A big congratulations to Steve Nuttall who is celebrating his 40 years at Aldreds and is our third longest serving member of staff.
Not wanting a fuss Steve will be enjoying a weekend away in North Norfolk to celebrate his milestone!
For many years Steve was the manager of our Great Yarmouth sales office. He shortened his hours and stepped back from this role a few years ago and became best described as our trouble shooter – carrying out viewings, inspections and office cover.
A few years ago he decided he liked the outdoors life and started doing the for sale boards for three of our offices.
Well done Steve!
As predicted yesterday the government has announced they intend to end to section 21 no fault evictions in England. More details from the government will follow.
The Daily Mail are reporting that the government will shortly release their rental reform white paper.
It is expected to propose changes to things such as no fault evictions and the keeping of pets.
Watch this space for updates!
The help to buy scheme is due to close end of March 2023.
Introduced in 2013 to help home buyers purchase brand new properties with only a 5% deposit with a further 20% being loaned to them from the government. The 20% was an equity loan and the amount due to paid back rises and falls if the value of the house changes.
Its sister scheme, the help to buy ISA closed to new applicants in 2019 with the 25% bonus still payable as long as a house is purchased using the scheme by 1st December 2030.
We are yet to see if the schemes will be replaced but this is definitely something to bear in mind if you are a first time buyer planning to purchase a new home on a 5% deposit!
I hope everyone is looking forward to the long weekend. We will be here but a little less than usual.
Thursday 10am to 1pm
Friday 10am to 1pm
Saturday usual hours
At Aldreds we are proud to be a locally owned and managed company operating on the East Coast since 1857!
However, although we are local to the area you don’t miss out with us on a national coverage for your home. Through our membership of the Relocation Network we are affiliated to approx. 630 other estate agency offices nationwide helping our clients relocate. However, the network also gives us access to buyers relocating here meaning that you can rest assured you property is being exposed nationwide. Especially to those buyers relocating from areas where house prices are higher such as London and the South East.
If you are thinking of selling your property call us now to discuss how are nationwide network can help you sell your property for the best price!
Our aim is to market your property at its best and make the most of what it has to offer.
That is why we offer professionally enhanced photography, floorplans and optional video tours for all of our new instructions.
The better we can display your property to the world the more viewings it will receive. This will feed through to more offers and a better sale price!
Call us now if you would like to discuss the marketing of your home!
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors have reported an increase of properties coming for sale through the spring. The housing market has been suffering from a chronic lack of ‘stock’ that has helped push up prices over the past few years with the biggest spike coming post the first Covid lockdown.
However, the increase in properties coming to market has also coincided with an spike in buyers enquiries meaning that the chances of supply and demand meeting any time soon remain low.
In the meantime demand for rented homes in the private sector remains high with most properties receiving multiple applications!
Ormesby St. Margaret located approximately 7 miles northwest of Great Yarmouth has become a sought after village for both families and people looking to retire in to the area.
The village provides a more relaxed pace of life with the village green offering a centre piece surrounded by lots of village amenities including pubs, thriving Indian restaurant, takeaways, small shops and the benefit of a village doctors/dental surgery.
It has become a great choice for people wishing to live in a quiet village which still provides easy access to Great Yarmouth town centre and a good road network to Norwich, which is approximately a 25 minute drive away.
Ormesby also offers a nursery, infant and junior schools making it a great choice for families with young children.
We currently have a large database of applicants searching for properties, therefore if you are thinking of selling your property why not contact us at our Great Yarmouth office on 01493 844891 to book a FREE Market Appraisal.
When choosing an estate agent to sell a home it is important to consider how you will want viewings conducted.
If you choose to have the estate agent carry these out always clarify with agents you are talking to what their procedures are for doing accompanied visits. Do they have the level of staffing to accommodate the volume there may be and are they available weekends and early evenings?
At Aldreds the majority of our offices are open until 4pm on Saturdays allowing crucial time for viewings and especially for those people who may be coming in to the area on Saturday only. We also can accommodate early evenings so people can come in the daylight after work.
The advantage of the agent doing the viewings can be the ability to get instant feedback. Also buyers sometimes are more open with the agent and we can bring up and discuss aspects of the properties they have questions about at the viewing stage rather than on the phone in the future.
If you are thinking of selling get in touch with us now so we can discuss.
