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Stocking FillerAnthony Wood of Samuel Wood & Co takes a look at the property market this December and suggests that this is just the time to pick up a seasonal bargain.December can sometimes be a bit of a non-month in the estate agency year. People seem to have a lot more things to think about than moving, and the Christmas break seems to go on...
Date: 24/11/2011 | » Read Article
Guy Fawkes Was RightAnthony Wood from Samuel Wood & Co looks at some explosive ways to get the market moving this autumn.Guy Fawkes was right - up to a point. The bit about assassinating the sovereign was certainly a step too far, as he found to his cost, but sometimes it does seem that parliament needs a rocket under it, metaphorically s...
Date: 2/11/2011 | » Read Article
New Home by Christmas The race is on. The holiday gear has been put away for another year. The children are back at school. Mince pies and Christmas decorations are already on the supermarket shelves. It must be October, and the rush for some is to sell their property and buy a new one in time to put those decorations up this year.It’s as tho...
Date: 3/10/2011 | » Read Article
Back to SchoolIt is often normal for house sales to quieten in August as everyone is on holiday and for renewed activity in September once children are back at school and prospective purchasers look to move into their new homes prior to Christmas. The increased level of viewings booked since the Bank Holiday weekend may allude to that, we wil...
Date: 1/09/2011 | » Read Article
ScrambleThere is a lot of scrambling going on at the moment. Scrambling for university places, scrambling to recover from riots, and scrambling to handle trading, employment, banking and international currency difficulties.On the surface there is no such scramble in the property market. But don’t be deceived. Under the surface there is a grea...
Date: 1/09/2011 | » Read Article
End of Term TestThis has nothing to do with Estate Agency so please stop reading if you were expecting some update on the property market. I bought my wife a labrador last year so she could accompany me on my rural pursuits. I have been training dogs for quite some years and always thought I had done quite a decent job. However, the other day was t...
Date: 31/08/2011 | » Read Article
M25The other week my wife and I went to a nephew’s wedding in Kent, an excellent day it was too! On the way we called in at the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace, which is a fantastic show. I wasn’t sure that my wife was that keen to go but, judging on the number of bags she was carrying when she came out of the ‘...
Date: 31/08/2011 | » Read Article
Septic TanksI apologise if you are just sitting down to your 'wheataflakes' and come across this topic, but for anyone who has a septic tank drainage system, reading this could save you a large fine.The Environment Agency has a new regulation, which basically states that anyone who has a septic tank must register with them. The vast maj...
Date: 31/08/2011 | » Read Article
Top of the ClassEveryone knows that selling houses is like shelling peas. Right? Estate agents have it easy. They just put up a board – that advertises themselves - and the property is as good as gone at its ambitious asking price. And estate agents charge a fortune. Right?Wrong!What about selling property at a time when not so many are inter...
Date: 29/07/2011 | » Read Article
The post lady and I have been getting to know each other rather well recently but, before you jump to conclusions, I should explain that in the town of Craven Arms we are blessed or blighted (depending on your view) with 3 firms of Agents. We have the land agents, Balfours, who are very posh so we don't speak to them much! There is McCa...
Date: 22/07/2011 | » Read Article
“ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for all your help leading up to the recent sale of N H. In particular, I was impressed by the personal and professional service received, together with your accurate and perceptive view on current market conditions. I would therefore heartily recommend your company to anyone looking to market property in Craven Arms and the surrounding area. ”