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50 ways to kill your Bristol home sale
The last few days has seen the lights come back on for our high street, as non-essential shops have started to tentatively open. We are still doing things with caution and distance, but slowly and surely life is starting to open up a bit more. This confidence can also be seen in the Bristol housing […]
Are Buy to Let Landlords Really to Blame for Bristol’s Housing Crisis?
Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf club or shop at a Waitrose without someone dropping buy to let into the conversation as easily and as often as the weather. Yet […]
Is This a Good Time to Buy Your First Home in Bristol?
Should you wait to buy your first home in Bristol or buy now? What sort of mortgages are available? What sort of deposit is required? These are questions all Bristol buyers are asking at the moment, yet this week I would like to focus on Bristol first time buyers and what it means directly and […]
How kerb appeal could aid a post-lockdown sale in Bristol
How kerb appeal could aid a post-lockdown sale in Bristol The restrictions are starting to lift and although it will take a long time before things resemble what they were, there are trickling signs of life returning. Not everyone has had the desire to continue with their plans to move, and others’ decision to find […]
The popular lockdown addition that will add value to your home
The lockdown has created many challenges we could not even have imagined even a couple of months ago. From spending your day in a busy work environment to suddenly having to try and work around a busy home where kids are being home-schooled, your pet wants attention, and trying to have a private Zoom call […]
How staging can tell the story of your home
You may have heard of the term ‘home staging’, especially if you have sold your home before. Basically, home staging is the art of presenting your home in a way that immediately attracts potential buyers. It is more than decluttering, cleaning and organising; it’s about transforming you house into a potential home for someone else. […]
8.4% of Bristol Workers Worked From Home Before Covid-19 – Wonder How Many More Do Now?
Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, 22,309 Bristol people worked mainly from home, or about 8.4% of Bristol’s 265,374 workforce (compared to the national average of 14.9%). Yet over the last few weeks, many hundreds, even thousands more Bristol workers have joined them in their spare rooms or at their kitchen or dining room tables. Amongst […]
How to reduce your anxiety when buying a home in Bristol
It’s not everyday that you buy a home – it’s more than a purchase, it’s an investment in your future, a place where memories will be made and stored. Buying a home is an emotional rollercoaster. Whether you’re buying for the first time or not, it’s rare for two experiences to be the same. Because […]
The Rights, Obligations & Responsibilities of the 19,648 Bristol Landlords & 48,530 Tenants During the Virus Outbreak
The last three or four weeks, unquestionably, have been one of the most life-changing times we have seen since WW2. The imminent threat of the CoronaThe Rights, Obligations & Responsibilities of the 19,648 Bristol Landlords & 48,530 Tenants During the Virus Outbreakvirus has taken over the world, the UK and Bristol and will challenge you, […]
How we are adapting our estate agency NEXA Bristol to stay open
A week of progressive announcements from the Government started to change how we ran our business, and then, with the announcement of a ‘lockdown’, traditional estate agency changed overnight. Our branch in Bristol has had to close, yet that doesn’t mean we are shut altogether. As with many businesses up and down the country we […]