The E10 & E17 Homes Blog

Don’t sabotage your property sale with poor quality marketing photos. Follow these steps to ensure buyers browsing the web see your home at its best. A whopping 98% of buyers kickstart their home search by scrolling through...

New Home Office figures show there were 5,000 reported cases of rental fraud last year, alongside losses of £9 million. Here’s how tenants and landlords can protect themselves. With new figures revealing the scale of rental...

Make the most of the start of spring by trying a new outdoor activity. As we wave goodbye to winter and welcome in spring (which officially starts next week), now’s the time to get out into the great outdoors. Here are three...

How can sellers minimise the risk of their property sale falling through? Here are some tips for keeping your sale on track. What exactly is a fall-through? A fall-through is a situation where typically a buyer has agreed to buy...

Buy-to-let investors can tighten their belts and improve their bottom line in many ways. Landlords searching for inspiration need look no further than Apple founder Steve Jobs, who famously said, “Details matter.” That’s...

Yippee, spring is just around the corner. That means now is the time to get planning and planting for a great garden this summer. Here are three planting ideas that will add a splash of colour and attract wildlife to your garden...

Spring is a great time to put your property on the market. If you’re thinking of selling this spring, now is the time to start planning. Here are some practical things you can do this week. Jobs to do outside Problems like dodgy...

A rise in the number of landlords taking out buy-to-let mortgages shows that the market fundamentals in the lettings sector remain strong. As Chief Commercial Officer of buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages, Steve Cox is a numbers...

You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds to give your kitchen a lift. Whether you're a landlord, homeowner or home seller, there are lots of ways to give your kitchen a refresh without spending a fortune. Here are some ideas...

New plans to speed up the conveyancing process have been announced. Let’s look at what they involve and if they will deliver. We live in a digital age where banking and investing online are the norm. But it’s a very different...