Selling Property
- Viewings are the lifeblood of any sale, whether you have them beating down your door or more likely in the current market, a handful of quality buyers coming to look around your home. Attitudes in recent years have shifted. Gone…Read this article
How useful is Social Media when selling your home?
“The most hateable TV show ever made” and a zero star rating. You may think I’m talking about the latest general election debate, but it’s actually Buying London, the newest property reality show from Netflix. Property Reality Shows For the…Read this articleHow to get the best out of your estate agent
I happened to go and see Basil and Barney the other day – my parents’ sausage dogs! As soon as I opened the front door, they were both running in circles and so happy to see me, plus eager to…Read this article2024 Property Market Predictions
As regular readers of my column will know, I like to stay one step ahead of everything that is going on in the world of property. And today’s thoughts are no exception. Rather than wait until we actually start…Read this articleWhat PurpleBricks And Solicitors Have In Common
Bizarre I say it, but the M62 got me thinking the other day. As I was cruising down the motorway, there was pristine tarmac all clearly laid out in front of me and with limited traffic I was making…Read this articleUnderhand Estate Agent Tactics Are Back
How dirty is your estate agent – seriously? I ask as there is a rising tension between estate agents and if one isn’t careful, you may find yourself caught in the middle. The way some estate agents are conducting…Read this articleThe Property Viewing Commandments
Property viewings are where the worlds of science and art converge. There are elements that are logical, but more often than not it is a feel of how to conduct them. One needs to remember, that by the time…Read this articleThe Different Types of Estate Agent Characters
I reckon I’ve sat through quite a number of estate agent pitches to would-be sellers over the last 20 years – it’s a number that will probably scare me if I stopped to work it out! One question that…Read this articleHow To Create Time In A Property Transaction
As I am lying in the dentist’s chair for my annual check-up, squirming around like an upturned woodlouse, I am thinking to myself ‘if only I could control the time this took and make it as pain free as…Read this articleHow Hybrid Workers & Cash Buyers Are Affecting Yorkshire’s High-End Property Market
We discuss how hybrid workers and cash buyers are affecting Yorkshire’s high-end property market with a panel of property experts. As quoted in The Yorkshire Post: If you’re a cash buyer at the top end of the Yorkshire…Read this articleShould Hunting Exist in Property?
Should hunting exist in property? I say this as if I changed my name to Kwasi Truss and made a hash of the economy, I can simply say I got it wrong and step away from the whole situation…Read this articleThe Only Way is Property Tsar
As we bid a sad farewell to Marcus Jones, many of you will be asking, ‘who?’ I can understand this entirely, as Mr Jones was of course our last housing minister who was in the role for a whole…Read this articleDoes Property Experience Count for Nothing?
Another day, another ‘disruptor’ Every week, there seems to be a new challenger and self proclaimed ‘disruptor’ having a pop at the estate agency sector, bringing their new sparkling product to the market, that claims to be the answer…Read this articleThe Hardest Part of Selling Your Home
If I asked you what the hardest part of selling your home was, I am going to guess that you will say getting everything to presentation standard, keeping the children’s toys tidy during the viewing process or choosing which…Read this articleThe Property Card Game
I often think that playing the property game, is like a game of cards. You have to best use the cards you have been dealt to greatest effect in order to achieve the right outcome, whilst not giving the…Read this article