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A Look Back at 2021...

We understand that the relationship between home and work life has never been as important and we've very much enjoyed helping our clients move to the next chapter of their life...

Property prices across the country rose again in 2021 with the North West rising the most with a staggering 12% increase.

Lockdown #2 added to the demand with many purchasers looking for property to match their change in lifestyle so rural areas had much more activity than the towns.

London, which experienced a mass exodus in the first lockdown stabilised in the last ¼ of 2021 with buyers returning to the City.

Working from home is now the norm for many and has led to more demand for larger properties or those with home office facilities.

As properties have been snapped up quickly many of those wanting to move have been reluctant to come to the market, concerned they could sell quickly before finding their next move.

The lack of properties on the market has kept demand and prices strong.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates stable despite talk of higher inflation so there are still some excellent mortgage deals about.

Our sister company Cox Financial are always happy to help with advice on current rates and mortgage deals – please let us know if you would like a complimentary chat.

What Will 2022 Bring

A note from Georgina: So what will 2022 bring?

'Predicting the future in the property market is never easy but given the last 2 years when it has defied all odds – it is even harder.

Whilst I do not have a crystal ball my work as a board member of Propertymark, the National Association of Estate Agents provides me with considerable insight to what is going on both locally and nationally.

My personal thoughts is that demand will remain high which in turn will keep prices stable.

It feels that the giddiness in the market which we experienced in the Spring and Summer has eased so we are not expecting to see increases at the level we have seen in 2021.

The hope is that a more stable market will encourage sellers confidence to come to the market and therefore offer more choice to buyers who are wanting to move to the next Chapter in their life

whether that be a bigger more rural property or downsizing to a more manageable property.'

Our MovingWorks Team

We have extended our team throughout 2021 and now offer Personal Property specialists in Tarleton, Hesketh Bank, Churchtown, Southport, Penwortham, Leyland, Buckshaw Village as well of course Longton and surrounding villages.

A New Look and New Services

To celebrate 21 Years in business this year we have created a new look with a return to our original colours of 2000.

Our predominantly blue For Sale board is a take on our very first board all those years ago.

We hope you like it and we have already had some lovely positive comments.

Times have changed and it is important that we evolve and improve – we have introduced new services and have a few more that we will be launching early 2022.

COLLECTION

This year you might have seen our COLLECTION boards around the area.

The COLLECTION adds to our portfolio of services and is for unique properties that require extra marketing techniques such as drone footage, presenter led videography and much more.

This means we have an array of ways to sell and something for everyone and every property: COLLECTION, MovingWorks, love2move, auction.

Property finder service

We have created our 'Property finder service' as we are being asked more and more if we can help clients who want to move but just cannot find the right property or who are perhaps poor on time and want a more active approach.

If this is of interest to you do let us know.