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  • One Estate Agent Or Two?

    April 2021
      From time to time I’ll be asked by a vendor if they should be using one estate agent or two to better their chances of selling their home – to which I often advise this isn’t necessarily the better…
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  • The Butchered Landscapes Of PLC Developers

    March 2021
      Walking around the open countryside surrounding Harrogate the other weekend, my heart sank when I came over the horizon and saw butchered landscapes, strewn with heavy duty excavators, mountains of rubble and the beginnings of yet more mass-scale new…
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  • Property Guide Price – When You’ve Got It Wrong

    March 2021
      There are a few taboo subjects when it comes to the property sector and one of the most common seems to be when it comes to property guide prices. Start mentioning this to most vendors and they immediately get…
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  • The Hidden Time Options When Selling Your Home

    February 2021
      Time. It is one of the most important factors when trying to buy or sell your home – more often than not, matters do not move at the pace you want – don’t even get me started on local…
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  • Property Leasehold – Modern Day Slavery?

    January 2021
      Property Leasehold reforms seem to be here, with the Government now intervening and yet again the PLC developers are in the news for all the wrong reasons. In September, the four largest house builders were investigated after ‘troubling evidence’…
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  • PLC New Homes: Why I Would Never Buy One

    December 2020
      Apples – sometimes you bite into one and what lies beneath the pristine surface, is nothing but a floury rotten core. You could say this is like buying a new build home from a PLC developer (ie one who…
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  • Alex Goldstein Featured In The Ackrill Newspaper Group

    December 2020
      I had a great time chatting with the Ackrill Newspaper Group all about my business and passion for property. Here’s how our discussion went.   In a nutshell, what does your business do and how did it start? Formerly…
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  • Are Virtual Tours Worthwhile?

    November 2020
      When it comes to selling your home, we are consistently told that estate agents need to use every tool at their disposal – from accompanied viewings to drone imagery and social media campaigns. However one relatively new bit of…
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  • What It Takes To Sell Your Home

    November 2020
      Let me ask you a question: what do you think it takes to sell your home? I bet your first thought would be setting a realistic price. Then maybe, a great estate agent or impressive marketing perhaps? All of…
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  • PLC Developers – Betting on Red

    October 2020
      Much we do in life has risk attached to it and in the casinos of Monte Carlo, the options at the roulette wheel are laid out in front of you. Will you bet on red or black? Or are you feeling…
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  • A Guide To Living In Ilkley

    September 2020
      A good part of the work I handle is relocations, particularly people moving from the south to the north, either for work or because they want to swap a busy metropolitan lifestyle for a quieter, more rural existence. You…
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  • How To Speak To Estate Agents

    August 2020
      Cooking up the best gourmet meal in the property ‘kitchen’ can sometimes feel like Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares! There are people shouting across workstations, utensils flying around, plus pots and pans all on the go at the same time….
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  • Hong Kong Property Buyers Target Northern England

    August 2020
      In the last two weeks, one agent in Manchester has sold seven homes to Hong Kong property buyers. Normally, he would sell one every six months. Demand for property in Northern England from Hong Kong buyers is surging as…
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  • Buying Property Tips – Know Your Onions

    July 2020
    When it comes to buying a home, purchasers often think in straight lines. By that I mean they think it’s all about the money and that to secure a property, they will only win if they offer the most money….
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  • Guide Prices, Fees and Bin Liners

    June 2020
    The time has come to tackle two of the most talked about points in estate agency – guide prices and agency fees. Some may say these topics are rather taboo, but get them wrong and your sale isn’t even going…
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