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The local property market - April week 4 The conveyancing process remains incredibly slow. Many properties set to complete this month quite simply failed to do so. There are many reasons for this. With demand remaining high, the shortage of available homes for sale can sometimes take longer than expected for a seller to find somewhere to buy. A high level of transactions also means that conveyancers have a high level of files open at any one time. Our advice remains the same plan ahead and k...

Our VIP Buyers service really does work! Don't spend your evenings on Rightmove. We'll find your dream home for you (and for free). For some time, demand within the local property market has outstripped supply, so we launched our VIP buyers service last year - and it works. Mr and Mrs Chamberlain contacted Jonathan, who works out of our Sutton Coldfield office, to arrange a sales valuation. They informed him that they were thinking of selling but were very hesitant about going to the mar...

My name’s Ben, I’m a recent client to Lauren Clark one of your mortgage advisors at Green and I thought I’d share my experience with you. My first introduction to Lauren was back in 2019. I’d just had an offer accepted on a two bedroom apartment just over the road from your Great Barr office. With the support of Nichola Halliburton the branch manager, I was introduced to Lauren to arrange the mortgage. I was a first time buyer, someone purchasing on my own and whilst initially dreadi...

Although front end activity remains strong, the time it takes from accepting an offer to completion of contracts remains slow. There are several factors behind this. Since COVID, a shortage of staff and home workers appears to be slowing down not only the conveyancing process but also the lending process. With the demand to buy and sell homes so high, this only adds to the problem, and unfortunately, there isn't an easy answer. Property chains have become more significant, and the time it ta...

SATURDAY VIEWER – 9AM-4PM every Saturday with some flexibility required Green & Company is a highly regarded and successful agent with a number of Sales & Lettings Offices. Our teams are hardworking and knowledgeable and proud to be leading agents in the areas we cover. As a Saturday viewer with Green & Company, you will be the face of our business, meeting potential buyers of properties at the homes we are marketing, showing the property features, talking about the loc...