Urban Village Blog

Kitchen appeal: upgrades that make an impact

Selling your property? A kitchen renovation can make all the difference, but what changes will actually add value to your home?

Make or break: the real deciding factors in a house sale

What really influences a buyer’s final decision? Here, we list the most common deal makers and deal breakers in a property sale.

In the know: 6 surprising things a buyer notices first

What does a buyer notice first about your property? Here are our 6 tips to making an instant impact.

Not quite neutral: Paint colours that add character (without turning off buyers)

Decorating your home to sell? Be careful – creating too much of a blank canvas isn’t always the best approach. These are our favourite colours to add character without losing your buyers’ interest…

ESTATE AGENTS - A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK

You’ve put your property on the market and selected an estate agent to market and sell the home. Now what? A lot of homeowners don’t realise that on average, for every hour that an agent spends with them, they will spend approximately nine hours work...