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Are you compliant?

Every area of life seems to be increasingly regulated these days and that includes our homes. Keeping up with all the latest building regulations is p...

Bracknell Property Price Predictions for 2020

Bracknell Property Price Predictions for 2020 Bracknell is fast becoming a major property investment hotspot. In fact, industry experts predict that i...

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Bracknell’s regeneration: Sears property update

Bracknell’s regeneration has been a hot topic now for several years, and after lots of planning, re-planning, and a number of false starts for the 90-...

Buy-to-let and Help-to-buy

There are quite a few changes afoot in the rental sector at the moment. Rents are rising steadily - up by 0.8%in March and by 3.4% annually (source: H...

Come and join our Easter Egg Hunt!

We are so egg-cited to announce we’ll be holding an Easter Egg Hunt in Jennett’s Park, Bracknell over the school holidays! Starting on THURSDAY 28TH M...

Community Matters – The Jennett's Park Story

As a local business and local people, we know how important community is. We also know how hard we need to work to make sure that vital community supp...

Enter our Easter Colouring Competition!

We’re so egg-cited to launch our Easter Colouring Competition – and we’d love for local children to get involved! There are two fun Easter-themed colo...

Hallways - first impressions count

When you are doing viewings and you step through the front door of a home for the first time, you are filled with anticipation about what lies beyond....

Heading back to work

With so many people on holiday, August is traditionally one of the quietest months for house sales, with activity usually then picking up again as we ...

HIGH DEMAND AND SUPPLY SHORTFALLS

Despite the fact that the next stage of the Stamp Duty Holiday is about to come to an end (30th June) and many buyers are likely to miss out, there ar...

Housing and the Autumn Budget

We thought, at Sears, it might be useful to give you a rundown of the latest budget and how it affects the housing industryandthe areas we cover - Wok...

How has the property market started 2022?

Despite two base rate rises, 2022 has started in brisk fashion. Rightmove and Halifax are reporting a 0.3% price rise in January and Halifax 0.8%. The...

How long does it take to buy a new home?

Finding and buying a new home always take a little longer than people expect. The timings will also vary wildly, depending on individual circumstances...

How to Tell Your Kids Your Moving Home

Moving can be an exciting opportunity for a family. This is because it gives you the chance to: - Explore new places - Make new memories - Change your...

Is the base rate going to rise?

As has been widely reported in the press, after years of low or falling rates, the UK’s inflation is on the rise. The increasing cost of everything fr...

It’s all a matter of taste

These days, interior design is becoming ever more flamboyant. White walls and minimalism are rapidly being replaced by lurid colours and clashing patt...

Making sure you don’t miss out on the stamp duty holiday

Thanks to Covid and the high levels of demand created by the stamp duty holiday, the average time to complete a sale has risen from between 3 to 4 mon...

Mortgages and interest rate predictions for 2022

At the start of 2021, borrowing costs were at all-time lows, with most mortgage deals for those with a decent amount of equity (40%) well under 2%. He...

New EPC rules coming

At Sears, we like to keep our customers up to date with all the latest legislation and there are some changes coming to EPC regulations (Energy Perfor...

News and Stamp Duty changes

At the start of March, as was widely predicted, Rishi Sunak extended the Stamp Duty holiday. The holiday period for the £500,000 nil-rate band will no...

Our Covid-19 Safety Procedures

In order to adhere to social distancing measures we regret that we are unable to accept unarranged visits to our branches. We therefore ask that you c...

Our New Website Is Now Live!

We’re so very excited to launch the brand new Sears Property website, it’s the culmination of lots of hard work, investment and dedication to being th...

Prep Your Property For Sale Or Let

When it comes to preparing your home for sale or let, there are a number of golden rules to help your property make the right first impression and app...

Property market heading for more sustainable levels

In September, the average house price hit a record high of £338,462, up 0.3% from August. However, to put that into perspective, it’s just £15 above t...

Tips & updates for property moves