Get Your House Ready for a Christmas Sale December and January have long been seen as the dead times of the year for the property market, with buyers more focused on Christmas and New Year than finding a new home. However, it’s not all doom and gloom (if you ignore the cold and lack of daylight hours…) for vendors. December can be a good time to launch your property on the market or to give it a bit...
A first in Gloucestershire! Elliot Oliver are an exciting and innovative estate agency based in the Promenade Cheltenham, and are the first business in the county to have won a Gold Standard, for their commitment to social responsibility, awarded by ORB UK (Organisation for Responsible Business) The directors put social responsibility at the very core of their business, and Director Oliver Bishop says...
We are delighted to welcome on board our new sales and lettings co-ordinator, Karolina Misiukiewicz. Bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and over 5 years experience within Residential Lettings and Property Management. Karolina said... “ I am very excited to join Elliot Oliver. Upon meeting Oliver I immediately realised that I share the same passion and drive for property as he does and look forward...
Spirit of Jazz Cheltenham is the place to be if you like festivals, with the four main events – Jazz, Science, Music and Literature – all happening between May and October. Together these events attract more than 200,000 people, with the Jazz Festival being one of the UK’s premier music events. In 2016, the dates of the four festivals are: Cheltenham Jazz Festival – April 27 to May 2 Cheltenham...
Let’s Move to Bishop’s Cleeve Bishop’s Cleeve is actually in the Tewkesbury district, but it’s a mere three miles north of Cheltenham, which gives it bragging rights. The village can certainly brag about its position in the Cotswolds, as it’s at the foot of Cleeve Hill, at 330 metres above sea level the highest point in the area. This means that there are spectacular views to be had, over the...
Let’s Move to Charlton Kings Charlton Kings is a village that lies along the London Road to the south east of Cheltenham. It was incorporated into the Cheltenham Borough in 1974 but was founded centuries ago and the village has been inhabited since the Iron Age. It’s one of Cheltenham’s largest suburbs, with a population of more than 10,000. Self-contained Charlton Kings is centred around a...
Now is a Good Time to Buy in Europe The pound is continuing to strengthen against the euro – standing at around €1.41 today, from its low of €1.14 eighteen months ago. Essentially, if you had £250,000 to spend back at the start of 2014, you could buy a place worth €355,000 now. To make things even better, property prices in some parts of Europe have fallen since the recession, and so many people...
What’s the Best Time of Year to Buy? If you’re looking to buy your first property in the next few months, or even some time in 2016, you’ll be watching the interest rates and house price fluctuations with a keen eye. You also need to understand and recognise the behaviour of fellow house-hunters. History tells us that there’s a set pattern to buying behaviour throughout the year. There’s always...
Five Reasons Why Empty Rooms Make it Harder to Sell We’ve all heard the advice about de-cluttering the house when it’s time to sell, but did you know you can go too far? It’s actually bad news to have empty rooms when you’re hoping to shift your property, and here’s why: Reason one – people buy homes, not houses You’re not just selling a house or flat, you’re selling a home. This space...
How to Get the Best Price for Your Home Set a realistic price in the first place You should get three or four valuations from different agents and work out the average price. Don’t be tempted to go for the highest, no matter how exciting it is. Unrealistic asking prices will put potential buyers off and you’ll end up languishing on the market and eventually reducing the price anyway. Similarly, a...