Posts by Emma Alexander
Preparing to sell your home
With spring fast approaching, now is the time to get ready to make sure you’re prepared for selling your home, and moving on. So let’s make sure your home is viewing-ready! Use our room-by-room ‘Preparing to Sell Checklist’ to make sure your whole house looks fresh and attractive to entice a viewer to make an…
Read MoreNew year, new move
If you’re keen to move and your home’s been on the market since last year, check out our blog on what steps you need to take to get moving this new year. The new year encourages many of us to make positive changes in our lives. A popular choice is pledging to do more exercise,…
Read MoreHow saleable is your home? Try our saleability scorecard and see
Selling a home might not be an exact science, but there are a number of factors that will make a huge difference to how successful your sale will be. Our experience has shown us that homes that sell quickly and for a good price tend to have certain key things in common, so we’ve developed…
Read More7 Tips to sell your home in winter
With fewer homes on the market and plenty of committed buyers, winter can be a great time to sell your home. Check out our 7 top tips for selling this season. If you’re ready to move, you might be wondering whether to put your home on the market now or wait until the spring. Well,…
Read MoreDownsizing, upsizing and right-sizing – MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE FOR YOU
Are you thinking about making a change to where you live? If you no longer need all the rooms in your home, you might have decided to downsize into something smaller. Or perhaps it’s the opposite – you need more space, in which case, it could be time to upsize into a new place. On…
Read MoreThinking of changing estate agents? Our smooth move guide
A great agent will be focused on selling your home at the best price, in a timeframe that suits you. If everything goes well, they’ll put the right value on it, market it effectively, then negotiate and progress your sale so you can move on to your new home as planned – and they’ll make…
Read MoreSummer selling for an autumn move
Summer is a great time of year to sell your home. With bright, sunny days, gardens at their greenest and flowers blooming, your marketing photos will look fabulous! More daylight hours and generally better weather than at other times of year give people much more opportunity to view your home at its best and brightest.…
Read MoreHow to add thousands to your home with our pro styling tips
One way to add value to your home is by renovating it; another is through increasing the amount of accommodation, by either building an extension or converting something like the loft or a garage to create an extra living room or bedroom. But if you don’t want to undertake that kind of building work, or…
Read More6 Simple steps to prepare your home for viewings
We know from experience that the better your home looks and feels when potential buyers come to view, the more likely you are to get an asking price offer. For many people, the decision about whether to buy a home is an emotional one, and we’ve found that, more often than not, they make that…
Read MoreTurning browsers into buyers – make sure your online advert stands out
If you’ve ever searched online for a home yourself, you’ll know how many listings there are. The broader your search terms, the more results are going to come up, and then you start scrolling through… So, what is it that makes you stop scrolling? When you’re selling, how do you make sure your headline details…
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