If you’re thinking about buying your first home, you might be wondering what the average asking price is, and what’s happening in the housing market right now. Here is some useful information from the property portal, Rightmove.

We have joined forces with the United in Kind volunteers this week by decorating both our #hadleigh and #hockley shop windows in a blue theme and collecting from clients to support local dementia groups.

What a wonderful weekend of Royal pageantry as our Nation came together to celebrate the Kings Coronation. Our firm decorated the shopping areas at Hockley and Thundersley with flags and bunting and handed out paper crowns to our local community. Carry on reading to find out how we went about recycling and reusing to avoid waste.

After decorating the Village at Hockley in Union flags to celebrate the Coronation we launched part two of our community project by handing out hundreds of crowns and spectacles to local youngsters passing our Hockley and Hadleigh offices this Saturday.

Thomas Neale our Director thought it would be useful to share with you the latest rental values data produced by the property portal, Rightmove. The headlines in the report are rising rents and slightly improved but still a low supply of available properties. If you would like to check out your current investment then speak to Amos Estates.

When we heard that the Thundersley District Girl Guiding team was struggling to cover costs at this weekend's fundraiser we stepped in and sponsored the event to make sure the youngsters did not lose out.

We have not only been decorating our offices and shopping areas this week with union flags ready for the Kings' Coronation we have also been preparing to hand out red, white and blue goodies over the Coronation weekend to our neighbours.

Are you looking to buy a new property? Don't make any offers until you have the answers to these crucial questions.

Our Hockley sales team we delighted to receive a visit from 1st Hockley Rainbows armed with delicious handmade crown biscuits and a special commemorative badge to thank us for organising the flag display in |Hockley at the weekend.

Our homes are our castles, and we like nothing more than styling and personalising them to our own tastes. DIY is a huge business in the UK, and almost all of us have an ongoing project, improving or changing some aspect of our home, changing wallpaper, paint colours, or maybe even tiles and flooring. But how much could this DIY obsession affect the value of our home?

If 99% of property searchers start their search for their dream home online, should you be impressed by the brochure that an agent tells you they will create?

Man's best friend is great, but it is not always the best when you are trying to sell your home. Here are some helpful tips to consider.