New Year, New You, New Home?

Happy New Year!As we welcome in 2018 many of us turn our minds to our resolutions and how we will start changing our lives for the better.A national newspaper has published...

Happy New Year!

As we welcome in 2018 many of us turn our minds to our resolutions and how we will start changing our lives for the better.

A national newspaper has published a survey of the top 50 New Year’s resolutions made by the British public.

Rather than cover the entire list here’s the top five things people wanted to change about themselves. (By the way, number 32 could have applied to our office – eat less biscuits.)

• Exercise more.
• Lose weight
• Eat more healthily
• Learn a new skill or hobby
• Spend less time on Facebook

At Robinson Reade, as much as we’d love to, we can’t help you with those, but we can definitely, ably assist you with number 14 on the list – move to a new home.

Contrary to a general misconception January is a good time to put your property on the market for several reasons. Firstly the turn of the year, as shown by the aforementioned survey, is when people take stock of their lives and think of moving.

Secondly, many people wait for the spring before putting their property on the market and in doing so they join what is traditionally a very congested market place. Your property will stand out from the crowd because, at this time of the year, there isn’t much of a crowd to speak of.

Last, but not least, potential buyers are surfing the internet daily looking for their next new home. In our experience spring and summer viewers can be made up of a lot of ‘window shoppers’. People who aren’t sure of their moving plans but are just having a look at what’s out there.

People who are looking for property in the winter tend to fall into the serious buyer category and we find more places are sold with less viewings during this time.

So good luck with your 2018 resolutions, and if moving tops your ‘to do’ list give us at Robinson Reade a call as we’d be delighted to help.

Thanks for reading,

Jane Earley MARLA MNAEA

Want to get a SOLD or LET sign outside your property quicker? Call Robinson Reade and speak to one of our team on 01489 579009 or email: parkgate@robinsonreade.co.uk for honest, expert and friendly advice.