Helen Ward

Helen spent two decades on the selling side of the property market, much of it helping long-time owners sell the house they raised a family in. That work taught her that most of the stress in a sale comes from doing things in the wrong order, not from the market itself. At Midlife Simplicity she writes about pricing, what to fix and what to leave, reading an agent's valuation, and the choice between apartments, townhouses and single-storey homes. She is careful to say where local rules and costs differ, and when it is worth paying a professional.