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Dec 7, 2025

Festive traditions & tips to make your home top of anyone’s wish list

To say we love this time of year is an understatement, and as the festive season approaches, homes across the country begin to sparkle with traditions that bring warmth, joy, and a sense of belonging.

Nov 19, 2025

Boxing Day Boom – Fact or Fiction?

Boxing Day: a time for leftover turkey sandwiches, dodging relatives, and... frantically searching for your next home? If that sounds oddly specific, you're not alone. The so-called "Boxing Day Boom"

Nov 8, 2025

Winter-Proof Your Home: Essential Tips

While Hallowe’en brought its usual dose of spooky fun, one of our listed properties gave us a real scare—a sudden leak in the second-floor bathroom that made its final appearance in the ground floor d

Oct 16, 2025

Energy Saving - Are you efficient with your energy use?

Energy Saving Top Tips With the increase in energy bills up 2% this month, it’s definitely a sign to get ahead of the game this winter when it comes to saving the pennies. But what practical steps ca

Sep 25, 2025

Do property flips work as a strategy in 2025?

The last few decades have seen enormous changes in the dynamics of the property market, huge advances in internet use and access, and shifts in what buyers are looking for, with flipping homes undergo

Apr 26, 2024

Porter Estate Agents Expands to add Chichester Expert to its Team

In the many years that Dan and Olivia have headed up Porter Estate Agents, matching property hunters with their dream home, we have grown from strength to strength, and three years ago you might recal

May 5, 2023

Happy And Glorious – Coronation House Prices Compared

On 2nd June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned and the average UK home cost £1,891, equivalent to £63,511 today. Now in 2023 the average UK house price is £288,000 ! UK house prices have risen dra