It’s no secret to anyone who reads the papers that this year the country market is a wild hive of activity. The demand for £1.5-3.5 million family houses in the more sought-after counties has simply exploded and some agents have been quoted as saying that they have 20 buyers for every house they … [Read more...]
The Role of The Buying Agent
So, what is the role of the buying agent? Jonathan Harington, a country specialist at Haringtons explains: The main role of a buying agent is to add value to the process of finding a property as well as buying it. That is not just saving money for my clients, but also steering them through the … [Read more...]
“Que Sera, Sera…”
When the property market came out of lockdown in June, the entire property industry held its breath. Covid19 felt like the latest in a long series of crisis over the last ten years: We’ve had referenda on proportional representation, Scottish devolution and membership of the European Union, we’ve … [Read more...]
The Curate’s Egg
The property market has had something of a torrid time of it recently; over the last ten years we have had referenda on proportional representation, Scottish devolution and membership of the European Union, we’ve also had four general elections, three Prime Ministers, the threat of a very radical … [Read more...]
Are you hiring a ‘search’ agent or a ‘buying’ agent? Be sure you know the difference.
When selecting a buying agent, it’s important to check if they really are a ‘buying’ agent, as there is a big difference between ‘search’ and ‘buying’ in an agent’s description. I’m not being pedantic. It’s not just semantics either. A search agent does precisely what the name suggests – they find … [Read more...]
What a difference a day makes
Simone Signoret, the great French actress once said “Nostalgia is just not what it used to be” and it’s all too easy to get into the mindset that things today are not as good as they once were. When I sit down to write our market comments, I try very hard to focus on property - and property alone – … [Read more...]
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