Blog: Selling

The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has presented a mini-budget in advance of the normal autumn review, with measures to help promote growth during the cost of...

Reservation agreements are here to help you to secure your deal and provide you peace of mind. It's important however that all parties involved know...

It's inevitable that you will find dampness somewhere in an old house. Nothing lasts forever, but despite English weather, our old buildings stand the test...

“The Chancellor’s announcement that funds are being put into fixing unsafe cladding, is a vital move to help first-time buyers, who have been stuck in...

Marriage value is the increase in the value of the property following the completion of the lease extension, reflecting the additional market value of the...

Damp Part 2. The fraud of rising dampThis is a quote Rising Damp was invented by the chemical industry. In a particular chemical industry boardroom in 1962...

When I bought my first home in the 80’s the surveyor said the property was damp. As was the procedure in those days, I was informed to get a ’timber...

Faced with the prospect of a lockdown-free summer, buyers are anxious to move quickly, resulting in record numbers paying over asking price to secure their...

When it comes to selling your property, it's only natural you want to know all of the facts before beginning. For the majority of us, owning a property...

The government has announced a new ‘Help to Build’ scheme in a bid to make it easier and more affordable for people to build their own...

We’re inviting you to join Boomin – a powerful new property portal we’re working with. Boomin and Mark Beaumont working together offers you a more...

Stamp Duty Holiday extension agreed - but is it a new cliff edge? Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June...

Whether you’re selling your home in South-East London or looking to rent or buy, choosing a great estate agent is a hugely important part of the...

you can cut heating costs by making a few simple changes that will make your home as energy efficient as possible and save you serious money and ensure...

There are many reasons why you may need to remortgage your property at some point in your life, so here’s our top tips on how to remortgage your property...

A Horror Story ALL South East  Homeowners Need To Read In this terrifying three-minute true story, we reveal how a South-East London family endured a...

Homeowners could be tricked into paying higher rates of commission due to expensive agents misleading them over their properties’ values. The estate...

Rightmove have done extensive research into the effect that asking prices have on a property’s likeliness to sell. Approximately 300,000 properties were...

Before you sell your home it’s highly important to get an accurate valuation. Getting its true worth allows you to know the amount to expect from it and...

If you think that all the house sale deals go through, then you are wrong. Yes, you may come into a common understanding with a potential home buyer, but...

According to reports concluded in the past year, it takes an average of about 100 days to sell a property in the UK. What could be the cause? Several...

When it comes to moving home, you are probably more focused on what you want from your new house rather than thinking about the sale of your old house. But...

A chain is where there are a number of different buyers and sellers all buying one property and selling their own. At one end of the chain, there will...

Setting the right price for your home is the single most important decision you will make when deciding to sell. Go too high, and you risk turning off...

Pound for Pound, digital marketing is far more effective,  it is the future vs the past.   In the same way as the portals killed off newspaper...

In an ideal world, you’d sell your home the minute you put it on the market and then have all the time you need to find your next dream home while your...

Be one step ahead Stay up to date with when we bring a new property to market or when something you like is about to sell. You can also learn about...

There is a small window to benefit from this, stamp duty set to 0% for the first £500,000.  If you were thinking about moving, then you really need to...

If you're thinking of selling your home, it helps to know exactly what most buyers are looking for when they walk through the door. So we've looked at the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This came...

2020 = Looking positive. 2019 = annus horribilis in the words of our Queen. Since the election result at the end of 2019 we have already noticed...

Moving home is a big decision, for some, it’s once in a lifetime.  Even if you’re a few months or several years away from putting a For Sale sign in...

2018 was a very testing time to sell. Rightmove (other portals are available  on the market) published stats showing the average length of time for...

Estate agents who routinely overvalue properties are potentially leaving many homeowners worse off as they can be forced to make huge price cuts in order...

Estate agents who routinely overvalue properties are potentially leaving many homeowners worse off as they can be forced to make huge price cuts in order...