THE DARKER SIDE OF ESTATE AGENCY, OVERVALUING TO WIN THE INSTRUCTION..............
There's a dark side coming to the fore in estate agencies, overvaluing. While it’s nothing particularly new, the practice has now become...
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Jan 203 min
MATERIAL INFORMATION. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???
Since May 2022 estate and letting agents have been required to provide “material information” when they’re listing a property for sale or...
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Jan 63 min
WHAT IS GAZUNDERING?
Whether you’ve bought a house before or not, most people have heard the term ‘gazumping’ in one situation or another, but what is...
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Jan 53 min
WHY ISN'T MY HOUSE SELLING?.....
It’s a horrible situation to find yourself in. You want to move home, buy a new house and start afresh but the problem is, your house...
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Dec 24, 20232 min
FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2024 PROPERTY MARKET......
WILL PRICES DROP OR RISE? It is famously difficult to predict house prices in anything but the short term but I’ll have a go anyway! We...
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Jun 23, 20234 min
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SIGNING WITH AN AGENT?….
I'm writing this blog as I was appalled to realise that there is an agent signing people to SOLE SELLING RIGHTS (vastly different to sole...
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May 11, 20232 min
HOMES OF CORNWALL WEST : A GOOGLE REVIEW JOURNEY
In the bustling estate agency market of Cornwall, one name that stands out among the rest is Homes Of Cornwall WEST. With a stellar...
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Mar 2, 20232 min
A BETTER THAN EXPECTED HOUSING MARKET ........ SO FAR
Call me an optimist but the latest news on the front line gives some hope for 2023. The frenzy of 2022 housing market has long gone and...
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Jan 12, 20235 min
WHAT HAPPENS AT AN ESTATE AGENT VALUATION?....
In the last decade, the average property price in the UK has increased dramatically but how do we arrive at these house values? Demand...
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Jan 7, 20235 min
A GUIDE TO THE HOUSE SELLING PROCESS.....
The process of selling a house can be a tricky one, especially if you’ve never done it before. Staying organised, proactive and good...
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Jan 4, 20234 min
RATHER THAN REDUCE, WOULD IT BE BETTER TO RE-MARKET AT THE NEW PRICE WITH A DIFFERENT AGENT?....
Nobody wants to feel left on the shelf. Seeing your neighbours sell and move out while you’re stuck on the market for months, can be...
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Dec 31, 20222 min
IS IT A BUYERS MARKET ?......
Our minds right now may be as much on mistletoe as moving home, but the housing market isn’t taking a break for Christmas. Although it is...
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Dec 15, 20223 min
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ASKING PRICES IN 2023?
There’s been a lot going on in the housing market this year. We started 2022 with months of record-breaking house price increases, huge...
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Nov 17, 20222 min
HOUSE PRICES FALL THIS MONTH (as they always do) AND SO DO MORTGAGE RATES.......wait what??
THE AVERAGE COST OF A HOME IN GREAT BRITAIN HAS FALLEN FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. Prices fell by an average of 1.1% (-£4,159) in...
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Nov 9, 20223 min
HELP TO BUY ENDS: WHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE?
Are you looking to buy your first home? Applications are now closed for the Help to Buy loan scheme in England but what other help is out...
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Oct 6, 20222 min
LETS BE COMPLETELY HONEST…...
Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take the plunge...
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Sep 23, 20222 min
HOW HAS STAMP DUTY CHANGED?
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced permanent stamp duty cuts for some home-buyers in today’s ‘mini-budget’. Stamp duty is a tax...
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Sep 18, 20223 min
THE RESULT OF OVERPRICING YOUR HOME......
Unfortunately, overvaluing is being used more and more to get homes on the market. Differences in opinion of a few percent between estate...
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Sep 14, 20225 min
NEGOTIATING A PRICE: DOES YOUR BUYER NEED TO FEEL THEY GOT A GOOD DEAL?
"I don't want to give my home away" is a thought on the minds of many people when they first put their home up for sale. In fact, it's...
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Aug 29, 20223 min
WHAT NEXT...........
After more than a year of soaring prices, interest rates and energy prices, the economy has entered a state of flux and yet, the property...
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