First Time Buyers will need to save an extra 4.22% of their wages

According to Nationwide’s latest House Price Index, the UK average house price is now £200,251. Average annual salary in the UK is £26,500 which equates to a First Time Buyer needing to save up 76% of their annual salary just to cover the 10% deposit. The Hays Group reports that wages will rise 2.5% this…

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Nationwide HPI March

In their House Price Index (HPI) report released today Nationwide states that house price growth accelerted in March. The North – South divide continues to widen   UK annual house price growth increased to 5.7% in March up from the month earlier at 4.8%, the monthly change showed an increase of 0.8% up from 0.4%…

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Hot off the press infographic!

The ONS has published a paper today looking at housing statistics in towns and cities across England and Wales. Take a look at our info-graphic for some of the key points of interest. Savvy Sales Progressors offers outsourced sales progression services to estate agents. More information can be found on our website:www.savvysalesprogressors.co.uk

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Websites – Off The Shelf v’s Bespoke?

When designing and developing a website it’s tempting to get an affordable, standardised template site that on the surface of it covers the basic things you need. Ultimately though, you have to consider what your website says about you and your brand (if it’s cheap and off the shelf, why would your customer service be…

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Living with horses in Spain.

Importing & Living with HORSES IN SPAIN The first thing to know is that unlike in the UK, you cannot simply have a property, rented or owned with land and keep a horse on it. Each province has different criteria as to the obtaining of the relevant licences to keep horses and or transport them…

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Purplebricks launches on the Stock Market today.

Purplebricks Group PLC announced today  the commencement of dealings in its Ordinary Shares on the Alternative Investment Market  (AIM), Purplebricks aims to change the whole experience of selling, buying and letting residential property, by providing a transparent and superior customer service at a fraction of the cost of a traditional estate agent. The placing price…

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easyProperty postpones IPO plans

According  to a recent report, the Chief Executive of  Online estate agent easyProperty and the largest shareholder says, the company  is not looking to list on the stock market for at least the next two years or more. Rob Elliice, Co-Founder and CEO reportedly told Reuters, “With Tosca on board, and they’re very keen to…

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Open All Hours? Or are you closed at Christmas?

Christmas Decorations - Good or Bad for Selling

We’re all looking forward to a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year, but while we relish the downtime with family and friends, for many of us running our own businesses there is a nagging voice in the back of our heads. “What will I miss? What happens if my competitors are open while I’m closed…

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The Online (hybrid) Estate Agent

online only estate agents

The online only (Hybrid) estate agent has for some time now been discussed as the future for estate agency in general.  PurpleBricks appears to have taken the lead in this respect, others are lining up behind them to take a slice of the cake, Sir Charles Dunstone, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, has invested in…

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The “Buying Your Home” Checklist.

Buying a home can be one of the biggest commitments that you will ever make and also the most expensive. You need to make sure you get everything right. If you have bought a home before you will be familiar with the process and what’s needed to successfully buy a home. But if you’re new…

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A property guide for first time buyers.

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Are you finally taking the steps to buy your first home? I know it seems scary now but if you follow our guide, securing your first home will be a breeze. Keep the faith There is no escaping the fact that the chill of austerity has discouraged first time buyers from stepping onto the property…

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Do I need a qualification to become an estate agent?

There is a huge debate taking place currently in the employment market: are qualifications actually necessary when applying for a job? Go back ten, maybe even five years and the answer would probably have been a resounding “yes!”  It seemed that gaining that degree / HND / Brownie badge was more important than transferable skills…

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Fewer first time buyers in the market

According to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) the number of first time buyer sales in July fell from 29% of all sales made to just 23%, the release of these figures come at a time when housing supply figures show an increase in July and the number of house hunters reaching its highest…

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