Selling

The property market in the South West — particularly North Devon — has entered a delicate chapter. House prices are growing more slowly here than in most of England; Zoopla’s September index places the region among the weakest. Meanwhile, buyer demand is softening: according to RICS, new buyer enquiries in the South West posted a […]

If you’ve spent any time scrolling Rightmove/Zoopla/OnTheMarket or cruising around Barnstaple, Bideford, or anywhere in North Devon lately, you’ll probably have noticed something… familiar. Same boards. Same houses. Same photos from last spring. So, what’s going on? We’ve crunched the numbers from thousands of listings across North Devon over the last month, and the results […]

If you’ve been on the market through spring or summer and haven’t sold, you’ve probably seen the same loop: loads of clicks, not enough viewings; viewings with no urgency; “lovely house—we’ll think about it”; then the slow drift toward a price reduction. Frustrating—and avoidable. Below we explain what’s really happening in North Devon’s market right […]

If you are wondering how to sell your home in 2025, let’s get one thing straight: listing your property on Rightmove isn’t a marketing strategy — it’s a basic requirement. BUT…In today’s market, if your agent’s plan begins and ends with a portal upload and a For Sale board, you’re already playing catch-up. This market […]

June 2025 just landed a cold, hard slap of reality for property sellers across the South West—and North Devon is feeling it too. Rightmove’s latest figures show a 0.3% drop in asking prices, the first fall in June since 2015 and the steepest in over a decade. Ouch! At the same time, seller listings jumped […]

Let me tell you a story about Julian and Emma. Earlier this year, we met Julian and Emma who had started off “just testing the market.” Eighteen months later, still no buyer, price drops galore, and a growing suspicion that their agent was either asleep at the wheel or stuck on a loop with the […]