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Estate agents and home builders are counting themselves among the beneficiaries of the Chancellor’s new ‘Help to Buy’ scheme, according to reports. The scheme will help not just first-time buyers of new homes, but all buyers of new homes. It will also help buyers of all homes, including older properties....
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Some landlords, especially those who are new to the experience, understandably wish to use a letting agent simply as a route to market in order to find a tenant. However, whilst a return on investment is one thing, sleeping well at night is quite another!...
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A realistic valuation will help you sell faster. Christopher Hamilton, Founder of Hamiltons offers advice. All homeowners want to believe their house can command a top price for their area. But the value of a property depends on a number of varying factors that sellers need to take into account....
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The key to securing a sale is making your home appeal to the widest selection of buyers. Christopher Hamilton, Founder of Hamiltons offers advice. You may love the way your home looks but, when it comes to putting it on the market, you need to take a more objective view....
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When letting your property, you naturally want it to look its best, but how far should you go in terms of presentation? Firstly, aim to understand how your property `sits` within the market. Not all tenants have the same criteria, so walk through the house with your letting agent to identify your property’s strengths and weaknesses....
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Early indicators suggest that property market activity in 2012 is on course to be more robust than in 2011, according to Chris Hamilton of Hamiltons. "Spring is traditionally the best time of year to sell, and for many people this translates in to late April and early May....
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Hamiltons, the independent Estate Agents with offices in Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead, are so pleased with the continuing growth of their Residential Lettings and Property Management department, that they are offering up to 50% off the first years fees for the next twenty new Landlord clients....
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Stronger than usual growth in prime central London ahead of the Olympics this summer, combined with weaker prices in commuter towns and the wider UK, will see the perfect conditions for a move out of London, according to a report released today....
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UK mortgage approvals hit a two-year high in January, Bank of England figures show, suggesting property sales could rise in the coming months. In January the number of new mortgages approved for house buyers, but not yet lent, rose by 7% to 58,728....
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From 1 February 2012, Land Registry’s Form LL restriction is free for home owners who do not live at the property. The restriction is designed to help prevent forgery by requiring the solicitor or conveyancer to certify they are satisfied that the person selling or mortgaging the property is the true owner....
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Hamiltons Estates are leading the way in the local property market, by utilising QR codes in their window displays. You may have seen these square, almost pixellated images recently appearing on signs, buses, business cards, in magazines and shop windows across the UK - and even on TV cooking programmes....
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Interesting data has been released by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS), relating to the 3,659 deposit dispute adjudications it handled between June 2011 and January 2012. It shows that 37% of the disputes were claims for damage to property and redecoration, 24% were for sub-standard cleaning and 7% were for gardening issues....
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Estate Agents could be missing opportunities from half their potential customer base if they have no mobile website, according to a director of a property software firm. They claim that not having a mobile website or app is the equivalent of an estate agent closing their website one day each week!...
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Surprisingly not all estate agents are currently required to meet standards of compliance within the residential lettings industry. This is particularly worrying to potential tenants and landlords who are unaware, unprotected and inexperienced in this often confusing market....
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An unexpected surge in interest from potential homebuyers in December bodes well for the housing market this year, according to Chris Hamilton, Director of Hamiltons, the independent Estate Agents with offices in Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead....
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Anyone thinking of selling a property up to £250,000 is advised to take advantage of the last-minute marketing boost offered by the forthcoming end of the First Time Buyers stamp duty holiday, according to Christopher Hamilton, of Hamiltons, the independent Estate Agents with offices in Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead....
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Hamiltons are proud to be the first Letting Agent in Berkhamsted to be accepted into the SAFEagent scheme, which is a kitemark for consumers to recognise which agents belong to a client money protection scheme. The SAFEagent scheme is endorsed by organisations such Shelter, NUS, Trading Standards Institute, Council of Mortgage Lenders, Residential Landlords Association and the British Property Federation....
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Hamiltons are pleased to announce the launch of their new, fixed-price tax return service for Landlords. The service is provided by Chartered Accountants, and is offered to all Hamiltons Landlord`s at a fixed-price of just £99 plus VAT. Commenting on the launch, Hamiltons Lettings Director, Matthew Nash said "We are delighted to be able to offer this valuable additional service to our Landlord clients....
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