What makes people decide to move home? It's such a huge life decision to uproot the family, pack up all of your belongings and move to a different property. There needs to be a compelling reason to go through all of that upheaval, right?

Newboulds & Co are delighted to receive instructions to market a phenomenal home. The term 'dream home' is used far too often, but we couldn't think of any other way to describe it

• Shepperton house prices are 23.3% higher than in 2017, even though during those five years, the British economy had the uncertainty of Brexit and the massive fall in GDP during the pandemic. • Yet, a less observed trend is that the net number of homeowners in Shepperton has risen by 381 households, a jump of 3.7%.

What is the history behind the humble terraced and why are they so popular with Shepperton homeowners and Shepperton buy-to-let investors? Read this article to find out more

• In 1981, 15.6% of properties in Shepperton (and the Spelthorne District as a whole) were council houses. Today, that figure stands at 1.6%, a proportional drop of 90%. • Why has the number of council houses dropped so much in those 40 years?

Spelthorne Borough Council has announced the introduction of outdoor gyms in parks throughout the Borough.

Newboulds & Co take a step forward in becoming a 'green' company by taking delivery of electric vehicles

• 178 properties have sold in the Shepperton area in the last 12 months. • It only takes 68 days to sell a Shepperton home, so why does it take 102 days from the sold board going up to the buyer getting the keys?

This week we speak to a vendor that agreed a sale on their home, but had great difficulty finding their next home. They ended up buying a property in their favourite road, that wasn't on the market.

This week's interview is with a vendor that had to sell their Shepperton home from abroad. They needed an agent that could take care of every detail and communicate promptly. Read the article to see how Newboulds & Co helped.

You've done the viewing and fallen in love with the property. You've weighed up all of the pros and cons, and after sleeping on it, finally decided to put in an offer. So, you mentally run through the phone call to the agents and how you think it'll go. And then, nervously, you make the call. But, it doesn't go quite as you'd planned. So, how can you make the most of the offering experience to ensure that your offers are taken seriously and, more importantly, get accepted!

As a tenant, you're always acutely aware that the property you live in doesn't actually belong to you. You're told not to hang pictures. Not to redecorate. So, when there are problems with the property, you'll call the landlord and let them know. This is their responsibility to sort out, not yours, as it's their property, right? But what should you be doing yourself as the tenant?