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Waste not, want not with a shared house

Property blogger Lea Beven discusses shared houses and how living communally with your housemates can help to save you money.

Waste not, want not with a shared house

The lowdown on leaseholds

Property blog: Lea Beven covers leaseholds – what they are, how they work and how buying property with a leasehold will affect you.

The lowdown on leaseholds

How to pick an agent to let your property

What is important to you when you are picking an agent to rent your property asks property blogger Lea Beven.

How to pick an agent to let your property
Is the property market on the road to recovery?

This last month we have seen an increase in ‘for sale’ boards going up, lots of sold signs and are getting a lot more viewings writes property blogger Lea Beven.

Is the property market on the road to recovery?

Blog: Changes to the Local Housing Allowance

Property blogger Lea Beven of Limecastle discusses how changes to the Local Housing Allowance will affect landlords and tenants from April.

Blog: Changes to the Local Housing Allowance

Property blog: When the big thaw causes big problems

What a good start to a new year – I’ve had to deal with floods, burst pipes and no fuel for the winter writes property blogger Lea Beven.

Property blog: When the big thaw causes big problems

Looking after your property during winter

This week has been a dreadful week for many landlords with empty properties, as the cold weather takes its toll writes property blogger Lea Beven.

Looking after your property during winter

Do we need more house shares for under-35s?

Property blogger Lea Beven on the changes to the housing benefit rules, what happens when former tenants don’t pay their bills and a certain award for Limecastle.

Do we need more house shares for under-35s?

Setting up a professional house share

Lea Beven has been setting up a professional house share this week and searching high and low for the furnishings to fill it.

Setting up a professional house share

Moving in to a new house share

Our property blogger has a chance to see how the other half live – she’s just moved in to a house share and is settling in to her new surroundings.

Moving in to a new house share

A tenant is not just for Christmas – or are they?

‘Tis the season to be jolly, so why not get a lodger in to share it with asks property blogger Lea Beven.

A tenant is not just for Christmas – or are they?

Becoming a property investor

Think you’ve got what it takes to become a property investor? Lea Beven of Limecastle tells you what you need to know to start out.

Becoming a property investor

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