Down Valuations Explained: What Sellers Should Do You accept an offer. Everyone is delighted. Then a few weeks later the buyer's lender sends a surveyor round, and the property is valued at less than the price you agreed. That is...
Landlords: How to Avoid Deposit Disputes for Good For many landlords, the end of a tenancy is the moment they dread. Will the deposit be returned smoothly, or will it turn into a drawn-out argument? The good news is that disputes...
Grow to Learn: Celebrating National Allotments Week From 10 to 16 August 2026, the country marks National Allotments Week, and this year's theme is a lovely one: 'Grow to Learn'. It is a week that celebrates something easy to...
Does a Good School Catchment Still Add Value? Ask any parent house-hunting locally what matters most, and a good school is almost always near the top of the list. It shapes where they look, what they offer, and how quickly they...
Inventories Explained: A Landlord's Guide to Deposit Protection Of all the paperwork a landlord deals with, the inventory is the one most often rushed, and the one most likely to cost you money if it is. It is also, quietly, your...
Moving House with the Kids Off School This Summer Summer 2026 can be one of the best times to move house locally. The evenings are long, the weather is kinder, and with the children off school there is no juggling the school run...
How Long Does It Really Take to Sell a Home? You have decided to sell your home locally. Before the photos, before the viewings, before the board goes up, one question tends to arrive first. How long is all of this going to take?...
Becoming a Landlord: What to Sort Before Anyone Moves In Letting out a property for the first time can feel like a big step, and it should. You are taking on a home, a tenant, and a set of legal responsibilities that carry real...
Bristol Families: Fun School Holiday Ideas That Won't Break the Bank The summer holidays have a habit of arriving with great excitement… and then, just a few days later, the familiar phrase appears. "I'm bored." With six weeks...
What Could the New Prime Minister Mean for Bristol Home Movers? It's been more than a week since Andy Burnham became Britain's new Prime Minister. The political excitement has begun to settle, the media has moved on to the next...
