HAPPY EASTER! Tonnes of chocolates, loads of bunnies and piles of hot cross buns. That’s right folks unless you’ve been on holiday to the moon for a few months you’ll know it’s Easter. A time for enjoying family traditions. And in many cases probably putting on a few pounds over the long weekend. Some Easter […]
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One question we get asked a lot is ‘do I need a board outside my property?’ We never force our sign boards on any of our clients. It’s totally their choice and we understand that some people don’t like or want them outside their property. But speaking from years of experience selling and letting homes […]
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The Landlord Compliance Health Check – Are you compliant?
ATTENTION LANDLORDS Reports that one of the most prominent Estate Agents in the UK had allowed its landlords to open to fines of between £9million and £30million in the last few weeks. This is because they allegedly failed to send some paperwork to their tenants when their tenancy started. This has had many landlords picking […]
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The average time to find a buyer for a Chorley & Leyland property reduced from 68 days in 2020 to 34 days in 2021. Yet still, 1 in 5 local homeowners are on the market after 12 weeks. Why are so many local homes still on the market after all that time, and what does […]
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906 homes in the Chorley & Leyland area are empty, which represents 1 in 59 homes. 576 of those have been empty for more than six months and are worth £123million. Why are those properties standing empty and deteriorating and why could that become an issue for the whole of the local area? A couple […]
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Chorley & Leyland Property Blog – Why Are There So Few Local Homes For Sale?
28% drop in the number of properties for sale in Chorley and Leyland in the last 12 months. 232 local homes have sold (stc) in the last three months alone, taking the time from the ‘for sale board’ going up to sale agreed to a median of 27 days. The £100k to £200k price range […]
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Add value to your property with these home improvement ideas!
If you’re looking to take the next step up on the property ladder but are struggling with jumping up to the next price bracket it could be time to consider making changes to your current property to increase its value. Here’s Forbes Estate Agents 7 ways guide on how you can add thousands to your […]
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Don’t stand for Estate Agent excuses!
“I couldn’t hand in my assignment today because the dog ate my homework.” “The train to Preston is cancelled due to the wrong kind of snow falling.” “I can’t make it into work today boss because a ghost in my house has kept me all night.” Excuses, excuses, excuses. That last one was taken from […]
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