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De-cluttering your home to help it sell

It can be very exciting when you decide to sell your house and move somewhere new. It can be the start of a new life with new opportunities and possibilities. You may be looking forward to decorating your new home or mov... Read more

In the bleak midwinter; staging your home for a winter sale

Winter brings with it many challenges, but selling your home during this season shouldn’t be one. House hunters still look around during the winter season, especially if they’re looking for a fresh start in the New... Read more

10 Top tips for winter selling

Selling a house in the wintertime is never easy. Your garden is looking far from its best, dogs and children are wont to bring in mud and leaves, and everything looks so grey. I’ve put together a list of 10 Top T... Read more

How I put my money where my mouth is

I’ve sold my house. Not the one I live in, but a little cottage I bought, renovated, and then because of the banking crash in 2007, I had to rent out for a few years. When the tenant moved out last year, I took my chan... Read more

Catriona Archer, home & retail stylist, shares a few home truths…

I don’t know about you, but even if your lucky enough to be in an area of the UK that is seeing a rise in property prices, it’s easy to wonder why to bother styling a property when it’s hopefully going to be snappe... Read more

7 Questions to ask your estate agent this summer

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

Home improvements designed to boost the value of your house

The UK housing market is at an all time high since 1998 and research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed that on average, 22.700 homes were sold each month since the start 2014. People up and down... Read more

What’s a Rightmove Property Performance Report and how will it help me sell my house?

Do you know what a Rightmove Property Performance Report is? Well done those if you do! But if you think it sounds like an investor report, you may want to read on. Particularly if you’re trying to sell your hous... Read more

Can’t sell? How about renting instead?

Today’s guest post is by Tom Wills of City Home, the buying and renting property specialists based in Leeds. When Tom isn’t writing about all things property related he enjoys renovating his own home: his fir... Read more

8 Tips for prepping your home for a viewing

Your home probably feels comfortable to you on some level, no matter how tidy or well-presented it may be. But when you’re showing it off to prospective buyers, it needs to reach a different level of clean, comfort... Read more