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Having lost her husband, and with children living interstate, the owner of a large home in Armadale was facing a real challenge. A house full of memories, furniture, goods, and effects that were overwhelming. Where to start, and how to deal with the many challenges …

Canard Solutions (CanSol) was contacted by a family which had lived in the same home for 55 years in leafy inner-Eastern North Balwyn. The property had been sold, and settlement was due in two weeks. Whilst the family had planned an orderly downsizing, the size …

Canard Solutions (CanSol) was engaged by the owner of a four-bedroom gracious home in Armadale to assist in a two-part work program to facilitate the sale of the property, and subsequent relocation to a “downsized” townhouse. CanSol engaged with the owner to prepare a photo …

Nearly all of us over 55 have experienced it, either first hand or through a close friend. The loss of a loved parent, expected or not, is usually difficult to cope with – on so many levels. Your focus is on the loss: your personal …

Ever think the world is so vast, and feel like we’re all hundreds of kilometres from each other? Sometimes I feel like that, and then something like this happens. We were engaged to manage a deceased estate in a small rural town. The old house …

Packing is a pain, but with a little planning it can make your move easier and help you decide what you really want to take to your new home, especially when downsizing. We all have boxes that seem to follow us from one move to …

Specialist items can cause quite a conundrum when trying to value and sell. Selling online has become a great way to get a good result by connecting you directly to specialist collectors, ensuring not only that you get the best price possible, but also that …

Preparing to sell a home can be one of the most stressful times in someone’s life. It can be an emotionally draining and daunting task. While it’s easy to find reasons to delay, it’s an exercise that never gets easier. It also holds up being …

A cornerstone of the Canard Solutions process is our CanSolver family choice service. This is a bespoke system used to let project owners tailor a set of rules for dispersal. To put it plainly, we provides the tools for items to be chosen and fairly …

It’s always worth keeping in mind how much it costs you to hang on to clutter. Real estate costs are at an all time high and the physical space that unused items take up can cost you a great deal. Rent on offsite storage, holding …

Especially when downsizing or dealing with a deceased estate that was a family home, it’s important to remember the size matters when it comes to furniture, and not in the way you might think.   Instinctively it makes sense that an antique bought 30 years …

Often one of the largest costs people forget to take into account when dealing with downsizing or deceased estates is the cost of moving. It can especially compound if one or two large items have to be moved from one auction house to another, so …

Auctioning a large number of items, particularly when downsizing or dealing with a deceased estate, presents a number of challenges. One of the most important but often most overlooked is choosing which auction house to use.   While it’s easiest take the lot to a single auction …