August 2010

Although there is more property on the market, this is unlikely to turn into an avalanche.  Therefore the dearth of good quality well priced stock is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

There is a lot of confusing information in the press regarding property at the moment and the vast majority of it is based on ‘ordinary’ average property.  Virtually all the statistics refer to ‘average’ property and bear no relation to the rare and valuable country properties that we are dealing with. It is therefore as important as ever to get the price right.

My clients do not want ordinary – they want quality.  They also want to know what is the right price, what are the downsides, if any, and if it is the ‘one’, how can they secure it before anyone else.

An increase in supply and a hangover of blemished property is softening prices and making it difficult for amateurs to read the market but as ever it has never been more important to be represented in this rather confusing market.