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🏡 NEW GUIDE PRICE £400,000 – £430,000 | DAISY AVENUE, MARCH

If you’ve seen this one before but thought it was just outside your budget… it might be time to take another look. 👀

Following a price adjustment, this superb FOUR DOUBLE BEDROOM detached family home is now being offered with a Guide Price of £400,000 – £430,000.

And there’s a LOT of house here for the money…

✅ Four genuine double bedrooms
✅ Two en-suite shower rooms + family bathroom
✅ Impressive open-plan kitchen/diner/family room
✅ Separate lounge PLUS a second reception/playroom/office
✅ Double garage and plenty of parking
✅ Private, south-facing rear garden
✅ Tucked away at the end of the cul-de-sac
✅ Lovely outlook across open green space
✅ Riverside walks along the Old River Nene virtually on the doorstep
✅ Around 1,541 sq ft of accommodation

For me, one of the biggest selling points is the space.

So many modern four-bedroom homes give you one or two good bedrooms and then compromise on the rest. Not here. All four are proper doubles, two have en-suites, and downstairs you’ve got the sort of flexible living space that actually works for a family.

Then add the double garage, parking, private garden and the position at the edge of the development and you’ve got a home that really does deserve to be seen.

💷 GUIDE PRICE £400,000 – £430,000

If you’re looking for a substantial modern family home in March, don’t just save this one on Rightmove — come and have a look.

📞 Message me to arrange your viewing.

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Well, this was a nice surprise… ❤️🍫

Tomorrow sees the completion of what has been a particularly challenging sale.

There have been bumps in the road, plenty of phone calls, lots of chasing, a fair amount of stress and, apparently, the occasional bit of swearing! 😂

But we got there.

And today my sellers gave me this lovely card and a box of Cadbury Heroes.

Now, bearing in mind they're already paying me to do the job, they really didn't need to buy me anything as well!

But it was what they'd written inside the card that meant the most:

“Seriously, such a big thank you from both of us! You really did support us through this process. Sorry for all my swearing at times! Never aimed at you!”

No apology needed. On this particular sale, I think the occasional swear word was completely justified! 😂

It also sums up a part of estate agency that people don't always see.

Putting a house on Rightmove, taking photographs and arranging viewings is only part of the job.

It's when things get difficult that you really find out what sort of service you're getting.

Keeping everyone talking. Chasing solicitors and other agents. Trying to solve problems. Taking the frustrated phone calls. Keeping a sale together when it feels like it's doing its best to fall apart. And sometimes simply being there to reassure people that we'll find a way through it.

After everything these two have been through with this move, I'm absolutely delighted that we've finally got it over the line.

Completion tomorrow. 🏡🔑🥂

Thank you both for the lovely card and the Heroes. Completely unnecessary, but very much appreciated.

Although technically you've now paid me AND bought me chocolate, so I definitely owe you one. 😂

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🏡 SHOULD YOUR HOME BE ON THE MARKET BEFORE YOU START VIEWING?

This one always divides opinion… so let’s have a debate. 👇

If you’re planning to move, should you put your own property on the market first, or is it perfectly reasonable to start viewing homes before you’re ready to sell?

There are arguments on both sides.

🔵 “I want to find somewhere first…”

I completely understand this.

You might love your current home and only move if the right property comes along.

You don’t want to sell, have a buyer waiting and then feel pressured into buying something you’re not completely happy with.

And with moving costs, mortgages, solicitors and everything else involved, why start the process unless you know there’s somewhere you actually want to go?

Perfectly reasonable.

BUT…

🔴 Here’s the problem from the seller’s point of view.

Imagine someone views your home, absolutely loves it and makes you a great offer.

Then they tell you:

“We haven't put our house on the market yet.”

You don’t really have a proceedable buyer.

They still need to instruct an agent, prepare their property for sale, launch it, arrange viewings, receive an acceptable offer and establish a chain.

That could take weeks.

It could take months.

Or they might not sell at all.

Meanwhile, another buyer could come along who is already sold, chain-free or has nothing to sell.

Who would you choose?

🤔 AND THIS IS WHY SOME SELLERS DECLINE VIEWINGS.

It isn't necessarily because they're being difficult.

They may have already found somewhere themselves and simply cannot afford to wait while someone else starts their selling journey from scratch.

They may have had a previous sale fall through and don't want to take their property off the market for someone who isn't ready.

Or they may simply want to prioritise buyers who are in a position to proceed.

🟢 BUT OTHER SELLERS WILL HAPPILY SAY YES.

If the property has been on the market for a while, if viewing activity has been limited, or if the seller isn't in any particular rush, they may be perfectly happy to let you view.

Their attitude may simply be:

“Come and have a look. If you love it, we'll work out the rest afterwards.”

And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that either.

The important thing is to understand that viewing a property and being in a position to buy it are two very different things.

There's also a risk for the viewer.

You could drive an hour or two to see a property, fall completely in love with it, decide it's the one…

…and then watch somebody else buy it while you're trying to get your own home onto the market and sold.

💬 SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Should sellers allow everyone to view regardless of their position?

Or is it reasonable to say:

“Come back when your property is on the market — or preferably when you've found a buyer.”

And if you were selling your own home, would you accept an offer from somebody who hadn't even put theirs on the market yet?

I suspect this one might divide opinion… 👀🏡

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🏡 VALUATION vs OPINION — THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!

When you invite three estate agents to value your home and they give you three different figures… who is right?

The one with the highest figure? 🤔

Not necessarily.

There’s an important difference between a valuation and an opinion of what your home is worth.

A good valuation should be based on evidence.

📊 What similar properties have actually SOLD for
🏡 What comparable homes are currently competing with yours
📍 Location and desirability
🔨 Condition, presentation and improvements
📐 Size, plot, parking and individual features
📈 Current buyer demand
💷 And, most importantly, what TODAY'S market is actually supporting

An opinion can be something very different.

"I think you could get £350,000."

That's fine — but why?

What evidence supports it?

One of the biggest mistakes sellers can make is choosing the agent who gives them the highest valuation and then automatically using that figure as their asking price.

Because the highest valuation isn't necessarily the best valuation.

Sometimes it's simply the figure most likely to win the instruction.

So how should you decide your asking price?

Listen to the agents. Look at the evidence they provide. Ask them to explain their reasoning. Look at what has SOLD, not just what other sellers are asking.

Then make an informed decision.

Your asking price doesn't necessarily have to be exactly the same as the valuation either. There can be a strategy behind where a property is launched — whether that's a conventional asking price, offers over, offers in excess of, or deliberately positioning it within a particular Rightmove search bracket.

But the strategy should start with one thing:

👉 An honest assessment of the property's likely market value.

Ultimately, your home is worth what a willing and able buyer is prepared to pay for it — and what their lender is prepared to support if they're obtaining a mortgage.

An estate agent doesn't determine the value.

The market does.

Our job is to interpret that market, provide the evidence, recommend the right strategy and give you the best possible chance of achieving the strongest price.

I'd much rather explain why I believe your home is worth £300,000 than simply tell you it's worth £325,000 because that's the number you were hoping to hear.

Because getting the instruction isn't the goal.

Getting you moved is. 🏡🔑

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🏡 NEW TO THE MARKET | THORNEY 🏡

£220,000

DON’T JUDGE THIS ONE FROM THE FRONT… 👀

I absolutely love launching properties that are a little bit different — and this Duke of Bedford Cottage on Wisbech Road, Thorney certainly fits the bill! ❤️

From the road you see a charming, characterful cottage…

But what you DON’T expect is what’s hiding behind it! 🌳🌳🌳

Sitting on a plot of approximately 0.19 ACRES, this two-bedroom cottage has an incredibly generous rear garden, along with rear vehicular access, off-road parking for at least two vehicles, a workshop, shed AND a brick-built outbuilding that could make a fantastic home office, hobby room or additional storage space.

Inside, there’s plenty of character too…

🔥 Lounge with feature open fireplace
🚪 Traditional latched doors
🛏️ TWO DOUBLE BEDROOMS
🪟 Attractive leaded window
🍳 Fitted kitchen
🧺 Separate utility room
🛁 Bathroom with P-shaped bath & mains shower

Outside, a courtyard immediately behind the cottage leads through towards that surprisingly large garden, with established trees and bushes and masses of lawn.

It really is one of those properties where you need to walk through the front door and out into the garden to appreciate just how much you're getting.

🏡 Duke of Bedford Cottage
📍 Wisbech Road, Thorney
🌳 Approx. 0.19 acre plot
🚗 Rear access & off-road parking
🛏️ Two double bedrooms
🔥 Open fireplace
🧱 Multiple useful outbuildings

If you’re looking for a modern box with a postage-stamp garden… this probably isn't for you. 😉

But if you want history, character, individuality and a garden you can actually enjoy, this one deserves a look.

📞 Contact Next Level Property to arrange your viewing.

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🏡 IT’S THE LITTLE UPGRADES THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE…

If you use your garage regularly, an electric garage door is one of those things you probably don’t realise how useful it is… until you’ve got one!

🚗 Convenience – pull onto the drive, press a button and you’re in. No getting out of the car in the rain to wrestle with a heavy garage door!

🔐 Security – modern electric doors can offer improved locking and security, helping protect your car, tools, bikes and everything else we seem to accumulate in our garages.

🏠 Kerb appeal – a smart new garage door can completely transform the front of a property and give it a much cleaner, more modern appearance.

📐 Better use of space – depending on the type of door, roller and sectional designs open vertically, which can give you more usable space on the driveway and inside the garage.

👌 Ease of use – particularly useful if a traditional manual door has become heavy or awkward to lift.

And from an estate agent’s point of view, these are exactly the sort of practical improvements buyers notice when they view a home. A smart, secure, electrically operated garage door is a nice little extra to have on the property particulars! 🏡

So, a quick shout-out to a new local business – Gordon’s Garage Doors, covering the same general area that I do across March, Doddington, Wimblington, Chatteris, Wisbech, Whittlesey and the surrounding Fenland villages.

It’s always good to see another independent business getting started locally, so if you’ve been thinking about replacing, upgrading or automating your garage door, give them a look and show them some support. 👍

👉 Gordon Garage Doors

And if the new garage door makes the front of your house look so good that you suddenly fancy selling it… you know who to call for that bit! 😂🏡

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🏡 NEW TO THE MARKET | HILLBURN ROAD, WISBECH 🏡
Offers over £225,000

Fed up with looking at modern homes where the bedrooms barely fit a bed? 👀

Then take a look at this one…

This spacious older-style home offers the kind of room proportions that can be VERY difficult to find in newer properties at a similar price. And when I say three double bedrooms, I mean THREE PROPER DOUBLE BEDROOMS! 🙌

Inside you've got:

🛏️ 3 generous double bedrooms
🚿 En-suite to the main bedroom
🛋️ Large lounge with plenty of room for big modern furniture
🍽️ Separate spacious dining room
☀️ Conservatory – currently used as a home office
👨‍🍳 Modern high-gloss grey kitchen
🥫 Large walk-in pantry
🛁 Spacious family bathroom
🚗 Integral garage
🚘 Off-road parking for up to 3 vehicles

And then there's the garden… 🌳🌸

A generous, established and fully enclosed rear garden with a sunken lawn, mature planting, patio areas, summer house, shed and pagoda – plenty of space to actually enjoy being outside.

📍 Hillburn Road, Wisbech – a convenient location with everyday amenities within walking distance.

If you've been comparing older homes with newer properties and wondering where all the space has gone, this could be well worth a look.

🏠 More room inside. More room outside. More house for your money.

Full listing here:
https://street.co.uk/platform/properties/def6cc42-e0ea-4644-b41a-44688a1774e2

📩 Message me for further details or to arrange your viewing.

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🏡 WONDERING IF NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BUY?

I keep hearing the same thing…

“I think I’ll wait and see what happens.”

But what exactly are you waiting for?

Nobody can tell you with certainty what house prices or mortgage rates will do next. So, if you’re financially ready to move, here are 5 reasons why buying NOW could make more sense than sitting on the fence… 👇

1️⃣ YOU HAVE CHOICE

There are currently more homes for sale than we’ve seen at this time of year for 12 years.

More properties = more choice.

That means you can afford to be selective and find the home that genuinely works for you rather than buying something simply because there’s nothing else available.

2️⃣ BUYERS HAVE NEGOTIATING POWER

Buyer demand nationally is currently lower than it was this time last year.

That doesn’t mean sellers are giving houses away, far from it... but sensible sellers understand the market.

If you’re proceedable, organised and ready to move, you could find yourself in a much stronger negotiating position than when buyers are fighting over every decent property.

3️⃣ WAITING FOR CHEAPER MORTGAGES IS A GAMBLE

The Bank of England held the Base Rate at 3.75% this week, but mortgage rates have actually risen recently, with average two and five-year fixed rates currently around 5.4%.

So the idea that “I’ll wait six months because mortgages will definitely be cheaper” simply isn't guaranteed.

They might be.

They might not be.

Meanwhile, you could have spent those six months living in the home you actually wanted.

4️⃣ IF THE MARKET IMPROVES, COMPETITION COULD RETURN

This is the bit people often forget.

If mortgage rates improve and confidence returns, you probably won't be the only person who decides it's suddenly a good time to buy!

More buyers chasing the best homes can mean more competition, less negotiating power and potentially firmer prices.

September has already seen buyer activity start to pick up after a quiet summer.

Sometimes the best opportunities appear before everyone else decides the market looks good again.

5️⃣ YOU'RE BUYING A HOME – NOT TRYING TO TIME THE STOCK MARKET

If you've found the right property, you can comfortably afford it and you're planning to stay there for a reasonable period, does it really matter if somebody predicts prices might move a couple of percent one way or another next year?

You'll only know the perfect time to buy with hindsight.

The more important questions are:

👉 Can I afford it?
👉 Is it the right home?
👉 Is the price reasonable?
👉 Am I ready to move?

If the answers are YES, waiting purely because you're hoping the market suddenly becomes perfect could mean missing the right property.

🏡 There will always be a reason to wait.

Interest rates.
Inflation.
Elections.
Budgets.
House prices.
The economy.

But people still need to move.

And sometimes, a quieter market is exactly when a buyer has the greatest opportunity.

Thinking about buying locally and want a straight conversation about the market?

Give me a shout.

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Yesterday, the Bank of England voted 6–3 to keep the Base Rate at 3.75%. Three members actually voted for an increase to 4%.

So, is that good news for the housing market?

Yes and no.

The positive is that rates haven’t gone up. For buyers and homeowners, some stability is certainly preferable to another immediate increase in borrowing costs.

But a Base Rate hold does not automatically mean cheaper mortgages.

Mortgage lenders price their fixed-rate deals using a number of factors, including expectations about where interest rates are heading. In fact, the Bank of England says quoted two-year fixed mortgage rates are currently around 0.95% higher than before the recent energy shock, while Rightmove reports average two and five-year fixed mortgage rates at around 5.39%.

Why the caution?

Inflation rose to 3.1% in August, against the Bank's 2% target, with higher and volatile energy prices adding to the uncertainty. That makes further rate cuts difficult in the short term – and means future increases can't simply be ruled out either.

🏡 What does all this mean if you're selling?

For me, it reinforces something I've been saying for some time:

PRICE MATTERS.

Buyers are still out there. Properties are still selling. Mortgages are still available.

But affordability is tighter and buyers are more price-conscious than they were when borrowing was cheaper.

The Bank of England's own regional intelligence says the property market has softened, transaction numbers are down on last year in many areas and sales are taking longer to complete.

That doesn't mean you can't sell.

It means sellers need to be realistic, competitive and properly positioned from day one.

Overpricing a property and hoping somebody eventually comes along is becoming an increasingly expensive strategy – particularly if you're serious about moving.

And for buyers? If you've found the right home and the figures work for you, don't necessarily assume that waiting six months will automatically mean dramatically cheaper mortgage rates. Nobody knows exactly where rates go next.

The market hasn't stopped. It's simply a market where sensible pricing, good presentation and experienced advice matter more than ever.

Thinking of moving and want a realistic conversation about what your property could achieve in the current market?

📞 Get in touch.

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⛳ NEW TO THE MARKET – YOUR OWN GOLF RETREAT AT TYDD ST GILES! 🏌️‍♂️🏡

£85,000

If you’re a keen golfer, this one might just have your name written all over it…

Imagine having your own 2 BEDROOM LODGE at Tydd St Giles Golf & Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course virtually on your doorstep, somewhere to park the golf buggy and a huge decked veranda waiting for you when you finish your round. 🍻⛳
And it gets better…

🏌️ Golf facilities included in the site fees
🏊 Indoor swimming pool
💪 Gym & fitness facilities
🧖 Sauna & steam room
📅 12-month occupation as a second/holiday home
💷 2026 site fees: £5,300
🛋️ SOLD FULLY FURNISHED & EQUIPPED AS SEEN
🚗 Parking for 2 cars PLUS a golf buggy
♿ Wheelchair ramp access
🛏️ 2 bedrooms, en-suite + full family bathroom
🌞 Extensive decked veranda

And when I say fully furnished and equipped, I mean it!
Furniture, beds, kitchen equipment, crockery... even the cutlery in the drawers is staying. You could pretty much turn up with your clothes and golf clubs and start enjoying it.

That also makes this an interesting proposition for somebody considering holiday letting, as the lodge is already furnished and equipped for guests, subject of course to the site's rules, lease conditions and any necessary permissions.

The accommodation itself has a lovely open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with French doors opening straight onto the veranda, a double main bedroom with en-suite, twin second bedroom and separate full-size bathroom.
And for anyone wondering about the golf buggy in the photos... 👀

⛳ The buggy isn't included in the asking price, but it IS available by separate negotiation.

This is definitely not your typical property launch. It’s a lifestyle purchase – somewhere to escape to, play golf, swim, relax and enjoy throughout the year.

Golf. Relax. Swim. Unwind. Repeat. ⛳🍻

📩 Message me for the full details or to arrange a viewing.
Important: The lodge is for second/holiday-home use and cannot be used as a permanent main residence. Buyers should independently confirm all site fees, lease terms, occupancy conditions, facility/membership arrangements, letting permissions and other charges with the site operator and their legal representative before purchase.