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Selling your house is like a dating game?

Many of our HomeTruths’ clients come to us for help, as they have lost trust in their estate agent. In order to sell your house successfully, it’s really important that you and your estate agent are on the same page,... Read more

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Ireland’s ghost developments

Ireland has certainly enjoyed a property boom in recent years, but now, sadly, it’s paying the price. On our trip last week, my husband and I drove across from Dublin to Achill on the west coast, and the same sad... Read more

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Cuts? Not on my watch.

Estate agents have it bad these days, (you ask them). Not enough houses coming to the market; not enough buyers registering; over-optimistic sellers; over-cautious buyers. They’re competing for the best properties,... Read more

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De-cluttering is not a dirty word!

“This blog post is courtesy of the wonderful Jo Jacob from Benella – de-clutterer extraordinaire!” Sam and I have just had a heated discussion over the word “de-cluttering”. Sam believed it impl... Read more

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Seeing your house through a buyer’s eyes

“Why do you have so many hairbrushes?”, asked our good family friend yesterday, who is stopping with us for three weeks. I turned around to check what he was talking about and my eyes landed on a familiar yellow glas... Read more

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Resting for Christmas

From the beginning of November each year, many sellers start asking us the question “should I take my house off the market for Christmas?” The simple answer is yes. Here are my reasons: 1. Stale properties lose value... Read more

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Can experts help you sell your home in a hurry?

On 13 July 2007, there was an article in The Times, written by my old co-presenter Lucy Alexander, called “How to sell your home in a hurry”. She consulted with three property experts to discover, that magic strategy... Read more

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Property prices soaring/plummeting – [delete as appropriate]

It seems that every day we wake up to a new and often contradictory headline about house prices. They’re falling! No wait – They’re shooting up! It’s boom – or is it bust? – over... Read more

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What to do when you lose confidence in your agent

When you first engage an estate agent, you may find that you get a flurry of viewings, that your agent calls often, you get full feedback of each and every viewings, and your house is profiled in the office window. You f... Read more