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Another week of lockdown has passed, and our staff are still working from home progressing sales and dealing with new enquiries. We have found that most solicitors/conveyancers are maintaining their usual hours and protocol to ensure the conveyancing process keeps moving along in readiness for when the lockdown ends. We are still receiving enquiries from potential buyers. To accommodate them nearly a third of our properties now have virtual tours, which have been uploaded...

In order to make the most of being at home, you may be thinking about the current value of your property and whether you may want to sell later in the year, or what you can do to maximise the value of your home. We are now flexing with the current situation and offering virtual market appraisals. To allow you to plan for a future move and search for the right property, how do we value your property without ever stepping foot inside? The first solution is simple – online valuation tools. Onlin...

This week was far from ordinary! The lockdown on Monday certainly changed things for the foreseeable future. So how has this affected the local market? If you are currently buying or selling a property most of the local solicitors/conveyancers are still working and fully intend to progress all sales to the point that they can exchange contracts. The circumstances behind the sale will then dictate if you can complete contracts. Our advice is to keep in close contact with your estate agent and...

This week cannot be described as a typical week. With most employers and employees struggling to deal with the daily issues created by the Coronavirus! Despite this, we are still selling homes and dealing with enquiries albeit substantially lower than usual. Whatever normal is! 88 new applicants registered, 198 viewings carried out 30 new offers. New instructions to the market understandably reduced to just 14 this week. The already low level of available homes will now be in even more deman...

In light of all the recent information concerning Covid-19, we wanted to reach out to our clients and remind everyone that we all have a part to play in minimising the spread of any illness. Our teams in all our branches work incredibly hard to deliver the very level of customer service to every person who visits us. With that in mind, we kindly ask that if you are feeling unwell or experience any symptoms similar to those of Covid-19 or have travelled to any of the areas affected, that you postpone your visit to our branches. We remain open and contactable via phone, email and social media and the vast majority of our clients continue to allow our staff to book viewings for prospective ...