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Moving to the Peak District?

Moving to the Peak District?

Are you thinking of moving to the Peak District? A checklist if you’re looking to relocate The Peak District is a beautiful area of central England, established in 1951 as a National Park, renowned for its stunning countryside with limestone valleys, gritstone ridges and open moorland. Popular with visitors and tourists alike, for day trips […]

12 Steps to living in a home you love

12 Steps to living in a home you love

You know its time to find a new home, so what’s your plan? How are you going to sell your home and find your new home? What are the steps you need to take to get you from where you are to where you want to be? Don’t worry we’ve got it covered with our […]

Village Life – Whitwell, Derbyshire

Village Life – Whitwell, Derbyshire

The village of Whitwell is in the Northeast corner of Derbyshire, close to the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. A village with many stone and character buildings sitting within the Conservation Area of the village, and a community that has adapted to the changing needs of its residents over the years. It retains many […]

Village Life – Todwick, South Yorkshire

Village Life – Todwick, South Yorkshire

  The village of Todwick is situated in South Yorkshire, close to the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The village primary school is Ofsted rated Good and this is a community which enjoys a host of activities for all ages at its Village and Church halls.  The village recreation ground offers a range of facilities […]

The wonderful world of bungalows

The wonderful world of bungalows

If you’re planning to move home, have you considered a bungalow? Perhaps you’ve seen one in the     for-sale listings, but discounted it as being a property choice only for someone who is retired, or looking to downsize. But bungalows are seeing a huge surge in popularity. And, far from being the property of choice […]

5 Steps to take if your home isn’t selling

5 Steps to take if your home isn’t selling

Your decision to move home is not one taken lightly and you’ve probably done a lot of soul-searching and organising to get to this point of actually putting your house on the market. If, then, your home is just not selling, and particularly if it doesn’t show any signs of selling – no offers, no […]

10 ways to reduce your home energy bills

10 ways to reduce your home energy bills

The energy costs for heating and lighting our homes, and using all our modern-day appliances, are rising dramatically this year. If you’re a homeowner, you’re likely to be increasingly aware of the cost of energy, but there are ways you can save, and start reducing your home energy bill straightaway, and the benefits are doing […]

10 plants to bring colour to your garden

10 plants to bring colour to your garden

We all appreciate the importance of using colour in our home and how this can bring a space to life. However, we see many properties that forget to that this same principle can be used to bring their outside space alive and more inviting. Here’s our guide on 10 of our favourite plants to bring […]

Spotlight on Ruth’s perfect place

Spotlight on Ruth’s perfect place

Ruths home moving adventures began with her decision to give herself the freedom of a mortgage free life by downsizing. We first had the pleasure of meeting Ruth when this decision led her to book a viewing of a development of new build homes we were marketing for an independent developer in Derbyshire. These homes […]

10 ways to make your outside space sell your home

10 ways to make your outside space sell your home

When you’re trying to sell your house, it’s easy to forget it’s not just the interior you need to get ship-shape. A garden is one of the top three features buyers look for in a new home, adding as much as 20 percent to the value of a property. Buyers look for gardens Many buyers […]