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Buying · Selling · Living
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Selling
5 min read
How we price a home — and why it isn’t an algorithm
Online estimates average a street. We price the house: its light, its layout and the sale three doors down that nobody else knows about.

Living
7 min read
Old Town or Harbour Quarter? A walking guide
Two neighbourhoods, two very different mornings. We walked both with a coffee in hand and a notebook.

Selling
4 min read
Staging with what you already own
You don’t need to rent furniture to sell well. Edit, rearrange and let the light do the work.

Market notes
3 min read
Autumn market notes: what sold, and for how much
Prices held steady across our five neighbourhoods this quarter, but how quickly homes sold varied widely.

Buying
8 min read
Moving from abroad: the first ninety days
Tax numbers, notaries, schools and where to buy a decent loaf of bread. A relocation checklist from someone who has done it four times.

Living
4 min read
Why we keep coming back to timber and stone
Two of the oldest building materials age better than almost anything else. A short love letter, with practical notes.

