How to prepare your home for a quick sale
The dripping tap, the tired front door, the cluttered worktop. Our agents' ten-point list of fixes to finish before the photographer arrives.
First-time buyers get a mortgage-in-principle check, a jargon-free buying guide and one agent who answers every question from first viewing to keys.
Each of our agents covers a handful of neighbourhoods, so they know which streets are quiet, which schools fill up first and what really sold last month.
Open the dashboardThe dripping tap, the tired front door, the cluttered worktop. Our agents' ten-point list of fixes to finish before the photographer arrives.
Three offers, a sealed-bid deadline and a buyer who toured it in 3D from abroad. The story behind one of our fastest sales this year.
We ranked eight areas on school results, park space and commute times, and on what a three-bedroom house actually costs there.
From the first alert to the final viewing, here is what happens behind every search.
Buyers, sellers and landlords on what it was really like to move with Umbraio Hub.
We sold above the asking price in under three weeks. Remarkable service.
The rental team handles everything. I barely think about my flat any more.
As first-time buyers we had a hundred questions. Every one was answered.
They made a stressful move feel surprisingly calm.
The 3D tours saved us so many wasted weekends of viewings.
Clear advice on every offer. We never felt pressured.
From mortgage approval to survey and signing, the twelve steps every first-time buyer goes through, and roughly what each one costs.
By Arjun Mensah · Sep 21, 2026Fees, timelines, mortgages and viewings, answered by the agents who deal with them every day.
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