06 Sep In before Xmas
If you’ve ever done a long car journey with children, you’ll no doubt have heard; ‘Are we there yet?’ And if you have ever had the misfortune to deal with a...
Prepare Your Home for Market
10 Jul How to Avoid Fairy Tale Valuations in Whiteley
Once upon a time in Whiteley a royal family (or was it the Royle family?) decided they wanted to sell up and move to a bigger castle. They called in two...
29 Jun Questions to Ask a Park Gate Estate Agent
We received a call recently from a retired gentleman who had lived in the same house for more than 40 years. He was relocating to be closer to his daughter and...
26 Jun What ‘No Sale, No Fee’ Really Means
Traditional estate agents like ourselves seem to have stopped using the phrase "no sale, no fee", and perhaps it's this that has allowed 'online only' agents to gain a piece...
30 May The sweet smell of success
At Robinson Reade we know first impressions count - whether it’s a job interview, a date or viewing a property. Home buyers nowadays make even quicker snap judgements than they did...
23 May Are you having a bath?
Shower power versus bathtub bliss...
19 Apr No better time for a spring clean
Why clutter can cost you thousands and what to do about it in three steps Ask any agent who knows their stuff about what is the simplest and cheapest thing a...
05 Apr Gracias. Danke. Grazie. Cheers. Dhanyabad. Istuti.
Thank you very much Gracias. Danke. Grazie. Cheers. Dhanyabad. Istuti. All different ways of saying thank you, the last one will come in handy if you ever visit the beautiful country of...
29 Mar Happy Easter!
Tonnes of chocolates, loads of bunnies and piles of hot cross buns. That’s right folks unless you’ve been on holiday to the moon for a few months you’ll know it’s Easter. A...
22 Mar Are you thinking it’s time for a change?
The clocks go forward at the weekend. Or is it back? It never ceases to confuse me. The good news is the clock on my oven will now be correct as I didn’t...
