How to find a great place to live.
Here at Housing Hand, we are regularly asked to help students to find student accommodation. We have lots of expertise in assisting students, in particular, find a place. We have been around for over 7 years now and have learned a thing or two about helping our customers find a place they want to live […]
Happy renting with Housing Hand.
If you are a student then it is very likely that you will be happy renting the place you live. However, over the last 10 years, it has become much more common for people in general to rent their home. In the UK around 5 million people rent, which is almost 100% growth in a […]
Going through Clearing – The Step by Step Guide
Clearing…..It’s not the end of the world! Sooo you’re reading this for a few reasons: You’re crazy organised and you’re already covering yourself in case the unthinkable happens and your results don’t go as planned. Results day is approaching and you’re beginning to stress about your results. The day has arrived, you’ve missed out on […]
Housing Hand acquires UK Guarantor and partners with Accommodation for Students.
We’ve got some good news! We have acquired UK Guarantor, the UK’s second-largest rent guarantor service, (have a guess who the largest is?) This means we can reach and help even more UK renters. As part of this acquisition, we have also taken UK Guarantor’s place as Accommodation for Students’ referral partner. This new arrangement […]
How to market your property to generation rent.
Generation rate is growing and is becoming the norm. According to recent figures, the average house price in the UK is £234,742. Brexit notwithstanding, property values are now rising again. As expected, there are wide geographical variations – the North East (£130,688) is at one end of the scale, which contrasts sharply with property prices in […]
The 9 Best Gift Experience Ideas for Christmas
Now that summer is out of the way and the weather is gradually getting colder, it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. Love it or loathe it, Christmas is a time for friends, festivities and, perhaps most importantly, food. It’s also a time where families gather to share stories and presents while seeing out the […]
Mental Health Causes & Remedies.
What is Mental health. Life affects everyone differently. Everyone will go through a difficult time at some stage. Emotion is the human way of dealing with struggles we face, and sometimes negative emotions can be a healthy response to challenges we face. Mental health includes our emotion, psychological and social well-being. It affects how we […]
Summer in the UK: London’s Rooftop Bars
As much as we love the busy streets and dark pubs of London. Sometimes you need to get above all of that and change scenery, right? So why not elevate your evenings and visit the many rooftop bars of London. Enjoying the summer sun or a starry skyline, shaken or stirred, bites or meals, London […]
Residential landlords: What’s your favourite type of tenant?
20 years ago, roughly two-thirds of 25-34-year-olds in London and the Home Counties were homeowners. Today, that figure is halved. The sharp rise in house prices relative to incomes, particularly in the South East, has transformed the residential lettings market into a lucrative business. Residential landlords now have a wide variety of eager tenants to […]
London Festivals you can’t miss this summer.
Everyone knows that loading up a car, catching the train or even getting on a plane and walking through muddy fields can be hard work. So here is a list of London festivals that are only a tube ride away giving you the option to get home and avoid the early morning sweats of tent […]
