
Why Landlords Should Conduct a Property MOT
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 19th Jul 2022We’re all familiar with an MOT, an annual check-up to ensure your car is safe and good to go for the year ahead. Well, let’s apply the same concept to a buy-to-let investment.
Even if your current tenancy is ticking...

The Interior Styles That Buyers Love
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 29th Jun 2022Here at Edward Ashdale, we’ve been telling our clients for years to ditch the clutter and get the décor spot on to secure a top sale. Well now a survey has proved us right!
The study* found that two in five buyers look...

Top Tips for Finding the Best Tenants
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 29th Jun 2022There are few guarantees in life, but we promise you this: let your property to a bad tenant, and your job as a landlord will get much more complicated.
Expect to be out of pocket (due to missed rent payments and damage...

What Landlords Need to Know about Their Legal Responsibilities
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 20th Jun 2022There’s one rookie mistake that many first-time landlords make when they invest in property – and it can cost them dearly further down the track.
While most newbie landlords mull over the obvious financial stuff –...

Guaranteed Rent or Guaranteed Stress?
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 13th Jun 2022As a busy landlord juggling a portfolio of multiple properties, you might be thinking about ways to reduce your workload or secure a regular income. Have you been enticed by promises of guaranteed rent?
Guaranteed rental...

Why Selling Via an Estate Agent is Your Best Bet
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 25th May 2022When selling your home, you might notice that costs start building up. Paying out for repairs, buying storage to hide away clutter, legal costs, commission fees; there’s a fair bit to budget for, and you haven’t even moved...

Top Tips for Making Your Family’s House Move Stress-Free
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 20th May 2022Top Tips for Making Your Family’s House Move Stress-Free
Moving house is stressful, moving house with kids… well, that can be a recipe for meltdowns, tantrums, and sleepless nights.
As parents, you’re...

Four Things to Consider When Buying a ‘Doer-Upper’
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 19th May 2022Four Things to Consider When Buying a ‘Doer-Upper’
When searching for a new home, do you scroll past properties that look a little worse for wear? You know the ones, where the carpet hasn’t been changed since the...

How to Wow Buyers with a Spacious-Looking Home
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 11th May 2022Whatever property you’re marketing it’s well known that a home that feels spacious will always fetch a higher price than a similar property that comes across as cramped and crowded. A few clever adjustments will do the...

Why Your Windows Matter
By The Edward Ashdale Team on 6th May 2022Before you were a property owner, chances are windows were something you just looked out of to take in the view. You probably didn’t give them much thought and you might have cleaned them occasionally. That was it....