ADVICE & HELPFUL GUIDES
7 home styling tips for selling your house in 2024
If you’re selling your home, or planning to, our top home styling accessories for 2024 may help you make the right decision to give your home a mini-makeover without breaking the bank.
Why Can't I Sell My House? Ask Our Sellability Checklist
We’ve developed a checklist that we can use to analyse the saleability of any home. We rate various elements of your marketing approach across five categories, awarding up to a maximum of five points for each element to give your home an overall ‘Saleability Score’.
Struggling to Sell? How to Change Your Estate Agent
If your home has been on the market for a while, you might be feeling disappointed and thinking of changing estate agents. Here’s how to avoid making the same mistake again when you choose a new one.
Should I Drop my House Price? Try This First
If you invest some time and can spend a little money simply on the presentation of your home, that can carry a huge amount of weight when it comes to securing a buyer and getting the best possible price. Here’s what to do before you drop the price of your home
Struggling to Sell? 7 Steps to Turn House Viewings into Offers
The viewing stage of the house buying journey is mainly about making sure a home looks as good as the brochure and feels like the right place for them to live. Here are 7 ways to make your home feel right enough to make an offer.
Why is No One Viewing My House? Secrets of an Attention-Grabbing Rightmove Listing
Why can’t you sell your home? If you’re not getting viewings, it could be a problem with your online listing. Here’s how to make sure your Rightmove advert stand out from the rest so that buyers can’t resist booking a viewing.
First Impressions Count: Styling your Hampshire Home Could Stop You Losing 5 to 10% of the Value
Creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that stands out from the competition when you sell your home not only appeals to online viewers but also helps showcase your home's best features and increases its selling price.
Get Ahead With the Paperwork Before You Sell your Hampshire Home
When you accept a buyer's offer, you want your home sale to progress to contracts exchanging speedily and without a hitch. Here’s how to get ahead of the game by having the right paperwork ready…
What To Do If Your Home Isn't Selling
Despite your best efforts, your home has yet to sell and you're not sure why. Is it the photos? Is it the price? Let's consider the steps you could take to change the process and stir some fresh interest…
How to Sell your Home after Divorce or Separation
Selling a home after relationship breakdown is a daunting prospect that throws up a mix of emotions and challenges. This short guide will help you understand what to consider and how the process works.
Buying a Property in 2023? Here’s What You Need to Know
If you were planning to buy a new home this year the gloomy news headlines might have you rethinking things a bit. Is it the right time to buy? Read our guide to buying a home in 2023 to find out…
Need to Sell Your Hampshire/Surrey Home in an Uncertain Market? Read On
Need to sell up and feeling pretty negative about it? The housing market is set to fall in 2023, but all is not lost. Read on to find out the best way to sell your Hampshire or Surrey home.
Interior Design Trends for 2023
Are you planning an interior design makeover in 2023? Or perhaps you just want to make some modest changes to breathe new life into your home? Whether your project is big or small, here are some design ideas to inspire you.
How to Choose the Right Buyer for Your Home
A successful sale is about more than accepting a good offer for your property – it’s about getting a deal over the line. To do that, sellers need to make an informed decision about the best buyer to make this happen. Here’s how to choose the right offer…
Should You Overvalue Your Property?
Your home is on the market, you’ve decluttered, the sink is sparkling, and you’re patiently waiting for potential buyers to come and view your property. No one seems interested… Could it be the curse of overvaluation?
What Determines the Value of Your Property?
How is a property valued? Is there a magic formula? How does an agent decide what it’s worth? And why might your property be valued differently from the house two doors down? Let us explain…
From Garden Offices to Greenhouses, Changing Property Trends Revealed
Forget trend forecasters and property commentators; if it’s insight into housing trends that you want, turn your attention to estate agents. Here’s our take on what’s hot and what’s not in the world of property marketing.
INCREASE YOUR HOME’S ENERGY RATING TO BOOST ITS VALUE
If you’re considering selling, you may want to consider improving your home’s energy rating to maximise its value. Here are some inexpensive measures you can take.
What You Should Know Before You Insulate Your Property
Get it right, and insulation can add value to your home. Get it wrong, and it could be difficult to get a mortgage for your property. Read on to find out why.
The Sensory Guide to Selling Your Home
Homebuyers are heavily influenced by what they see, smell and hear, so here’s a quick guide to ensuring your property appeals to their senses.