How did April pan out in the property market? We take a look at the price reports and moving trends to inform your next move. Plus, we’re discussing Donald Trump and his surprising effect on the UK mortgage market.

We may sound like a broken record but property presentation really does matter when you’re trying to attract buyers and achieve the best price for your home.

While the cost to set up a new tenancy is far lower than buying a property, recent research found 1 in 5 tenants are getting into debt to pay for a deposit. The findings were the result of a survey by Reposit, who questioned 1,000 current renters from all age brackets in each UK region.

Did you know purchasers will pay more for a smart home? The claim was contained in the latest Smart Home Buyers Index produced by Samsung. If you want to know just how much more a smart home is worth, the tech giant’s research found buyers will pay a 7.7% premium.

Try as we might to adopt a more European attitude and feel totally comfortable with renting our entire lives, many of us aspire to homeownership. It’s an aim that stems back to the 1980s when the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, set out to create a ‘property-owning democracy’.

So maybe it's time to do a little de-clutter, whether this is removing the excessive amount of coats hanging in the hallway (hopefully no longer needed over the next few months), or the number of pairs of shoes...

We are looking for a new member of staff to show prospective buyers around some of our lovely properties...

Falcon Property recently scooped two separate accolades at the Experts in Property Awards 2021...

We are looking for a talented person to join our team. If you think this is you then we would love to hear from you, we really would! You will need previous experience of estate agency, this is important...

We are delighted to hear that once again Falcon Property have been awarded the Gold Award for Sales after winning in 2022, we have done it again in 2023 (PL4) at the British Property Awards...

Most estate agents will happily provide a formal written valuation of the kind required for inheritance tax / probate purposes, in return for a small charge – typically around £50 - £150...

You are under no obligation to disclose this information if you don’t want to. However, the agent would then have no choice but to tell his client that your financial position couldn’t be confirmed...