If you are about to put your home on the market, read this article before you go live with your property launch!

The property market is unpredictable, with no crystal ball to tell us what will happen and when. If you can't control the value of your home, what can you control? What can you do to make a difference and take back the power regarding the value of your property? Read this article to find out...

Are you confused by your valuation figures? With so many different opinions, you might not know what to do for the best. This article will shed some light on those figures and give you the answers to your questions before you go ahead with putting your home up for sale.

Are you trying to sell your property right now and not getting the interest levels you hoped for? Are viewing figures down? When you initially launched to the market, were you hit with a stampede of interest, or was it more like tumbleweeds? Read this article to figure out if your property is overpriced.

Are you searching for a new home? If, during your search, you come across a leasehold property, how do you know if you should buy it or steer clear? There are a few key things that you need to know before you make an offer - read this article to find out.

Are you trying to sell your home? Perhaps after the market in recent years, you were hoping for a quick sale, maybe even a stampede of viewers with offers flying in and the price rising, but instead, you've just had tumbleweeds? Read this article to find out why your home might not be getting the interest you were expecting and how to fix it.

Are you thinking of selling your home and hoping to move before Christmas this year so that you can spend it in your dream new property? How realistic is this dream? Is there enough time to sell by Christmas? Read this article to find out.

Not long to go now until the fabulous Hadleigh Community Group Summer Fayre returns to John Burrows Playing Fields in Hadleigh ready to welcome 1000's of visitors to the popular community event which is delivered by kind hearted volunteers.

The return to School is exciting and daunting in equal measure as parents face the financial challenges of buying new school uniform, we were delighted therefore to invite the guys from the Preloved School Uniforms Initiative to use our community stall outside the office on Saturday. They were busy all day, here is how they got on.

Our Hockley office has a great reputation within the local area for supporting a number of community initiatives, they were awarded the community business of the year by the judges from Hockley Parish Council last time. Here are a few of our projects.

We are supporting Karen Hawkes from Hockley Parish Council by distributing entry sheets for Villagers to create designs which will form part of the new community mosaic at Southend Road in Hockley.

If you have little ones who might be apprehensive about returning to School why not ease those concerns by popping into our office and discovering the 'worry worms'