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Is there something outside your house that’s stopping you sell?

If everything on the inside of your home is picture-perfect, it is very easy to think that your home will sell quickly. But what if there are external drawbacks that may deter a sale? The interior of your home aside, ext... Read more

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Five top tips for staging your property

When it comes to selling your property, whether you live in it or it is an investment property, you need to ensure that it looks the part when potential buyers come to view it. This can call for a little bit of work but ... Read more

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What to do when your neighbour’s house is for sale too

I visited a lady recently who was trying to sell a very pretty cottage on the edge of a village in Yorkshire. It was one of half a dozen similar properties, and as I parked my car, I noticed one of the neighbouring cotta... Read more

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Should I use more than one estate agent to sell my house?

I often get asked the question, “Should I use more than one estate agent to sell my house?” Once upon a time, this strategy made perfect sense. After all, before properties were advertised on the internet, how else c... Read more

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What Sam did last weekend

How viewings can go wrong Last weekend, my partner and I went house hunting. We move house around every two years, so it isn’t entirely unusual, but it did highlight for me (yet again) the problems faced by viewers tod... Read more

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Copy that crackles with emotion

Copy that crackles When an estate agent describes a house he’s selling, in a brochure or online, you’ll see he uses words that are found almost nowhere else in the English language: “benefiting from”, “dual asp... Read more

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Photos that sell! Let your viewers be inspired

If you’re selling your home, photography is possibly the most significant marketing tool at your disposal. The increasing popularity of smart phones such as Android and the Apple iPhone, mean that most people are equip... Read more

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Big house: small budget

A couple of years ago, I was asked to look at a house in Lancaster that was proving difficult to sell. A large Victorian house set over five stories, the family owners had loved it for twenty years, and now it was time f... Read more

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Dropping your asking price isn’t the answer!

If your home has been sat on the market for longer than you even want to admit to yourself, you may be considering ringing up your gracious agent, and telling them to drop a few numbers from the big one. They may even be... Read more

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Your ‘why’ behind your move

Share your plans with your estate agent Sharing with your estate agent your ‘why’ behind your move will almost always help you to move on. If they know the circumstances behind your decision to sell, and understand y... Read more