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Selling your home takes more than putting it on the market.From setting a competitive asking price to presenting your pr...
08/10/2026

Selling your home takes more than putting it on the market.

From setting a competitive asking price to presenting your property effectively and reaching potential buyers, every stage of the selling process matters.

At Sure Sales & Lettings, we combine tailored property marketing, local market knowledge and experienced negotiation to help sellers make informed decisions and move their sale forward.

Whether you’re preparing to sell or reviewing your current selling strategy, we’re here to help.

📍 Burton-on-Trent | Derby | Staffordshire | Surrounding Midlands

Thinking about selling your property? Get in touch with our team to discuss your next move.



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Selling your home? The right pricing, presentation and marketing can make a difference in attracting buyers.We’re Sure S...
08/10/2026

Selling your home? The right pricing, presentation and marketing can make a difference in attracting buyers.

We’re Sure Sales & Lettings, based in Burton upon Trent, helping homeowners across Derby, Staffordshire, the East Midlands and West Midlands sell with clarity and confidence.

Thinking of selling? Speak to our local property team.

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Your rental property needs electrical safety work, but your tenant won’t give you access.What can you actually do as a p...
06/10/2026

Your rental property needs electrical safety work, but your tenant won’t give you access.

What can you actually do as a private landlord?

You’ve arranged the electrical work. You’ve contacted your tenant. You’ve offered dates.

But the appointment gets cancelled, the electrician turns up and access is refused, or your messages simply go unanswered.

So where does that leave you as a landlord?

If an electrical safety inspection, commonly known as an EICR, identifies work that needs to be completed, tenant refusal doesn’t mean you should simply stop trying.

Government guidance for England recognises that there may be situations where a landlord is prevented from accessing the property. In those circumstances, being able to show that you have taken all reasonable steps to comply matters.

But what can those reasonable steps actually look like?

Keep a clear record of your attempts to arrange access: emails or messages sent, dates offered, appointments booked, and any cancellations or refusals. Government guidance specifically refers to keeping copies of communications used to arrange access as evidence of the steps you’ve taken.

And remember: one refused appointment doesn’t make the required electrical work disappear. If the inspection identifies remedial or further investigative work, specific requirements and timescales can apply.

Arrange it. Communicate it. Document it.

If managing tenant communication, maintenance and the day-to-day responsibilities of your rental property is becoming difficult, speak to Sure Sales & Lettings about property management across Burton, Derby and the surrounding Midlands.

General information only. Individual circumstances can differ, so seek appropriate professional or legal advice where needed.

Viewings are happening, but the offers aren’t following. More viewings aren’t always the answer. Positive feedback doe...
05/10/2026

Viewings are happening, but the offers aren’t following.

More viewings aren’t always the answer.

Positive feedback doesn’t always mean buyer intent.

One viewing is an opinion. Repeated behaviour becomes a pattern.

Look for what buyers keep hesitating over.

Patterns can show you what actually needs reviewing.

Price, positioning or buyer perception: the reason can differ.

Don’t just count your viewings. Learn from them.

A fresh perspective could help you find what’s holding the sale back.

Is your landlord compliance diary ready for the new PRS Database?Is PRS Database registration really a one-and-done job ...
01/10/2026

Is your landlord compliance diary ready for the new PRS Database?

Is PRS Database registration really a one-and-done job for landlords?

New Gas Safety Certificate, EICR or rent change? Don’t forget the PRS Database.

Renewed your Gas Safety Certificate? Your landlord database record may need attention too.

Multiple rental properties = multiple compliance dates to keep track of.

Nothing changed in your rental property this year? There’s still a date to remember.

PRS Database renewal could become another annual date in your landlord compliance diary.

Add PRS Database updates to the landlord compliance system you already use.

Managing multiple rental properties? Save this PRS Database compliance checklist.

30/09/2026

You submit your details and your rental properties to the new landlord database. But does that mean everyone else gets to see them too?

What could someone actually find if they searched your name?

Maybe it’s not just “the public” you’re thinking about. It’s your tenant. A colleague. Someone who already knows you’re a landlord.

Could they see which properties you own? Where those properties are? Or other information you’ve submitted?

These are questions landlords are already asking.

What we know so far is that the government intends for some landlord and property information to be publicly accessible. However, the exact final list of what the public will be able to see has not yet been confirmed.

So it would be too early to assume that everything you submit will become public, or that it will all remain private.

If you’ve been trying to find a clear answer on exactly what someone who knows your name could see about you and your rental properties, you haven’t missed it. That level of detail is still being finalised.

We’ll share the confirmed details as the public-access rules become clearer.

Landlords across Burton-on-Trent, Derby and the Midlands, are you ready to hand over the keys?A property can look comple...
23/09/2026

Landlords across Burton-on-Trent, Derby and the Midlands, are you ready to hand over the keys?

A property can look completely ready while one important compliance step is still missing.

Save this checklist before your next tenant moves in.

21/09/2026

A few weeks on the market doesn’t automatically mean there’s something wrong with the home.

Sometimes it simply hasn’t found the right buyer at the right time. Timing, demand and buyer preferences can all affect how quickly a property sells.

The right home still needs the right person to see its value.

18/09/2026

12 people have walked through the door.

So before taking £15,000 off the asking price, I’d want to know what those 12 viewings are telling us.

Because “no offers” doesn’t automatically mean:

“The house is £15K too expensive.”

I’d look at the pattern first.

Are buyers consistently saying the same thing after viewing?

Are they choosing another property nearby, and if so, what is that property giving them for the money?

Is the listing attracting the right buyers, or is the asking price putting your home into searches where buyers expect something different?

And importantly, are people loving the property online but feeling differently once they actually walk through the door?

Because those are different problems.

If hardly anyone is booking a viewing, we may have a marketing, presentation or pricing problem before the front door.

If plenty of people are viewing but nobody is offering, something may be changing their mind after they arrive.

That distinction matters.

Sometimes the evidence will absolutely point towards a price adjustment.

But the question shouldn’t simply be:

“How much should we reduce it by?”

It should be:

“What have 12 buyers now told us about how this property is positioned?”

Then make the next move based on that.

Thinking of selling? Your viewing feedback is data. Use it before making a £15,000 decision.

17/09/2026

You walk into a property and everything feels right.

The kitchen works. The bedrooms are a good size. The garden feels perfect.

So you start imagining yourself living there.

But before you make an offer, walk back outside.

Because you can change a kitchen. You can redecorate a bedroom. You can’t move the house to another street.

Here’s what we’d look at:

1. What happens to parking after 6pm?
A street that looks empty during a weekday viewing can be completely different when everyone gets home. Visit again in the evening and at the weekend.

2. Listen before you look.
Stand outside for five minutes without talking. Traffic, school-run activity, nearby businesses, trains or late-night activity can be much easier to notice when you’re actually listening for them.

3. Look beyond the house next door.
What backs onto the garden? What sits at the end of the road? A commercial site, busy road or development nearby may matter more to your everyday experience than something immediately beside the property.

4. Test your real routine.
Don’t just ask, “Is the location good?” Ask: What would my Monday morning actually look like from here? Check the commute, school journey, shops, GP access and transport you would genuinely use.

5. Come back when nobody is expecting you.
Your viewing is one snapshot of the neighbourhood. An evening or weekend visit can show you a very different one.

The property matters.

But once you’ve bought it, you’re buying into the location too.

Save this before your next viewing.

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Burton Upon Trent
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