Category: Upsizer

Quick tips to revitalise your garden

There’s one quick and easy way to revitalise the appearance of your garden and reduce the workload of maintaining it at its best during the sale period – and that’s mulch. Mulching gives your garden a ‘finished’ appearance and makes everything look neat and tidy. Pull out the weeds first, and you’ll enjoy a weed-free…
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5 steps to successful property settlement

Buyers and sellers are increasingly well educated about the property market thanks to the amount of information you can find on the internet. But there is one area that remains a mystery to most: settlement. Arguably the most critical of all steps in buying and selling property, a settlement is the process of transferring ownership…
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Six ways you can spread the word now your home’s up for sale

The successful sale of a property is always dependent on teamwork between the owner your agent. Together, we’re able to make better decisions ranging from creating the budget and execution of a marketing campaign to accepting the best offer from a prospective buyer. Owners who proactively promote their home can reduce the time the property…
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Boxes to tick when you upgrade

Climbing the property ladder can grow your wealth and simultaneously meet the needs of a changing lifestyle. Starting a family, growing your family or just looking for a lifestyle improvement are all great reasons to upgrade. But as a new property will often come with a bigger mortgage and more responsibilities, which makes your choice…
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Top 6 traits that separate best agents from the rest

With your heart set on moving up the property ladder, it’s now time to find a real estate agent who’ll get you a great price for your current home. You should already be feeling armed and dangerous with a pre-approved loan that sets out your budget for turning your dream home into a reality.  Now…
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What will a COVID-19 property recovery look like?

Gazing into a crystal ball is a fraught exercise at the best of times, but many buyers and sellers are anxious to know how the property market might behave once we’re through the worst of the coronavirus crisis. To find that answer, you need to look at the price levels immediately before and during this…
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Virus crisis a time to climb property ladder

Climbing the property ladder is an ambition that you usually harbour during the good times when property prices are buoyant, your income is safe and everyone seems to be an eternal optimist. That’s not necessarily the best time to strike out and buy. Real property gains are made in the hard times when the economy…
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10 tips for a top laundry

The laundry is no longer the little room at the back of the house that you try to hide away. It has become a focal point for modern buyers who want an organised workspace rather than an indoor junkyard of everyday junk that doesn’t have a home elsewhere. An average of six hours each week…
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Investing in a holiday house

Who hasn’t been on holiday and stopped at the window of the local real estate agent to dream about buying a holiday home to escape the rate race? Whether it’s a ski chalet, lakeside cabin or an apartment overlooking the beach, the idea of having your own bolthole in a beautiful part of the world…
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7 things to watch for when working with a builder

Renovation rather than taking the next step on the property ladder can be tempting strategy as it avoids taxes such as stamp duty that can add significantly to the costs of upgrading. Yet, there’s a tax to renovation – the taxing of your stress levels. Many home owners come away from a renovation scarred and…
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