The UAE attracts different kinds of property investors, and the availability of diverse options means home buyers can choose a unit that is best suited for either a short-term or long-term lease. This decision is usually based on various factors such as rental yields, capital appreciation, location, market conditions, supply and demand and individual investment … Read more
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What locks should I use? For a traditional front door to a house, Lloyd Morgan, a master locksmith at London Locks Limited, recommends the combination of a lever mortice deadlock with a high quality night latch. Night latches are fitted on the internal side of a door with a handle, and unlocked from the outside … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Two women peer into a construction site on Broadway street in Vancouver on Feb. 16.Jennifer Gauthier /The Globe and Mail At first glance, the three new buildings that developer Adrian Lai is promoting – among the first proposals in Vancouver’s effort to turbocharge densification along its extensive east-west Broadway corridor … Read more
Feeling burned by sharp increases in your car-insurance rates over the last year? Buckle up: Insurance is only going to get more expensive. Car-insurance premiums will continue to climb this year after rising more than 43% since January 2022, according to new research from Bankrate. “While we hope to see rates stabilize soon, that likely … Read more
There are 14 legal heirs to my grandfather’s residential property. Twelve of them will waive their rights to the property. Instead, those rights will be passed on the son of my late uncle and me. To facilitate this transfer, we will each make a payment to the other heirs and then sell the property. We … Read more
We were contacted by an Australian entrepreneur who had allocated a significant £9m budget to his daughter in her twenties. He wanted us to ensure she had gained access to and picked from the very best properties and that the negotiations were expertly handled. Beyond that, the decision was entirely hers. We are currently working … Read more
While the number of home purchases has fallen – mortgage approvals in October were a third below their five-year average – many people have still managed to move to bigger homes this year. Increasing numbers have bought in cash, meaning that Savills estate agency expects cash purchasers to make up 43pc of transactions in 2023, … Read more
DON’T LET the exposed brick fool you. Until recently, this vibrant kitchen in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was dingy, dull and stripped of original details—the victim of a hit-and-run renovation that removed every bit of character from the circa-1900 row house, says architect-designer Sarah Jacoby. The upshot? In 2022, when the new owners, an education administrator and … Read more