
New Year, New Hope …….. New Home?

A 90-second speed read to share some resolution ideas to bring some hope in...

Property Trends in the Rental Market in 2020

In this two-minute read, we look at how the private rental...

Five Free Activities to Do with the Kids This Christmas

In this two-minute read, we look at five Christmassy things to...

Four Property Talking Points from 2020

In this three-minute read, we look at the key themes that emerged in...

From Mulled Wine to Mistletoe – Four Festive Customs Explained

In this two-minute read, we trace the origins of some of the...

Six Ways to Have Your Most Environmentally-Friendly Christmas Ever

Who says you can't have a great time this Christmas AND...

A Guide to the Cost of Moving for Buyers

In this two-minute read, we outline the costs and fees...

Budgeting Guide for Landlords

In this three-minute read, we outline the costs and expenses...

Four Reasons Why We Should Do Our Bit for Small Businesses

In this three-minute read, we look at the crucial role small businesses...

Will You Be Enjoying a Big Bubble or a Little Bublé this Christmas?

In this two-minute read, we look at what yesterday's Christmas...

Let's Look Out for Each Other's Mental Health This Winter

In this important two-minute read, we look at six...

Should Landlords in Allow Tenants to Keep Pets?

In this three-minute read, we look at the pros and cons of letting...

Don’t Break Out the Baubles and Tinsel Just Yet

In this three-minute read, we look at why people planning to sell in 2021...

On the Record – The Documents that Landlords Need

In this three-minute read, we look at the documentation landlords...

Celebrating World Kindness Day

Today is World Kindness Day, and we couldn’t think of a...

5 Healthy Eating Tips to Get Through This Winter

In this two-minute read, we look at five ways to stave off...

An Evictions Update for Landlords

In this two-minute read, we look at the new rules on eviction...

Five Ways You Can Plan Your Move in Advance

In this three-minute read, we share our five-point plan for a...

Keep your furry friends safe & sound this Bonfire Night

In this two-minute read we look at ten steps you can take to soothe...

Seven Mental Health Tips to Get You Through Winter

In this two-minute read, we look at ways people in Poole can...

Lockdown Update for Landlords and Tenants in Poole & Bournemouth

In this two-minute read, we look at what the annouPrime Minister Boris Johnson means to landlords and tenants in AREA. The writing has been on the wall for...

3 ways to show the biz owners of Ashley Cross some love

In this three-minute read, we share some ideas on how you can...

Five good news stories from the world of property

A feelgood Friday property special – A 2-minute read. Eggs-citing...

Our Top Ten Feelgood Stories from Lockdown

Three months is a long time when you’re in lockdown. In this...

Enjoy your weekly dose of positive news!

Here’s a two-minute dose of good news to lift your mood this Feel...

It's Friday and we're feeling GOOD

Here’s another two-minute dose of good news to...

It's a Feelgood Friday in Ashley Cross

In this two-minute read, we look around the UK and the World to see...

How we’re helping landlords in Poole & Bournemouth save money and their sanity

In this four-minute read, we look at what’s on the horizon for...

It's a Feelgood Friday Time in BH14

Here's a two-minute dose of positivity to get you through the...

Time for your weekly dose of positive news

It's the eighth Feelgood Friday since lockdown, and this week we have...

Thankful Friday

It's the seventh Feelgood Friday since lockdown, and it's a very special...

Five ways technology could transform your home after the lockdown

In this two-minute read, we look at the ways technology could...

It's Feelgood Friday Again

Welcome to the sixth Feelgood Friday update from us at...

A Coronavirus Update for Landlords

In this two-minute read, we look at how many landlords have...

Four ways homebuyers’ needs might change post lockdown

In this two-minute read, we look at some of the things home buyers...

Four Reasons to be Cheerful this Friday

In this two-minute round-up, we share some of the good news and...

Coronavirus Update for landlords in Poole & Bournemouth

In this two-minute read, we share five resources which...

Has life under lockdown changed you?

In this two-minute read, we look at some of the changes people...

Reasons to be Feeling Good in Poole & Bournemouth this Friday

In this two-minute round-up, we share some of the good news and...

Seven Steps to a Digital Detox

If you feel you're spending a little too much time online lately,...

COVID-19 – An Update for Landlords in Poole & Bournemouth

In this two-minute read, we look at five things landlords in Poole &...

It's Easter... but not as we know it!

In this 2-minute read, we discover some of the different ways Easter is...

Reasons to be Feeling Good this Good Friday

A short but sweet 90-second read. In this quick round-up, we share...

Our salute to the superheroes in Poole & Bournemouth

If this past month has taught us anything, it may well be this. And that is...

Eight Practical Steps for Landlords During the Coronavirus Outbreak

In this two-minute read, we look at some sensible and practical advice for...

Is now the time to do those ‘tomorrow’ jobs in your home?

In this two-minute read, we discover five jobs you can do around your...

Four questions tenants are asking landlords in Poole & Bournemouth

Four questions tenants are asking landlords in Poole & Bournemouth...

We’re social distancing - but doing all we can to stay in touch with you!

We’re social distancing - but doing all we can to stay in touch with you! Before the Coronavirus outbreak, we were a BH14 community-focused business....

Make your money go further with these expert tips

A 2-minute read. In this article, we share six tips from Mr Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis on how you can make the most of your financial resources...

Introducing Feelgood Friday in Poole & Bournemouth

Introducing Feelgood Friday in Poole & Bournemouth In this 2-minute update we share a quick round-up of some of the good news which is happening during...

Seven quick and easy ways to work from home in Poole & Bournemouth

In this two-minute read, we look at how technology and the Coronavirus are changing the way people work across Poole & Bournemouth. Way before the...

What does today’s budget announcements mean for landlords in Poole & Bournemouth

In this two-minute read, the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his budget this afternoon. We look at what today’s budget announcements mean for...

A (Very) Brief History of Homes

Two years ago, this week, one of the world’s brightest minds passed away on 14 March 2018. Professor Stephen Hawking was a genius and his best-selling...

World Book Day

We celebrate the upcoming World Book Day and some of the moving stories we’re lucky enough to share. It’s World Book Day later this week. This...

Why Home Comforts in Poole & Bournemouth Beat Palatial Living

We discover one of the World’s most expensive palaces and why people in Poole & Bournemouth prefer their own simpler home comforts....

Revealed-The Love/Hate Relationship People Have with Homes in Poole&Bournemouth

We look at what people love, and hate, about homes in Poole & Bournemouth. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and with romance in the air, we...

What effect is the “Boris Bounce” having on the local property market?

What effect is the “Boris Bounce” having on the local property market? We look at the effect leaving the EU has had on the property market...

Ways to Stop Wasting Your Money in Poole

We look at ways people in Poole can stop wasting their hard-earned cash. “What a waste of money.” It’s something we’ve all heard someone say. And...

Blue Monday and How to Beat It

Monday 20 January is the calendar’s gloomiest day and but this is how you can use as it as a springboard for better things. ...

Five Ways Your home Might Change in 2030

What homes in 2030 might look like, work like and contain. Back in 1989 the BBC technology show Tomorrow’s World looked at what the average UK home of...

Busting the January Property Market Myth

There’s a lot more happening in January than new diets, broken resolutions and returning to normality. “Nothing happens in January, does it?” It’s...

Will you stick to your resolutions in 2020?

In this 2-minute read, we look at how you can make your New Year resolutions last longer and why there’s one big lifestyle change we’re experts at...

Thanks to all the local Christmas Heroes

In this 90 second read, we give thanks to those in our community who work and volunteer over the Christmas season. Christmas Time, Mistletoe and W…wait,...

What the Election Results Mean for the Bournemouth Property Market

What happened last night and what it means to the property market in Bournemouth. Here's our non-party political broadcast....

Who Wants to be a Christmas Millionaire?

We share some of the jaw-dropping amounts of cash millionaires splash out when celebrating Christmas, and why they’re probably wasting their money....

Why the Big Boxing Day Bounce is Great News for Home Sellers

We unwrap the staggering statistics and reasons which make Boxing Day more than just a time for food, family and friends. Picture the scene, it’s the...

Why Black Friday is Boom Time for Criminals

We explain why the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday has cyber criminals rubbing their hands with glee. And we reveal four ways you can protect yourself...

Go Planet Fantastic and Avoid Plastic this Christmas

We explore ways we can all reduce the amount of plastic we use this festive period. And we’ve got a cracker of an idea for you to swap bad jokes for...

Why the property market in Bournemouth never sleeps

Why the property market in Bournemouth has insomnia and discover that’s no bad thing for local property owners. Now is the time to get your property on...

Give your furry friends a helping hand during fireworks season

So the trick and treating is over for another year. But fresh off the back of the ghostly goings on of Halloween we plunge straight into fireworks s...

Is your home gas safe?

In this two-minute read, we look at ways you can keep your home and family safe as the weather turns colder. Households across the country are having the...

Five jobs to get sorted before the weather turns

The weather hasn’t been great these last two weeks in the UK. Rain has stopped play across the country....

How to Beat the Burglars this Autumn

In this 2-minute read, we look at how you can protect yourself from being targeted by burglars with home security advice from a reformed burglar. (This...

Do you have a property vision for 2020?

In this 2-minute read, we look at how you can give yourself the best possible chance to move into a new home in time for the new year. (This summary is...

First Time Buyers - Don’t miss the ‘free money’ deadline

We unveil a ‘secret’ that can help people looking to buy a property for the first time and why they need to act now....

Could Turning Japanese Change your Life for the Better?

The eyes of the sporting world will be on Japan over the next seven weeks as the 2019 Rugby World Cup takes place. The tournament will be an opportunity...

Could IKEA's idea solve the UK's biggest housing problem?

Could IKEA's idea solve the UK's biggest housing problem? This blog explores IKEA's plans to solve the crisis...

Selling or letting with pets

Late spring is an ideal time to put a home on the market, for sale or let. The lighting is great, the garden is in full bloom, people's spirits are high...

First-Time buyers skipping bottom step of the ladder?

The latest NAEA report suggests that some first-time buyers, particularly in areas outside of London, are pushing themselves further in order to maximise...

Why LeaderFox? Look at the stats!

Following on from my previous post about how likely your agent is to actually sell your home (If you haven’t read it yet you can check it out here)...

What are the chances?

With PurpleBricks hitting the headlines recently after (reportedly) only selling 50% of the properties they take on it made me wonder what the local...

Market Review: February 2018

Well, without wishing to sound like a broken record it sames it's more of the same.Fewer transactions continue to keep prices strong in the Parkstone...

The biggest key to selling your home

The fridge is starting to look healthy again after the festive feast, the kids are back in school and even though it has only been a couple of weeks,...

Market Review: January 2018

With 2017 already being a distant memory (well for us at least) we have seen a very busy start to 2018. The last 7 days has seen us register 74 applicants...

The North South divide is closing

Now, to clarify I’m not talking about “oop north” but instead the north and south side of Ashley Road - a road that separates BH12 and BH14...

Two things you should do before instructing an agent

The key to a successful sales is preparation. Not just in terms of presenting your home. Watch this short video for the two things we believe you should...

The importance of feedback

Ensure you provide honest and constructive feedback to your agent about. It will help them find you the home of your dreams!...

How to become a bullet proof buyer

Lots of buyers and only a handful of property means securing a property is tough at the moment. As a buyer there are a few things you can do to ensure your...

3 Types of Price, 4 Types of Buyer

As agents we need to ensure we get you the "emotional price" for your property. Watch this short video to explain more......

FEES!!!

A hot topic of discussion at the moment......

Selling a property with a short lease? Watch this!

Don't undersell what could be one of your biggest assets just because you have a short lease. There is an easy solution......

Is this the future of Buy-To-Let?

I am always looking for ways to improve our offering to our clients, and as such I am fascinated by other businesses and their approach. When Jason West...

Don't use the 99p strategy

This is one of my most important tips when selling your home......

Are virtual tours a good idea?

Watch my quick video on why I don't think virtual tours are a good idea when selling your home....

Read the small print!

Before instructing your agent to sell your home make sure you read the small print as you might not know exactly what you are agreeing to!...

The Autumn Statement 2016

So what does it mean for landlords?You would think that the lettings industry has been engulfed in its own version of The Christmas Carol, with the...

The "suck it and see" approach to Estate Agency

When I tell people I’m an estate agent I often receive a variety of interesting responses, or I’m told tales of past moves – the good, the bad, and...

Should I invest in the “wrong side” of Ashley Road, Poole.

Firstly let me start by saying the title is tongue in cheek. My parents have lived (happily) on what is considered to be the wrong side of Ashley Rd for...