Property Wisdom – Opt For A Win-Win Outcome
Property negotiations require give and take so keep a few ‘concession tricks’ up your sleeve says property expert Laura Henderson.
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Rightmove First-Time Buyer Report – First-time buyers need ‘first-time sellers’
Rightmove’s Q1 2012 First-Time Buyer Report was released today and forecasts a marginal rise in prospective first-time buyer levels.
It’s a buyers’ market, but especially in the north
Rightmove’s Consumer Confidence Survey found that the public believes the property market balance of power lays with buyers.
Property Wisdom – Don’t Cut Corners On Conveyancing
Conveyancing is your cost of securing a bulletproof investment - so go for the best you can afford, unless it’s a simple tick box purchase, says property expert Laura Henderson.
Property Wisdom – Spot the Buyer Types
Understanding your buyer can mean the difference between a “thanks, but no thanks” and “we’ll take it” – so get the low down before the viewing merry-go-round begins, says property expert Laura Henderson.
Seller top tips – Stack the odds of selling in your favour
Rightmove recently introduced a sellers advice page giving sellers the opportunity to share their selling stories and tips with each other. Since its launch a month ago, 170,000 current and potential sellers have flocked to the sellers advice page.
London housing market comes off the boil
New London sellers coming to market in August reduced their asking prices by an average of 3.4%. This leaves prices over £20,000 (4.7%) down from the record high that was seen as recently as two months ago.
Average asking prices drop for second consecutive month
New sellers’ asking prices in August dropped by 2.1% over the past month, a year-on-year fall of 0.3%, to leave the average asking price for a property in the UK at £231,543.