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Why a woman will offer more for your property and how to hook her!

Women are three times as likely to pay the asking price for a property as men – at least according to Propertyfinder.com – does this mean that all sellers should be targeting the women in the hope of getting the best... Read more

No pets please

Whether you have a solitary budgie or a whole menagerie, any pet you have will doubtless be a very important member of your family. However, even though it’s sometimes difficult for pet lovers to imagine, there is in f... Read more

Good copy… bad copy – 5 ways to make your description stand out

When a house is being described in print or online, the words used can either have the effect of making a reader switch off, or else making the house lift off the page, and come alive. The difference between telling the ... Read more

Is your agent working for you? Ask them these questions, and see!

If your house has been on the market for more than three months, there are some questions you need to ask your estate agent to find out why it hasn’t sold so far, and what to do about it. A good agent will be able to a... Read more

Hard copy brochures? It’s the 21st Century!

I don’t know about you, but still I get excited about the post arriving. The satisfying thud it makes when it hits the doormat is a very welcome sound, and I often stop whatever it is that I’m doing and go to investi... Read more

The hardest of the “3 Ds” – Divorce

Selling a house is often difficult and fraught with emotion. Add a divorce to the mix and it’s downright traumatic. By its very definition, divorce is rarely amicable, and in most cases, one party is much more eage... Read more

Women are property hunting; how to appeal to them!

This month we’re looking at attracting the female buyer to your property. Women are three times as likely to pay the asking price for a property as men – does this mean that all sellers should be targeting the women ... Read more

Selling Your House – Your 20 Minute Weekly Workout!

Your house is finally on the market: it’s looking wonderful, your photography looks great, your brochure enticing; time to sit back and wait for an offer, right? Wrong! When it comes to selling your home, patience is n... Read more

Clever pricing

Property pricing is of paramount important these days. I don’t mean the question of ‘value’ – but instead the art of setting the right price so that the portal searches are optimised. For example: you have a hous... Read more

Price on application? Forget it.

“Price on application” is a tag applied to some properties on the market, the price of which, for one reason or another, the agent or owner wants to keep secret. The theory is that an interested buyer will make the e... Read more