Amanda Davis The Battle & Hastings Property Expert

10/10/2026

06/10/2026

Why are you moving?

Sounds like a completely innocent question when you’re showing someone around your home….right ?

But sellers, think carefully before answering.
Don’t negotiate against yourself. Be careful what you tell buyers about your circumstances, because information can be just as valuable as money when you’re negotiating.

If you tell a buyer:

“We’ve already bought somewhere else…”

“We need to move quickly…”

“We need £X to buy our next house…”

…you may have just given them information they can use when negotiating your price.

I’m not saying you should lie.

I’m saying you don’t have to reveal everything.

A good estate agent will handle the negotiations for you and protect your position.

Here is something to debate…

If you’re buying a house, do you think the seller should tell you exactly why they’re moving?

Or is that none of your business?

BUYERS…. SELLERS…..WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Let me know in the comments below 👇👇

01/10/2026

I think October might be my favourite month of the year. 🍂

The mornings feel fresher, the colours begin to change and everything seems to slow down a little. It always feels like the perfect time to reset, get outside and enjoy everything autumn has to offer.

This quote summed that feeling up perfectly for me.

Also as the temperature drops and it’s getting darker earlier it’s the start of the cosy nights coming, so for us it’s soon time to order logs for our fire 🔥.

What’s your favourite thing about October?

29/09/2026

Around 1 in 3 homes currently on the UK market has already had its asking price reduced.

Could yours be next ?

Rightmove’s latest data shows that homes which needed a price reduction took around 119 days to sell, compared with around 39 days for homes that sold without reducing their price.

That’s roughly 80 extra days on the market.

So, don’t choose your asking price based on what you’d LIKE your home to be worth.

Choose it based on:
♦️What buyers are actually paying
♦️What you’re competing against
♦️How your property compares
♦️Current buyer demand
♦️Your launch strategy

Starting too high can cost you more than you think.

Your first few weeks on the market matter.

📍 Battle & Hastings sellers: Are you thinking of moving? Before you put your property on the market, let’s have an honest conversation about a marketing strategy, not just the price. I’m available to help you sell your property or have a friendly chat with some advice.



DM me for a FREE Market appraisal.
📞 07415 760 193

25/09/2026

Macmillan Cancer Support 💚
Did you go to a coffee morning ?

25/09/2026

Come and join me at the Open House tomorrow at
📍Oaklands Place, St Leonard’s, TN38
Book your appointment by DM or 📞07415 760 193

24/09/2026

Tomorrow is the worlds biggest coffee morning, raising money for MacMillan Cancer support.

Whether you’re joining a local event, baking a cake for work or hosting your own coffee morning, every couple help support people living with cancer.

At the Oak and Olive in Wallington the MacMillan coffee morning takes place between 10 am and 12noon, organised by the Whatlington Connectors.

Please do come along, show your support and enjoy some home made cakes. They’ll also be a raffle of a £50 voucher donated by The Oak and Olive (formerly The Royal Oak).

Every coffee, cake and conversation helps make a difference.

24/09/2026

DM me your book your space -
Open house by appointment only,
📞07415 760 193

eastsussex

22/09/2026

I have something for you to think about…

If one agent charges 0.75% and another charges 1.25%, the cheaper agent obviously looks more attractive.

But, don’t just compare the percentage.

Ask yourself:

📸 How good is their marketing?

📱 How are they going to promote your property?

👥 How do they qualify buyers?

📞 How often will they communicate with you?

🤝 And perhaps most importantly… what happens once you accept an offer?

Selling a property isn’t just about putting it on Rightmove, hope for the best and wait for an offer. Which is what goes on more than people think.

You’re paying for a service, expertise, negotiation and someone to help get you from “For Sale” to “Sold.” What you have to know is that agents have targets to reach to gain listings for their company, this is where the fight is. Gain the instruction and that’s another one for the book. When you’re working with an independent they are all in, and the focus is service and expertise.

I’m interested…

Would you choose the agent with the lowest fee, or the agent you believe offers the best overall service?

👇 Be bold, just tell me 🤔

thepropertyexperts

21/09/2026

12 years! 😳

Here is some data supplied by Rightmove :

* Average asking prices for newly-listed homes rise by 0.7% (+£2,441) this month to £367,440. This is the first monthly price increase we’ve seen since May

* September’s above-average price increase for the time of year is a possible early sign of the usual increase in activity that we see in the Autumn

* Sellers face a lot of competition, with more homes currently available to buy than we’ve seen in 12 years, and the number of buyers enquiring is 9% lower than this time last year

* Success at selling varies widely across Great Britain, with 9 in 10 (91%) of homes for sale in Scotland successfully finding a buyer, versus less than half (42%) in London

* The average two-year fixed mortgage rate is now 5.29%, up from 5.09% last month, as rising mortgage rates continue to stretch affordability for buyers

If you’re selling activity in listings is increasing as we head into the Autumn. For a free market appraisal to see where your property sits in the market DM or 📞 07415 760 193

ARE YOU READY TO SELL ?