Expert Property Tips And Advice

There comes a point toward the closing stages of the summer holidays when the sadness of summer ending is finally outweighed by the promise of fresh starts, order, and the reestablishment of familiar routines when you relent to...

Unless you're from Australia, it's unlikely that where you'll be spending Christmas Day will cross your mind while you’re in the garden at 7pm checking on the smoker and topping up everyone's drinks on a warm August evening. The...

Summer is the selling season when it comes to homes. It’s textbook knowledge. From the hedgerows humming with birdsong, York stone patios glowing honey-gold in the sunshine, to the sweet scent of roses scrambling over walls and...

No Viewings? What next? It’s a position no one ever wants to find themselves in, when selling their home. After weeks, if not months, of careful liaising with estate agents, visits from EPC assessors, photographers,...

What is my home worth? Why the best agents won’t value your home Have you ever given much thought to the expression “priceless”? It’s a fantastic oxymoron of a phrase, one we tend to reserve for those things we treasure...

The Art of Downsizing One size does not fit all Once upon a time, downsizing was a dish saved for dessert: ‘le plat final’ after the starter serving of newlywed domesticity and the main course of 2.4 children and a dog. Yet...

The Return of the Committed Buyer Why Spring 2026 Favours the Prepared Seller… There is no denying the turbulence of the past 24 months, politically, economically and legislatively. For much of the past two years, momentum in...

The two-minute test: how buyers read a home There is an unspoken moment at the start of every viewing. It happens before the kitchen, before the brochure, before the viewing agent has finished their first sentence – often before...

Thinking of Moving This Year? Here’s Your January Checklist If Christmas brings everyone together under one roof, then January brings perspective. Hopefully not about relations with loved ones, but about whether the home that...

What We Can Learn from the Movies: Ranked - 12 Festive Films That Show Us How (and how not) to Style a Home for a Winter Sale Selling this winter? Why not take a tip from the movies and capture the warmth of the festive period to...