What a year for the property market! We have never seen the property market as hectic and competitive as it has been for the last 18 months. Normally December is a quiet month with the majority of buyers shifting their focus to Christmas celebrations, however this year there is still a high percentage of buyers […]
The Christmas holiday always shows a high level of traffic on Rightmove. People scroll through the listings when they have time on their hands over the holiday. This unfortunately doesn’t guarantee you a sale as a high percentage of the people looking aren’t serious about moving yet. It is not until the decorations come down […]
We are supporting a charity that provides books for local communities, under privileged children and schools in need. Sarah is a local business owner of The Little Book Snug, where she works in partnership with Usborne books. Usborne’s Community Book Pledge is a nationwide initiative to help local communities, schools and nurseries across the UK […]
As the seasons start to change and we now enter Autumn, we are once again very busy with new enquiries. With the children back at school, and holidays over the race for buyers to be in a new home in time for Christmas has begun. The best time of the year to sell your home […]
Following on from our last Blog with demand still outstripping supply many homeowners are understandably concerned to take that first step of moving and putting their property on the market when there is so little to choose from, this can cause a vicious cycle and often once homeowners start to take the plunge others follow […]
It may come as no surprise to anyone who has sold or purchased a new home recently that Rightmove has recorded the busiest ever first half of a year and yet another increase in average prices by 6.7% The heightened level of activity has been caused by the Stamp Duty holiday and in our […]
The Big Savings Come to an End As June has now drawn to a close we see the end to the higher bracket of the Stamp Duty holiday. In truth, due to the demand and solicitors increased workload, many have not managed to complete in time and are now coming to terms with having […]
Renovating your home is often to improve the living space for yourself or to create more space, but did you know they can also help to boost the value of your home, as well as increasing it’s desirability to buyers. Whether you decide to renovate for your own gain or to prepare for selling, some […]
As we race towards the mid year point, it is useful to look back on what has happened in the market, and take a sneak preview of what lies ahead. The first half of the year has seen continued strength of activity and transactions in both the prime and mainstream residential property markets in the […]
For us property professionals, or sometimes called property bores, every year we see a lull in the number of new properties coming to the market in February and March. It is a “grey period” between the busy Christmas period; when there are lots of completions as people move home before year end, AND the run […]