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HOME INFORMATION PACKS SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

by Henry Rowe 21. May 2010 19:35
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Housing Minister Grant Shapps announced today that the requirement for homeowners to provide a Home Information Pack (HIP) when selling a home, has been suspended from Friday 21 May 2010. The permanent abolition of H... [More]

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STAMP DUTY THRESHOLD RAISED FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS

by Henry Rowe 8. April 2010 13:45
It was announced at the Pre-Election Budge on Wednsday 24th March that the starting threshold for Stamp Duty Land Tax will increase to £250,000 for sales to first time buyers.  The tax relief, for residential property purchases began from 25th ... [More]

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ROS BREAKS ALL RECORDS!

by Henry Rowe 26. March 2010 12:25
Ros Jeffreys, our rental manageress, has been flying around like a whirling dervish and has now broken all records by managing to agree rentals on six properties in one day.  How does she do It?  I don't know.  Her persuasive powers are leg... [More]

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HOME SALE NETWORK REPORTS BUYER ENQUIRIES AND SALES AGREED CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN 2010

by Kevin Moll 12. March 2010 12:02
According to Government statistics the UK officially came out of recession last quarter. With this in mind, Home Sale Network has conducted a survey among its members to identify how the property market has changed since Home Sale Network’s survey i... [More]

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RETIREMENT BUYERS MAKE A COMEBACK!

by Kevin Moll 19. February 2010 10:28
Since 2007 retirement buyers have been in short supply!  As prices plummeted in 2008, it's likely that a lot of retirement buyers put off the decision to downsize, but with the value of their own home increasing by anything up to 10% last year, and p... [More]

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ARE WE ALL BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED?

by Henry Rowe 12. February 2010 12:06
When Claire from our office announced last weekend that she was having a sophisticated dinner party, we were all very impressed.  I am not really sure what this involved, but I understand there was a silver candelabra and large portions of organic&nb... [More]

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JANUARY UPDATE

by Kevin Moll 10. February 2010 14:19
A very hectic start to the year.  Following on from a record December, when we agreed sales on 17 properties,  January has proved to be very hectic.  After a slow start, due to the snow, things picked up a pace with the thaw.  Loa... [More]

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LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT!

by Henry Rowe 15. January 2010 16:21
An old fashioned turn of phrase, which could just as easily apply to someone selling their home. One of the biggest problems that Kevin Henry come across in selling a home is houses that have too much in them.  This doesn't allow prospective buyers ... [More]

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17 SALES IN DECEMBER - IT'S A RECORD!

by Kevin Moll 5. January 2010 12:13
After 21 years of trading Kevin Henry enjoyed their best December ever, when we agreed sales on 17 properties in December, which eclipses last year's results by some distance, when we only achieved three sales.  Reasons for this success?  Mot... [More]

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CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

by Henry Rowe 15. December 2009 10:04
The time to take it easy, put your feet up in front of a roaring log fire, enjoy a quiet drink with friends and family and reminisce on the year that has just passed.  Hold-up - rewind - this is not happening at Kevin Henry - we are absolutely flat o... [More]

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