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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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How to Add a Decorative Touch to a Bland New Build Property

If you’ve purchased a house that has just been built, you might be thinking about ways to make it more interesting and appealing. While new homes can look very neat and polished, your new property may be next to multiple other houses which are all uniform in style. This can leave you wondering what you can do to add a decorative touch and make your home stand out and feel special to you. We’ll consider some of the ways you can add a decorative touch to a bland new build property.

Focus on the Entrance

The main entrance to your property can provide a great opportunity to make a...

A Few Words on Restoring Historic Homes in Ely

In many parts of the world there are very few historic or heritage homes. Much of the construction is newer and restoration of these homes doesn’t take a specialist service to give that home what amounts to a face lift. In the UK, however, many homes are centuries old and the process for restoring them to their former glory takes an extra level of expertise rooted in tradition.

Many of the historic homes throughout Cambridgeshire were built in an age when architecture and construction was as much an art as it was a science. In fact, not all homes from past eras were country...

Exeter eco development set to complete in the summer

A new sustainable housing development in Exeter is on course for completion in the summer.

Housing association LiveWest has joined forces with partnership house building specialist, Lovell, to build 60 affordable homes at Ringswell Avenue.

There will be 35 homes for social rent and 25 for shared ownership, including a mix of two, three and four-bedroom properties.

The first residents are set to move in early summer and the whole development will be completed before the end of August.

It is the first development to meet LiveWest’s new sustainable homes...

4 Benefits of an oil-filled radiator

Have you been considering getting an oil-filled radiator for a while now but need some more information on them? Do you want to know why you should be getting an oil-filled radiator?

If you are searching for an effective and affordable way to heat your home this winter, consider investing in one of the best oil-filled radiators you can currently buy reviewed on Heating Wise . Oil-filled radiators are a type of space heater that uses oil as a heat transfer fluid.

Despite their name, oil-filled radiators do not emit any fumes or require refueling, making them a safe and...

Hiring a chimney sweep

It seems that with every passing day more and more people are talking about abandoning their gas or electric heating and moving on to traditional wood stoves.

If you buy your wood fuel in bulk, wood heat can cost you as little as 10 pence per kilowatt-hour of heat. Ecodesign-compliant wood burners can now be had for as little as £500. And if that wasn’t enough, unlike gas and (in most parts of the country) electric heat, wood fuel heat is considered to be 100% carbon neutral.

But if you want your wood burner to serve you well, you need to have it swept regularly. In this...

Only 40% of homes in England meet recommend energy rating

New Open Property Group research found that just 40% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’ or above.

The EPC scale is ranked from A-G and is used to measure the efficiency of a property based on the level of its emissions, its potential heat or energy loss and its likely fuel costs.

Currently, 63% of properties in the City of London meet the EPC rating of ‘C’ or above. This is closely following by Salford, which has 58% of properties meeting the recommended energy rating and Peterborough, where 53% of its properties...

Get an Old Home Back into Prime Condition with Smart Improvements

Homeowners might love their houses, but they also know they are not perfect. It is especially so with homes that are getting older. Faded paint and old fixtures only add to the sense that time has left the place behind. Getting all of it back in prime condition will take some effort. Fortunately, there are some things you can do, like renovating oak beams to look modern or installing some modern fixtures. These upgrades can completely change the look of your home and make it look brand new. Here are some suggestions.

Renew the old beams and wood

While wood does not have...

Energy saving tips in the home

Saving money in the home is essential. As costs seem to rise as the years go on, we are all trying to find ways to keep money in our pockets. The best way to save money in the home is through energy efficiency. Here are a few energy saving tips in the home.

Solar Panels

By installing solar panels on your home, you will be using less energy for heat, and that will have a positive effect on your bank account. Harnessing the power of solar energy will not only make your home more energy efficient, but home heating and cooling costs will drop. That’s a win/win.

Solar panels...

How to plan a loft conversion

The Three Types Of Loft Conversion

The Internal Loft Conversion

The first type of loft conversion is the internal loft conversion. This type of loft conversion requires very little alteration to the current exterior of the home. Some additions you may need are skylights, stud walls, insulation, and plumbing alterations.

Skylights are windows placed in the roof and stud walls are plasterboard walls found in all new build properties.

Typically, insulation and strengthening the floor are issues you come across. These are often the most cost-effective types of loft...

If your home has been damaged by the storms 'beware of cold callers'

Trading Standards is urging householders, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, to be on their guard for rogue traders who might try to cash in on the damage caused by recent storms.

At the end of last week and over the weekend Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset was hit by a series of storms which damaged homes and property.

Now the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is urging householders to always reject offers of goods and services from cold callers, which could include people claiming to be tree surgeons or roofers, and other tradespeople who call...

Homes & Gardens

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

How to Add a Decorative Touch to a Bland New Build Property

A Few Words on Restoring Historic Homes in Ely

Exeter eco development set to complete in the summer

4 Benefits of an oil-filled radiator

Hiring a chimney sweep

Only 40% of homes in England meet recommend energy rating

Get an Old Home Back into Prime Condition with Smart Improvements

Energy saving tips in the home

How to plan a loft conversion

If your home has been damaged by the storms 'beware of cold callers'

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