Win Over the Market: Five Reasons Why You're Better off Selling Your Home When Prices Cool
By Rachel OllingtonHow do you feel about the property market right now? It's peak prediction season in the press, with daily claims from experts that house prices are about to fall off a cliff, stagnate or even slowly rise. We know that most of...
Photography Secrets: Top Pro-Styling Tips to Give Your Home the Edge
By The Vesta Team"As soon as I saw the photo, I knew it was the one!" Such is the power of photography, and as a potential buyer's first introduction to your home, it can make or break a sale. Given how influential photos are, it's surprising how
Show Your Home's Heart: Instantly Unlock the Hidden Extra Value by Shining a Light on all the Existing Features
By Rachel OllingtonNot every home sells for its full potential value, and that’s often because the finest features are either hidden or under-presented. But you can add many thousands to your sale price simply by showing off what’s already...
How to be a landlord: our top tips to build a portfolio of five or more buy-to-lets
By Phillippa Baillie-White2022 saw the highest proportion of property sales to investors since 2016, with landlords accounting for 12.2% of the market. Surprised? Well, it's not so unbelievable when you look at what’s happening. Interest rates have
Interior Motives: Start Your 2023 in Style with our Guide to the Latest Home Decor Trends
By The Vesta TeamWhat are your big plans this year? Fitness, wealth, travel, something else? Change is always in the air when January arrives. We're entering 2023 on the back of quite a ride. Lockdowns, Brexit, empty shelves, four prime ministers,...
Kill Your Bills: Turn a Period Property into a High-Performance Eco Home
By The Vesta TeamHave you ever known the costs of utility bills to be such a massive conversation? As well as being a hot topic at home and at work, the news is full of stories about soaring energy prices, future supply questions and the...
Buy-to-let or pensions: which has the profit, freedom, and security that’s right for you?
By Phillippa Baillie-White“Being a landlord might still pay better than a pension” - that was the arresting headline in The Telegraph that caught our attention recently. Pensions have certainly been squeezed, with workplace pension pots shrinking and...
Christmas Selling: Why You Need to Start Now if You Want to Move Next Summer
By Rachel OllingtonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so isn't it a bit soon to be talking about moving home next summer? Usually, this time of year is all about office parties, family gatherings and frantic last-minute shopping, but...
Winter Gardens: Wow Your Buyers with a Wonderland
By Rachel OllingtonGardens get a raw deal at Christmas. While everyone's thinking about getting together with family and friends, gardens and balconies are left out in the cold, cut off and forgotten behind the curtains with not so much as a passing...
Evening Viewings: Wow Your Buyers with a Warm Welcome when its Dark and Cold
By Rachel OllingtonAfter the clocks go back and the nights start earlier, viewings at your home happen in a whole new light. Most buyers will come for their first look in the evening on their way home from work, so instead of letting the sunshine in...