Doncatser Property News.
Kerrigans Estate Agency News.
In a society that now operates with 24hrs of news being force fed to us, whether we like it or not! Journalists seem to crave a comment which is black or white either "bigging the market up" or "pulling it down". As Estate Agents we would always prefer a greyer approach, that justs tell it as it is without the headline grabbing. How big would the recession be right now, if the media had not talked about it every day, how many of us watch to see whether GDP is rising or falling on a quaterley basis. So by all means read these articles but read them in context and if you want a more accurate appraisal of today's situation, ring me.
Anthony Kerrigan FNAEA CRLM CPEA Aug 2009.
Kerrigans wins awards at ESTAs.
The awards were announced and presented by Phil Spencer, presenter of Channel 4's Location, Location property programme at a lavish luncheon & ceremony in Mayfair, London attended by 450 of the UK's top estate and letting agents...... more >>
Developers slashing prices of new homes in Donaster.
Builders are knocking thousands off the values of their new developments
in Doncaster as the credit crunch bites.
Two major housebuilders in the borough have announced they are slashing
their prices because they are struggling to sell homes..... more
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Big rise in home seizures.
DONCASTER'S courts have seen the number of repossession
orders from mortgage companies soar by almost a quarter this year.
Government figures for mortgage possession orders issued through the
borough's courts show a 23 per cent increase for the year to September
over the same period in 2007..... more
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Housing Market Stimulation Packages.
Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps has condemned the Government’s housing reform package as "a mere drop in the ocean", affecting just 17% of all transactions..... more >>
Market downturn hits Doncaster.
Doncaster-based Modern Moves has been forced to close just 13 months since launch.
The closure follows Easyhome’s decision to merge with Moss Properties. The combined business is operating under the Moss Properties name..... more >>
Estate agent to close doors after shake-up at firm.
Estate agents Reeds Rains is to close its Doncaster branch at the end of this week.
Shocked staff were given just ten days notice of the closure in a personal visit by the company's South Yorkshire regional operations director. It is not clear whether they will be transferred to other branches..... more >>
Slam the door on the gazunderers.
The practice is not a pleasant one - but it's becoming more widespread, and in a falling market it has to be addressed: gazundering.
Many people are aware of the better-known gazumping, where, in a strong property market, a vendor makes a deal to sell his home to a buyer at an agreed price..... more >>
Local house prices remain stable despite national dip.
Estate agents say Doncaster is well placed to ride
out the housing market credit squeeze as national figures released this
week showed another fall in property prices.
The Halifax house price index revealed that prices fell nationally by
2.5 per cent last month, and it predicted a continuing modest decline
for the rest of the year..... more
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More problems for flood homeless.
A Doncaster estate agent has said families left homeless by flooding could struggle to find alternative accommodation in the town..... more >>
How to avoid getting gazundered.
Equestrian estate agent David Rumsey of Pelhams was puzzled by a buyer who kept delaying completion after putting in a good offer. His feeling that something was amiss proved right when the reluctant buyer announced at the last minute that he was only willing to pay a whopping £250,000 less than the agreed price, take it or leave it..... more >>
It’s a key attraction.
With a new front door, whether contemporary, repro or reclaimed, plus
great fittings, you can’t fail to make the right entrance, says Sarah
Smith.
Most homeowners work on getting their interior looking perfect, but
a front door also says a lot about your sense of style to the outside
world.
“First impressions do count, especially if you are selling a property,”
says Anthony Kerrigan, chairman of Kerrigans estate agency in Doncaster,
South Yorkshire..... more
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Estate agents criticise buyers' tactics.
Gazundering looks set to become a bigger problem than gazumping, as
homebuyers look to beat down the price they pay for properties, the
organisation representing estate agents warned today.
The practice, where a buyer agrees a price for the property then lowers
it at the last minute, has been on the increase in recent months, according
to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)..... more
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Be careful before moving internationally.
The first thing Heather and Phil Barber used to see when they pulled back their bedroom curtains was an extensive landscape of red brick semi-detached houses and back gardens..... more >>
Living: Is the damp really rising?
Clare McVey investigates damp diagnoses that leave consumers paying for unnecessary work After viewing more than 20 properties, Denise Dawes felt she had finally found her dream Cotswolds cottage — until she was told she would need to spend more than £7,000 to fix a damp patch..... more >>
