Why North Devon Sellers Must Become Price Strategists in 2025
on Buying, Property News, SellingThe North Devon property market is no longer a race for lofty asking prices—it’s becoming a contest of strategy. As of June 2025, average house prices in North Devon stand at £275,000, down 4.1% from the same time last year. Detached, semi detached, terraced, and flats all show declines, with flats falling steeply by 8%. […]
Why We Don’t List on Rightmove Anymore (And Why You Shouldn’t Rely on It Either)
on Buying, Property News, SellingIf you’ve had your home sat on the market for months, endlessly clicking refresh on Rightmove hoping this week will be different, I’ve got news for you: Rightmove isn’t the golden ticket everyone thinks it is. It’s the comfort blanket of the estate agency world—safe, predictable, and (if we’re being brutally honest) about as dynamic […]
Autumn 2025: How to Sell Smart in North Devon’s Busy Buyer Market
on Property News, SellingIf 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 […]
How To Thrive as a Seller in the South Wests Toughest Market in a Decade
on Property News, SellingJune 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 […]
The Market’s Gone Quiet… Should You Shout Louder or Change Lane?
on Property News, SellingLet 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 […]
An open letter to ‘Buyers’: Waiting to Buy a Home? You Might Want to Sit Down for This One.
on Buying, Property NewsGet on the Boat! There’s a little gem of wisdom doing the rounds lately: “It’s not timing the market; it’s time in the market.” And honestly, I couldn’t agree more. Yet, here I am… talking to buyers every week who are still sitting on the fence like it’s a sun lounger in Marbella. Let’s be […]
(And a bit of marketing magic) Let’s get straight to it: If you’re selling a one-of-a-kind home and no one’s biting, it’s probably not the house that’s the problem. It’s the marketing. See, unique homes don’t need more marketing – they need different marketing. A tailored, smart, strategic plan that doesn’t just chuck the listing […]
The Secret to Selling in North Devon’s Buyer’s Market
on Buying, Property News, SellingThe Great British Waiting Game (and Why It’s a Terrible Strategy for Selling Your Home) Brits love waiting. We queue for buses that may never come. We let tea bags steep with surgical precision. And when it comes to selling our homes? Oh, we wait. And wait. And wait some more. Because “it’s just the […]
This time last year I thought prices in North Devon would track the national market more closely. I predicted that the market had bottomed out from the post Covid correction and prices would start to rise. This did happen when you look at the national stats overall but it wasn’t the case in North Devon. […]