Author Archives: freestyle
Stamp Duty Changes – FINALLY!
Someone has finally decided to change the way in which Stamp Duty Land Tax is worked. It’s been long overdue and at initial glance, especially with the headline rates saying 98% of buyers will be better off. More tax will be …
Market Update – November 2014
Your up to date property market report from Mr Green. Property prices for all property types has increased across the year, with the major price increases being seen in houses and a non inflation beating 1% gain in flat prices. …
Have we switched to a buyers market?
July, August and September were pretty impressive months as far as offer values are concerned. Across the board we averaged just over 100% of asking prices. October has been a slightly different story in that offers are now averaging (not …
Online agents aren’t really estate agents, but they’re better value than most highstreet offerings………
A small part of what annoys me about online estate agents is that they’re not honest. The line ‘without highstreet offices, we can pass the saving on to you’ is utter nonsense. Our office isn’t anywhere near our biggest expense …
Why does it take so long to sell/buy a house?!
This office spends a lot of man-hours on chasing sales through to completion. It is without question the single most frustrating part of our job. Standards are on the majority immensely poor with solicitors, surveyors, mortgage advisor’s and other estate …
Cutting through estate agent nonsense…..
I’m pretty surprised by how many people actually read this blog. It’s spurred me on to getting back to writing a little more frequently and helping out the house movers across the country. Some of the things estate agents come …
How to offer on a property.
I see a wide variety of negotiation methods employed by buyers. Unfortunately, there’s no fail-safe method for ensuring you get the property you want at the lowest possible price possible; it’s too emotive for all involved. Other than for …
Don’t fall for the ‘value high and get ’em down’ approach to property sales.
This is a tactic widely used by estate agents the country over. It’s not pretty, it’s not in the best interests of those selling and more often than not, leaves a very frustrated and unhappy client. I go and sort …
Three areas of value an agent should bring to your sale.
So, you’re sat flicking through Rightmove, checking out all the latest properties that are on the market and you come across a set of details with photos so bad that you just can’t quite work out how on earth someone …
It’s tough for buyers right now. So how do you make sure your offer is accepted?
At present, the market is very difficult for buyers. Very few properties are coming to the market and every house is receiving multiple offers. Many of the properties we’re selling right now involve us having to let a buyer know …
