Why our staff are choosing to sell their homes now
Matt Gibberd of design-led estate agency The Modern House explains why four members of the team, including himself, are choosing to sell their homes now, and offers up eight nuggets of advice for ensuring the best chance of a smooth sale...
Matt has an MA in History & Art History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a family of architects, and is the grandson of the celebrated Modern Movement architect Sir Frederick Gibberd. Matt carries out market appraisals in London, and has overseen the sale of some of the capital’s most iconic property, including buildings designed by John Pawson, David Adjaye and Maxwell Fry. Formerly a Senior Editor at The World of Interiors magazine, he has written on architecture, art and design for The Telegraph, GQ Style and Acne Paper, and contributed to numerous books.
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