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.

A quick tip to make your home smell lovely for viewings blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

A Quick Tip to Make Your Home Smell Lovely for Viewings

Today’s blogpost is a super quick tip to help make your house smell lovely! Some of the homes we are asked to take to market…

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Taking a break from the market blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Taking a Break from the Market?

If your home has been on the market for months, or even years, it may be time for a rethink. We once had a client…

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The Zero Price Strategy blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

The Zero Price Strategy

This short post is all about the numbers on the end of your asking price. Way back, twenty years ago, it was very common to…

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Don’t put your home in the shade blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Don’t Put Your Home in the Shade

When your home is about to go on the market, having the photography shoot can be an exciting – and daunting – process.

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Don’t put your home in the shade blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Don't Put Your Home in the Shade

When your home is about to go on the market, having the photography shoot can be an exciting – and daunting – process. There’s a…

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Move your car blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Move your Car!

Your photoshoot is booked, and the photographer turns up, ready to take the best photos of the front of your house. But stop! Is your…

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Name your photos on Rightmove blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Name Your Photos on Rightmove

When you’re browsing Rightmove, and clicking on properties that catch your eye, have you found that some property listings have photos you can’t identify? Even…

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Let’s Slow Down (or why we take 21 days to put your home on the market) blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Let’s Slow Down (or why we take 21 days to put your home on the market)

Once you have decided to put your home on the market, many estate agents will endeavour to get your home onto Rightmove as soon as possible – perhaps even the same day you instruct them. After all, if they have their camera with them, then why not?

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Balance your bedroom for that hotel style viewers love blogpost by AshdownJones estate agents in the Lakes and Dales

Balance Your Bedroom for that Hotel Style Viewers Love

When you’re selling your home, you need to make an extra effort to give it that special polish that will make your viewers go, “wow!”.…

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The 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.