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Adding Value to Your Home |
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| "Clients often ask me for advice on the best way to add significant value to their home. I always start by reminding my clients that the best way of increasing the value of their home is to do nothing but sit and wait. Over time, property goes up in value - and at more than the rate of inflation."... | ||
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Planning White Paper on Lofts: OK if they are for children or ... |
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| Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders says the new proposals include an 'impact test' for certain home improvements which is open to interpretation, and could effectively stop home renovations such as loft conversions. On BBC Breakfast this morning, they demonstrated that, in future, lofts will only be able to go through without planning approval if they are small enough only to accommodate children or permanently crouching adults. |
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Loft conversions are tops for adding value to homes |
An End To Loft Conversions? |
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| In the more metropolitan and densely populated areas of London and the South East, loft conversions on average offer the best potential increase to a... | It would, we were told, do away with planning permission for "minor developments" such as extensions and loft conversions... | |
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Lofty ambitions |
Loft conversions best way to add value |
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| Moving up could be the next best thing to moving house, but only if you go through the proper channels, writes Pauline McCallion. | If you want to increase the value of your property a loft conversion should be top of your list, according to new research. ... | |
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Loft Conversions The Way Ahead |
Red tape to be cut for home improvements |
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| One in five home owners are busy converting lofts or other areas into living space. This is becoming a preferred option for property owners who want to avoid the expense of moving and need more space, says a survey for AA Insurance. | Government ministers are set to cut red tape for home improvements - allowing homeowners to undertake small projects without planning permission, the Times reported yesterday. | |
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Brits 'must update home insurance after renovations' |
Home in on best ways of adding value! |
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| Homeowners in the north-west could net a profit of more than £75,000 by investing in loft conversion, new research has revealed. | Although a loft conversion will cost more than a new kitchen or bathroom, it will add more value to your property and is the most profitable way to make money on your home. | |
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Homeworking in the attic |
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| The Telegraph has a nice short piece on loft conversions by Caroline McGhie. In a comment that's equally applicable to shedworking, she writes: "It makes financial sense to expand rather than move." | ||
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Loft conversion 'can lead to £75k profit' |
House prices going through the loft! |
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| Homeowners in the north-west could net a profit of more than £75,000 by investing in loft conversion, new research has revealed. | Homeowners who favour improving over moving can easily add around £100,000 to the value of their house, according to new findings by Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans | |
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Loft conversions 'are a sound investment for homeowners' |
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| Using homeowner loans to finance a loft conversion could be a very sound investment, a leading bank has said. According to Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans, a loft conversion adds around £100,000 to the value of a home. |
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Don’t convert your loft to a loss |
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With property prices increasing by 40% since 2001 homeowners are faced with an increasingly steep climb to reach the next rung on the property ladder. As a result more and more homeowners are undertaking loft conversions to add to the value of their home... |
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Convert Your Loft |
Naturist couple contest neighbour's loft windows over views to open air Jacuzzi |
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It’s essential that the new space feels like an intrinsic part of the house. Flimsy windows, bouncy flooring and – the biggest crime of all – a flip-down ladder, will turn off prospective buyers (temporary stairs mean the loft can’t be considered as living space). The best arrangement is for the new staircase to follow on seamlessly from the old... |
When Jeremy and Janet Titley decided to convert the loft above their property they never dreamt it would cause any offence. So they were surprised to hear that their neighbours were practising naturists who did not want to be seen pursuing their hobby... |
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Loft conversions and house extensions to be put on fast-track |
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Homeowners would be able to build conservatories, kitchen extensions and loft conversions without planning permission under changes to planning laws proposed ... |
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Loftshop helps householders generate extra value from their lofts |
Loftshop now offers choice of 4 different means of escape (MOE) roof window |
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Top Building Societies have found that Loft Conversions can add more than 20% to the value of a home if it combines an extra bedroom and a bathroom and The Loft Shop, specialist in products for lofts and loft conversions, is helping homeowners along the way with its recent fully updated 32 page guide to using the loft, which also incorporates changes to the Building Regulations. |
The Loft Shop Ltd, the company that provides the widest range of loft ladders, roof windows, staircases and domes available in the UK, is now offering four different Means of Escape (MOE) roof window options in different sizes and materials. |
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Loftshop provides free websites for builders |
Exciting new products in brand new catalogue from the Loftshop |
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Introducing a scheme designed to generate enquiries for its customers whilst at the same time strengthening its relationship with the users of its products The Loft Shop, the leading company in the field of products for lofts and loft conversions, is offering free websites to existing and new customers. |
If you are looking for products to go into a loft or loft conversion look no further than The Loft Shop’s latest 52 page full colour catalogue with its distinctive Loft Shop blue cover. As well as the tried and tested products for which The Loft Shop has become known it features several exciting brand new products all marked with a red corner icon and carrying photographs and explanations in diagram and text. |
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Moving costs drive homeowners to improve, not move |
A loft conversion can add extra living space without costing the earth |
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| More Britons are living in their homes for longer than they would have wanted because they just cannot afford the moving costs, according to new research. |
The loft space can be as much as 30% of the total floor area of your house, and can be turned into a living space by adding windows and stairs. So if you're short of space, now could be the time to chuck out your clutter and extend upwards. | |
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Loft conversions advice |
Homebuyers extend homes to avoid stamp duty hike |
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| Loft conversions and roof extensions are popular ways of increasing the size of your home. All loft conversions require Building Regulations approval. | Soaring numbers of homebuyers are extending their homes, not buying a bigger one, in a bid to avoid paying a massive stamp duty bill. | |
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News 15.09.2006 |
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| The new Library Stair has been chosen by The Photographic Library Ltd. based in Covent Garden in London as the only possible space saving solution to access a cetralised mezzanine floor area. We congratulate Wayne Howell from The Loft Shop Ltd. in Richmond on his success with our range of products. | ||
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Tories set to let owners extend homes |
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| HOMEOWNERS could find it easier to build extensions to their properties under controversial new Tory proposals. One of the party’s policy groups, which is investigating ways to improve the quality of life, says planning curbs should be relaxed for people who want to improve their homes. |
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Need Loft Work Done? |
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| See our ever growing list of Loft Shop Partners able to carry work out in your area! | ||
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Saving Money by installing Loft Insulation |
A Lofty Improvement to your Home |
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| Check out these articles about saving money by installing Loft Insulation - then place your order right here! DIY Data My Home Vale of White Horse District Council |
A loft represents a large proportion of unused space in your home; this week we suggest how good use can be made of this otherwise wasted area. | |
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