
How do I add value to my home?
By Orchards Estates on 10th Apr 2022,How can I add value to my home? Even the most talented estate agent can’t predict the value of your home in 5 or 10 years’ time. Without adding to the...

How to choose the right estate agent for you
By Orchards Estates on 15th Nov 2021,Q) I’m selling a house for the first time and need to choose an estate agent. What do I need to ask, how do I differentiate them and how much trust...

How do I make an offer, and get it accepted?
By Orchards Estates on 25th Oct 2021,So you’ve walked round approximately 10 houses and, much like when you were dating, finally met ‘The One’. Now comes the nerve-wracking part: offer,...

How do you create peace and quiet at home?
How do you create peace and quiet at home? By Orchards Estates on 18th Sep 2017, 4 years ago...

How do you get your home photo-ready?
By Orchards Estates on 27th Sep 2021,How do you get your home photo-ready?...

It was like a Pig Sty!
By Orchards Estates on 12th Jul 2021,“It was like a pig sty” The headline for this blog isn’t an announcement that we’ve moved into selling farms or rural properties. And it isn’t a...

Key to a Secure Move
By Orchards Estates on 30th Dec 2020,“Key to a Secure Move” Most people who are happy to instruct an agent to sell their property are usually just as happy to provide a key for the purpose...

Is that your best offer?
By Orchards Estates on 30th Nov 2020,One of the recurring questions we get asked by people selling their homes with us is ‘Should I accept this offer?’ Depending on our response this is...

Best Estate Agent Guide winners
By Orchards Estates on 18th Oct 2018,Thrilled to have been assessed this year by The Property Academy and Rightmove as Excellent and Exceptional in Sales & Lettings....

The power of a proper estate agent
By Orchards Estates on 16th Oct 2018,
Rightmove's 'Best in Country' on your doorstep
By Orchards Estates on 18th Sep 2018,Orchards Estates were shocked and delighted to receive the award for Number Two Lettings Agent in the country AND the trophy for Best Sales Agent in the...

How can I catch the Autumn Rush?
By Orchards Estates on 25th Aug 2018,Q. I was planning to put my home up for sale this month to catch the Autumn rush, but the way things are I’m wondering whether I should postpone things...

Who is the cheapest agent?
By Orchards Estates on 18th Jun 2018,The cheapest agent is what some people think they want to sell their home. But who is the cheapest agent?...

Would you like to save £30,000?
By Orchards Estates on 31st May 2018,Within the last 12 months in South Somerset, a startling trend has been appearing, costing homeowners potentially tens of thousands of pounds....

The country's Best Estate agent - According to Rightmove and property academy
By Orchards Estates on 4th Nov 2017,Rightmove and property academy recognise the best UK estate agent...

Why clutter can cost you thousands and what to do about it in three steps
By Orchards Estates on 19th Oct 2017,Why clutter can cost you thousands and what to do about it in three steps...

Get moved by Christmas
By Orchards Estates on 13th Oct 2017,Looking to sell your home in Martock, South Petherton, Ilminster, Yeovil, Crewkerne or any of the south Somerset villages?...

Rightmove and Property Academy recognise the best agent in the UK,
Rightmove and property academy recognise the best UK estate agent...

International Day of the Girl
By Orchards Estates on 11th Oct 2017,Here's to our girls and the strong women they grew in to!...

Bungalow shortage across the UK
By Orchards Estates on 11th Oct 2017,looking for bungalows, Thomas McDermott specialises in this style of property. 60% of the properties he brings to the market sell before they ever reach...

"A charming cottage in a lovely area"
By Orchards Estates on 10th Oct 2017,Named after an Estate Shepherd, the cottage is constructed of golden hamstone, characteristic of the area and quarried from nearby Ham Hill. The thatched...

Rightmove's Best in Country is local
By Orchards Estates on 26th Sep 2017,Over 25,000 estate and lettings agency branches have been assessed by Rightmove to create the Best Estate Agent Guide, designed to help you to choose an...

How much does a sea view cost?
By Orchards Estates on 9th Sep 2017,From the early 1700s, the English coastline became popular to visit for “medicinal dips”. King George III in 1789 even went skinny-dipping in Weymouth!...

I’m not Willy Wonka and Orchards Estates isn’t a chocolate factory
By Orchards Estates on 9th Sep 2017,Last year marked what would have been the 100th birthday of the World’s No 1 storyteller – Roald Dahl. The man was a genius, with an imagination...

Insiders Guide Part 4 - How to choose an Estate Agent - Top Tips 4
How to avoid the pitfalls and tricks of the trade when choosing an estate agent. In this episode we look at when and where buyers are looking for your...

Insiders Guide Part 2 - Choosing an Estate Agent - Hidden Costs
By Orchards Estates on 28th Aug 2017,Insiders Guide Part 2 - Choosing an Estate Agent - Hidden Costs...

What's in a name?
By Orchards Estates on 26th Aug 2017,The top 50 most popular house names in the UK have been announced following research by the Royal Mail. Here are the top 5 house names in the UK in 2017:...

Insiders Guide Part 1 - how to choose and estate agent - Top Tips
By Orchards Estates on 23rd Aug 2017,how to chose the right estate agent...

Top 100 Estate agents - Orchards Ranked 11th
By Orchards Estates on 23rd Mar 2017,orchards top estate agent in the uk...

February Property Market Report
Review of the housing and property market for February 2017...

Excellent service
By Orchards Estates on 15th Feb 2017,Excellent service review and testimonial from client...

Top 10 Estate Agents in the Country
By Orchards Estates on 26th Jan 2017,Zoopla rate Orchards Estates top 10 Estate Agent in UK...

REAL ESTATE FIRM OF THE YEAR 2016 - Orchards Estates win another award
By Orchards Estates on 23rd Jan 2017,National Award for top Estate & letting agent....

Crewkerne Ranger Football Club - Supporting our local Communities
By Orchards Estates on 20th Jan 2017,local football club supporting the community...