Blog: Selling

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 optional). It’s about this time of year we start seeing the start of festive...

How to make your spare time work for you during lockdown—a 2-minute read. One of the positives people seem to be drawing from life under lockdown is the realisation that most of us have had more of our most valuable asset made...

In this two-minute read, we look at why it pays to get an experienced estate agent to handle viewings. When it comes to selling a property, many people overlook the important role viewings play in the process. They mistakenly...

In this two-minute read we look at IKEA’s ideas to revolutionise the way affordable homes are built in the UK. Most homes in AREA have at least one piece of IKEA furniture. It could be a Billy bookcase, Lack table or Poang...

In this 3-minute read, we discover a little history behind the places we call 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...

In this two-minute read, we discover five jobs you can do around your home, which will stave off boredom, save you a few pounds and make you feel a little better. We’re entering week three of the national lockdown. Or is it week...

In this two-minute read, we look at some of the changes people are making in Poole & Bournemouth during life under lockdown, and how that will shape our community’s future. We have been under lockdown since the Government’s...

In this two-minute read, we look at some of the things home buyers looking in Poole & Bournemouth might want from their new properties once the lockdown is over. Lockdowns are gradually being relaxed across many parts of Europe...

In this two-minute read, we look at the ways technology could shape our homes after the lockdown and beyond. Before the Coronavirus outbreak, there was a debate around whether technology was good or bad for society. But thanks to...

In this three-minute read, we share our five-point plan for a smooth move in six months’ time. Moving can be stressful ­– some people rate it right up there with divorce in the aggravation stakes – but there are ways you...

In this three-minute read, we look at why people planning to sell in 2021 should act now to take advantage of the traditional surge in interest from serious buyers. If you’re contemplating putting your home on the market next...

In this three-minute read, we look at the key themes that emerged in the UK property market in 2020. 2020 is the year things went nuts in the property sector, with activity in our local area and the rest of the country screeching...

A 90-second speed read to share some resolution ideas to bring some hope in 2021. 99.9 per cent of us cannot wait to see the back of 2020. And what better time to draw a line under this ‘unprecedented’ year than the...