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In line with many predictions, and partly due to the cost of living crisis and high interest rates, house prices fell in December for a fourth consecutive month.

Welcome to the final part of our 3-part series on how to get your home ready for sale. This final chapter considers some additional tips to help you get the full potential out of your property.

Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part series on how to get your home ready for viewings and in some cases, ready to market. House viewings are vital to the successful sale of your property. More often than not, all that is needed to make your house look presentable is a quick clean and tidy. But what if that is not the case? Do you have concerns about whether your home is appealing to potential buyers? Part 2 of this series focuses on the inside of your property in further detail.

House viewings are vital to the successful sale of your property. Often, all that is needed to make your house look presentable is a quick clean and tidy. But what if that is not the case? Do you have concerns about whether your home is appealing to potential buyers? homebuddy is publishing a 3-part series of articles on how to get your home ready for viewings and in some cases, ready to market.

For the first time ever, the average house price in Wales has risen above £240,000 according to the Principality Building Society. This figure was taken during the second quarter of 2022 (April – July) and is on average, 11.2% higher than this time last year and 3.1% higher than the first quarter of 2022.

homebuddy is delighted to announce that they are now members of the Property Redress Scheme (PRS) and our member number is PRS034554.

Viewing a property can be overwhelming and its often easy to miss or forget to ask the obvious. Homebuddy have therefore provided you with a useful property checklist that you can print off and take to house viewings. Just click on the link within this article and download yours today.

They say that a typical first viewing of a house will take on average between 20-30 minutes with many people looking at the cosmetic side rather than what really matters. In this first part of top tips for buying a home, either privately or through an estate agent, homebuddy wants to give you some ideas of where to start.

A record number of homes have been sold off-market and for a premium due to the property shortage. A new analysis has shown that throughout 2022 one in 10 homes were sold across Britain without being publicly marketed by an estate agent. 

Since the start of the pandemic and despite widespread concerns of a covid related property crash, there has been a boom in the property market, fuelled by a house buying frenzy with demand outweighing supply, which has in turn led to pushing up prices.

homebuddy® can be accessed via laptop, tablet or mobile device simply by visiting www.homebuddy.co.uk. Anyone can view the houses sold by our private sellers, however, if you want to list a house or contact a seller then you will need to register as a homebuddy® user and create an account.

homebuddy® is a unique online platform that allows homeowners and private sellers in the South Wales area to sell their property without the need for an estate agent.

2022 saw homebuddy® launch its unique online platform that allows homeowners and private sellers to advertise and sell their property privately without the need to appoint, rely on and pay an estate agent.