The AJ Blog
Everything you need to know about selling your home, in one handy place. Tips and advice about how to select the right time to sell your home, how to choose the best pricing strategy, step-by-step guides to style every room for photography and viewings, and how to choose the right estate to sell your home.
How do we value a unique home?
Here in the Lake District, valuing a property is far from straightforward. There are so many factors to take into account, like the views, the historical importance and the calibre of the road.
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What's your house brand?
Branding is a symbol or mark that distinguishes one product from another, just as it was originally intended to ensure farmers and ranchers knew which herd was theirs…
Read MoreWhat’s your house brand?
Branding is a symbol or mark that distinguishes one product from another, just as it was originally intended to ensure farmers and ranchers knew which herd was theirs…
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Do you still need a brochure to sell your house?
Way back in the olden days, my mum worked in an estate agency. I remember her sticking little photographs onto typed particulars with glue.
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Everyone says they love our home… so why hasn’t it sold?
If your home is for sale, weekends can often be a whirlwind of tidying, vacuuming and sending the kids out to walk the dog, so that your home looks at its very best…
Read MoreCongratulations! You’ve found us
Thirteen years ago, Sam Ashdown was scratching her head. Living in leafy Cheshire at the time, she noticed there were some really lovely properties on the market…
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When every penny counts
Are you downsizing? If you’re at that time of your life when you’re currently rattling around in a house that’s too big for you, that is consuming more time, effort and money…
Read MoreThe AJ Hub
Everything you need to know about selling your home, in one handy place. Tips and advice about how to select the right time to sell your home, how to choose the best pricing strategy, step-by-step guides to style every room for photography and viewings, and how to choose the right estate to sell your home.
Unique homes – how we value them accurately
As estate agents, valuing homes accurately is at the core of our business. We’ve got to price them at a level that attracts enough attention from buyers, while achieving the maximum sale price for our clients, and sometimes it’s a challenge – particularly when there’s not much to compare them to.
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How to choose the best estate agent – 11 questions to help you decide
Selling your home is one of the biggest financial transactions you’re ever likely to make, and it could be an emotional time for you. So…
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Our top home styling accessories for 2021
It’s a new year – time to give your home a whole new look? If you’re selling your home, or planning to, our top home…
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Planning to downsize? start your new chapter in your next home
Are you starting to feel like you’re rattling around in a house that’s too big for you?
Are you ready to put less time, effort and money into somewhere new?
Winter viewing? How to make yours a success
We all dream of a white winter wonderland. A thick layer of snowy icing on the lawn, roaring fires, candlelit windows, movie afternoons wrapped in thick, downy duvets. The spicy scent of mulled wine drifting in from the kitchen.
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Secrets of fabulous property photography – learn from the pros
We have all heard that first impressions count and never is this truer than when trying to sell your property. Not only will excellent photographs catch the attention of eager buyers, but by emphasising the lifestyle your home actually offers, a well-planned photoshoot is likely to draw in serious viewers who won’t waste your time.
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Seven reasons to sell in September
In the blink of an eye, the trees are dappled in burnished reds and golds. That first waft of coal fire smoke garnishes the dusky sky. Dust off your autumn boots and dig out your gloves…September is here.
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6 1/2 Simple styling secrets – to make a buyer fall in love with your home
You know your home looks good. You’ve chosen your estate agent, the photographer’s booked and you’re ready to launch.
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