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Easy DIY Projects to Help Sell Your Home Faster
In this three-minute read, we look at some simple and affordable projects to help sell your home faster and probably for a higher price, too. It’s DIY Day on 3 April and if you’re planning to sell your home, here are six easy things you can do yourself to help sell it quickly. They are simple, straightforward, and inexpensive ways to improve your home’s …
Seven Ways People Pulled Together During the Pandemic
In this two-minute read, we look at the ingenious ways communities pulled together during the pandemic to spread joy and raise spirits. In years to come, when we talk about living through the pandemic, we’ll no doubt mention face masks, home-schooling, and Zoom meetings. But let’s not forget the countless examples of kindness and resourcefulness that we’ve witnessed in the community over the past …
How to Get the Most out of Your Stay-at-Home Holiday i...
In this three-minute read, we look at how you can use your garden to make a staycation feel like you really are getting away from it all. The last year has left many of us more in need of a holiday than ever. While things will slowly start getting back to normal, there remain plenty of valid reasons that may make you reluctant to …
Sell Your Home This Spring by Following These Top Tips
In this two-minute read, we reveal five steps to prepare your home for sale in spring (part two of a two-part article). If you’re planning a spring move, get ahead of the competition by preparing your property for sale now. You’d be amazed how a little bit of planning and elbow grease can influence the sale process. Paying attention to detail can mean the …
Six Ways Letting Agents Save Landlords Time
In this two-minute read, we look at how letting agents handle the fiddly, time-consuming elements of renting out a property (part two of a two-part series). In part two of our series on property management, we look at how letting agents save landlords time – that precious commodity that is always in short supply. A survey of 500 landlords found that using a letting …
How to Secure the Snappy Sale of Your Home This Spring
In this two-minute read, we look at ways to prepare your home for a successful spring sale (part one of a two-part article). If you’re planning to put your home on the market in the next few months, now is the time to spring into action (see what we did there?). Traditionally, the property market booms in springtime, with many buyers and sellers opting …
How to Banish Back-to-School Nerves
In this two-minute read, we look at how parents in Hertford can help their children adjust to being back in the classroom. After many long and draining weeks of learning from home, children across the UK are finally returning to school. While weary parents may be glad to see the back of homeschooling, some children may find the transition from front room to classroom daunting. After …
What the Spring Budget Means for Home Movers in Hertfo...
A two-minute read. This afternoon the Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to get England back on track as we come out of the pandemic. Among furlough extensions, extra support for the self-employed and business loan schemes was the welcome news that the stamp duty holiday is being extended. When it was introduced, the original deadline was March 31 2021. Here’s what the Chancellor …
How Technology Can Make Life Easier for Landlords in H...
In this two-minute read, we look at how technology can help landlords be more successful, do their bit for the planet, protect their tenants, and save money. From smart TVs to one-click shopping, technology makes life a whole lot easier than it was 20 years ago for the average person. It also has many benefits for private landlords and their tenants. Here are our …
The Five Most Common Renovation Blunders
In this two-minute read, we look at the home renovations that don’t add value – and can make it harder to sell your property. If there’s a chance you could sell your Hertford home in the next few years, think before you rush into making any major home renovations. While you might read about celebrities investing in fancy wine cellars (David Beckham’s building one for his …
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