How to sell your home the thrifty way (without an estate agent)

May 13, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

If you’re thinking of moving house but the costs of selling via an estate agent are putting you off, why not consider selling your home yourself? Did you know that it’s possible to do all the photography, listings, viewings and negotiating yourself and not have to pay a penny to an estate agent? Today’s blog post will walk you through the process…

Guest post – 3 Things to look for when buying a holiday home

January 7, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Many of us harbour dreams of one day buying our own holiday home. Not only can it be a treasured home away from home, a place to escape to when your everyday routine gets tedious, but it can also be a fantastic investment for the future. This post details the most important things to look for when buying a holiday home, to ensure that your get the very best value for your money and get to enjoy your property for years to come…

How to boost your personal savings throughout 2019 and beyond

January 3, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

If one of your new year’s resolutions is to save more money, you’ve come to the right place! Not only will you find plenty of money-saving tips on my blog (you should subscribe!) but I’m also talking about all things savings-related in today’s blog post.

Moving to a new house? 5 Things to inspect before you move in

November 26, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Buying a new home is a really exciting time even if it often feels like it takes forever between finding the house and completing on the purchase. But just because the mortgage company has completed a survey, it doesn’t mean that the house is ready for you. There are several other things you should have inspected before you move in…

10 of the best house selling secrets

September 29, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Did you know there’s such a thing as ‘home buying season’? There are times of the year when people are more likely to be house hunting (the spring is popular, and the school summer holidays are a prime time for moving) and the autumn is a notoriously unpopular time with homebuyers. One reason is that […]

How to make moving as a family easier

September 25, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Moving home is a difficult process to go through, and when you’ve got children to take into consideration too, the process is made that little bit harder. Here’s how you can make your family move an easy transition.

Going up – DIY-ing the loft to create extra space

September 10, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

With the cost of moving increasing, and the price of houses skyrocketing, it’s harder than ever to hop onto the next rung of the property ladder. So, it kind of makes sense to stay put and make the most of the home you’ve got. I’m certainly not planning to move for many, many years but […]

DIY guide to renovating your staircase (+ my ‘before’ photos!)

July 6, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Staircases can easily be overlooked when you’re decorating your home, even though they are often one of the first things that you see when you come in through the front door. A lot of people think it’s too much hassle to change their stairs, but it can easily be done as a DIY project if […]

Just one more move….

April 26, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Now that the bathroom renovation is in progress (and we finally have a flushing loo!) we have been able to think about moving! My husband and I have moved house 11 times over our years together, can you believe it? Sure, many of those moves were new-term hops into different student accommodation, but for 6 years we stayed put […]

4 Ways to add extra value to your property

April 24, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Whether you’re looking to sell your home, or simply want to make the most out of the space you have available, remodelling is a great way of adding value to the property and giving your home a unique touch. There are elements of your home that you can’t change, such as the location, but there […]

How to spot a future-proof house

July 16, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

When searching for a property, it’s important to consider the future. I’ve learnt this after viewing countless properties and each of them being just not quite right for us. Sure, plenty of the houses we’ve seen have been fine, more than fine, and would work perfectly well for us right now. But I don’t want this to […]