House Prices -

Property prices are one of the most talked about subjects in the UK, whether they are going up - or going down! Everyone wants to know what the future holds, as the answer to this question has such a big effect on our economy and such an effect on our own personal wealth.

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The difficult truth is that no one to date has been able to successfully predict property prices, even a few months ahead let alone years in advance and very few people can even accurately predict the price an individual property will sell at.

This section aims to quickly help you read between the scary media headlines so you understand:-

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1. Which property price reports are worth taking notice of and why.
2. How to use the property price reports to help you.
3. The six prices of an individual property.
4. How to price an individual property to make the right offer or sell at a fair price.

Visit our Property Valuation Services and resources section if you need help valuing a property or want to know the latest property price predictions.

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Latest Property News

How to Find the Best Estate Agent when Selling a Period Home Feb 24, 2010: Period properties need a little bit of care and attention by a quality agent that knows the pros and cons of period properties and especially understands whether a price premium can be attracted, or not!

Kate Faulkner comments on the Office of Fair Trading Report on Home Buying and Selling Feb 23, 2010: According to the latest review on housing (one of many!) the OFT claim “A shake-up in how homes are sold, including updating legislation to allow new entrants into the market, could lead to a better deal for house buyers and sellers”. Their main reason for this thought appears to be because the “housing market remains dominated by traditional estate agents with weak competition between them on price. As property prices rise during housing booms, so too do estate agents' fees.”

How to Sell a Period Home Feb 22, 2010: Period homes are often extremely easy to sell, however, you need to put a little bit of work in to ensure you use the right agent and sell the home at a fair price.

How to Value a Rural Property for Sale Feb 19, 2010: Valuing a rural property is much more difficult than a busy town or suburb where properties are sold on a regular basis, so there are lots of comparable sale prices.

Is this the trend of property prices in a crisis? Feb 12, 2010: It is true that you can see patterns in property market bubbles and that property prices can go up and then fall again, so they might be right, there may be a further fall in property prices and there are people that are predicting falls – even property professionals! However, their next chart completely shows that the Halifax data they use gives a further fall of 10% of property prices, not the 50% they claim is going to happen.