The BIG question: What is my house worth?
What is my house worth? This is the big question, and as Estate Agents, it is one we naturally get asked most frequently, but it is also quite a difficult question to answer, mainly as there are a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, property, Property Market, values | Tagged house, valuesLies, 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, valuesHousing 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 salesCurrent Housing Market in Argyll & Bute
Whilst the media are very keen to fanfare the strength of the UK housing market – and we have unquestionably seen an improvement in market conditions over the last 18 months when compared with the prior 4 years – we … Continue reading
Posted in News, Property Market | Tagged Argyll & Bute, average house prices, housing market, mortgages, Oban, referendum, rising house prices, Scotland, 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, valuesThe Price of a View
There are many factors that increase the value of a property, and a good vista is always high up on most peoples ‘wish lists’, which of course helps bolster the value of any property that is blessed with one. But … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, values | Tagged house prices, Oban, values, viewsProperty 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, values