OUR INDUSTRY BLOG
New Stamp Duty Tax Rates – July to September 2021
Stamp Duty Tax Rates Are Changing! Missed the end of June deadline for the temporary 'holiday' to avoid paying stamp duty tax on residential property purchases? These are the new rates to 30th September 2021:- Here's the...
Sole or multiple estate agents – what’s best?
Sole or multiple agency? Should you appoint just one estate agent? Or is there a better chance of achieving a sale by using two or even three simultaneously? Most sellers appoint a single agent, until things get a bit desperate and 2 or more agents are...
The new ‘First Homes Scheme’ – new homes at up to half price – but who qualifies?
First Homes - at up to half price On 4th June 2021 the Government launched a new affordable housing scheme known as the ‘First Homes Scheme’. The First Home Scheme entitles first-time buyers who live in a household with a combined income of £80,000 or less...
How do you choose the right estate agent?
There are many firms of estate agents - so how do you choose the right one? Anyone can set up in business and grandly proclaim themselves as ‘estate agents and valuers’. No licence or qualifications are required – which is all the more surprising given that...
The Frustrations of Being An Estate Agent
It's not easy being an estate agent! Estate agents frequently find themsleves in the firing line for the failings of others, and have a reputation for disingenuousness second only to politicians and the tabloid press. Marketing properties may be relatively easy...
What Exactly Do Estate Agents Do?
What exactly do estate agents do? One of the great mysteries of life for many people is what exactly estate agents do for their money. Conventional wisdom has it that they stick a photo of your house online, put another in their shop window and then make a couple of...
Converting Your Loft Into A Home Office
Loft Conversions have never been more popular - here's why With so many of us now working from home there's a massive need for adding 'office space'. Converting your loft is an obvious solution as as most are just wasted space. It's also a lot cheaper...
Is It Worth Putting Up A ‘For Sale’ Board?
How effective are 'For Sale' Boards and Estate Agent websites? In this series of blogs we're looking at different marketing tools used by estate agents and asking which ones work best and whether clients are getting value for money. Estate Agents'...
Estate Agents’ Marketing Tools – Does Advertising Work?
Marketing tools used by estate agents - how effective is advertising? In this series of blogs we're looking at different marketing tools used by estate agents and asking which ones work best and whether clients are getting value for money. Online...
Estate Agents’ Marketing Tools – Which Ones Are Most Effective?
Which are the most effective marketing tools used by estate agents? In the next few blogs we will be looking at different marketing tools used by estate agents and asking whether clients are getting value for money. Sales particulars Traditionally estate...