House move for Christmas Posted on September 17, 2019 "A House Move for Christmas" A New Home for Christmas? Are you one of those people thinking about moving at this time of year who would naturally prefer to be in their new home in time for Christmas? Not only does a house really become a home at that time of year, but with most people taking one or two weeks off work, there’s plenty of time to either enjoy your new surroundings, or put in some hard DIY home improvement graft (in between the mince pies, of course!). Read More
Property Design on a Budget Posted on September 11, 2019 "Property Design" Design on a Budget The better your home is presented, the greater are your chances of securing an early sale. However, during uncertain times it can be difficult to justify engaging an interior designer in the hope that your property and its value will be transformed. Read More
Private Property Sale Posted on September 3, 2019 "Private Property Sale" Have you ever considered selling your house yourself? On the surface it might seem reasonable to consider selling your house yourself, yet only the smallest minority of people attempt to do so, even in the face of so-called “DIY online” estate agency platform, usually with disappointing results. Read More
Property Experience Posted on August 29, 2019 "Need an Estate Agent?" Property Experience Which of the many factors do YOU take into account when choosing the 'right' estate agent to sell your property? Whilst the first one that comes to your mind may revolve around price and fees, most people tend to choose more intelligently than this. Read More
Pre-Marketing Your Property Posted on August 20, 2019 "Pre-Marketing your Property" Property Exposure We believe there is a strong argument for creating maximum exposure for a property during its time on the market. We spend much of our effort and resources achieving the right exposure in the right places. Read More
Accidental Landlord Posted on July 30, 2019 "Landlord Tribes" Accidental Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about 50% of all Landlords. Here, we look at the Accidental Landlord. The rest come in all shapes and sizes: The “Pension” Landlord The “Parent” Landlord The “Inheritance” Landlord The Accidental Landlord The Accidental Landlord is a homeowner who would ideally have sold, but has decided to rent the property out instead. Read More
Questions for Estate Agents Posted on July 17, 2019 "Selling your Property" Questions for Estate Agents Are you thinking of selling your property and putting it on the market? In this article, I'm going to suggest how to go about choosing your Estate Agent. Read More
Home & Property Staging Posted on July 9, 2019 "Home & Property Staging" Picture Perfect Property Callaways' Home & Property Staging Service provides a styling service for sellers in Brighton & Hove. It is a simple but effective way of presenting a property at its best. Read More
Celebrating our Independence Posted on July 3, 2019 "Independence" Celebrating Independence On 4 July each year Americans go to town on celebrating their national pride on Independence Day. Here at Callaways, we're no strangers to celebrating independence ourselves! Independence is a wonderful thing – whatever your views on Brexit/Trump etc! As independent estate and letting agents we experience daily what it is to be free of the constraints of corporate governance, but we have our own. Read More
Prepare your property for sale Posted on June 20, 2019 "Selling Property" Prepare Your Property for Sale Buyers can waste an inordinate amount of time viewing property. It may be that the property is either too expensive or blatantly wrong in other critical ways. Read More
