Let’s Support Local Businesses #4
By The team at Melanie EstatesBack with the 4th installment of our series supporting local businesses. That's a whole month of sharing the love for Norwich businesses! With small hints in the media that lockdown restrictions may soon be...
Let’s Support Local Businesses #5 – Takeaway Edition
By The team at Melanie EstatesWeek 8 of lockdown means that a lot of us are getting a bit restless (understatement perhaps!). Sometimes all you need to pick you up is a little treat. That's why, this week, we've created a TAKEAWAY edition of...
Let’s Support Local Businesses #6 – BBQ edition
By The team at Melanie EstatesWeek 6 of our blog series supporting local businesses and we're beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, there are still a lot of restrictions in place, and for good reason, but shops, cafés, and...
Floorplans – How they can help sell your home
By The team at Melanie EstatesYou wouldn’t set off on a road trip without a map. So why start the next stage of your life’s journey without the homebuyer’s equivalent? Let’s talk floorplans. It’s no secret that floorplans have...
Let’s Support Local Businesses #7
By The team at Melanie EstatesConsidering shops can begin to open on June 15th, this may be one of our last posts. We should all continue to support small, local businesses as much as possible over the coming months (and always!). The next...
How have home-buyer requirements changed due to COVID-19?
By The team at Melanie EstatesWe all know that the pandemic has affected most things in life, the property market included, but did you know that it has also directly influenced a change in home-buyer requirements? Having spent a lot (and we...
Five ways to slash thousands OFF the value of your home
By The team at Melanie EstatesWhen does doing up your home end up doing yourself out of money?It’s not the opening to a poor joke but a serious question we thought we’d answer for homeowners in Norfolk. Not all home improvements add value...
The Five Question you MUST Ask an Estate Agent When Selling Your Home
By The team at Melanie EstatesLife is a relentless stream of decisions. What to wear? What to have for breakfast? Where to go on holiday? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Some are trivial choices. Some are life-changing ones. And deciding to...
Consumer Spending Linked To Housing Market Confidence
By The team at Melanie EstatesAs restaurants, pubs, cafes, and hairdressers have now been open for a few weeks, it has been interesting to watch how this increase in highstreet footfall has affected the housing market. PwC reports on money in...
The Benefits of Working From Home
By The team at Melanie EstatesWorking from home is something that many of us have been very accostomed to over the last few months. In fact, during lockdown it was reported that 60% of the UK workforce were working from home. With the average...