If you are weighing up whether to sell, one of the most natural questions is simply: what is my home actually worth right now. It helps to understand how that figure is genuinely determined before trying to answer it for yourself.

There is no single right moment to move, only the right moment for your circumstances. That said, some common signs are worth paying attention to if you are trying to work out whether now might be the time.

A move rarely starts with a decision to sell. It starts with something else entirely, more space, a different pace of life, being closer to family, and selling is simply the practical step that makes it possible. If that is roughly where you are, there is no rule that says the first step has to be listing your home.

If you are ready to move forward, here is exactly what happens when you instruct us, from the first conversation through to the day you hand over the keys.

Accepting an offer can feel like the finish line, but it is really the start of the next stage, and it is often where things are most likely to go wrong if nobody is actively managing them on your behalf.

Whichever agent you choose, and we hope it is us, these are questions worth asking before you instruct anyone. A good agent should answer all of them clearly and specifically, without deflecting or falling back on general reassurances.

Once your property is live, the goal is not simply to generate viewings, it is to find the right buyer for your circumstances, someone able to proceed at a pace that works for you, not just whoever puts in the highest offer on paper.

A property that goes to market well prepared almost always performs better than one rushed online before it is ready. Here is what typically happens before your listing goes live.

There is no single correct way to sell every property. We offer three different routes to market, and which one suits you depends on your property, your circumstances and what you are hoping to achieve. It is worth understanding all three properly before deciding.

Your local associate has now visited your property and given you a considered figure. Unlike an online estimate, this comes from someone who has actually seen your home, its condition, its improvements, and compared it against local evidence, not a postcode average.

If your home is still on the market and has not sold, it is worth pausing to ask why, rather than assuming there is nothing to be done. A property listed for a while without success is usually telling you something, about the price, the marketing, or the level of service behind it, and it pays to find out what before more time passes.

A sale involves a lot of moving parts, and it is entirely reasonable to want regular updates rather than waiting to be told when something happens. These are the questions worth asking, and how often, whoever is handling your sale.