In the blink of an eye, the trees are dappled in burnished reds and golds. That first waft of coal fire smoke garnishes the dusky sky. Dust off your autumn boots and dig out your gloves…September is here. Summer brought with it the UK’s busiest month of house sales in a decade. Everyone agrees, the […]
You know your home looks good. You’ve chosen your estate agent, the photographer’s booked and you’re ready to launch. But is there something missing….? Let us help you transform your home from ‘market ready’ to ‘market ravishing’ with our home styling tips. So, what is home styling? Home styling is ‘fine-tuning’ your home so a […]
Switching estate agents: all you need to know to get it right. If you are considering switching estate agents, take a read through this article, it will help you decide. When you chose your estate agent, you did so because you believed they could sell your home. You felt so certain, you even put your […]
Is this the Beginning of the End for Buy to Let in Barnstaple?
on Letting, Property News…. and should Barnstaple landlords & Barnstaple homeowners be worried? In 2019, the private rented sector accounted for just over four and a half million households or 19.9% of UK households, no change from the year before. Interesting, when compared to the proportion of private rented households in the 1980’s and 1990’s, when the proportion […]
Attention to detail is important when it comes to property photos. The job of the property photos is obviously to record the property but more than that they are there to promote the property to the ‘right’ buyer. The best agents want to get the best resuts for their clients and agonise over which photos […]
Government set to announce back to work guidance for North Devon estate agents this week
on Buying, Letting, Property News, Selling** PEOPLES POLL** – WHAT DO YOU THINK? ‘Government set to announce back to work guidance for estate agents this week.’ This follows the shock of yesterday’s 50-plus page document on return to work guidance which failed to address any estate agency related issues. EA Today Reports… Measures under consideration included masks, hand sanitiser and […]
North Devon property market Update – In this video we discuss the state of the market now, the fundamentals and how this will affect house prices. How will corona virus and the lockdown affect you and your property? Please excuse the roughness of the video but working from home and juggling the kids and work […]
The secret to selling your property for the best price and it’s not what you think!
on Buying, Property News, SellingRecent data from the HomeOwners Alliance shows homes could lose thousands in value after weeks on the market – and highlights the date by which you’ll want to have secured a sale. Latest research shows that the ‘time’ it takes to sell a house could make – or cost – you thousands of pounds. According […]
If you’re trying to sell a unique or unusual home and you’re just not getting any takers, perhaps it’s simply that you haven’t found that unique or unusual buyer yet. After all, the house that’s quirky and not to everyone’s taste needs a buyer who loves it for its quirks, not in spite of them. […]
Another boost for the North Devon Property Market as interest levels held
on Buying, Property News, SellingThe Bank of England on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.75%, even as it downgraded its economic growth forecasts significantly. Traders and analysts had been split on whether the Bank of England would cut interest rates, making Thursday’s vote one of the most eagerly awaited monetary policy decisions in years. The pound […]