The Orchards Estates Somerset Blog

​​​​​​​I’m looking at selling my first property - can you give me some tips on how to go about it with minimal stress? Choosing the right...

I’m about to put my house on the market. What should I do to make it look it best in the photographs? Even if you don’t go for the more exotic options...

For those who are too young to remember the last time it was an issue, gazumping is what happens when a seller – having already agreed on a sale –...

So you have decided to sell your house, you’ve checked the local prices for similar properties and have tidied and touched up the paintwork, you may have...

It’s natural when viewing a home to picture it in the way the seller has it furnished and to assume the garden will look as it did when you visited, but...

There are many reasons why you might not be getting viewings on your house, and as disheartening as it is there are a few things you CAN do: Choose the...

With property still being one of the best investments you can make, it is always a good idea to choose an agent who also has a lettings department.  Here...

It can be difficult to sift through the plethora of different offers and services advertised by the many estate agents available to you as a vendor.  At...

How long will it take to sell my house?  A question almost every vendor asks.  The simple answer is that we simply don’t know.  We can use marketplace...

These days it doesn’t really matter where your solicitor or conveyancer is based and with the use of the internet you may not ever meet your solicitor....