House Clearance News

Starting your own small or home based business is a daunting prospect but can afford you considerable satisfaction, not to mention personal and financial reward. The Tax Consultants Guide’s tips will set you on the right track to small business start-up success. The tips are of course not exhaustive, Read more [...]

Despite the tax relief benefits many people today are exchanging their traditional pension for property. Is investing property a better way to save for your retirement, should you be using your normal pension contributions to pay a mortgage on a buy to let property? Since the dot com crash in 2000 Read more [...]

During a recent house clearance in Newcastle Upon Tyne our staff found this amazing letter from George Best's father (R Best) talking about young George & his love of football, the letter envelope has a post mark for Belfast & dated 1963. The letter appears to be addressed to a journalist called Read more [...]

Collectors of antiques know that finding treasure amongst junk is possible, there are some in the antiques business that have turned their business into a great success by relying on this fact as if you know what to look for then you can make huge profits by weeding out the treasure from amidst the junk. Read more [...]

You should find out if the dead person has already paid for a lair in a churchyard or cemetery. This may be mentioned in the Will or be known to the family, solicitor or minister. You should give the details to your funeral director. If not, you will have to purchase a new lair and fees will vary. Read more [...]

The collection includes a postcard dated to 1917, showing the Green and the pub; a picture of a gentlemen working in a bicycle shed next to the post office, dated to the 1930s; and a village shot turned into a Christmas card from the 1950s. Read more [...]

The devices were discovered in a house in Northumberland after the elderly owner died. Experts called in by the family were clearing the home when they came across the devices and immediately telephoned the police. Read more [...]

A 200-year-old love letter, written in French, has been discovered in one of the items found during a house clearance. Read more [...]

An abandoned house in Cliviger, Burnley, has been resurrected by the local council; given a complete house clearance before being transformed into a sellable property. Read more [...]