Category: Property Guides
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Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?
Read the article: Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?It is inevitable that at some point in our busy, ever-changing lives we will find that our home no longer meets our needs. It could be that due to a growing family we need more bedrooms or that a change in jobs means that we need working space in the home. When we reach this…
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Is This a Good Offer on My Property and Should I Accept This Offer
Read the article: Is This a Good Offer on My Property and Should I Accept This OfferWhat Makes a Good Offer and How Should I Know Whether to Accept It or Not? Sellers often ask our Property Negotiators what they would consider to be a good offer for their property, and whether they should accept it. So, how do you answer this question?
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Why Selling Your Property in Winter is a Great Time to Sell
Read the article: Why Selling Your Property in Winter is a Great Time to SellIt has been long-accepted wisdom that the property market in Scotland peaks in Spring and in the late summer period around August. As a result, this is when most sellers tend to put their property on the market. However, as surprising as it may sound, Winter is actually statistically the best time of year to sell.…
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ESPC Limelight, Rightmove Premium, Zoopla Premium
Read the article: ESPC Limelight, Rightmove Premium, Zoopla PremiumSelling your property is probably one of the most important transactions you’ll make throughout your life. To secure the very best price, it obviously makes sense to get the property in front of as many pairs of eyes as possible. When it comes to property advertising, the old phrase, ‘You have to speculate to accumulate’,…
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How Should You Prepare Your Property for Professional Photographs When You are Selling
Read the article: How Should You Prepare Your Property for Professional Photographs When You are SellingWe believe that the most important element of your property marketing materials is the photography: the photos have to grab people, to make them want to read your full property advert and to arrange to see your property in the flesh. However, the subject matter can make a photograph and, to that extent, the way…
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A Simple Guide to Conveyancing in Scotland, How Long it Should Take and Common Problems
Read the article: A Simple Guide to Conveyancing in Scotland, How Long it Should Take and Common ProblemsWhether you are buying or selling a house, conveyancing is involved. Whilst most people understand the fundamentals of marketing a house for sale or of finding a property to buy, even the word ‘conveyancing’ is hardly an example of Plain English and it’s easy for property buyers and sellers in Scotland to feel that conveyancing…
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Lies, Darned Lies and Average House Price Indexes – Should You Pay Attention to Average House Price Surveys?
Read the article: Lies, Darned Lies and Average House Price Indexes – Should You Pay Attention to Average House Price Surveys?With reports in the media this month that average house prices in Scotland are growing at the longest sustained rate for four years, we thought we would examine ‘average house price’ surveys and the house price reports that lie behind these regular Press reports. So, can you trust house price surveys? Where do they get…
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