HOW TO AVOID BEING GAZUNDERED
BUT WHAT IS GAZUNDERING? Most people will have heard about gazumping but, if you’re selling property, are you aware of the risk of being gazundered? Read on: If you’ve bought or sold a house before, then there’s every chance you’ll have heard
THE AFTERMATH OF MOVING
DON'T SLIP UP A recent incident got us talking in the office today about the things which can go wrong AFTER moving house. Fortunately, the hiccup which started the conversation was a short-lived one and easily resolved - but it’s not always
ESTATE AGENCY PARTNERS – WHAT WE RECOMMEND
Is your estate agent trying to push you towards using a particular service? Remember the choice is yours – and yours alone… We’re moving ourselves at the moment … We’re on our way to new premises and, although we have plenty
HAVE YOU BEEN ASKED FOR AN INDEMNITY POLICY?
Beware The Indemnity … More and more sales are being blighted by last-minute haggling over insurance policies to protect the buyer – so what do you do if you’re asked to pay for one? Read on: You’re selling property so you’ve done
IS YOUR NEW HOME AT RISK FROM FLOODING?
A WORD OF WARNING Let’s imagine you owned a 10-acre field. It’s not much good as farmland as it’s prone to flooding, so any crops you tried to grow would be likely be underwater and livestock could end up being marooned. It
TEPILO and EMOOV MERGER.
IS BIGGER BETTER? You probably don’t have to follow the estate agency business too closely to have heard about the merger of a couple of the bigger players in the online market. Urban along with TV celeb Sarah Beeny’s Tepilo, and
BUYERS AND SELLERS – THE AGENT’S DILEMMA
OUR THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT. Naturally, as estate agents, we read quite a bit about the home-buying process. Whether it’s the current property market trends or factors which can influence it, it’s in our interests to make sure we’re up
NOISY NEIGHBOURS
IT'S NOT JUST THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR One of the most common reasons for a homeowner becoming disillusioned with their choice of property is noise. You may have fallen in love with a house approximately ten seconds into the viewing, recalculated what
LEARNING THE ANATOMY OF YOUR HOUSE
THE THINGYMUJIG! Have you ever had to describe a bit of your house to someone and had no idea what it’s really called? For example, it can be a bit humbling to have to summon a professional for a repair job, point
WINNING THE RATINGS WAR
THUMBS UP FOR TRUSTPILOT. If you don’t work in the commercial sector or if you’re not self-employed then we wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t come across the independent review website Trustpilot. It works in much the same way as Trip
TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ONLINE ESTATE AGENTS
WE ARE PARTICULARLY KEEN ON NUMBER 8. We all do an increasing number of things online these days – booking holidays, buying our weekly groceries and even watching films or TV. But, although online estate agents are not a new concept any
HOW MUCH IS A GOOD SCHOOL WORTH?
HOW GOOD IS YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL? There’s been quite a bit in the papers recently about the price people will pay to live in the catchment area of a good school. Santander reckoned it adds up to £30,000 to the value
THE DOS AND DON’TS OF BANK HOLIDAY DIY
THE DOS AND DON’TS OF BANK HOLIDAY DIY. If you’re one for stereotypes, then you may believe folk thinking of selling their homes this year will have waited until around now to get it ready for the market and will therefore
A FEW MORE TIPS ON SELLING
DON’T FORGET THE SPARE ROOM… It may not be a deal-breaker but why risk one room clouding a buyer’s opinion of your home? When it comes to selling property, there are bound to be a few quandaries to face. Do you spend a
OUR PROMISE TO YOU…
IT'S UNUSUAL - BUT IT'S GENUINE. And, as it’s one of our USPs, perhaps we can be excused for promoting our money-back guarantee via our social media channels and on our website. But perhaps it’s not surprising that it still raises a few
SHOULD YOU HOLD AN “OPEN HOUSE”
THREE'S A CROWD. If you’re thinking of selling property in the UK, then you probably know how it’s normally done. You find an agent, they help you with the marketing and then you wait a little while for buyers to show
A GUIDE TO VIEWINGS
WHEN THEY WANT TO LOOK AROUND. A few hints and tips on how to prepare – and how to pitch with confidence When your estate agent calls to announce they have a potential buyer interested in seeing your property, most of us
WE’RE ALL DIFFERENT – BUT STILL THE SAME
WHEN ALL ESTATE AGENTS ARE FISHING IN THE SAME POND, CAN ANY REALLY CLAIM TO HAVE THE EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING YOU A BUYER? PROBABLY NOT If you’re selling property then you will probably choose your estate agent either as