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4 Local places to market your home to female buyers

This month we’re looking at how to attract female buyers to your home; they’re a large segment of property buyers, and consequently you need to be marketing properly towards them as a buyer. This week we’re looking... Read more

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Moving house…an expensive business!

Zoopla.co.uk property news author Frances MacDonald provides a detailed breakdown of the less obvious costs involved for those planning to move house – including estate agency fees, EPCs, conveyancing and removal exp... Read more

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Pro vs. Estate Agent Photography – It’s a numbers game

With Rightmove.co.uk consistently being one of the top ten visited sites in the UK, it would be fair to say it is the number one ‘shop window’ when it comes to viewing property. Now we all know that first impressions... Read more

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Mr and Mrs Sills, Bedfordshire. August 2011

“We are extremely grateful for the help which you and Karen Kerridge have given to us. It is fair to say that the re-marketing of our home this year would have been a far more difficult and traumatic process without th... Read more

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Mr Wright, Bedfordshire. October 2011

“I finally feel we’re taking some positive steps.” If you’d like my help to sell your home more effectively, please answer a few short questions here and if I think I can help you, I’ll be in touch.... Read more

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Andrew Roberts, Normandy. March 2011

“HomeTruths renewed my faith in marketing. Crucially they recommended the right estate agent who produced a superb brochure and highly effective advertising. As a result Queen Anne House sold within 5 days of the ad ap... Read more

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Kim Pointon-Taylor, Gerrards Cross. April 2011

“Our flat had been on the market for over a year and we had almost lost hope when we called in Sam. She gave us solid, practical advice that helped us refocus our efforts on all the little things that add value to home... Read more

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Nicky Rudd, Stoney Stratford. January 2011

“After 6 months on the market with viewings but no offers, we took some advice from Sam. By putting in place her suggestions, we sold our house in weeks. The lady who bought it literally commented on everything we had ... Read more

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Paul and Kate Nicholson, Stanford-in-the-Vale. 2008

“We were considering a low offer, and thank goodness we listened to HomeTruth’s advice. Our buyers eventually came up with an offer of £10,000 over the asking price when we’d been considering an offer of £40,000 ... Read more

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Dave & Amy Stone, Worcester. 2008

“Sam gave us so many ideas to transform the house into a much more saleable commodity at minimum cost. We could not believe ourselves what a difference the changes made and resulted in an offer being received very clos... Read more