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So as I take another stroll in my local patch, I stumble across a sign which I’ve never taken much notice of before. It was referring to being safe, by following the estuary ‘Code of Conduct’. Now as I had time on my hands, I stopped and took it all in…. I came away feeling quite good about learning something new and very pleased with myself. It then dawned on me, the current COVID-19 situation...
ARE YOU READY TO DIP YOUR TOE IN THE WATER?
When’s the right time to sell? Should I? Shouldn’t I? These are common questions people ask themselves, before taking the plunge! It’s a bit like running a bath….. you may be waiting until you’ve got everything just right, but until you dip your toe in the water no one really knows. There is never going to be a ‘perfect time’ to put your property on the market for sale, sometimes you just...
Adding £££s Value to your Home
Toby Dowding from John Smale & Co takes a look at what home sellers can do during the lockdown period to attract the highest sale price for their property once restrictions are lifted. So, you have spruced up the front of your property - having the exterior looking at its best is vital, as it persuades people to look at the interior. But now you don’t want to let viewers down when they choose...
Charlotte enters 100 Squats a day for 30 days challenge for Charity REFUGE
Charlotte noticed that there was a challenge set up for Women and Children of Domestic Abuse. Thinking about how hard times can be just settling into the new ‘normal’ how much harder it could possibly be for those living in fear in their own homes, their own places of safety. 'I was onboard and happy to give this challenge a go! I set up a Go Fund Me account and got moving! Day 1 - Got my...
Toby Dowding from John Smale & Co, looks ahead to a time when we can all move freely from our homes. In houses and apartments all over the country those in lockdown are thinking about life after release. Even now, at the height of the pandemic, people are dreaming of post-virus life. We know they are because they are telling us so. If this period of isolation from our families, friends...
If you’re looking for a bit of fresh air and exercise and also love pets, then being a volunteer for the Cinnamon Trust could be for you! I was completely oblivious to this great charity, until one day my partner mentioned she was going to apply to be a volunteer (see photo of her with the lovely dog Gemma!). She helps a couple of residents in her local area, by walking their dogs, as they are...
Screen Appeal - getting your property ready for sale
Toby Dowding of John Smale & Co explains a vital step a seller can make now to help achieve a successful property sale once the coronavirus danger has passed. The daffodils have bloomed and the bluebells are about to, and it should be a perfect time to sell your property. Except it isn’t. Instead our thoughts are of saving lives through sheltering at home. It might seem counter-intuitive, but...
A strip of land for a buyer to land his plane! - WANTED
Now as you can imagine, working in this industry for more years than I can remember, I have seen many ‘must have’ lists for client’s property searches and their specific needs. I have never (until now) had a buyer ask me to find him a strip of land, suitable to land his plane! Now as the enquiry came in on April 1st you can imagine my initial thoughts…….but as always, here at John Smale &...
The Market now and after COVID19
The market really has literally with the lockdown been shut down. It is difficult to predict what will actually happen at the end of all this but from conversations with several experts and reading the general press it would seem that the market for the time being has just put into a frozen state. It is not like times before, in other recessions where the market has fallen rapidly due to market...
Time to....Toby reflects on home working
So as I sit at home working, in the fourth week of ‘lockdown’, one of my cats looks at me as if to say what are you thinking about? Now that is a very good question! Trying to find anything positive that has come out of the COVID -19 crisis is very hard, however the one gift that has come from it is time. If you asked all of the richest and most powerful people in the world what the most...
