Richard Ashton – Director
Richard Ashton of Allan Morris looks at how important making the right choice of agent is when planning your next property move.
The housing market is forever changing. That is its nature. So our handling of it must be flexible too.
In a fruit and vegetable market we can buy the freshest produce early in the morning at the full price, or at the end of the day we can purchase what no one else has bought at a cheaper rate. The stock market is no different, you can buy, hold or sell depending on what the market is doing.
The property market moves in the same way. There are occasions when there is a lot of property to choose from and buyers have so much choice they can take their time and sometimes be successful with cheeky offers.
But this is not the market we are in now. In the Three Counties it is quite the opposite. Figures show that there are up to half as many properties on the market as there were this time last year – and 2017 wasn’t particularly good for stock. As a country, we still worry about the effects of Brexit and what the future may bring. Many potential sellers are therefore waiting to see what the future holds. So, at present, there is much less choice. Also, with more people chasing each of the fewer properties, there is not so much time to ponder the important buying decisions that need to be made.
So if you are serious about moving, forget a leisurely, late evening, glass-in-hand, browse through your property portal. It is not going to help very much. Because by the time a good property gets onto a portal nowadays you may already have been beaten to it.
Serious buyers behave differently in this market. They know that they need to find a property before it ever reaches a portal – and that the best way to do this is to get to know their local independent estate agent so they can be first in the queue for the pick of the properties.
You see, the local experienced agents know the local market best. They know local people. They know when someone is about to make a move. Then they match who they know wants to sell with who they know wants to buy. Property portals don’t do that. Nor do most of the so-called, on-line ‘local property experts’, who, sadly, often don’t even live and/or work in the same town, never mind the same locality.
So, if you are serious about buying, give us a call and get to know us, your local, well-established, estate agent. You will find our knowledge and experience provide the very best value in professional advice – because it won’t cost you a thing. And if you are selling it’s good value too because unless we do our job and get you moved we won’t charge you a penny. That is our incentive for us to work together towards the same goal.
If you are thinking of moving, give us a call on 01684 561411. In todays market you never know what your home may be worth, and if finding out costs nothing what do you have to lose.
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Richard Ashton – Director
Richard Ashton of Allan Morris looks at how important making the right choice of agent is when planning your next property move.
The housing market is forever changing. That is its nature. So our handling of it must be flexible too.
In a fruit and vegetable market we can buy the freshest produce early in the morning at the full price, or at the end of the day we can purchase what no one else has bought at a cheaper rate. The stock market is no different, you can buy, hold or sell depending on what the market is doing.
The property market moves in the same way. There are occasions when there is a lot of property to choose from and buyers have so much choice they can take their time and sometimes be successful with cheeky offers.
But this is not the market we are in now. In the Three Counties it is quite the opposite. Figures show that there are up to half as many properties on the market as there were this time last year – and 2017 wasn’t particularly good for stock. As a country, we still worry about the effects of Brexit and what the future may bring. Many potential sellers are therefore waiting to see what the future holds. So, at present, there is much less choice. Also, with more people chasing each of the fewer properties, there is not so much time to ponder the important buying decisions that need to be made.
So if you are serious about moving, forget a leisurely, late evening, glass-in-hand, browse through your property portal. It is not going to help very much. Because by the time a good property gets onto a portal nowadays you may already have been beaten to it.
Serious buyers behave differently in this market. They know that they need to find a property before it ever reaches a portal – and that the best way to do this is to get to know their local independent estate agent so they can be first in the queue for the pick of the properties.
You see, the local experienced agents know the local market best. They know local people. They know when someone is about to make a move. Then they match who they know wants to sell with who they know wants to buy. Property portals don’t do that. Nor do most of the so-called, on-line ‘local property experts’, who, sadly, often don’t even live and/or work in the same town, never mind the same locality.
So, if you are serious about buying, give us a call and get to know us, your local, well-established, estate agent. You will find our knowledge and experience provide the very best value in professional advice – because it won’t cost you a thing. And if you are selling it’s good value too because unless we do our job and get you moved we won’t charge you a penny. That is our incentive for us to work together towards the same goal.
If you are thinking of moving, give us a call on 01684 561411. In todays market you never know what your home may be worth, and if finding out costs nothing what do you have to lose.
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