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Practical Advice - Buying a property

Choosing the right Victorian house, flat or estate for your requirements.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Owning a Victorian Home

The Do’s and Don’ts of Owning a Victorian Home

Owning a Victorian home is a responsibility. It existed long before you did and will probably be around well beyond the date of your death. For these precious architectural beings, you should see yourself as merely the custodian/caretaker, tasked with looking…

23 Feb 2017

Owning a Victorian home is a responsibility. It existed long before you did and will probably be around well beyond the date of your death. For these precious architectural beings, you should see yourself as merely the custodian/caretaker, tasked with looking after the property until it becomes someone else’s.

Our Guide on Getting Period Home Extensions Right

Our Guide on Getting Period Home Extensions Right

If you have recently purchased a period property you could well be considering extending your house. People often look to extend their house because they need more space, often after they’ve had children and realised that kids stuff takes up lots of room.…

24 Jun 2016

If you have recently purchased a period property you could well be considering extending your house. People often look to extend their house because they need more space, often after they’ve had children and realised that kids stuff takes up lots of room.

Period Property Renovation: Our Guide to Success

Period Property Renovation: Our Guide to Success

With our guide we hope to help you avoid many of the pitfalls a renovation project can pose both to your period property in terms of costly mistakes and bad decisions and also your general wellbeing, health and of course your bank balance.

23 Jul 2015

​Find out how to plan your period property renovation project with our guide: avoid the pitfalls and costly mistakes to achieve the character home of your dreams. Finding and purchasing a renovation project fills many people with excitement and often this excitement leads them into making hasty decisions and regretting them later. The initial honeymoon period of a project, filled with ideas, vision and enthusiasm can quickly turn to…

Introducing the Victorian Sarah Beeny

Introducing the Victorian Sarah Beeny

Many of you may well have avidly watched television programmes such as Property Ladder with Sarah Beeny, The Renovation Man with George Clarke and Grand Designs with Kevin McCloud. Maybe you’ve been looking back at your own home renovations projects and wished…

01 Apr 2015

Many of you may well have avidly watched television programmes such as Property Ladder with Sarah Beeny, The Renovation Man with George Clarke and Grand Designs with Kevin McCloud. Maybe you’ve been looking back at your own home renovations projects and wished that in the difficult times, you could have benefitted from their morale boost, injection of enthusiasm and sounding board. With our first few period renovation projects, we felt…

Your own Victorian Property Buying Agent

Your own Victorian Property Buying Agent

Part of our Victorian property consultancy service, our house refurbishment project management encompasses a service to help you make the right decision when considering purchasing a period renovation project. We’d be delighted to provide you with your very own…

20 Mar 2015

Part of our Victorian property consultancy service encompasses a service to help you make the right decision when considering purchasing a period renovation project. We’d be delighted to provide you with your very own period property buying agent or adviser specialising in the purchase of Victorian period properties.We have many years of experience in purchasing, renovating and selling period properties successfully.

Advice on Buying a Victorian Flat or Mansion Apartment

Buying a Victorian Flat or Mansion Apartment

It’s easy to be seduced by the character and space offered by Victorian properties, so take the time to make sure that original features that have been offered by the seller and their estate agents are actually included in the sale.

24 Jun 2014

It’s easy to be seduced by the character and space offered by Victorian properties, so take the time to make sure that original features that have been offered by the seller and their estate agents are actually included in the sale. Buying a new home can be a very stressful time. There are offers, and chains, and estate agents, and fees, and lawyers to think about - that’s before you’ve even had to pack your belongings for moving day!…