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Buying your first home is an amazing milestone and one that you’ve probably been anticipating for years. However, you must be considerate about your purchase. Instead of letting your deposit burn a hole in your pocket, be practical during your house search and you’ll find the best investment for your budget and needs. Here are five top questions to ask yourself as a first-time buyer. Should I buy a...

In this month's edition of Viewpoint, produced by our partners at Yellow Brick Mortgages, we explore The Value of Advice; Home Insurance - Add-Ons Explained and The World is Changing – So Should Your Insurance.

In this month's edition of Viewpoint, we explore a mortgage jargon-buster, equity release schemes, and the key insurance policies for homeowners. Viewpoint is produced by our partners at Yellow Brick Mortgages.

A number of changes are set to take place in 2021 impacting the rental sector. Here’s what you need to know if you’re a tenant or looking to find a rental home this year.

Moving to the Country? When we move house, what are we really looking for… is it a place to live or a place to work, a house or a community, a home or a lifestyle?  It’s probably all these things and more. Understanding the needs of rural communities and their businesses is a key priority as the nation emerges from the worst impacts of COVID-19. Watsons are pleased to be supporting researchers at...

There is plenty of property news this week, so here's a quick-read summary of the key points for you, plus our hot tip for maximising the sale potential of your own property.

At Watsons, we have years of experience in all aspects of managing properties. Our objective is to support our freeholders and leaseholders by keeping them in touch with site issues and consulting with them on major works. But how do we do this? It may seem obvious but making sure we have the correct contact details on our records is vital to help ensure we keep them up to date with developments in...

Following the Grenfell Tower Tragedy in 2017, there have been many initiatives and procedures implemented to improve building safety, in particular, the assessment of flats in multi-storey buildings. The EWS1 form, or External Wall Fire Review form, is intended to provide a consistent and universally recognised record of what assessments have been carried out on the external wall construction of...

Buying your first home is an amazing milestone and one that you’ve probably been anticipating for years. However, you must be considerate about your purchase. Instead of letting your deposit burn a hole in your pocket, be practical during your house search and you’ll find the best investment for your budget and needs. Here are five top questions to ask yourself as a first-time buyer. Should I buy a...

We've had some fantastic feedback from our Valuation & Survey customers recently. Our entire Surveys Team work tirelessly to ensure all customers have the best customer experience, and turnaround is as fast as possible. We've pulled together just a few 5 Star reviews from the past week... EXTREMELY GRATEFUL Emily Williams and Leslie Milson. Both have been outstanding they have gone...