With Spring here, it’s that time of year when we all start thinking about our outside spaces.
It obviously helps that the weather is warmer, and the days are longer, add in a bank holiday or two and it’s time to be outdoors a bit more.
At Andrew Hill estate agents, we continually see the difference a well-designed garden can make to a home, regardless of whether it is a balcony with pots, a courtyard, a more standard size garden or some serious acreage. Over the years I’ve seen better prices achieved for properties when some care and consideration has been shown to the garden – it really should be thought of as another room in the house and given some designer style, especially if you want to achieve the very best price possible.
Many home owners are generally pretty good at designing the interiors of their homes. However, there’s plenty of help out there for the novice to take advantage as gardens do tend to be a bit more of a speciality. So unless you are of the green fingered variety a bit of help may well be required – it’ll be worth some investment of both time and effort.
Carefully planned gardens really can bring a house to the fore, particularly at this time of year and this is likely to result in a higher number of viewings, which, as we all know gives a house a stronger chance of selling.
For any advice about buying or selling property, please contact Andrew Hill Estate Agents on 01423 528528.
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Welcome to the Mumbler property page. We have created this page to provide Mumblers with relevant, up-to-date information about the local property market. From help on all aspects of buying a new home to advice on remortgaging your existing property or even renting a property in the town, you can read all about it here.
Your new Mumbler property team; the two Andrews, Stewart & Sarah are always happy to answer any questions you have. Over the coming weeks and months they will be producing a series of short articles aimed at answering the most common property related questions.
If you have a question or query about any aspect of property then please email it to stewart.amos@2plan.com Any suggestions that are used will receive a box of chocolates or bottle of wine from the Mumbler property team.
Best wishes Stewart Amos, Sarah Johnston, Andrew Hill and Andrew Kempston- Parkes
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E: Email Sarah Johnston MARLA, LLB
Sarah Johnston is a residential letting expert covering Harrogate and the surrounding district.
She prides herself on offering a modern, flexible and personal service to landlords and tenants including pro-active marketing on social media and extensive property management.
Being fully Arla Propertymark regulated and with a background in Law, Sarah is well placed to advise on the ever changing legislation and regulation affecting landlords and does this with regular free landlord events and blogs.
After spending eight years managing a portfolio of over 1,100 properties in Harrogate Sarah set up homes4harrogate and hasn't looked back since.
Sarah is very happy to be part of the Mumbler community and looks forward to helping everyone from landlords about to embark on their buy to let journey to experienced portfolio landlords.
E-mail address sarah@homes4harrogate.co.uk
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Our percentage of local sales is very high for our size and our turnaround is swift. We've spent the last 25 years getting to know every inch of the Harrogate district and its property market, and we study it constantly. That knowledge, and our unique sales approach – always friendly, never pushy – means we’re unusually good at finding buyers.
It doesn’t mean we charge more – in fact our rates are very competitive. We’re able to do that because we’ve kept our team small and stuck to our principles of honesty, attention to detail and proper customer care. So while we have all the selling tools that modern estate agents have at their disposal, no home we sell is ever lost in the crowd, or treated second-best because we have a larger property on our books.
We give you our full attention and make sure we’re with you at every step. In short, we actually care – after all, this could be one of the most important transactions of your life.
e-mail address hello@andrewhill.co
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Stewart Amos is a mortgage advisor based in the centre of Harrogate. He advises on and arranges mortgages from a comprehensive range of mortgages from across the market for all sorts of clients. From those looking to take their first steps on the property ladder to those with a portfolio of investment properties. He also helps arrange the cover put in place to ensure families would be financially secure should the very worst happen; life insurance, critical illness cover etc.
Having been to see a large number of Mumblers over the past year he understands the importance a personalised service can make. He is happy to meet clients in their own home at a convenient time, unfortunately for him that's usually in the evenings after the kids have gone to bed!
As a thank you for all the kind recommendations on Mumbler, Stewart is happy to waive his usual broker fee to all members of the group. Mention that you're a Mumbler to qualify.
Email Address: stewart.amos@2plan.com
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E: Email Andrew Kempston-Parkes, MRICS
Andrew Kempston-Parkes is an experienced member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), having worked as a Chartered Surveyor in the residential property industry for over 20 years.
Over the years, Andrew has worked with a large number of clients to help move their house purchases forward efficiently and with ease. Or, when properties haven't been quite up to scratch his vigilance has helped clients to make an informed decision on whether to proceed.
Harrogate has been his home for 20 years and he lives near the centre of town with his partner and their two children, Matthew and Sean.
Feel free to get in touch with Andrew if you have any questions regarding the types of home surveys available and which is right for you.
Email Address: andrew@kempston-parkes.co.uk
