Estate Agent Talk
Key Questions to Ask Before Getting a Loft Conversion
A loft conversion can be a great addition to your home, providing a lot of extra space to be used as a new bedroom, playroom, office or anything you want. However, arranging a loft conversion will be a timely and somewhat expensive endeavour. Therefore, it is important to answer a few essential questions before you…
Christopher Walkey
The Rise and Rise of Manchester’s Property Scene.
I was recently interviewed on Key 103 radio as part of Adam Catterall’s talk show which was discussing a recent Manchester Evening News article. The newspaper piece was about rising house prices in Manchester, and I was asked to give my “expert” opinion on the subject. I have also been asked on countless occasions since…
What does Brexit mean for London property?
Almost 2 weeks after the UK somewhat surprisingly voted to leave The European Union, the dust is now starting to settle. Focus has shifted away from the merits of the decision and onto the implications, specifically how the UK will negotiate an exit. With a new prime minister and cabinet now in place, the fog…
Christopher Walkey
Townends Estate Agents Reacts to Bank of England Decision to Cut Base Rate to 0.25%
Yesterday, the Bank of England made its first interest rate cut for more than seven years, slashing its base rate from its already historic low of 0.5%, which it has held since March 2009, to 0.25%. It is a move aimed at stimulating the economy after Britain voted to leave the EU in the referendum…
Christopher Walkey
5 Worthwhile Value Adding Investments
No vendor wants to sell their property for a below par price, meaning that investing finances and effort into home improvements can greatly aid the guarantee of achieving a good price on the sale. Enhancements to a property can breathe a new lease of life and add to the current value of the home. We…
Alex Evans
The ‘Waitrose Effect’ Has The Potential To Add Up To £38,666 To a Property
The ‘Waitrose Effect’ is sweeping the nation, signalling to any homeowners within rational walking distance of a Waitrose supermarket that their property could potentially be worth up to £38,666 more than a similar property without a supermarket, according to a recent survey. It was discovered that living close to any supermarket has a positive effect…
Alex Evans
30 years this week – Suzy Lamplugh:
“On the last Monday of July 1986, in broad daylight and in the middle of a working day, the unthinkable happened. Suzy Lamplugh, a 25 year old, disappeared during the course of her work as an Estate Agent while showing a client round a house in Fulham”. SuzyLamplugh.org This week marks the 30 year anniversary…
Christopher Walkey
Agency shows Confidence in its Future by Opening Centre of Excellence
Multi-award winning estate agents Gibbs Gillespie have shown their confidence in the future of the property market by investing heavily in their own in house training academy. The company which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and has ten offices across Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire opened the doors of its new centre of estate agency…
Quarter of home owners have put home improvements on hold because of Brexit
Over a quarter of home owners have put home improvements on hold because of market uncertainty after the Brexit vote: New research conducted by a UK based kitchen worktop specialist has found that over a quarter of home owners have put home improvements on hold this summer due to the market uncertainty after the EU…
Christopher Walkey
Brexit: business as usual?
It’s now been three weeks since Britain voted to leave the EU. Since then, many of the key political players have left the stage; David Cameron has resigned, Nigel Farage has stepped down and many leading Brexiteers have faded into the background. The pound has plummeted to a 31-year low and the stock markets have…
Enness Private
Has London Benefited from Online Estate Agents?
Online estate agents seem to have taken the United Kingdom by storm, with many homeowners in the nation making the switch from high street to online agent. This is most evident in estate agency royalty, Savills, recent investment in online estate agent startup YOPA. The minority stake purchased by Savills is testament to the potential…
Alex Evans
Agents beware: the need for speed could derail your rent
While a home mover would once be looking for an indoors toilet, central heating and perhaps double glazing as ‘must-haves’ on the moving list, today’s requirements are a little different. A swift commute and a quick broadband connection are two of today’s essentials but the speed at which both of these are executed are increasingly…
ARPM
Russell Quirk asking for EPC’s to be scrapped:
UK Government and Parliament website ‘Petitions’ have released Russell Quirk’s request for the scrapping of the EPC. With 111 votes so far and a initial target of 10,000 votes to get a response from the Government and thereafter 100,000 votes to get the subject considered for debate in Parliament, just how well will this go for…
Christopher Walkey
BREXIT IS IT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM?
Well Brexit has come and……..gone? Whichever way you may have voted, whether you like it or not the result is to leave the EU. THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE LEAVING EUROPE!! Almost half the population wanted to stay, just over half the population wanted to…
Keith Pintointernational
How to survive Brexit
As some of you may know, Enness was founded back in 2007. On the very day of our launch party, the run on Northern Rock happened and the market ground to a halt. Luckily, the only way was up; we have gone from strength to strength since then. All this is to say that, when…
Enness Private