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how to set your monthly rent

๐’๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ - ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

If youโ€™re a first-time landlord about to rent out a property, or an established landlord looking to purchase a new investment, one of the main questions youโ€™ll have is how much rent you can charge per month. Of course, you can (and should) take the advice of your agent, but itโ€™s also worth understanding exactly what factors impact the amount of rent you can sensibly charge.

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Basingstoke's property market

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž'๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ: ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž'๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ

Thinking about selling your home in Basingstoke? New data reveals it's more crucial than ever to price it correctly! With the UK housing market at its lowest growth rate since 2012 and high mortgage rates affecting demand, overpricing your Basingstoke home could spell disasterโ€”leading to fewer views, longer time on the market, and even stigmatising your property so it doesnโ€™t sell. Dive into our latest article to understand the nuances of Basingstoke's cooling property market (with local stats) and avoid the hidden perils of overpricing!

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six questions to ask before buying a property with a partner

๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ - ๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐€๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

Buying a property with a partner can be an exciting next step in a relationship. Todayโ€™s sales article looks at the important things couples should discuss before they start their property search.

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property inspections

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

In this quick read, we look at why property inspections could save you money and time in the long run.

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Basingstoke housing market

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ: ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ-๐ญ๐จ-๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

This article delves into the factors contributing to Basingstoke's housing challenges, examines the generational economic imbalance, explores the history of housing policy, dissects the impact of financial deregulation, and evaluates the moral questions surrounding the buy-to-let market.

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sell your home by Christmas

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ

If you have plans to sell your home and hope to be in a new place by the end of the year, then act now. It can take time to get all the elements in place to finalise a property sale, but if you put your foot on the gas, you can still do it.

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Should-You-Invest-in-a-Turnkey-Buy-to-Let-or-a-Renovation-Project

๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ-๐ญ๐จ-๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ?

Whether youโ€™re an established landlord or a first-time investor, youโ€™ll probably be thinking about what to buy: a ready-to-go rental or a doer-upper. Which one should you pick?

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accidental landlords

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ?

With the Basingstoke housing market showing signs of a slowdown and predictions of further house price declines, we are starting to see the return of the โ€˜accidental landlordโ€™. However, in a somewhat different form to what they were in 2008/9.

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property sale and the next door syndrome

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ-๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ 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

This weekโ€™s sales article looks at the importance of being realistic when pricing your property for sale.

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End of tenancy approaching?

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ

Preparing for the end of a tenancy In this weekโ€™s lettings article, we look at how landlords can ensure the change between tenants goes smoothly.

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Basingstoke terraced houses

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ

Terraced houses in Basingstoke often go unnoticed by buyers, despite offering flexible and sizeable accommodation. It's time to shed light on the untold story of these charming homes. If you're thinking of selling your terraced house and want to ensure you get the best price, look no further. As an experienced estate agent specialising in Basingstoke properties, we are here to offer you expert advice tailored to your needs.

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good property photos

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Photos of your property are what hooks the buyer, what drives them to pick up the phone to arrange a viewing, and what helps them imagine living in your home. So, professional property photography is an essential part of the selling process.

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