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Guides: Moving home

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An emptied room with a parquet floor, white-painted walls and a wide multi-pane window.

Renting & rights · Moving home

Handing back a home after decades: what you actually owe

After 30 years in the same apartment almost everything is written off. How the useful-life table works, what counts as normal wear, and when the deposit must be released.

28 July 2026 · 4 min read

A house on a rise, with a sloping meadow and scattered trees in front of it.

Moving home · Estate planning

Valuing your home before a move: what is it actually worth?

Before a sale, an advance on inheritance or a usufruct you need a defensible figure. The three valuation methods, what online estimates are good for, and when a full appraisal pays.

7 July 2026 · 5 min read

A white detached house at the edge of a green meadow with a wide view across the valley.

Adapting · Moving home

Adapt or sell? The family home in later life

Stay and convert, or sell and move: a decision guide with cost comparison, property gains tax, tax deferral on a replacement home, and the third route – selling but staying put.

30 June 2026 · 7 min read

A hand holding an apartment key with a fob in front of an open, brightly lit apartment door.

Financing · Moving home

Purchase costs when downsizing to a senior apartment

Moving means costs on both sides: transfer tax, notary, land registry and mortgage certificate on the purchase – agent's commission and property gains tax on the sale. With a worked example.

9 June 2026 · 5 min read