There are some interesting parallels between landlords and Santa Claus. For a start, you’re often making a list and checking it twice, only yours is full of to-dos for repairs and maintenance at your rental property. Then there’s deciding if your tenants have been naughty or nice, and whether they look after your property and pay the rent on time. (more…)
This Christmas and New Year is going to be very different for many of us.
Smaller family gatherings, no office parties and scaled-down celebrations all round.
But some things don’t look like changing at all. (more…)
They say that death and taxes are the only two certainties of life. Well, if you’re a landlord, you might be feeling that empty weeks at your Fife rental property are an inevitable third. (more…)
Roll the clock back to April 2020, and major financial economists and property market commenters were sounding the alarm. The very best-case scenario was a 5% drop in property values by the end of the year, and most were in the 10% to 15% range. They forewarned the Covid-19 stimulated recession would trim tens of thousands of pounds off the value of Fife homes. (more…)
There is no doubt that Christmas 2020 will be unlike any other. Holidays abandoned; family gatherings reduced; office parties cancelled. Even a quick festive drink at the local pub is far from a certain date. But while there are many things we can’t do this Christmas, it doesn’t mean that everything will stop. (more…)
There are some things that the British public simply cannot believe at this time of year; how cold it is, how dark it is and, above all, that it’s nearly Christmas. Nevertheless, Christmas is indeed upon us and if you are selling your home, or thinking of selling your home, you may be under the impression that it’s not the optimum time ………… (more…)
Spending so much more time at home this year has left many of us looking at our living spaces in a whole new light. Every spare corner has been pressed into service as a home office, classroom, gym or art studio, often juggling multiple roles at the same time. (more…)
In the last few months, the Fife (and UK) property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc., all of this has (more…)
Fife Council is committed to supporting town centres, and small businesses & property owners can now apply for a small grant to help improve or develop the property.
Grants will be to support capital works including external shopfront improvements, internal refits and upper floor conversions.
Grant awards will be made in the range of £6,000 up to a maximum of £10,000 per eligible property. The intervention rate is 90% of eligible costs, excluding VAT. (more…)
As the temperatures begin to sink and the days begin to shrink, one thing is for certain – winter is upon us in Fife. Along with the shorter days and colder temperatures come the wintery pleasures of warming up alongside a roaring (more…)