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Understanding the survey

A level 2 survey will list dozens of items. Two or three of them matter — this is how to tell which.

Landlords: full management or let-only

Let-only is cheaper until something goes wrong at eleven on a Sunday night. Here is how to decide.

Preparing a house for viewings

Most of it is decluttering and light. The rest is fixing the three small things every viewer notices.

Photography makes more difference than staging

A well-lit, properly composed set of photographs will bring more viewings than a rented sofa ever will.

What an honest valuation looks like

It comes with the three comparables it is based on, and an explanation of why yours sits above or below them.