There are so many things to think about when you are thinking to sell your home that it can often feel overwhelming. You may have already planned to spruce up your home with repairs, a refresh of the décor and even some decluttering here and there, but what about staging?  Many buyers consider home staging as presenting a clean and tidy home, but there is a lot more to it than that. With many homes competing for buyers’ attention, home staging could give you the edge amongst other things. This is why at Inspire we wanted to give you all the information to maximise your home’s potential, so let us introduce you to home staging and why it is a necessity today.

As Brits, we are obsessed with the state of the housing market and often dissect every twist and turn and regional variation. For buyers and sellers alike, there are a lot of questions, especially regarding when is the right time to purchase or sell a property in Crawley. There has certainly been a shift in the housing market, with the days of soaring housing prices and cheap mortgage rates very much in the past. We understand that you are cautious, as the last thing you want to do is take a wrong move financially, but the truth is only you can decide whether it is a good or bad time to move. In this article we will bring you the pros and the cons to help you with your decision making.

Rain, more rain, flooding, snow, cold weather, the last couple have weeks has been a barrage of weather fronts. So much so that last week, 119 flood warnings had been issued by The Environment Agency as well as 193 flood alerts. These are expected to rise due to the increase in volatile weather caused by climate change. About 5.2 million homes are at risk of flooding in England alone, according to the Environment Agency. It is essential, as a homeowner and as a house hunter you understand the risks associated with buying a house in an area liable to flood and what you should do about it.

We have had a wet few days, so you may be sick of the sight of water in Crawley. But spending time near green spaces is commonly known to be beneficial for your mental health; now, new studies highlight that living near water could be the secret to happiness.

Christmas is just days away, and as many of us are buying presents, others are still keen to find their new home. If your home is on the market, you may have decided to pause viewings or continue if you, too, are keen to move in the new year. When buyers view your home over the Christmas period it is essential that buyers get to see your home and not just your beautiful festive home décor. To win over buyers, here are five things you can do this Christmas to not scare off buyers.

According to figures released this year by the PDSA, an estimated 10.2 million of us own a dog, with the Kennel Club stating that dog ownership soared by eight per cent in 2021. With this is mind, at Inspire, we want to make the process of moving less stressful for every member of your household, and that includes your little dog too.

We are living in strange times where you don’t really know what the day (or the chancellor) will bring. Although the changes to the stamp duty thresholds remain, the challenges faced by those seeking a mortgage or to remortgage at the moment due to the interest rates have been well documented. With a number of barriers in the way of buyers purchasing a property, the last thing you need to do is add a few more to their list. It is easy to concentrate on the big things when getting your home ready for sale, but at Inspire we wanted to share the sights, sounds and smells that can help to sell your home in Crawley.

There is no doubt that we are in a time of uncertainty and there’s a lot of concern about what the future may bring.

Within the space of just a few days, confusion has gripped the property market, but changes to stamp duty could be positive for those looking to buy a new home.

There has been a notable change in temperature over the last week or so; dare we say we even contemplated putting the heating on? It is the time of year when the nights are getting longer and the days colder, and when it comes to selling your Crawley property you want buyers to see the warmth your home exudes.