Buying Property? Instruct an Estate Agent Posted on December 19, 2018 Buying a property? Our trained specialists offer a find/view/negotiate service for serious buyers Read More
Selling your property? Use the smarter way Posted on December 11, 2018 One of estate agency’s fundamental tasks is to secure the highest price that an able purchaser will pay for your property in a given market. In an ideal world, we would have a hot-line to Camelot who would feed us with a regular supply of lottery winners prepared to pay ridiculous prices for modest properties. Read More
Evicting Tenants Posted on December 11, 2018 "Landlords - Eviction Procedures Fail" Evicting Tenants A recent survey showed that 62% of Section 8 or Section 21 Notices sent to Tenants are incorrect. This results in their enforceability for evicting tenants open to legal challenge. Read More
The Property Value of SOLD Posted on December 5, 2018 Our previous article, The Value of 'For Sale', considered some of the dangers associated with pricing your home in relation to other properties available for sale (ie those remaining unsold). This time we’ll consider pricing in relation to properties which have actually SOLD. Read More
December Property Market Comment Posted on December 3, 2018 Properties that sell first tend to achieve the best price ... Read More
The value of ‘For Sale’ Posted on November 28, 2018 When considering the value of a property prior to putting it on the market, many vendors understandably look at the asking price of other properties currently on the market locally, and draw pricing conclusions based on this research. Read More
Successful Property Letting Posted on November 28, 2018 "Landlords Successful Letting" Successful Property Letting Successful property letting depends on getting many things right. The right property, tenants, location, rent. Plus adhering to legislation and regulation. Read More
Christmas Unexpected Buyers Posted on November 21, 2018 Christmas is already in sight and it might be tempting to assume that the market will slow down. Perhaps it’s best to wait until the New Year before selling. However, whilst many agents do indeed ‘shut up shop’ so they can roast chestnuts over an open fire, we like nothing more than to sneak into the office in our Santa outfits and huddle round the computer rubbing our hands in glee as we see our web traffic stats rocket (by 195% over the festive period according to Rightmove)! Having been among the first agents to embrace technology and social media in the area, we are fortunate that our website ranks highly in the search engines. Read More
The Case for Letting Your Home or Property Posted on November 21, 2018 The tightening of the mortgage market has created opportunities for vendors who are understandably tempted to consider letting as a lucrative alternative to a sale. Despite the Help-to-Buy scheme, the dearth of mortgage availability has meant that fewer would-be purchasers are able actually to buy. Read More
Landlord Property Winter Check Posted on November 14, 2018 "Landlord Property Winter Check" Landlords' Pre-winter checklist Household emergencies generally occur during the depths of winter. But, as they say 'A stitch in time saves 9' and we recommend that a Landlord property winter check, pre-winter, is carried out as soon as possible to prevent unforeseen property headaches in the months to come. Read More
