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How Do I Get A Property Valuation?
How Do I Get A Property Valuation? A property valuation will check details into your property and tell you its potential cost. The accuracy you get will depend on the valuer you use, and the information will go a long way in determining your purchase or sales decision. Who Can Give Property Valuations There are…
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Stamp Duty Holiday To Be Extended
In July 2020 Stamp Duty was temporarily abolished for properties under £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland. This was excellent news for the property market in Peterborough , and has helped keep the market stable, indeed we have seen an increase in asking prices and the number of properties sold. The Stamp Duty holiday has…
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Latest: A Coronavirus Update for Home Buyers and Sellers in England and Northern Ireland 2021
Moving House in Covid Times The property sector has been one of the highlights of the COVID-19 story so far. After a shutdown of the industry in the first lockdown, the Government gave the go ahead for estate agents and lettings agents in Peterborough to continue to work, meaning that people could still move. The…
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Is Christmas a Good Time to Sell Your House in Peterborough ?
Did you know that the festive season can be a wonderful time to sell your house in Peterborough . Yes, of course, many people are thinking about presents, Santa, food and drink, but it can also be a great time for you to consider selling your home. Why? Well, we’ll explain in just a moment.…
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August 2020 Property Market Update
Well, it’s been an interesting few weeks for the UK property market with, unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic dominating the sector. But don’t think it’s all bad news, because it really isn’t. We at Next Move have seen a lot of activity in the Peterborough area just recently, with asking prices and sold prices at a…
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5 Reasons Why PETERBOROUGH High Street Estate Agents are Better Than Internet Estate Agents
There doesn’t seem to be a week going by that a new online call centre based estate agency opens offering unbelievable services at quarter of the price, implying their service is just as good as the so called ‘expensive’ high street agents. Online Agents are not No Sale No Fee. On the face it…
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The leasehold and ground rents scandal of Peterborough
Freehold or Leasehold .. which is best? Well, when buying a property in the UK there are two main types of ownership – freehold and leasehold and, when boiled down, they mean the following… Freehold: The person who owns the freehold of a property owns the property and the land it stands on. Leasehold: As a…
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Are Peterborough Builder’s Constructing the Wrong Type of Property?
In the newspaper or online about impending house price drops, house price rises, building on green belt, mortgage rates up/down, first time buyer affordability and the woes of being a buy to let landlord, to mention but a few. As a nation, we have a strong national desire to be homeowners. The English Housing Survey…
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THIS WEEKS RADIO SHOW: Director of Next Move hosts Ray Spooner (Property Developer & Mentor)
This week on Salaam Radio 106.2FM, me and Adam discussed: Peterborough house prices going up by 27% in the last 5 years & also compared the Peterborough street values with the 1935 Monopoly Board. Special guest for this week is Ray Spooner who is the Chairmen of the Carmelcrest Group of companies operating in construction and property.…
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What’s the biggest street in Peterborough (PE1)?
Well my recent articles about Peterborough’s most moved street in the last 3 years and the Monopoly board article (the one where I listed the most valuable streets) caused quite a lot of interest locally, so I decided to see what else I could find out about the PE1 postcode area, and I have been…
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