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This is a very interesting question now, given we are in the midst of a mini boom. Even though you may have an amazing build, quite simply, there could be a number of reasons why you are not selling. Learn what these reasons could be and what to do about them. Before we get into the detail - let's remind ourselves for a moment, what you are selling - ah yes, a property not a home. The respective definitions are: Property "a building or buildings and the land belonging to it

The estate agent, Knight Frank, has called for the stamp duty holiday to be implemented permanently - currently this ends on 31 March 2020. They say: “On a multi-million pound property, the saving will be a small percentage of the transaction price but it represents a meaningful discount for the vast majority of UK buyers.” For the period 8 July 2020 to 3 August 2020, Knight Frank confirm that: 1. The number of offers accepted was 146% above the 5 year average for properties

Here's a roundup of how the housing market is performing during the month of July from Twenty EA, Zoopla, Savills, Nationwide and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (based on June data). This builds on what we already shared from Rightmove last week - more on that here. In summary, these industry insights continue the theme reported by Rightmove - we're in a mini boom. Housing activity has continued to improve in July with the average house price increasing

Rightmove have published their July House Price Index. This confirms the UK is experiencing a "mini boom". Not only is there an increase in activity, average asking prices are 2.4% higher than in March and the annual increase of 3.7% is the highest since December 2016. This makes the average house price now £320,265. Other key metrics are: Since the beginning of July, buyer enquiries are up 75% year on year Since the housing market opened up again on 13 May 2020, 44% of th

On Monday, Ceri had the pleasure of virtually sitting down with #MichaelBailey to answer his questions on home staging. Ceri took the opportunity to share lots of great ideas on how to add value to your home or investment. When Ceri revealed one of her top tips for adding value, Michael's reaction was: "Great idea. I've been in the industry a long time and never heard about that [find out more here]. Anyone that's watching - that is an absolutely gold tip. Make sure you wri