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One of the first things a buyer will ask an estate agent when offered a property is “How long has it been on the market?”, and with good reason. Buying a property is a large transaction and it takes courage…

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. Whilst this…

You may know your property better than anyone else, but when the time comes to selling it, a well-trained sales negotiator will maximise your chances of success, for the following reasons: 1.    The heart! The buyer’s initial objective is simply…

One of the property terms that can be confusing is the word “deposit”, especially among first-time buyers who have previously been renting. For example, consider this statement: “When Jake got his deposit back he had enough for his deposit, although…

Many people whose property is on the market now would ideally like to move by Christmas, yet only those who are prepared to price realistically to reflect the current market are likely to be successful. Buyers who are currently active…

Townies would simply not comprehend the amount of rural dinner party conversation that revolves around septic tanks, and I have had a few recently. Whilst most of us just flush the loo and think no more about it, there can…

There’s more to property marketing than meets the eye, and good agents will always be one step ahead when it comes to ensuring that their clients’ property is comprehensively exposed to the right audience. Of course, advertising both in the…

The press is currently full of mixed messages about the property market, especially anything to do with the Brexit debate, it is so boring now.  Will it rise, will it fall, is it a good or a bad time to…

The thwack of tennis balls, the clink of a cup of tea and the slurp of a sucked strawberry are sounds that are synonymous with the perfect English summer – weather permitting of course. It seems that everyone in this…

How Should Estate Agents Respond to World Cup Distraction? The British can usually be relied upon to be passionate about two conversational topics; football and property. So, let’s combine these and see what effect the World Cup tournament is likely…