Danny Bailey • A Bespoke & Personal Estate Agent

25/09/2026

This one had pretty much everything thrown at it, but thankfully it also had the ending everyone wanted ❤️

When we first launched, the response was impressive. Over 14 viewings within a few days, plenty of interest and a sale agreed.

Everything was moving along until further down the line when unfortunately the buyers circumstances changed and delays in the chain above as well, we had no choice but to go back to market.

So, round two.

Another 15 viewings within a few days. Multiple offers and sold again, this time to an amazing family who absolutely loved the home.

To be fair, you can see why this home created so much interest. Some houses just have that feel when you walk through the door, and this was definitely one of them.

After all the ups, downs and uncertainty, everyone has now got the move they wanted.

Massive congratulations to my clients and to the new owners. You were the perfect buyers for this home and I hope you make some amazing memories there.

It was genuinely a privilege to be part of both of your moves 💙

If you’re thinking about selling, already on the market or just curious what your property could sell for, give me a shout.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

Doulton Close • Church Langley • Harlow • Essex • CM17 • SOLD

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22/09/2026

Most sellers focus on the asking price.

But what really matters is what you actually walk away with.

A few percent off might not sound like much, until you realise it can mean £10,000, £15,000 or more.

Good negotiation matters.

Before choosing an estate agent, ask what percentage of asking price they actually achieve for their sellers.

Not what they aim for.

What they actually get.

If you are currently on the market, thinking of selling or would like a no bs conversation, please reach out to me on any of the below.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

21/09/2026

This one actually came to me when the sellers were painfully close to moving.

They’d been on the market with another local agent, had a buyer and were approaching exchange when the buyer decided to try and renegotiate the price at the last minute.

Fair play to my clients… they said no.

They walked away from the sale, left the agent and trusted me to start again.

So we did exactly that.

Completely new marketing. New photos, video, write up, social media campaign, the lot. We treated it as a brand new home coming to the market rather than something that had already been for sale.

The response told its own story.

Multiple viewings booked for the open day and a lovely set of buyers who didn’t want to muck about. They wanted the house, we negotiated an asking price offer and got moving.

It wasn’t completely plain sailing from there either. Questions around the porch and driveway caused a few headaches during the legal process, while at the same time we had a chain below us that needed keeping together.

Plenty of conversations, chasing and finding solutions, but everyone stuck with it.

And now it’s completed.

Massive congratulations to my clients who trusted me after everything they’d already been through and to the buyers who have been fantastic from day one. Enjoy your new home.

If you’re thinking about moving, already on the market and wondering if things could be done differently, or you just want an honest idea of what your property could sell for, give me a shout.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

Waterhouse Moor • Harlow • Essex • CM18 • SOLD

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18/09/2026

Nearly half of all homes currently leaving agents books in this country are being withdrawn without selling.

Not falling through. Not exchanging. Just quietly pulled off the market and never talked about.

When a home comes back on the market after being withdrawn buyers already have questions. They’ve seen it before. It sat there. It didn’t go. That seller is now in a weaker position than when they started and they haven’t even had a viewing yet.

Before you instruct anyone ask them how many of their listings have been withdrawn in the last three months. Watch what happens when you ask that question.

Some withdrawals are genuine. But a pattern is never a coincidence.

If you are currently on the market, thinking of selling or would like a no bs conversation please reach out to me on any of the below.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

07/09/2026

Before you choose an estate agent, ask them this:

How many of your listings have had a price reduction in the last three months?

It’s a simple question, but the answer can tell you a lot about how that agent operates.

Because there’s a big difference between pricing a home properly from day one and putting a big number in front of a seller just to win the instruction.

Overpricing might get the board up.

But weeks later, when the viewings have dried up and the phone call comes suggesting a reduction, it’s the seller who has lost the time and momentum.

Buyers notice reductions. They’ve got portal alerts. They’ve seen your home sitting there. When the price suddenly changes, questions start being asked.

Sometimes a genuine adjustment is absolutely the right thing to do. Markets move, competition changes and new evidence comes to light.

But repeated reductions across an agent’s stock can tell a very different story.

Your home should be priced with a strategy to sell, not a strategy to win your signature.

So when agents come round to value your home, don’t just ask what they think it’s worth. Ask them to show you how they came to that number by providing actual data and evidence.

If you are currently on the market, thinking of selling or would like a no bs conversation please reach out to me on any of the below.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

03/09/2026

This one could’ve ended very differently.

I had a buyer, everything was moving along… and then came the last minute attempt to renegotiate the price.

My advice to the seller?

Don’t even think about it.

Sometimes you’ve got to know when to hold your nerve rather than accept something just because you’re worried about losing the sale.

So we went back to market.

And we sold it again pretty much straight away to lovely first time buyers.

Problem solved? Not quite.

Then came delays caused by some particularly stringent solicitor policies, which made parts of the process take far longer than anyone expected. Plenty of chasing, plenty of phone calls and probably a few more grey hairs along the way.

But we got there.

Brockles Mead has now completed and everyone finally gets their move.

Really happy for my seller for trusting my advice when it would’ve been very easy to panic and massive congratulations to the first time buyers on getting the keys to their first home.

If you’re thinking about moving, already on the market and something doesn’t feel right, or you’re simply curious what your home could sell for, give me a shout.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com



Brockles Mead • Harlow • Essex • CM19 • SOLD

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22/08/2026

Bad photos don’t just make your property look worse.

They can cost you viewings, offers and ultimately your move.

Buyers are scrolling through Rightmove on their phones making split second decisions about which homes deserve a closer look.

Dark rooms. Bad angles. Clutter everywhere. Toilet seats up. Photographer accidentally appearing in the mirror.

It might sound small, but when you’re selling your biggest asset, the details matter.

The photographs should make someone stop scrolling and think:

I want to see that property.

That means understanding the home first, where the light works best, which rooms really sell it, what needs moving and which angles make the property feel as good online as it does when you walk through the door.

Because the aim isn’t just to photograph rooms. It’s to make someone want to come and view for themselves.

Thinking of selling? Make sure the first impression of your home is doing it justice.

If you are currently on the market, thinking of selling or would like a no bs conversation please reach out to me on any of the below.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

17/08/2026

This house deserved more eyes on it.

It had already been on the market before the owners asked me to have a go and I knew pretty quickly this wasn’t going to be a case of changing the agent’s logo on Rightmove and waiting.

We kept at the marketing. Different videos. Different photos. Different angles across social media. If something wasn’t getting the reaction I wanted, I’d change it and go again.

Eventually all those extra eyes did exactly what we wanted them to do.

Lovely buyers found the home, loved it and after a bit of back and forth I managed to get everyone to a number where both sides could happily say, ”Yep, let’s do it”

From sale agreed to completion in under 13 weeks. More of that please!

Really happy for my sellers and equally happy for the new owners. You’ve bought a cracking home in a lovely little spot and I hope you’re very happy there.

Thinking of moving? Already on the market wondering why nothing’s happening? Or just nosey about what your property might be worth? Give me a shout. It’s never too early to have a conversation.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com



Meadow Gardens • Widford • East Herts • SG12 • SOLD

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11/08/2026

Adaptable.
Connected.
Potential.

Cavell Drive • Bishop’s Stortford • Hertfordshire • CM23

Guide Price £450,000 to £475,000

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com

11/08/2026

Another Newhall move completed.

This one bedroom ground floor flat had been on the market for months with another agent. A sale was agreed, but unfortunately the buyer pulled out during the process and the sellers decided enough was enough.

They came to me to start again.

We gave the property a full relaunch, completely refreshed the marketing and made sure it was shown at its absolute best. That brought us a great first time buyer who saw the value in the home and wanted to make it theirs.

As anyone who has bought or sold a leasehold will know, finding the buyer is only part of the job. There was extra legal work, management company information to wait for, plenty of chasing and the usual delays that can make the process feel much longer than it needs to.

But we got there.

Now exchanged and completed.

Massive congratulations to my sellers after what has been a difficult journey and an equally big congratulations to the new owner on buying their very first home.

If you’re thinking about moving, already on the market or simply wondering what your property could sell for, it’s never too early to have a conversation.

☎️ 01279 211 731
📱 07539 413 102
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://dannybailey.expuk.com



Allis Mews • Newhall • Essex • CM17 • SOLD

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