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BOUNCE BACK: More properties are now ‘under offer’ than exchanging or completing
Data from proptech firm Coadjute shows first signs of rising activity in the viewings, property listings and 'under offer' parts of the market.
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Housing market will take two years to recover from Coronavirus
Forecast is made by Scotland's largest and best-known estate agency Rettie & Co as it also predicts 35% drop in sales transactions this year.
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Sales agreed plummet by 70% since lock-down, market snapshot reveals
Zoopla says that although activity is falling off a cliff, sales continue and a mass withdrawal of properties from the market has failed to materialise.
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Guest Blogs
COVID-19: a Black Swan event
Anthony Codling reviews the longest week in the property world.
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Features
Coronavirus – how the property market can survive
Kate Faulkner reports on the story so far and what estate agents can do to keep their business moving.
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Property sales market ‘not come to a complete standstill yet’
Zoopla says its latest cities index shows activity down by only 15% week-on-week but paints a gloomy picture for the coming months as sales agreed dip by nearly two thirds, it predicts.
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Housing Market
One in three Britons has taken home off the market
Survey of 1800 homeowners reveals poor and uncertain market conditions have prompted vendors to take their home off the market and renovate instead.
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House price growth hits two-year high
New survey shows growth at 1.8%, with London prices recovering as confidence returns to market.
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It’s official – house hunters returning to the market and sales agreed increasing
Latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest a busy few months for agents during the run up to the Spring market.
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Regional Reports
Cheshire, Surrey and London
CHESHIRE Alexandra Storey, Director Storey Estates My husband and I launched Storey Estates in Cheshire in October 2018. Ian has been an estate agent for 17 years and whilst we know it’s not for everyone, it works well running the business together. Due to my previous life as a solicitor, I have a good eye for detail and I’m happy to be in the office whilst Ian is out and about. We focus on properties selling for upwards of £350,000 covering a large area across Cheshire – for us it’s about the right client and property rather than gaining ‘market share’. We market any property that we think fits our brand even if we have to travel – we don’t focus on certain postcodes. We have sold properties in Altrincham across to North Wales, including three properties circa £1million. We turn down invitations to sell ‘cheaper’ properties and whilst it is risky saying no to clients as a new business, it seems to be working as we gain a reputation for handling mid to high end properties. FEES ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN PRICE ACHIEVED In terms of our fees, we know that we’re not the cheapest – there are…
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