What Does £7.5m Buy You?
Robbie Williams’ Wiltshire mansion, that’s what!
Take that star Robbie Williams’ ”exceptional country house” is still on the market after almost a year with a price tag of £7.5m. The stunning property is “situated to the edge of the charming hamlet of Compton Bassett. The village lies between Calne and Marlborough, in rolling Wiltshire countryside.”
Property features include:
7 bedrooms
Indoor pool/leisure complex
Tennis Court
Paddocks
Hangar
Two staff flats and a detached cottage
Formal gardens and approximately 71 acres
Here are more details of Robbie Williams house in Compton … Continue Reading…
Mortgage Market Still Tough
There were 45,723 house purchase loans approved in January, the Bank of England has reported. Although an increase on December’s 42,7190, it was lower than the monthly average of 46,686 for the previous six-month period, leaving mortgage specialists frustrated and unimpressed.
Brian Murphy, head of lending at independent broker Mortgage Advice Bureau, said the slight rise was always likely after a subdued housing market in December. He added: “Unfortunately, many people want to remortgage but can’t because they have insufficient equity … Continue Reading…
A Happy New Year for Home Sale Network
A recent survey conducted by Home Sale Network indicated a promising start to the New Year. Over 91% of survey respondents saw an increase in the number of instructions in January 2011 compared to December 2010. Importantly 88% of respondents saw an increase in buyer enquires compared to the previous month with a quarter seeing more than a 50% increase.
When asked what was the most common buyer type, over half (54%) of Home Sale Network respondents saw more ‘trade up … Continue Reading…
Where’s the mortgage money?
This week saw “Project Merlin” put into force, an agreement for the largest UK banks to lend businesses £190bn this year.
There was no mention of more mortgage lending, why not?
Surely if the banks and lending institutions eased their criteria and lent more mortgage money to pent up homebuyers, this would act as a financial injection to many businesses instead of lending them money. Not only would estate agents and solicitors benefit from more proceedable buyers but so would many other … Continue Reading…
New Website Launch
Richard Fowler and Gavin Hills with web designer Hughie Wilmshurst
We re-launched our website on 1st February with many new features, including a blog, better quality photographs, more information for prospective buyers and a more contemporary overall look.
Northampton based web design company, in.house.media redesigned the site, this being the fifth generation site for us since our first in 1998. They have also designed our previous sites and have continued to support us in developing our technologies and … Continue Reading…
BBC Dragon’s Den star lowers his house asking price
I spotted quite an interesting article over at zoopla (one of 25+ property portals that Richard James market your home from) about BBC Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones and how he has had to reduce his 6 bed mansion by a whopping £150,000. Here’s an exert from their article:
Recently X-Factor judge Danni Minogue dropped her asking price by £50,000 and now it looks like Peter Jones, entrepreneur and TV personality from BBC Two’s fantastic Dragons’ Den has followed … Continue Reading…
Home Sale Network Agents Exceed National Average For Customer Satisfaction
Home Sale Network, a national network of independent estate agents across England, Scotland and Wales has exceeded the national average for customer satisfaction, according to responses received following a recent survey conducted by The Property Academy amongst UK based estate agents. Continue reading
Chris completes ten years’ service!
Senior Negotiator Chris Wise last week completed ten years’ service with the Richard James. Continue reading
Google waves goodbye to property search tool
Did you know that you could search for properties using Google Maps? Either way, internet giant Google have announced that they are stopping their property search feature as from 10th February 2011. There was a lot of expectancy within the industry that this service would potentially challenge some of the top UK property portals such as Rightmove, Zoopla, etc. but it appears that due to a lack of advertising and low usage, it has come to an end. Continue reading
Something good which came out of Home Information packs!
There were few benefits of the Home Information Pack, and we were certainly glad to see the back of them when the new coalition government suspended them back on 21st May 2010. (You now only need an Energy Performance Certificate to market your home, and this needs to be in place within 4 weeks of putting your property on the market). Continue reading