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Viewings do’s and dont’s

I’m often asked by clients how they should act when conducting a viewing.

It does depend on the individual, but here are a few pointers that may help.

Interest rates dropped to all time low

The Bank of England have dropped interest rates to an all time low of 0.25%

So what does that mean to you and me? Well it means that there will be a little bit more money in people’s pockets and borrowing money is a bit cheaper. We have been stable at a half percent interest rate for around seven years now and lets face it it, it is not any major surprise that the Bank of England has done this….

How to use an open house properly

The open house is a very special tool for the sale of any property, however, it must be used in precisely the correct way to generate positive results rather than negative!

House price growth this year

According to the newly released Rightmove monthly statistics, East of England is still the most successful district within the UK for Price growth in 2016. The annual change so far this year has been an increase of 7.3% showing an average price with the East Anglia area of £336,000

What to look for on a viewing

It all starts with location. You are obviously happy with this location and postcode otherwise your search would not have bought you to this designation. However, it will be important to find out if there are any other major developments happening nearby which will effect traffic flow as well as the potential for development close by to the property boundaries. Information such as this can be found on the Local Authority website.

When should you start viewings?

If you have a house to sell, I would generally suggest you compile a shortlist of properties that you would view when you are ready to step it up a gear. If you have a house to sell and it is not on the market, you may find that not all vendors will consider a viewing.