When you first hear the word “auction”, what do you think of? Run-down homes? Repossessed properties? Buy-to-let landlords looking for a bargain? While all of these answers may have been true in the mid-1990s, the…
The most important decision that you make before selling your property relates to the price: how much is your house worth and what price should it be marketed it at? There are several factors to consider when set…
Just a quick post today to ask: are you getting any serious interest from buyers? If not, one option is to reset your expectations and drop your asking price. But before you do that, please consider these three i…
When you first listed your property, did you expect to still be on the market? Did your agent promise a quick sale that hasn’t materialised? Or have you had plenty of interest but are waiting for the right offer?…
At Open Door, we believe that our modern approach to auction can be the best way of selling and buying any home. But we know that it’s not the first option for most people, and lots of sellers and buyers are looki…
Where are you reading this from? Are you sat at your computer at home, or are you spending the weekend in an exotic location? Perhaps you’re having a coffee in a local cafe, or you’re using data on your phone in f…
When you’re marketing a property on Rightmove, there are lots of things that you need to get right. The pictures and text that represent a property are both vital (see the links at the bottom of this post!) but th…
Whatever the neighbourhood, whatever the style and whatever the price, a prospective tenant has one question in mind when they look at your property: “could I see myself living here?” While it’s true that many ten…
No matter how reliable and responsible your tenants, it’s likely that – at some point – you will want to (or need to) increase the rent. This is a conversation which needs to be managed carefully; if you get it wr…
