With my batteries suitably recharged after my week of lazing in the sun, long walks and excessive numbers of bonios, I was keen as punch to head into the beautiful countryside of Stapleford to explore my next property, Long Acre …
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Autumn is fast approaching and the start of the new school year is already upon us. Whilst you are busy bundling your little angels into over-sized school uniforms and sending them off for the start of a new school year, you may already be thinking about the next step in your child’s education – looking at the transition from nursery to primary school, or the often sizeable step from primary to secondary school. Which school will be right for your child and enable them to flourish? …
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Have the changes in stamp duty affected the housing market? It seems not where holiday homes are concerned. The number of second home purchases has risen every year since 2011, despite the introduction in April 2016 of the 3 per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes …
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Well, it’s that time of the week when I head off to explore the delights of another fabulous Cheshire property. Once again, I am staying within the boundaries of our county’s capital city, as I tour a lovely detached family house in Chester …
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In most instances it is an emotional decision. Here at Rickitt Partnership we have been giving some thought to the motivating factors which influence our choice of property. It is a fascinating subject, which brings into play the nuances of human psychology. Being the most significant purchase most of us will ever make one would think that the decision to buy a property would be based entirely on logic and, whilst we all have a hit list of “must haves” – location, number of bedrooms, the size of the garden, a garage, catchment area for a particular school etc…. ultimately the actual decision to buy is, more often than not, based predominantly on an emotional response to the property …
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