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This week we’d like to introduce Conor O’Reilly, the photographer who brings to life property details for all our potential homebuyers How did you get into professional photography? I studied film production at university and have always had a passion for creativity and design, so I’ve always been comfortable behind the camera and the opportunity […]
Hi I’m Marie, welcome to Marie’s Bakehouse. I produce all my makes and bakes from my home kitchen in Urmston, Manchester, where I live with my two beautiful girls and long suffering husband- the cake business is slowly taking over! As well as producing beautifully decorated and deliciously tasting cookies and handmade cake toppers for […]
Buyer demand is still up by 4% on the more normal market of 2019, but down by 20% on October last year. The era of historically low interest rates is over, but there are signs that mortgage rates and availability are now settling down. As is usual in November, sellers are pricing more competitively to […]
Solar PV (or solar photovoltaics) is the generation of electricity using energy from the sun. Modern solar panels produce electricity from daylight – they don’t need it to be bright and sunny to work, which is handy in our climate, particularly in this part of the UK. Solar PV panels are normally mounted on the […]
As you can imagine, we meet a lot of people who have reached the point when they realise they are ready to move home. Being ready to move is not the same as needing to move – we have met couples who love where they live so much they’ve hung on as long as possible! […]
If you have been in your house for some while, you may well have grown used to your decor, and not really thought about how it might look to potential home buyers. However, fresh eyes – as in the fresh eyes cast about by people viewing your home – might spot signs of wear and […]
It can be a hard decision to make, moving on from the home where you and your partner have raised children, celebrated all of life’s greatest events, and which you once called your ‘forever home.’ With each lifestage comes change, and downsizing can be a positive one, but how do you know when it’s the […]
The 2022 Property Academy Home Moving Trends survey revealed that, across all ages and household types, factors like ‘being liked and trusted’ and ‘good market knowledge’ are more important to vendors than the fee they charge. When asked what the most sought-after attributes were when establishing trust in an agent, respondents rated ‘Listening to and […]
Selling your home can be quite the emotional rollercoaster. While it’s exciting to be looking for a new home yourself, unless you’re a first time buyer, it also means you will be inviting strangers into your home and asking them to judge it. If you are conducting viewings yourself, rather than asking your estate agent […]
There are many reasons why people move to a new home – upsizing, downsizing, a new job, financial or health challenges, but sometimes when we move home, it’s not just the stresses of the moving day itself that cause anxiety – it’s the demands of a move to a new neighbourhood, or even a whole […]
