It’s almost hard to believe that summer is over and already we find ourselves in these autumnal months. As days grow cooler and it becomes darker earlier having a well lit property can not only improve your time at home but also create a warm and inviting atmosphere for guests; or prospective buyers if you’re looking to sell.

When investing in a house that you plan to live in for some time think not only about how it suits you now but how it might also suit you in the future. Increasingly we see buyers looking for homes that inspire and have scope for renovation; which may include offering the chance to change the layout and make it truly work for their lifestyle. This can be undertaken to various degrees from making the kitchen and living room open plan to adding an extension or loft conversion. It may also prove an interesting way to add value to a property, when the time comes to sell and move on.  

 It almost goes without saying that location is, and will always be, one of the most important factors to consider when moving home; whether you are relocating to the house next door or thinking about a move across country. From schools to shops, transport links to countryside spaces each element needs to align to your way of life before you take your next steps on the property ladder.

 

 

Durden and Hunt are delighted to sponsor the Jade Goody Memory Walk for the trust for complementary cancer rehabilitation on Sunday 25th September.

Here, Local Councillor Jaymey McIvor greeted James Gibbon, Ongar Branch Partner, with one of our specially designed boards to raise awareness for the charity and upcoming walk. The boards will be seen across Essex in the lead up to the event and Durden and Hunt will be making a donation to the charity for each.

Buying a property can sometimes feel like a long and overwhelming process, especially when purchasing a home for the first time or as a solo buyer. Perhaps unsurprisingly recent research (by Money Box Home-Buying) suggested over three in five home owners felt they were ‘winging it’ when they bought their own home with 61 percent feeling that, due to their lack of knowledge about the process, they were underprepared.

However straightforward the process could prove to be, when you are confronted with an abundance of terms and phrases you do not know or understand it is easy to see how it could start to feel like a lonely undertaking, where second guessing yourself or what you are reading becomes the norm. This appears evident in the study reporting 48 percent of these homebuyers admitted they were left feeling anxious, hoping they’d not missed or misunderstood anything important.

 

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