Lawlors blog

After the lull of Christmas, January is one of the busiest times of year for property sales. Many buyers take the new year as an opportunity to look for a new home. If you want to get on top of the renewed buyer interest and get your home sold quickly, it’s vital that you list your property as early as you can in the new year to take advantage.

As the market shifts back into gear for the new year, you might be starting your search for a new home. One option to consider is purchasing a new build property.

Letting your property is a challenge at all times of the year, but it is particularly difficult over winter. As well as a potential decrease in tenant demand, cold weather also raises potential maintenance issues that you’ll need to keep on top of. Here are our tips for attracting the best tenants during this winter period.

While the property market tends to slow down in December, it picks right back up in January, one of the biggest selling months of the year. This just means that you need to make sure that your property is in the best position to grab the attention of any potential buyers.

We will donate £25 to Haven House for every goal scored by England during the World Cup

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Halloween Pumpkin Trail last week!

Looking for something to do this October Half Term? Why not come down & take part in the Loughton Halloween Pumpkin Trail!

You may have seen a number of headlines over the past week around mortgages and interest rates, designed to get a reaction from readers. But what should you do?

Downsizing your home. What you need to know.   Moving to a smaller home can be a great opportunity to free up some equity from your home, live a different lifestyle and to save money.

The chancellor has unveiled in this morning’s mini-budget that there will be a permanent cut to stamp duty taking effect immediately, as of Friday 23rd September 2022.  The cut is set to save home buyers thousands, with the aim to help encourage economic growth by allowing more people to move property and get more first-time buyers on the housing ladder.

With the recent dreaded rise in energy bills, many of us are looking for ways to save by making our homes more energy efficient, especially as the temperature drops. Take a look at our top tips for making your home more energy efficient.

With Christmas coming very shortly, your thoughts are probably with presents and turkeys! But if you're planning to sell your house in the New Year, there's only a few weeks left to get your property marketing ready in time for the post Christmas property search boom.