I can’t help but feel excited at the new buildings springing up all over East London. The capital’s skyline has changed so much over the last ten years, with new tall office buildings springing up in the City, and residential and mixed-use developments arriving across the East End. Living in a tall building isn’t for […]
With larger estate agents choosing to cover all of Greater London, and the rise of online estate agents, it’s easy to get swept along by branding and choosing your estate agent based on fame and percentages. But when you’re choosing an estate agent to sell your East London property, it’s important to find one with […]
If you own leasehold property and want to sell it, it’s important to understand about leases before you start. In this blog, I run through the key things you need to know about selling leasehold property What’s the difference between freehold and leasehold? If you’re lucky enough to own freehold property, it’s all yours until […]
The majority of developers building property in East London today are keenly aware that people like natural light in their homes. Lots of new build property is benefiting from this “trend” but if you’re selling a property that’s older, or one that features a basement conversion, you may well have at least one room that […]
The longer we live somewhere, the more stuff we accumulate. Some of it is probably useful, some of it may have strong sentimental value. But when you’re selling your home, an excess of possessions simply becomes clutter. Clutter, however much loved, creates the impression that the property is too small and there’s nowhere to put […]
We all love where we live once we’ve got used to it, and many of us feel great affection for former addresses. But it’s unlikely that you’re going to find an area that will be exactly the right place for you to live your whole life. Sooner or later, you are going to have to […]
One of the most common reason for people to move house is that the house is now the wrong size for them. Huge family houses are just a pain to clean once all the children have flown the nest, while families in two-bedroom flats struggle too, for different reasons. But when we’re selling the properties […]
In a word, yes. Occasionally, with very simple property transactions, it is possible to handle all the legal aspects and paperwork yourself, but it is usually better to instruct a conveyancer to act for you. Chances are it will be cheaper and less stressful in the long run – here’s why: It’s probably cheaper Time […]
I set up Dockleys as an East London estate agency in 2017, selling and letting residential and commercial property. Since then, it’s gone from strength to strength, meaning that I have to recruit people to help me! I’ve got some great team members already and I hope to find even more. Here’s why you might […]
When I was first selling property a decade or so ago, internet property searches were in their infancy and social media hadn’t even been invented. But times have changed, and like many East London estate agents, I’m finding that social media is a great tool for selling property. Here’s why…. Social media is a cost-effective […]
