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Mortgage Approvals are on the Increase

Thursday, 19th April 2012

Categories: Market Analysis Sales
With the 1% stamp duty ‘holiday’ for properties with a price tag up to £250,000 having finished at the end of March, there was a healthy rise in mortgage approvals as first-time buyers set about taking the plunge before their buying fees go up once more. Mortgage Approvals are on the Increase

Sue Bradford

How Will the Budget Affect the Housing Market?

Friday, 23rd March 2012

Categories: Market Analysis Sales
In an attempt to tax the super-rich, the Chancellor is introducing a new stamp duty rate for houses priced at £2 million and over. The duty was previously set at 5% and this will rise to an eye-watering 7% – but will it have any discernible affect on the housing market?

Sue Bradford

Are Local Papers still Relevant in the age of the Internet?

Tuesday, 1st November 2011

Categories: Lettings Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
The Internet has completely transformed the way we read and digest information...it might seem fair to assume that the old-fashioned method of flicking through the property section of your local newspaper or magazine is now obsolete. In fact, this is far from the case.

Sue Bradford

What’s Stopping your House from Selling?

Tuesday, 16th August 2011

Categories: Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
It can be frustrating and disappointing when the potential buyers fail to translate into decent offers or, even worse, when the viewings dry up altogether...However, this is not the time to get defensive: it’s the time for positive action...

Sue Bradford

HIPs Suspended

Thursday, 20th May 2010

Categories: Market Analysis Sales
David Cameron's coalition Government have today honoured their manifesto pledge and suspended Home Information Packs (HIPs) with immediate effect. They are to be abolished as soon as primary legislation can be put in place.

Sue Bradford

Where have all the Properties Gone?

Thursday, 25th February 2010

Categories: Market Analysis Property Prices Sales Selling Tips
If you are currently looking to buy a property in the area you will have noticed that there is very little around to choose from. Buyer demand is still extremely strong and there is only a trickle of new properties coming on to the market. This combination of factors should ensure that prices remain strong over the next few months.

Sue Bradford

Beat the Spring Rush

Thursday, 25th February 2010

Categories: Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
Spring is traditionally the busiest time of the year in estate agency. It is not unusual for us to take on half our new instructions for the year during the months of March, April and May.

Sue Bradford

Competition Among Buyers

Thursday, 28th January 2010

Categories: Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
With a continuing shortage of good quality properties coming on to the market and prices rising steadily the balance of power is likely to remain with sellers for the months ahead.

Sue Bradford

Minimising Stamp Duty

Wednesday, 6th January 2010

Categories: Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
With the temporary increase of the threshold over which buyers pay Stamp Duty from £125,000 to £175,000 ending on 31st December 2009 I thought this would be a good opportunity to take a look at some of the issues surround the tax.

Sue Bradford

Market Outlook - August 2009

Thursday, 6th August 2009

Categories: Market Analysis Property Prices Sales
It’s been three months since we last wrote about the state of the market here on the blog. At the time we had a tentative feeling that a recovery may be occurring - three months on and those commentators that predicted doom at the start of the year are publishing updates quicker than a Michael Jackson biographer.

Justin Burns

The Summer Market

Monday, 6th July 2009

Categories: Market Analysis Sales Selling Tips
It appears that summer has arrived early this year and if the long range forecast is to be believed it is to be one of the hottest for many years.

Justin Burns

Market Outlook - May 2009

Thursday, 7th May 2009

Categories: Market Analysis Property Prices Sales
In the month that has passed since I last wrote about the outlook for the housing market signs of increased activity have continued. Viewings are still on the increase and the previous reluctance of potential purchasers to make offers has subsided.

Justin Burns

Welcome to the Peter Barry Blog

Wednesday, 1st April 2009

Categories: Market Analysis Property Prices Sales
It's not easy to be optimistic about the sales market at the moment but this being the first post on our new blog I thought should try. Amongst all the gloom and doom there has been some evidence of a pick up in activity since the turn of the year so maybe we can start to look forward to better days ahead.

Justin Burns

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