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How Real Estate Attorneys Handle Disputes in Multi-Million Dollar Homes

Multi-million dollar luxury homes bring prestige, but they can also bring in complex legal disputes if not handled properly. There is often a lot of disagreement on ownership, contracts, and construction. The solution to such situations needs wisdom, clarity, and effective use of legal tactics. Real estate lawyers take clients through settlement and litigation. They are involved in a way that ensures fairness, asset protection, and property value.

Understanding High-Value Property Disputes

Luxury estate disputes differ from more minor property disputes. Homes worth multi-million...

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When is it time to say goodbye to your old washing machine?

Is your washing machine on the blink? Is it starting to leak, or make a funny noise? Perhaps your clothes are no longer coming out as clean as they used to, or everything is always sopping wet at the end of a cycle. Maybe all seems fine on the surface, but you’ve had it for as long as you can remember so you think it might be time you found a replacement.

You need to take into account their energy and water consumption, as well as where you might be able to pick up a new one. Here’s everything you need to know.

Water consumption

Research shows that washing...

How to Improve your Garden this Summer

Most people look forward to renovating and redesigning their gardens in the spring and summer seasons. Since most activities are held in open gardens with plenty of sunshine, it is practical to landscape, redesign, and add elements that make the area attractive and welcoming. When planning the renovation and improvements, some things to consider are paths and patios, hedges, boundaries and walls, negative spaces, water features, children’s sensory gardens or play areas, state of the art hot tubs, modern outdoor kitchens and more.

Modern gardens have been all the rage for the past...

A perfect community and home for Issy and Ian at Romansfield, in a property that ticks all their boxes

When Issy and Ian Magee decided to downsize their home, they had a long list of requirements for the new property. As their children had grown up and moved overseas, they knew that they wanted a property that featured a large communal area for when their children and grandchildren came to visit. Issy is a keen chef, and when the family visits she wants to spend all of her time with them and not be separated in the kitchen while they relax in the living space.

The couple spent a while looking across the entire region; Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset, and nothing was turning their...

Call for sites: Land needed for new developments in East Devon

Do you own land that could be used to build housing or developments?

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is looking to make a list of potential sites that could be drawn upon to help develop its new local plan - which will help shape what and where developments will go for the next 15 years and more.

The authority is now looking to identify suitable building sites for new homes and other developments. To assist with this, EDDC is inviting residents, businesses, land owners and other bodies, as part of a ‘call for sites’, to identify land areas they feel could be suitable...

DIY and Health and Safety – What Do You Need to Know?

Whether you are a new homeowner or a veteran on the housing market, you’ll be no stranger to the idea of approaching your property from a DIY perspective. DIY can be an inexpensive way to achieve strong results – but taking charge of any project, however small, can present health and safety risks. How can you effectively manage those risks?

Regulations and Permissions

For limited and localised DIY tasks, from painting rooms to erecting or knocking down stud walls, there are no regulations or permissions you need to be mindful of before beginning. However, larger projects...

Price surge in the UK: Time to sell your house?

If selling your house is something that you have been thinking about, throughout the last months, or even years, maybe the time is now. Last February, the demand in housing rose in the UK, due to a shortage of stock on the market. This jump of 2.3%, made the average price rise to close to £350,000. If that is enticing to you, here are a few things you should know.

What are home buyers looking for?

Right now, any house going on the market is bound to find a new owner rapidly. However, the price you sell for will still depend greatly on the state of the house. Buyers are...

How to Embrace Period Features in your Home

Oftentimes people are attracted to new; it is quite common for many people when decorating or renovating a property they aim to have all the new styles and designs rather than embracing the gorgeous features that the property already has.

When you are working with a pre-existing property one of the best things any would-be designer can do is make the most of what you already have. If you are lucky enough to be moving into a home that has traditional period features then understanding how to accentuate them can really add something special to the property.

Now what is not...

Should I repair or replace my boiler

When a boiler breaks down in any home it becomes an incredibly stressful time until it is fixed again, being left without hot water or heating can be terribly detrimental to one’s day to day life. When it inevitably happens everyone has to make that decision; should it be repaired or replaced?

There are many factors that people need to take into consideration when deciding the next steps that need to be taken in order to have a functioning heating and hot water system in place again.

Over time as the boiler gets older, it will start to deteriorate and its efficacy will...

How do you Protect a Wooden Summer House?

Wooden summer houses are a great way to make the most of your garden, they are incredibly versatile as you are able to choose from many different shapes and sizes, they can also be used for all sorts of purposes.

They have been popular for a long time now and their popularity is only increasing, since they are made of wood you are going to have to keep some things in mind to make sure that they are fully protected from the elements.

Now one thing to keep in mind is that they will absolutely need protection on the outside but sometimes you will also need to consider...

How to Repaint Sash Windows

Sash windows have been a staple in many homes for a long time now but one thing that is specific about them is that it can be a challenge to paint them correctly. What is a sash window?

Sash windows are a traditional European style of window that opens vertically. They are typically constructed to have one or two moving panels that are designed so that when they move they don’t hit one another when opening or closing the window. They also don’t operate using any hinges so they don’t open inwardly or outwardly.

Sash windows are incredibly common in the South of England...

Homes & Gardens

How Real Estate Attorneys Handle Disputes in Multi-Million Dollar Homes

When is it time to say goodbye to your old washing machine?

How to Improve your Garden this Summer

A perfect community and home for Issy and Ian at Romansfield, in a property that ticks all their boxes

Call for sites: Land needed for new developments in East Devon

DIY and Health and Safety – What Do You Need to Know?

Price surge in the UK: Time to sell your house?

How to Embrace Period Features in your Home

Should I repair or replace my boiler

How do you Protect a Wooden Summer House?

How to Repaint Sash Windows

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