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The property market is a tale of two halves at the moment. Front end activity relating to booked sales valuations (up 34%* compared to February 2021), new instructions to the market (up 52%*), viewings arranged (up 30%*), offers received (up 35%*) and applicants registered (up 17%*). However, on the back of a slow January, agreed sales proceeding to completion of contracts in February remains low, although we expect this to improve in March. Overall, despite everything going on globally, the...

New instructions to the market continue to be steady this week, as do the number of requests we are receiving to arrange sales valuations. This week Rightmove published data suggesting that March "is the strongest month of the year to sell a home" as the "spring surge gathers momentum". They went on to say that "across the country, new instructions are up 11%, buyer demand increased by 32% and sales valuation requests increased by 27% in the last three weeks compared to the same period last year...

Activity remains high, and we have already booked 125 sales valuations, registered 417 new buyers, and received 128 new offers in the first eleven days of the month. Although new instructions to the market are getting better, properties available for sale remain low, and we believe this will remain the case for at least the next few months. So, if you are thinking of selling but can't find anything, please give us a call; we can help. We can actively help you by searching for suitable homes ...

As the new year home-seller rush continues, the number of new listings coming to market for sale is gaining momentum. In the last week, the number of properties for sale is up 8% in Great Britain, compared to the same period last year. New listings are up by 12% year on year in the South West, and Yorkshire and the Humber, while in East Midlands, and the South East, numbers are up 10%. However, supply remains tight in London and the North East, where stock levels are up a more modest 4% ...

It was another busy week this week, and overall, for the month, activity was bustling. We booked 307 market appraisals compared to 157 last January registered 1380 new potential buyers, more than any month in 2021. All property types continue to create interest, and with a shortage of available properties, now is an excellent time to sell. Thankfully, the number of new instructions this month was also higher than it has been in ten months, and we expect to see a similar increase again in Feb...