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Build a home office, add a storey or rent out your parking space . . . ways to get your house working for you
The Times
If a homeowner wants to make money, they can usually sit back and let house price inflation do the heavy lifting. Last week we revealed that the average property price had almost tripled in the past 20 years, from £81,628 to £224,337.
If you want to make a property profit this year, you and your bricks and mortar might have to work a little harder. The research consultancy Capital Economics predicts that house prices will fall 5 per cent once the stamp duty holiday ends on March 31. Even estate agencies, which are typically more optimistic, believe that prices will flatline.
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A house is primarily a home, but owners would be disingenuous if they didn’t eventually hope to make a little cash from it too.
