La Nina is bringing ALL the rain, and while there’s a risk it could dampen our spirits, will it have the same cooling effect on the white-hot property market?! 

2021, without doubt, highlighted just how important our homes are. More than ever, we’ve tried to create spaces that feel unique, relaxing, and happy as we’ve navigated continuous change and become more conscious of the connection between our homes and our wellbeing.

Buying your first home can be one of the most exciting and daunting experiences. There’s plenty to look forward to, from looking at houses online to doing drive-bys in prospective neighbourhoods. After the initial excitement of deciding to take the plunge, what comes next? 

To help you understand what to expect as you make your way from house-hunt to moving day, we have put together a guide on what to look out for and point you in the right direction regarding what concessions and assistance are currently on offer for first home buyers.

We hide it, stack it and move it, but most of the time, it always remains – the clutter!

From the kitchen cupboards to the bathroom drawers, the spare room to the deepest darkest part of your wardrobe, clutter can be all-consuming and completely overwhelming.

Most of us generally prefer to block out the chaos of the clutter. Partly because we are all time-poor, and mostly, it just seems too incredibly difficult! But imagine how going into 2022 with a decluttered home, office, and life will feel! This is officially one for the to-do list this month.

So, if it is time-consuming and difficult, WHY should we declutter?

We started 2021 with hope and optimism, thinking newly-approved vaccines around the world would convert the COVID-19 pandemic into a manageable health issue that we could live with. What did the property market do during this unexpectedly tumultuous second year of the pandemic? It went up. Again.