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Surveyors downvaluing?

We have been valuing properties for years now.  Based on a number of tools and techniques, comparables, liaison with appropriate professionals etc.
Recently, more than at any other time in our property careers, we are now finding that surveyors are downvaluing properties.  When called upon by the banks to carry out valuations as part of the [...]

June 15, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Problems with selling, Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Repossessions hit the 48,000 mark

Last year approximately 48,000 homes were repossessed.  This is an amazingly high figure.  Now surveyors are being told by the mortgage lenders, and banks, to value properties low.  The banks are holding on to a large number of the repossessed properties rather than risking bring the market down even further.  This itself is holding up [...]

January 21, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Sell your house for a Happy New Year?

If your dream for 2010 is to sell your house quickly then once again the changes in the property market and general economy might not be particularly helpful for you.  The end of the Stamp Duty holiday will do nothing to bolster the property market.  Prevoiusly the government had put in place a ‘holiday’ on [...]

January 4, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

“Who will give me Cash for My House” “I need to sell my house”

As Christmas looms some people are still asking the same questions “who will give me cash for my house”, constantly worrrying thinking “I need to sell my house” and looking for places where houses are bought fast, and cash is given for property, all for free!
Right Home Sales phones have been ringing off the hook this week.   [...]

December 17, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed