FPTV (EP 312) RENTAL HOME FITTINGS: The Best Spec For Durability & Style

Jim Parker August 13, 2026

Buy cheap, buy twice. So goes the saying, and for landlords, the choices you make for your rental home fittings can make all the difference between owning a hassle-free property, or one that’s a headache.

Fittings that wear out quickly are not only a time-consuming annoyance for you and your tenant; they’re also a false economy, with the costs of repairs and replacements often eclipsing any initial savings.

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Fife Homes Are 4.4% Smaller Than the UK Average

Jim Parker August 12, 2026

When people talk about the property market in Fife, the conversation normally centres on house prices. Yet price is only part of the story. The size of a home matters too. A £300,000 home in one part of the country may offer significantly more space than a similarly priced home elsewhere. Even within the same area, the average floor area can vary noticeably between postcode districts and property types. Using newly availably floor-area data for homes across Fife, we can compare the average size of local properties with the UK average and then look more closely at detached homes, semi-detached homes, terraced houses and flats.

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Why a Fife House Price Crash Looks Increasingly Unlikely

Jim Parker August 4, 2026

Every few weeks, another headline appears warning that house prices are about to crash.

The reason changes each time. One month it is mortgage rates. The next it is inflation. More recently, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in the Middle East have been blamed for higher borrowing costs and weaker buyer confidence.

Yet despite all these predictions, the housing market continues to frustrate the pessimists.

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