Why the best agents won’t value your home. Have you ever given much thought to the expression “priceless”? It’s a fantastic oxymoron of a phrase, one we tend to reserve for those things we treasure above all others, moments or memories – perhaps the look on a child’s face when they step through the door…
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The Art of Donsizing – One size does not fit all Once upon a time, downsizing was a dish saved for dessert: ‘le plat final’ after the starter serving of newlywed domesticity and the main course of 2.4 children and a dog. Yet the assumption that downsizing belongs exclusively to retirees is increasingly outdated. Only…
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Why Spring 2026 Favours the Prepared Home Seller… There is no denying the turbulence of the past 24 months, politically, economically and legislatively. For much of the past two years, momentum in the housing market has been driven by a sense of unrelenting urgency; stamp duty deadlines, interest rate shocks and short bursts of activity…
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There is an unspoken moment at the start of every viewing. It happens before the kitchen, before the brochure, before the viewing agent has finished their first sentence – often before the buyer has even stepped out of their car. An invisible stopwatch seems to hover. And then, imperceptibly, the clock starts. In those first…
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