Local Experts with Bright Ideas
Expert Presentations A selection of local experts from different professional backgrounds will share their ideas about the best ways to enhance the value of your home.
Together, they will cover a wide range of topics:
- Enhance property value for the long term, for you to enjoy
- Prepare a home for sale with some easy, low cost ideas
- Undertake major home improvements
- Use property as an investment (buy to let)
- Get an accurate idea of the value of your home
- Finance a move
- Handle property-related legal issues
- Seek out the best eco-friendly property features
- Create a kitchen, bathroom, garden or leisure room that makes your home special
- And much, much more…
Room |
Time |
Company |
Title |
Description |
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| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 10:00 | The Property Search Group | Home Information Packs: What do they tell me? | The Home Information Pack (HIP) is now a requirement for all properties. Whether you are buying or selling, this presentation will explain what the pack contains and what it all means. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 10:30 | West Berkshire Council | The smoothest route to planning permission | If you are planning a building project for your home, it's essential that you get the proper permissions before starting the project. We explain how the application process works, and the kind of things that the local planning department looks for when it grants an application. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 11:00 | J Finance | Financing the potential of your biggest asset | For anyone who needs to raise capital to fund the improvement of their home. The presentation will provide information on the options available for raising finance. It will also cover the advantages and downsides of each option and will help you decide on the best way forward. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 11:30 | Thames Valley Energy | Can renewable energy improvements add value to your property? | Whether you want to enhance the value of your property, or simply save the planet, you may, like millions of others be completely confused about the best thing to do. Should you top up your loft insulation, splash out on solar panels, cover the whole roof in photovoltaic cells or dig up the back garden for that ground source heat pump that you've always wanted? | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 12:00 | Jones Robinson | Ten tips to ensure a successful move | Do you buy before you sell, or sell up first? And how do you get the best out of dealing with your estate agent? If you are thinking of moving this year, come and find out how to do it with less stress and more success. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 12:30 | Ann Maurice House Doctor™ Network | Presenting your property for sale – can you afford not to? | For anyone selling or letting a property: homeowners and property professionals. Advice and case studies for overcoming problems in property presentation and clinching that elusive sale quickly and for the best possible price. A professionally staged property will achieve an asking price of as much as 15% more than one without appropriate preparation for the market | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 13:00 | Newbury Building Society | Improve or move: schemes your lender can offer you | For all homeowners looking for ways in which to fund home improvements or get ready to sell. Get ideas on how to fund much-needed home improvements from remortgages and green further advances (for people looking to make their home more energy-efficient) to bridging finance and stage advances. For those of a more cautious nature, there will be advice on how to save for the improvements rather than borrowing. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 13:30 | Rivar | How to move upmarket, affordably | We will present case studies which show how we have made it possible for some of our clients to afford new homes which otherwise would have been out of their reach. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 14:00 | Gardner Leader | How to make the most of your solicitor | The seminar will deal with the legal aspects of changing, altering and extending your property with particular reference to planning, building regulation approvals and consent under legal covenants. The talk will also emphasise the importance of having followed the correct procedures prior to marketing the property. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 14:30 | Renaissance | Profiting from your house and land | This seminar will discuss the various ways of developing property in order to unlock its potential. It will include advice on a number of issues, including planning consent, funding, site assembly and design. It will also explore how to minimise impact on the environment when developing property. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 15:00 | Inspiration Architects | Value by design | This presentation is intended for anyone considering carrying out building work. You will learn about important points to consider as well as pitfalls to avoid. You will also gain an overview of the process facing you and have an opportunity to ask questions. | |
| Room 1 (Bar 1861) | 15:30 | Horsey Lightly | Property law: Winning vs. losing in the property market | We will present legal advice on how to obtain the best price when selling, as well as on HIPs, legal packs, restrictive covenants and ways to protect your investment when purchasing property. Also: advice on the current tax laws, how to minimise your inheritance tax liability and recent capital gains tax changes. | |
| Room 2 (Screen 1 Cinema) | 10:00 | Applewood of Newbury | What not to do when replacing your kitchen | Most people agree that your kitchen puts the 'des' in your 'res'. While there's lots of best practice advice about how to plan a kitchen, nobody ever tells you what not to do when you decide to upgrade the most important room in the house. If you are planning a new kitchen, this is one presentation you shouldn't miss. | |
| Room 2 (Screen 1 Cinema) | 10:30 | Everest | How to improve your energy saving without destroying the planet | The presentation will deal with the energy-saving properties of Everest products and how they can increase the value of your property. | |
| Room 2 (Screen 1 Cinema) | 11:00 | Homelodge Buildings | Adding space to your property: considering the alternatives | There are other and sometimes more appropriate ways of increasing your living space rather than building traditional extensions or loft conversions. This presentation considers the pros and cons of different ways to add space to your home, including the use of garden buildings… How can you use the room? Do you need planning consent? How does it look? Is it sustainable? Does it offer value for money? | |
| Room 2 (Screen 1 Cinema) | 11:30 | Bang & Olufsen | Digital this, DAB that - High Definition this, Blu-Ray that...what AV should I buy, and when? | Increasingly, property owners consider a high-quality audio-visual experience to be an integral part of their home. But it's hard enough to decide what to buy, let alone know how to install it so that you get maximum enjoyment. This jargon-busting presentation will present the facts about current and future AV technology for all homeowners. | |
| Room 2 (Screen 1 Cinema) | 12:00 | 2save energy | Save money, save the planet: How to save energy in your home without spending a fortune | Do you want to know how to get your teenage kids to turn the lights off when they leave the room? And if they do, how much you will save? Before you invest in solar panels, come along and find out how you can make your home a greener place to live at the flick of a switch. | |