The Piccolo Property blog

Top ten buyer turn-offs 2024 Although your home can’t be all things to all people, the aim, when marketing your home is to appeal to each and every potential buyer. So, when you’ve devoted hours to preparing and tidying your...

“Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.” It might be an old saying, but keeping a keen eye on the day-to-day finances of your rental property can pay huge dividends. But we’re not talking about...

You’ve been on the market for a while, followed your agent’s advice on price, and had plenty of viewings, but nothing ever comes of them. Where do you go from here? It can be a frustrating experience when all you want to do is...

Rental yields have risen to their highest level since 2018, with three consecutive quarters of growth taking the UK average to 6.1%, according to a new survey of landlords by Paragon Bank. It’s great to see national data...

Whether you're planning to sell in the brightest months or dreaming of long days and balmy evenings outdoors at home, May is the perfect moment to start planting for summer. And if a move is on the cards, a blooming garden or...

Cast your mind back to 2022, and you might remember a loud fanfare over levelling up the UK’s rental homes as part of the Government's target to reach net zero by 2050. Back then, the rhetoric was that all tenancies created from...

The couple visiting relatives for the weekend, they won’t be back for another six months, but they’re cash buyers and keen to move to the area. You know the sort. Even in the most organised and pristine of homes, a phone call...

Whether your home is already on the market or about to go up for sale, making sure it looks the part for viewings, even at short notice, is the way to get it sold. If you’ve ever visited any showhomes, you’ll have experienced...

Do you feel you've got high-maintenance or needy tenants? Well, you're not alone! We get so many calls from landlords tearing their hair out over constant requests to fix simple maintenance issues that their tenants are...

People outgrow their homes for all sorts of reasons, from pure practicalities to aspirational dreams. Maybe your family’s growing, you're thinking about schools, or you can simply afford to go upmarket. Whatever lies behind your...