want to make their furry friends as comfy as possible.

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A woman with a questioning pose.

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐ˆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ

Debunking the myths surrounding the Basingstoke property market! Dive into an enlightening read that takes you beyond the doom and gloom headlines, revealing the true, resilient nature of Basingstoke's housing scene. Uncover the historical cycles, global influences, and local strengths that shape our town's property dynamics.

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Collage with people of different ages and professions.

๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ

This weekโ€™s sales article looks at the different types of homebuyers and how property vendors can target them.

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Thoughtful woman and bar graph behind her.

๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ? ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š

If youโ€™re fortunate enough to be in a financial position where you can rent out your home instead of selling it, should you take the leap?ย After all, if you donโ€™t need to sell to fund your next move, renting your property is an option worth exploring. Here, we explore the dilemma of renting out a property instead of selling.

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Basingstoke's property market

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘

Stepping into the world of the property market is akin to stepping into a rhythm. The beats of buying and selling, supply and demand form the underlying tempo. Basingstoke, a town rich in history and character, is no exception. As we venture into the last quarter of 2023, itโ€™s crucial to understand the current property marketโ€™s tempo. And how it might influence your property decisions.

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