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Finding the Right School: Navigating the Options for Our Family
By Abbie Long, Co-Founder of Otters Home Search As a home search consultant, I spend my professional life helping families figure out not...


House Hunting vs Home Finding
Explaining the difference between house hunting and home finding and why a Buying Agent is your best ally.


Why the right Property Search Agent is Your Best Investment When Buying a Home
Bathwick Hill, Bath When it comes to buying a home in the picturesque city of Bath, navigating the competitive property market can be...


UK Mortgage Rate Predictions for 2025: What Homeowners and Buyers Need to Know
As we step into 2025, the UK housing market and mortgage landscape are on many people's minds. The fluctuations in interest rates over...


The differing roles of Buying Agents and Estate Agents
Francesca Watson and Abbie Long - Otters Home Search In the UK property market, Buying Agents and Estate Agents serve distinct roles,...


How Much Is It Worth to Be in the Right House? Our Fees Explained
Finding the perfect home isn’t just about bricks and mortar—it’s about finding a space that fits your lifestyle, aspirations, and future...


Top 5 Reasons to Use a Buyer's Agent in Bath For Your Dream Home Search
Aerial View of Marlborough Buildings and The Royal Crescent, Bath Finding your dream home can be an exciting yet overwhelming journey,...


London vs. Bath: Comparing Independent School Fees post VAT introduction
When it comes to choosing an independent school for their children, parents in the UK often weigh several factors, including academic...


Relocating Overwhelm
How to get beyond the relocating overwhelm.

New Partnership Announced
Kingswoood School, Bath partner with Otters Home Search as their Exclusive Relocation Agent Otters Home Search are delighted to announce...


Focus on Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Malmesbury in North Wiltshire benefits hugely from its location just off the A429 with easy links to Cirencester and Chippenham as well...


Value Added Tax on Independent School Fees
At Otters Home Search, when listening to our clients housing needs, access to schools is often top of the list. That could be catchments...


Tackling a house move with purposeÂ
Bespoke buying agents Otters Home Search reveal their top tips for putting in the groundwork to ensure a successful property search.   ...

Focus on Corsham
Read all about the highlights of life in Corsham Wiltshire


Focusing your search: Location, budget, size and the nitty gritty too.
We always say there has to be a push and a pull to drive a successful house move. This may be a move from city to country, from a smaller...


Stamp Duty Land Tax Savings expire 1st June 2024
There are current savings available when you purchase more than one dwelling in one transaction, which includes houses with annexes. ...


Changing Seasons
The housing market has traditionally slowed down as the evenings get darker and the gardens start to look a little bare, but what has...


Farm Shops & Property Values
It used to be the proximity to a Waitrose that added £££ to your house value but now the latest trend is proximity to a great Farm Shop. ...


Co-working Spaces
In Bath Newark Works, Foundry Lane, Bath BA2 - “extraordinary spaces for extraordinary businesses’ converted industrial building with a...
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