Tepilo's Blog - Property News and articles from Tepilo, Sarah Beeny & Guests

Relocation Tips

Thursday, 29 April 2010 | No Comments

Relocating can be challenging and expensive. When looking for property in any area you need to have good local knowledge, and also understand the local market, which is time consuming, if you already have a job to do 9-5.

Show Time

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 | No Comments

Supposing all your hard work has paid off and after you’ve tidied up a bit, taken some good photos and advertised your property, you suddenly get asked if a potential buyer can come and view your home - Helen Silver gives us some tips on how to conduct those all important viewings...

‘Rent Now, Buy Later’ How to get onto the property ladder today!

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 | 3 Comments

How much of your Rent Money goes towards the Purchase?

Tepilo is delighted to be working with Buyers Edge – The national home buyers agent service.

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 | No Comments

With Buyers Edge every UK homebuyer can have the expertise of a professional Buying Agent at their fingertips.

Attracting wildlife to your garden

Friday, 16 April 2010 | 2 Comments

Attracting wildlife to any garden, even a balcony garden is great for the environment. It’s cheap, easy and everyone can contribute - by Françoise Murat

New Contemporary Interiors and Architectural Gardens from Old - Recycling Makes Sense

Friday, 9 April 2010 | 2 Comments

Being green does not mean joining the lentil and flower brigade. Nothing wrong with lentils. I adore them, and I of course I love flowers! Just as design need not be either exclusively about either function or form, being ecologically-led need not be drab, old fashioned or inelegant. It makes sense financially, it is important for our environment and and is easily done - by Françoise Murat

"Renewables as a sound financial investment? Surely not!?"

Thursday, 1 April 2010 | No Comments

The words "Renewable energy" and "investment", have not traditionally been linked together, positively?! But this is set to change...

Get planting - Wildlife Pond Part 2

Friday, 26 March 2010 | 3 Comments

Planting a pond is not difficult – the plants are very easy and will take off (as in grow) as soon as you plunge them in, so you don’t have to be precious about it. Floating plants like ivy-leaf duckweed, hornwort and water solider can be thrown, literally! - By Françoise Murat

Build a wildlife pond in a weekend - part 1

Friday, 19 March 2010 | 1 Comment

A sure fire way to attract wildlife in the garden - by Françoise Murat

Window Dressings with a Difference

Thursday, 18 March 2010 | 1 Comment

So, we've finally made it through the winter, and, after months of battened-down hatches and bodies braced against the biting cold, almost without warning Spring really seems to have arrived. Perhaps, like us, you're considering a bit of spring- cleaning... clearing the winter grime away from your windows, so that you can actually see what's out there!

A home-seller’s guide to steam cleaning your carpets for extra saleability…

Tuesday, 9 March 2010 | 1 Comment

David Buckland of SteamCleanCarpetService.co.uk provides a home-seller’s guide to steam cleaning your carpets for extra saleability…

The Perfect Children’s Room – part 2

Friday, 5 March 2010 | 1 Comment

In the second part of the perfect children’s bedroom, we bake a cake – not literally you understand! It’s really a matter of putting certain ingredients together to give you a good foundation to build on. The trimmings are all the things that you can change over the years and won’t cost too much to do. Get the basics right and a child’s room will grow up with them - by Francoise Murat

The Buy to Let Market in 2010

Friday, 26 February 2010 | 1 Comment

There have been numerous articles written recently pronouncing the death of the buy to let market – but things seem to be changing and we’re seeing a sharp upturn it seems.

My reaction to the OFT homebuying and selling report

Friday, 26 February 2010 | 2 Comments

There seemed to have been a lot of speculation before the OFT Home Buying and Selling market study was released last week – we were even alerted to the fact that a report was due to be released several days beforehand by the OFT themselves . The findings have fuelled some hot debates and sparked some biting comments but there were several points to come out of the report as far as I was concerned...

More Innovation Needed In Home Buying and Selling Market, OFT Finds

Friday, 26 February 2010 | No Comments

A shake-up in how homes are sold, including updating legislation to allow new entrants into the market, could lead to a better deal for house buyers and sellers, the OFT said today.