Sales

When it comes to selling a property, there is a fine line between ‘homely’ and ‘hoarding’. A quick scan of the internet reveals numerous surveys showing what buyers find off putting when searching for a new home. Something that crops up time and time again is clutter, with junk knocking anywhere between 10% and 20% off a home’s value.

If you are buying a property, every little helps – especially when it comes to finding enough money for a deposit. Just how much purchasers rely on a cash injection was revealed in 2024, when analysis by Uswitch found 37% of UK first-time buyers were only able to amass a deposit thanks to financial help from family or friends. 

Did you know we have been making New Year’s resolutions for more than 4,000 years? The custom is thought to stem from the ancient Babylonians, who used their New Year in mid-March to reaffirm loyalty to the monarch, make promises to be good moving forward, pay debts to gods and return borrowed objects.