The words, thoughts and musings of Wendy Peterman, owner and director of Petermans Estate Agents in Herne Hill.

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Don’t Just Take the Best Offer – Take the Best Buyer

I’ve been around long enough to remember when you could sell a house with a handwritten card in the newsagent’s window – let alone a Polaroid image of the property glue-sticked onto an A4...

How to Prepare Your Herne Hill Home for Sale

When it comes to selling your property, first impressions matter – especially in a select property market like Herne Hill. Buyers decide within minutes whether a house feels right – in fact, some...

Reading Between the Headlines: Making Sense of the Herne Hill Property Market

It’s the end of another week. Like most weeks, there have been a series of different property market headlines some of which entirely contradict each other! Sometimes those contradictions might even...

The King’s Speech: what it means for you and your property

When people talk about the King’s Speech, they often mix it up with the King’s Christmas Address, or with the film starring Colin Firth. But we have just had the actual King’s Speech, on Wednesday 13...

How to Rent a Property in SE24: A Step-by-Step Guide

Renting a property can feel daunting, especially if it’s your first time or if you haven’t moved in a while. Between viewings, referencing, paperwork, and thinking about deposits, it’s easy to feel...

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Trump’s Tariffs: What Do They Mean for the Herne Hill Property Market?

With Donald Trump announcing his so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs yesterday, including 10% on British imports to the USA, many sectors are mindful of coming pressure, with the threat of an...

The Spring Statement and what it means for your Herne Hill Property

It was the day of the Spring Statement on Wednesday, and whilst we are told that these are very much not a ‘Fiscal Event’, there was still plenty of anticipation about what might be said and where it...

Leasehold Reform: What It Means for the Herne Hill Property Market

There is so much going on in the world right now that it can be a challenge to decide what to write about next! Oval Office melt downs, international trade wars, continued conflict in the Middle East...

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