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As each month and year goes by, more and more people are taking to the internet to search for their next home and therefore more and more people are looking to sell their property via the internet. Selling your home on the web is no longer considered to be the territory of the brave few, it is the only way that makes any sense if you want to reach the biggest possible audience for your home.

In January of this year Rightmove announced record traffic to its web site making it seventh … Continue Reading

Interest in the UK housing market edged up in March according to a new survey.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said that, during the month, 9% more surveyors reported a rise in inquiries from potential buyers than those reporting a fall sighting warmer weather and the ending of the stamp duty holiday as possible reasons.

But with interest up, house prices in all regions (except London) continued to fall. The declines were modest, Rics said, with surveyors reporting price falls of up to 2%.

Asking prices for properties that have come on … Continue Reading

Changes to EPC regulations come into force Good Friday, April 6. 

Under the new regulations an EPC must now be commissioned and secured within seven days of a property being marketed for sale with a further 21 days if the EPC is proving hard to secure, and the first page of the EPC must now be attached to estate agents property particulars.

The moves were announced by CLG minister Andrew Stunnell under the guise of eco-friendliness saying the package of measures would make energy information on properties easier to understand, which if followed could help customers save money on their fuel bills.

He … Continue Reading

Times are tough for estate agents and when the going gets tough the tough go door knocking. 

Touting, which is basically an estate agent activity usually targeted from head office knocking on your door with the express desire to make you ditch your current agent in favour of them. However irritating and annoying this activity it is not actually illegal. There are guidelines which I have outlined below but there is also an agenda at play here.   

Guidelines: … Continue Reading

The Land Registry has reported that house prices, compared with December went up 1.1% in January.

The average house price in England and Wales now stands at £161,545 – an annual fall of 1%.

However, the average price is boosted by London, where the average is £351,305 – a monthly rise of 2.5% and an annual rise of 2.9%.

London remains the only region where house prices have not fallen over the last year.

The Land Registry has no up … Continue Reading

I have three nuggets of goodish news for you this week. Fingers crossed things are starting to improve.   

• Good news number one, if you’re a home owner you might be pleased to hear that House asking prices have climbed 4.1 per cent in February. New research from Rightmove revealed that valuations have risen by 4.1 per cent when compared with figures recorded for January. If correct this represents the most significant climb for around a decade with the levels similar to those … Continue Reading
  

According to Estate Agent Today Rightmove is due to announce record traffic to its web site in January, propelling it to seventh place in the chart of most page-viewed websites in the UK.

It was beaten only by Google, Facebook, eBay, YouTube, Amazon and Yahoo, and even succeeded in beating BBC News which came eighth.

The next highest placed property website, according to Experian Hitwize, was Zoopla at 83, followed by FindaProperty at 111 and Primelocation at 193…. Continue Reading

A shortage of ‘first-time sellers’ means that the number of terrace homes and flats being put up for sale are down 31% and 28% on the third quarter of last year, Rightmove said this morning.

One-third of potential first-time buyers said that their biggest single concern is being able to find the right property. Only one in 12 cited their ability to meet monthly mortgage payments as a major concern, but raising a deposit was the biggest concern, cited by four in ten potential first-time buyers. One in 14 expressed concerns about … Continue Reading

At House Revolution we take the job of providing first class estate agency very seriously. All our customer managers are required to study hard to gain a recognised qualification in estate agency practice as governed by the National Association of Estate Agents. As you can see from the photo, based on the size of the text book it’s a big task.

Hopefully Deborah’s confused and perplexed face will be smiling very soon when the exam results come through. Good luck Debs and Rachel, who is also taking the exams but she hid … Continue Reading

House Revolution makes a refreshing change to the normal type of estate agent we have worked with in the past.

They were professional & helpful at all times, & were extremely good at keeping in contact & keeping us informed. I always felt that each member of the team was giving us an un-boast opinion, without spin like many agents (unusual!).

I felt as though I was dealing with people just like me – straight forward, honest, & clear with no hidden agendas. It also suited us … Continue Reading