How to choose the best estate agent in 2023 – 11 questions to help you decide
on SellingLet’s face the truth. The boom market of the last 2 years is gone. House prices are slowly falling and buyer demand is down. It’s not all doom and gloom but the days of selling for a crazy price quickly and easily are gone, at least for now. Now is the time that the best […]
The new year encourages many of us to make positive changes in our lives. A popular choice is pledging to do more exercise, while some people might decide to learn a new skill. But if you were one of the many sellers who put their home on the market last year and you haven’t yet […]
3 Key Reasons why the North Devon property market is NOT going to CRASH in 2022 or 2023
on Buying, Letting, Property News, SellingAs we enter the autumn/winter period, many so called ‘property pundits’ and newspapers are claiming that the pressure on homeowners, coupled with inflation and high energy prices means we are heading for a crash in 2022/23. Whilst this makes great headlines to sell newspapers or to serve as ‘click bait’ online, the reality so far […]
We all dream of a white winter wonderland. A thick layer of snowy icing on the lawn, roaring fires, candlelit windows, movie afternoons wrapped in thick, downy duvets. The spicy scent of mulled wine drifting in from the kitchen. If your home is on the market and winter is on the horizon, you couldn’t hope […]
You did it: you found an agent you liked, who loved your home and valued it at a price you were happy with. They put together an impressive marketing plan and the ‘For Sale’ board has been invitingly positioned at the end of the drive for a while. It seems like you’ve done everything right, […]
As a landlord, it’s important to be able to assess whether a property is likely to be a good investment before you buy it. Then, once your property’s rented out, it’s helpful if you can check periodically to make sure the basic rental return is keeping up with – and hopefully beating! – the average […]
With all the gloomy media coverage currently, if you have had your house on the market for some time without success, dropping your asking price may seem an inevitable, if unwanted, next step. Your estate agent will often suggest this move if they have run out of ideas, motivation and most importantly, confidence in your […]
So, you’ve picked out your estate agent to help sell your home, but what’s the next step? While for the most part the baton is now with the agent, who’s responsible for keeping the progress of the sale on track, there are still some things you can do to achieve the very best desired outcome […]
How to use creative photography to market your high value home
on Selling, UncategorizedNine times out of ten, where is the first place a potential buyer will see your home? You guessed it – in a photograph! Whether it be online through a laptop screen or mobile phone, or on the street in an estate agent’s shop window, the photography should be treated as the place to showcase […]
In the last lettings blog, we talked about finding the perfect tenant for your property. Finding that gem of a tenant is the key to peace of mind as a landlord, but once they are in situ, things will run from strength to strength. Once we find them, we need to know how to manage […]