by admin108 | Jan 21, 2013
I’ve just been asked to help a rather nice lady from Ware sell her buy to let terraced house in Hertford. The property has been on the market for a good few months but she has had no luck selling the property and she’s not very happy with the current agents. She has...
by admin108 | Jan 16, 2013
It is only two weeks since this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations and while it is early days yet there definitely seems to be a bit of a spring in the property market in Hertfordshire. The RICS have reported that house sales are on the rise and another study has...
by admin108 | Nov 30, 2012
A new report shows that house prices are up a tiny 1.1% in past year nationally, but the picture is very different in London with the market there up 7% year on year. It is certainly true that the London market is driving house sales in Hertford as London salaries are...
by admin108 | Nov 2, 2012
Estate Agent Today reports today that the RICS says it would like to see all estate agents forced to sign up to a professional regulation scheme. It said this would provide better safeguards for buyers and sellers and be ‘clearer than the current regulatory regime...
by admin108 | Oct 26, 2012
I recently visited the Isabel Hospice in Welwyn Garden City and was kindly shown around by Emma Lippiat who is their Corporate Relatins manager. It was a very inspirational visit to see the amazing work that this local charity does for terminally ill adults and...
by admin108 | Oct 4, 2012
Informal Tender can be a really effective way to sell properties that need complete modernisation or any other kind of development opportunity such a houses with planning to significantly enlarge or building plots. Take for instance this large four bedroom detached...
by admin108 | Sep 18, 2012
We have just managed to rescue a house sale that nearly fell apart because the buyer had agreed to use a cut price solicitor recommended by their High Street estate agent. These companies are the bane of our lives because in order to cut costs to a minimum they often...
by admin108 | Sep 14, 2012
The Government have anounced today that they are getting rid of the Property Misdescriptions Act which is the legislation that was brought in to protect consumers from rogue estate agents basically telling lies about a house to fool unsuspecting buyers into paying...
by admin108 | Sep 11, 2012
You are on Rightmove as you have finally decided it is high time you moved and so you start looking for the next dream home. You put in your price range and the number of bedrooms you need plus, of course, the area you are searching in and “click”, hey presto up come...
by admin108 | Sep 5, 2012
On a couple of occasions recently we’ve lost out on a new instruction that we were on the cusp of winning because a competitor has aggressively under cut our already low fees. I see this as FANTASTIC news! Why? Because I never set out to be the cheapest estate agent...