Flashing Santas and bodged DIY

We can’t believe how quickly time is flying here at K&D Property Buyers – Christmas is creeping up so fast. While we love spotting houses with giant inflatable Santas and flashing elves, we wonder if anyone’s done any research into whether an abundance of Christmas lights might affect how your property is valued ...

Anyway, thought for the week (month? – as we said, time is going so fast) comes from an article on the BBC news website. It says that nearly two-thirds of people have been duped into buying a property in worse condition than they originally thought.

Quick repairs cited include:

* hanging pictures over cracks
* placing rugs over carpet stains
* moving furniture to hide damp patches.

Aaaaargh! You can read the whole article on DIY cover-ups here.

May we suggest … if your house needs lots of bodged DIY jobs doing before you can put it on the market, you might have trouble selling. So don’t delay: sell it to us instead!

New kids on the blog

Welcome to the new blog of K&D Property Buyers. This is the space where we’ll give you lots of information about what we do and who we do it for.

We buy houses from people for all kinds of reasons …

* Maybe they’ve fallen behind with their mortgage repayments and are facing repossession. We offer cash, turn the sale around quickly and pay up to £500 of their solicitors’ fees so they can sort out their debts and get themselves settled and straight for the future.

* Maybe they’ve retired, but only from work … not from the world. It’s amazing how much money is tied up in people’s property. We help them release their equity so they’re free to don their backpacks, kiss goodbye to the grandchildren and live it up for a while somewhere sunny and exciting …

* Maybe they’re stuck in a seemingly endless property chain and need to move quickly. Because we can pay them cash, they’ll be in a very favourable position to make an offer on somewhere new.

We’ll be back soon with more information and advice on moving house. Meanwhile, here’s Forbes’ 2006 list of the most expensive homes in the UK. Ouch!

www.forbes.com/homeslide.