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Your Essential Checklist for Settling into Your New Home
Congratulations on your new home! Moving into a new place is an exciting chapter, and as you begin to make it your own, there are a few important tasks to consider. To help you navigate this transition smoothly, we've put together a checklist of essential things to do...
The Art of Balancing Head and Heart in Home Buying
Finding your dream home is a significant milestone, as it involves not only a financial investment but also an emotional one. It's essential to strike a balance between your head and heart during the home buying process. While practical considerations are crucial,...
How To Make Your Home More Efficient And Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
In honour of Earth Day, we're sharing some tips on how to make your home more efficient and reduce your carbon footprint. As your trusted estate agents, we believe that small changes can make a big impact when it comes to preserving our planet for future generations....
How to Stage Your Home for a Successful Sale
Selling a home can be a stressful and time-consuming process, but staging your home can make all the difference in attracting potential buyers and securing a successful sale. Here are some tips to help you maximise your chances of achieving that sale: Declutter and...
Finding the Right Property for You
Finding the right type of home for your next move can be a challenging task, especially here in the UK where the housing market can be quite diverse. However, with a bit of research and consideration, you'll be able to find a home that fits your needs and lifestyle....
5 Ways to Financially Prepare for Buying a Home
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions that most people will make in their lifetime. It requires a significant investment of time, money, and effort. However, with the right preparation and planning, the process of buying a home can be much smoother...
Why St Neots Is A Great Place To Live
St Neots is a small town located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is known for its picturesque setting on the River Great Ouse, its historical significance, and its modern amenities. Here are a few reasons why St Neots is a great place to live: Natural beauty: St Neots...
The Myths Surrounding Estate Agencies Debunked!
When it comes to buying or selling a home, many people turn to estate agencies for help. However, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about how estate agencies work and what they can do for you. In this blog post, we will debunk some of the most common myths...
5 Reasons to Talk to Your Local Estate Agent
When looking to move home, it can often feel overwhelming when you’re getting started. There’s an endless amount of homes on the apps, and several apps to switch between! Getting advice from an experienced estate agent can really help take the weight off your mind....
Don’t Let The Headlines Cloud Your Judgement
The thought of moving house at the moment could seem daunting, but it’s important to remember that news headlines are just that, headlines. Their job is to grab your attention by any means possible, and not necessarily to give you the facts at first glance. If you’re...
The Human Side of Buying and Selling a Home
In the days before technology invaded the estate agency industry, estate agents kept buyers’ details written on index cards in plastic boxes known in the trade as “hot boxes”. The cards told the stories of individuals or families and bore the scars of persistent...
Five Steps For Finding The Right Agent
When it comes to selling your home, an estate agent can make all the difference between a stress-free or stressful move. Take your time when choosing an agent and ensure that you understand exactly what services are offered and the fees involved. It can be difficult...
Submitting Your Offer
With no immediate sign of the housing market slowing down and with demand still outstripping supply, it is important that buyers know what to expect when it comes to making an offer, whether you are a cash buyer or you require a mortgage. If you are purchasing with a...
Mortgage Advice For First-Time Buyers
Are you buying your first house? It can be a very nerve-wracking experience, but also equally exciting. With that being said, going through the mortgage process may not be as exciting. You’ll be classified as a first-time buyer if you are purchasing your first...
Tips To Save Energy At Home
Prices are rising at their fastest rate for 30 years and millions of households are facing the prospect of soaring energy, fuel and household bills, making it even harder to keep up with the costs of living. By being savvy and making some small changes around the home...
Reasons To Have A For Sale Board Up When Selling Your Property?
Before the internet, ‘For Sale’ boards were a standard part of marketing a home, but there are a few reasons some people choose not to put up a sign. Most buyers expect a house that is for sale to have a for sale board outside it and here are some reasons why having a...
Home Improvements
With moving into a new home comes excitement, but also stress. The number of tasks required to get your space looking how you want it can seem daunting at first and that’s why we would suggest these tips to help make the renovation and improvement process both more...
“There is no happiness like taking a set of keys” says Boris Johnson as he places home ownership at the heart of the “levelling up” agenda
“There is no happiness like taking a set of keys and knowing that the place is yours and you can paint the front door any colour you like. As it happens I am not allowed to paint my own front door, it has to be black.” Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson placed...
Securing Your Dream Home With The Latest “Power Buyer” Trend
Autumn is upon us, which means the peak time for the home buying market will begin to slow down… Or so we thought. According to Rightmove, the Autumn 2021 housing market is still as fast-paced as it has been all year. This is likely because people were originally...
What Are The Most In-Demand Home Features Thanks To COVID-19?
For some of us, the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives completely, even reconsidering our living situations. Over the past 18 months, the global pandemic has compelled homeowners to reevaluate how they use (or sell) their space. As we sheltered from the pandemic...
Top Tips For First-Time Buyers
Becoming a homeowner and getting yourself on the property ladder is a goal for many of us. With the governments new 95% mortgage scheme in place, designed to help first-time buyers secure a mortgage with just 5% deposit now might be the perfect time to get yourself...
Busiest property markets of 2020 revealed: Huntingdon topped the list with the highest rate of property purchases…
The hottest property spots in England and Wales have been revealed… 2020 has been the busiest year for estate agents in a decade. Recent research has shown that buyers have moved further from cities and sought out green space and small towns since the beginning of the...
Spring Budget 2021: How Will The Stamp Duty Holiday Extension Affect Homebuyers?
In yesterday's Spring Budget 2021 (Wednesday 3rd March 2021), Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the next stage of the UK Covid response, covering the Government’s guidance on furlough schemes, tax rises, and the stamp duty holiday’s approaching deadline. In today’s...
Top Tips For Getting Your House Ready To Put On The Market
When it comes to selling your home you want to gain as much interest as possible. Think of your house like your own shop window, you need to dress it up in a way to attract potential buyers, its what they see that makes them want to view it and hopefully make an...
Property Market 2021: Can I Still Move Home During A National Lockdown?
Entering a new year generally means new beginnings, goals, and a planned future - which regularly includes buying or selling property. However, as we move into 2021 with England placed into national lockdown, many hopeful home-hunters and first-time buyers are...
Boris Johnson announces new 5% mortgage scheme, Generation Buy: What does this mean for first-time buyers?
Since the reopening of the property market in May, the housing industry has had an unexpected boom of enquiries, valuations, and successful moves. However, to a significant some, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge turn-off for some hopeful homeowners and first-time...
How To View A Property Safely
Since May, property viewings and other estate agent activity has been able to resume in post-lockdown conditions, after being temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since the virus outbreak the health and safety of customers, clients and staff...
Making That Move in Britain Post-Lockdown: Unexpected “mini-boom” in July as National Year-on-Year Buyer Inquiries up by 75%…
Since reopening in May, Britain’s property market is enjoying a post-lockdown “mini-boom”, pushing asking prices to record high, according to the property website Rightmove. This has been mainly fuelled by the Government’s recent announcement of cutting stamp duty...
Becoming a Landlord in 2020…
Between the beginning and end of March, the demand for rental properties fell by more than 55%, which a large section of that is possibly due to the suspended transactions within the whole industry advised by the Government. However, according to Zoopla, the demand...
Now is the Perfect Time to Spruce Up Your Garden…
Deep down, we all need a bit of escapism from this global crisis. But with the surprisingly beautiful weather and extra time on our hands, you can shape this negativity into an optimistic project - sprucing up your garden, ready for Summer! After all, whether we...