Selling a house privately might sound a little intimidating. It shouldn’t. Plenty of people choose to leave estate agents out of the process. Here’s why:     Is it difficult to sell your home without an estate agent?  No, it doesn’t have to be.  The reason most homeowners choose to sell their house through an estate agent is because they …

Undisclosed problems can be a nightmare for house buyers. Here’s our advice on how to deal with a ‘disclosure dilemma’.   So, you’ve discovered issues with your home after purchase – now what?  Buying a home can be a stressful enough experience without finding fault with your new property.  Even if you carried out a thorough inspection, followed up by …

People have never spent so much time at home. Working from home, homeschooling, holidays in the garden. If the past 12 months have taught us anything, it’s that home is definitely where the heart is. Not surprising then that the amount of property makeovers in 2020 went through the roof as DIY became an escapism from lockdown. Home improvements not only make …

Exchanging contracts. Two words that can bring so much joy, and yet so much frustration. It’s the moment you’ve spent months waiting for – whether you’re buying or selling a property – the finishing line is in sight.  So why are you having to wait that little bit longer?   Why does the process of exchanging contracts take time?  Exchanging …

If you have already been through the house selling process, you will have no doubt heard or read  countless dos and don’ts. Even if you have never sold a property before, the chances are you will have been treated to a variety of different tales around how best to deal with the process. Advice can come from all quarters, and …

Property auction in Hull — we explain how it works and the pros and cons in our latest blog.    Who tends to sell their house at a property auction in Hull?  Anyone can sell their home at auction (Hull or elsewhere in the UK) but this route tends to be most popular amongst those either looking for a fast …

The covid-19 pandemic forced us all to stop and literally stay indoors. Without downplaying the severity of the virus and the many lives that it has already affected across the world, quarantine life has had it upsides: for many, it’s been a chance to reflect and re-evaluate what they actually want out of life with covidivorvces and coronababies representative of …

Need a fast house sale? We rank your options.    #1 — Genuine Cash Buying Company  This is becoming an increasingly popular way for people to sell their homes and it’s easy to see why. ‘Guaranteed’ and ‘sale’ are two words that are going to appeal to any homeowner desperate for a quick deal. While any quotes given will invariably …

Lockdown V.2.0 is officially underway. For many of us, it’s an unwelcome sense of deja-vu with ‘stay at home’ the order of the day.  But on a property market level what does lockdown this time around actually mean? Is it a total shut down once again?    Lockdown part 2 – your property FAQs answered.    Is the UK property …

2020 has been a turbulent year for the property market.  It all started so well with the Conservative party election victory finally delivering clarity on Brexit (we were indeed leaving the European Union). But at the end of March things took a dramatic turn, with the property market forced to grind to a halt when coronavirus took hold and we …