Estate Agent Talk
Women in Property and Construction.
Women currently represent only 11% of the construction workforce in the UK? Most of these jobs are office based and only 2% work in manual jobs. Although there are a number of companies working hard on projects to change these statistics, it still confuses me why they are so low in the first place. An…
Alex Evans
How to Convert Leads Into Deals in 2015.
2015 has arrived and a new year brings fresh ideas and new strategies to make sure you stay on top of your game when it comes to marketing and selling property. With so much available information which is often contradictory, the difficulty for marketers and sales teams is often knowing where to start. My advice…
The average UK house price.
The start of the new year always comes with predictions and comparisons, that is to say looking back over the previous year’s housing activity and data and looking forward to how the property market may perform on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. One of the main figures used to indicate performance is the average…
Allen Walkey
UK house price growth slows in last quarter of 2014.
The Guardian reports that according to the Nationwide Building Society UK house price growth slowed sharply in the last 3 months of 2014, this cooling off of prices was most apparent in 3 regions of the UK..the north west..Yorkshire and Humberside..and Wales where it was recorded that there were outright price declines in the final…
Allen Walkey
Everybody’s talking: separating the speculation from the fact.
Ah December 2014. The end of the calendar year and a time for property experts, journalists and agents to gaze into their crystal ball and predict just what might happen in 2015. There’s so much hyperbole out there that it’s hard to separate the fiction from the fact, especially when you’re looking for some key…
ARPM
2015: The Year That Will Change The Industry.
In this short article Rajeev Nayyar of Fixflo looks at three of the key changes that are coming and will affect your business. Buyers From April pension holders over the age of 55 will be trusted to use their pension funds as they see fit. With the FTSE 100 having fallen by more than 40%…
Alex Evans
November saw house price falls in London.
More evidence that the London property boom is cooling comes from a report from Haart, figures in the month of November show an average decline in property prices across London of 1.9%, there were wide variations in reported percentage changes across the Capital with some boroughs showing some exagerated drops. Haart said prices in north…
Allen Walkey
Top 5 Mistakes In Office Design
An office makeover can add value to your business and make the time at work much more enjoyable for you and your staff. However, there are costly pitfalls that you should be aware of. This article will discuss the top five common office interior design mistakes and how to avoid them. Your office is a…
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My local property market review for 2014 and predictions for 2015.
As 2014 draws to a close, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the local property market scene, dust of the crystal ball and attempt to take a look into the future! 2014 was generally a good year for home owners in the Cheadle area with prices up 11% on the previous year. Average…
London house prices fell between Nov and Dec.
Property asking prices fell by the greatest amount ever recorded in a single month in December, property website Rightmove has reported – driven by London homes being put up for sale for £30,000 less than a month ago . The average asking price for a house in London fell by more than £30,000 between November…
Allen Walkey
Good news for first time buyers under 40.
A scheme offering 100,000 first-time buyers new homes with a discount of 20% to help people onto the property ladder will be launched by David Cameron later. Those under 40 who have never owned their own home can register their interest in buying via the Starter Home Initiative from the start of 2015 – six…
Allen Walkey
Property language: time to think again?
You might have noticed recently that one of the UK’s most unmistakable properties has been put on the rental market. Relatively unassuming until you see the roof, the three-bedroom cottage in Oxford has a 7.5 metre fibreglass shark embedded in the tiles, installed to mark the 41st anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. It fell to…
ARPM
Stamp duty – masterstroke or policitcal electioneering?
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday in his Autumn statement was either entering into the seasonal spirit by providing hard pressed home buyers with an early Christmas present, with a long overdue overhaul of Stamp Duty or it was a smart political manoeuvre with one eye on the forthcoming general election in May 2015! As it is…
Alex Evans
Stamp Duty Reform 2014.
Stamp Duty Reform 2014 Last week, George Osbourne surprised us all by creating a huge shake-up to the way Stamp Duty works in the UK. As an estate agent I have been lobbying for a change in the stamp duty rules for some time so we’re thrilled about the changes. However, this pesky property tax…
Alex Evans
The financial advantages of a professional cleaning service.
Whether you’re working your estate agency from home or at the office, small or big, there is undoubtedly rubbish and dust littered around your premises that goes unnoticed to the untrained eye. Hiring a commercial cleaning service can help you to keep up with your daily office cleaning. You may not have time to worry…
Alex Evans