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The typical first-time buyer must now put down an average deposit of £45,569, representing a 54% jump in comparison to first-time buyer...

Both mortgage holders and current house hunters will be impacted by the Bank of England’s March decision to further raise the interest...

Earlier this year, the National Trading Standards (NTS) announced changes to rules regarding the material information that estate agents...

Purchasing a property is an exciting experience and is the single largest purchase most people will ever make. Finding the perfect home...

When it comes to selling a property, the small details can make all the difference. While it's easy to spend a lot of money staging your...

Recent statistics show that annual house prices are continuing to grow at outstanding rates. Average annual property prices rose from...

Maybe you have discovered the home of your dreams and your offer has been accepted? Or, maybe you are intrigued to know what will happen...

There’s no denying it: the housing market is hot property at the moment. With prices having climbed to new heights - by an average of...

Selling your home involves an overwhelming list of decisions to make and jobs to tackle. We find it helps to break things down...

Deciding to sell your most valuable asset – your home – is an exciting moment. It can also feel a little daunting. However, you can...

The red-hot property market of 2021 looks set to continue into 2022 after statistics show this January has been the strongest in the...

You’re longing for the first warm breeze, aren't we all! As spring approaches, you may be ready for a deep clean. So, how can you prepare...

We are currently in the midst of winter and the cold weather is now in full force. Be informed on how to protect your home against any...

With January well underway, we've always found a renewed interest from homeowners, with enquiries and property searches reaching an...

With the property market seeing a lot of demand, sellers need to present their homes in the best possible light in order to beat the...

Discover how your property value is arrived at by a local estate agent.

If you’ve seen the latest episode of Channel 4’s prime-time show ‘Love It Or List It’, you may have noticed some familiar sights! If not,...

Being a landlord can often be a lot more of a challenge than many people anticipate when they purchase their first property. Unexpected...

As we are officially in winter, we typically spend less time in our outside spaces. But now more than ever, Brits are looking for new...

After the rollercoaster year of 2020, 2021 was a difficult year to predict in the housing sector, though here at The Agent we did manage...

With 2022 on the horizon, you might already be thinking ahead to next year, whether that’s re-decorating a room, renovating a property or...

Low mortgage rates, the stamp duty holiday and changes in buyers’ priorities have all contributed to the incredible demand within the...

Ding dong!!! No, that's not the sound of us greeting a particularly attractive Santa, but rather the sound of buyers still trying to get...

With Christmas not far off, many homeowners and buyers will now be readying themselves for the new year, new home surge that will...

Through the use of eye-tracking technology, new research has shed light on the key factors that guests will notice the most when visiting...

Smartening up a room is a great idea to attract prospective buyers, but certain paint colours could put a negative effect on the value of...

House hunting takes time and effort, so when you've finally found a property you want, it can be crushing to lose out in favour of...

It's a phrase estate agents are hearing a lot at the moment..."we'll put our property on the market when we see somewhere we...

74% of homeowners agreed that their property costs more to maintain in the autumn and winter months. So, just what's behind the spike in...

With light and space becoming essential in any house post-lockdown, it’s no surprise that many homeowners are opting for a more open plan...

Autumn is traditionally one of the best times to sell your home and with demand remaining high despite the end of the stamp duty holiday,...

10 Reason A Buyer Will Walk Away

A broken boiler is the last thing you want as the weather starts to get colder this Autumn. If you’re facing boiler issues, this helpful...

There has been a flurry of transactions over recent months due to the stamp duty holiday, but where has all this activity come from? A...

Have you ever used property sites to snoop on how much someone has paid for their home? In a study by Zoopla, six out of ten Brits...

One-third of homeowners choose to buy or sell in early autumn, making now the best time to put your house on the market. With children...

Making the decision to sell a property is a big step and for a multitude of reasons vendors can be keen to just get it onto the market as...

With house prices rising and lending comparatively cheap at present, it could be a good idea to use a little bit of that extra equity to...

Predictions for the 2021-22 Property Market by the leading 1-to-1 estate agency service.

As the vast majority of people know, moving home is deemed to be one of the most stressful experiences in life, coming a close third...

Apart from major invasive surgery there are few things worse than reading drivel from a company that shouts about how great they are. Who...

Lets face it, Estate Agents are famous for embellishing the truth when it comes to writing property descriptions and wearing shiney suits...

If you’ve been on the market for a few weeks with few to no viewings, the initial excitement about selling your property is likely to be...

As lockdown grinds on for another month, I imagine I’m not the only one who has taken up a new hobby. For me it’s been rudimentary...

We're only 6 days into 2021 and already it's trying to give 2020 a run for it's money. We've had France close the tunnel, fanatics...