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Market update..

Buyer demand is still up by 4% on the more normal market of 2019, but down by 20% on October last year. The era of historically low interest rates is over, but there are signs that mortgage rates and availability are now settling down. As is usual in November, sellers are pricing more competitively to […]

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Will solar panels add value to my home?

Solar PV (or solar photovoltaics) is the generation of electricity using energy from the sun. Modern solar panels produce electricity from daylight – they don’t need it to be bright and sunny to work, which is handy in our climate, particularly in this part of the UK. Solar PV panels are normally mounted on the […]

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The 5 signs you are ready to move home..

As you can imagine, we meet a lot of people who have reached the point when they realise they are ready to move home.  Being ready to move is not the same as needing to move – we have met couples who love where they live so much they’ve hung on as long as possible! […]

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How to quickly refresh your home to help sell your house..

If you have been in your house for some while, you may well have grown used to your decor, and not really thought about how it might look to potential home buyers. However, fresh eyes – as in the fresh eyes cast about by people viewing your home – might spot signs of wear and […]

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When is the right time to downsize?

It can be a hard decision to make, moving on from the home where you and your partner have raised children, celebrated all of life’s greatest events, and which you once called your ‘forever home.’  With each lifestage comes change, and downsizing can be a positive one, but how do you know when it’s the […]

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What’s more important?

The 2022 Property Academy Home Moving Trends survey revealed that, across all ages and household types, factors like ‘being liked and trusted’ and ‘good market knowledge’ are more important to vendors than the fee they charge. When asked what the most sought-after attributes were when establishing trust in an agent, respondents rated ‘Listening to and […]

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Who will buy?

Selling your home can be quite the emotional rollercoaster. While it’s exciting to be looking for a new home yourself, unless you’re a first time buyer, it also means you will be inviting strangers into your home and asking them to judge it. If you are conducting viewings yourself, rather than asking your estate agent […]

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How to get the best from your new neighbourhood..

There are many reasons why people move to a new home – upsizing, downsizing, a new job, financial or health challenges, but sometimes when we move home, it’s not just the stresses of the moving day itself that cause anxiety – it’s the demands of a move to a new neighbourhood, or even a whole […]

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Eddie Ellis is the face of JP & Brimelow Estate Agency in Chorlton & Didsbury..

Here he tells us about how they have built their successful business. What does JP & Brimelow offer? We offer a personalised, one-to-one process in buying and selling your home.  Our double fronted shop is based on Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton, opened in 2007, and since then we have continued to invest in the latest […]

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Home buyers want financial advice..

84% of home movers seek financial advice at some point during the buying process. The majority (64%) do this prior to purchasing. Call Mark & Bridget on 0161 529 9110 at Bespoke Mortgage & Protection Services Ltd is an Independent whole of market Mortgage and Protection brokerage. We put our client relationship first, followingour core […]