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What is Gazumping? According to new research from Comparethemarket, the leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of buyers admitted they had successfully secured their home by outbidding another offer. Of those that tried to buy in the last year but had their purchase fall through, gazumping […]

Moving home during Covid. 9% said they had recently moved house or were planning on doing so for reasons related to the pandemic It has recently been reported that almost one in 10 people in Watford moved house because of the coronavirus pandemic. Research by the think tank Demos asked 20,000 adults in parliamentary constituencies […]

Celebrating Local and Community History Month May is Local and Community History Month and time to celebrate the local heritage around us. The month aims to increase awareness of local history, promote history in general to the local community and encourage all community members to participate. Activities happen across the UK and include trips, library […]

What changes can I make at home without permission? When you decide to start making changes to your home, the first thing that comes to mind is ‘Do I need permission for this?’ Fortunately, there are many things you can do without any planning permission at all. After all, you did buy your property, so […]

Keep The Watford Property Market Moving A property chain is a term used to describe a group of buyers and sellers, who are buying and selling properties from each other. Each party is linked together in a ‘chain’. The chain has a beginning, a first-time buyer for example, and an end, someone who is selling […]

How much should you price your Watford home? Watford Property Market Setting the right asking price is one of the most important ingredients when selling your home successfully. However, the problem is that getting your figures correct can often be a decision more based on emotion than facts. A lot of market research needs to […]