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Paying attention to the smaller details could make all the difference to selling your home and perhaps even boost its value, says Email4Property.co.uk.

Just following five cost effective tips will instantly increase a property’s charm.

The moving process can be stressful at the best of times for adults; however it can be even more of an upheaval for your children. With the school holidays in full swing, reallymoving.com, outlines some easy tips to follow to ensure the experience is as smooth as possible for all family members.

Before the move:

1. Keep your children informed -

Being at the height of summer, the warm weather and those balmy evenings create an all-round feelgood factor.
 
But if you want to sell your home before the onset of autumn, estate agents Harrison Murray have some advice to ensure that you don’t rely simply on sunshine and pretty gardens to attract a buyer. 
 

One of the most common moving day faux pas is to pack the kettle and tea bags say reallymoving.com, following a survey of top UK removal companies. 

The survey reveals that having gone through the intricacies of the home buying and selling process we can easily forget some of the more obvious requirements on moving day itself and it’s not just the teabags. Some people even forget to tell the in-laws!

With the prospect of the Conservative/LibDem government raising Capital Gains Tax from 18% to 40%, Cliff D'Arcy author of 'The FT guide to managing your money' in his blog for www.lovemoney.com shares his six tricks to beat this new tax rate! 
 
Without delay, the ConDems have got cracking on their new tax policies. Predictably, they’re following in Labour’s footsteps by going after the rich in order to provide tax breaks to low earners.

The planned rise in capital gains tax (CGT) is dominating the headlines amid fears it will induce panic selling or stall a fragile housing market, but property specialist Strutt & Parker warns people against making a quick decision they might come to regret.

The new coalition government's planned hike in CGT from 18% to 40% or 50%, expected to be officially announced as part of the emergency Budget on June 22, has sparked opposition from second-home owners, people who have bought to let and property investors who fear they are going to be hit hard by the new tax.

Moving in over the Bank Holiday weekend adds another dimension to the home buying process.

While the extra time can be invaluable, the national day-off also demands some extra short-term planning. Here reallymoving.com offer their top tips for a stress free move:

A Scottish Borders country estate with outstanding residential, agricultural and sporting opportunities in the Tweed Valley is for sale on the open market for the first time in about 70 years.

Nether Horsburgh, four miles south-east of Peebles, is a 987-acre, family-owned estate ideal for breeding cattle and sheep and sporting activities. 

The estate offers an excellent balance of arable ground, ploughable and permanent pasture and hill grazings, while its woodlands, open moorland and hillsides have made it known as a haven for shooting and stalking pursuits. 
 

‘House doctoring’ is set to become a standard part of the home selling process says email4property.co.uk.

This is due to the huge level of competition for home buyers in the current market and the online network of estate agents has come up with three golden rules on ‘staging’ your home for a sale this summer.

Moving house is an opportunity to declutter and have a fresh start in your new home. However, some things are hard to part with as reallymoving.com reveals the top five most unusual items moved by UK home movers.

The most unusual item by far, shown by the 50 removal firms questioned, was dead pets. The attachment to our pets of yesteryear is a common theme among home movers, with a number choosing to dig up Fido from their current back garden and move him to their new home to be reburied.