Lies, damned lies, and statistics (and property!)
(or “Statistics, and how much credence to place on them“.) Many of our blogs have reported statistics concerning the Oban and the wider Argyll & Bute property market, and here I am telling you to be very careful when reading … Continue reading
Posted in property, Property Market, values | Tagged analysis, Argyll, Argyll & Bute, average house prices, estate agency, estate agent, house prices, housing market, Market, Oban, property, Scotland, valuesArgyll & Bute property market over the last 10 years.
We’ve put together a summary of how property prices in the Argyll & Bute property market have fared over the last ten years. (Click on image to enlarge) The main thing to note is that we are yet to return to … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market, values | Tagged Argyll, house prices, Market, Oban, propertyGetting the job done
Have you ever noticed that, in all walks of life, professions, services, industries, there are generally two types of attitude? There are those with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude who simply want to get the job done, and then there are … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, property, Selling | Tagged positive attitude, property, sellingHousing market in Argyll & Bute today….versus the past
We’ve written a number of blogs on house prices and the state of the property & housing market in Oban and Argyll & Bute, and for this blog I thought I’d concentrate on where the market is today in Argyll … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute, Oban, Prices, property, valuesA few words on the changes to taxation on property purchases
As you’ll probably be aware, a change to the way that property purchases are taxed has just been implemented (as of the 4th of December) which aims to address the ‘jump’ in taxation at the various price band thresholds. You … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, News, property, values | Tagged Argyll & Bute, buying, house prices, housing market, land and buildings transaction tax, Oban, property, selling, stamp duty, values, volume of salesHouse Price Comment
With the BBC reporting UK House prices are firmly on the rise, and the Express reporting that prices are rising at their fastest rate since 2007, it may be worth a brief pause to think about what this actually means in real … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market | Tagged average house prices, bbc news, buying, Express, first time buyers, home owners, house prices, Independent, Oban, property, rising house prices, Scotland, valuesHouse: Home or Asset?
House. Home or Asset? The answer is, of course, it’s usually both. However, the two have very different meanings and connotations. When you think of a home, you think of a haven, something very dear and intrinsic to our feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Advice | Tagged fiuran, help, presenting your home, property, sellingProperty Quiz
Property values in Britain are rising at their fastest rate for three years – but estimating a house’s value is far from easy. Do you fancy yourself as a property expert? Then take the Telegraph’s Property Quiz, and see how … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged property, quiz, Telegraph, valuesOban Estate Agent
Look out for the article in this week’s Oban Times, all about Fiuran Property, the smart, new estate agent in Oban. http://www.obantimes.co.uk/
Posted in News | Tagged estate agent, fiuran, Oban, Oban Times, propertyHouse Prices on the Rise
It’s great to hear more in the news about house prices rising. On the Halifax’s measure, the average price of a house in the UK also went through the £170,000 mark for the first time in five years! For more on … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged average house prices, bbc news, house prices, Oban, property, rising house prices, selling