
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR AGENT UP FRONT FEES?

[…] IF SO, ARE YOU GETTING THE ATTENTION YOU DESERVE! One of the most common complaints that we hear from sellers who have paid their Estate Agents fees upfront is that they rarely hear from them. But, is that really any...

PAY SOMEONE UP FRONT TO MARKET YOUR HOME? OR FIND THE PROFESSIONAL WHO WILL WORK TIRELESSLY TO SELL YOUR HOME!

[…] As anyone who has even a passing interest in house buying and selling will tell you, there is now a choice as to what type of estate agency you can use to sell your home, generally referred to as either ‘online’ or...

SIX TIPS FOR A SIZZLING SUMMER SALE

[…] Don’t rely purely on sunshine and the ‘nice weather’ feel-good factor to sell your home this summer. At Iles & Jenkin we’ve come up with six super summer tips to get you moving in the right direction when it comes to...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS HAS A BIG IMPACT ON A PROPERTY’S VALUE

[…] At Iles & Jenkin we love it when the clocks go forward. The days are longer, the evenings much lighter and people are starting to venture outside again. Put simply, most people love being outside when the better weather...

GOVERNMENT BAN ON TENANT FEES STARTS 1ST JUNE

[…] In January 2019 official data was released showing that average rents rose by just 1% in 2018, a fraction of the average 2.5% rent increases seen in the pre-Brexit days of 2015 and 2016. The House of Lords also made an...

ARE ESTATE AGENTS FACING THE MOST PRICE SENSITIVE HOUSING MARKET IN MANY YEARS?

[…] Property portal Rightmove has reported that it believes that Estate Agents are facing one of the most price-sensitive housing markets seen in many years. Its housing market analyst Miles Shipside makes the claim within the...

LANDLORDS!!!

[…] WHICH AGENT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? No two days are ever the same in an Estate Agents office and yesterday was certainly one of the more interesting ones! We have recently been instructed to take over the management of five rental...

TOP TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR HOME IF YOU HAVE A PET

[…] Although we are all very pet-friendly within the Iles & Jenkin office, we understand that not every buyer will feel the same way. So, here are some useful tips on how to ensure that potential buyers are not put off by the...

SALES PROGRESSION: IS YOUR ESTATE AGENT PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE?

[…] I was recently asked an interesting question; what is the biggest property chain we’ve found ourselves working in? The answer? Around three years ago we inadvertently found ourselves in a chain of properties that kept...

SMARTEN UP YOUR KITCHEN!

[…] It’s not just the likes of Gordon Ramsay, Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver who love spending time in the kitchen. During the twenty plus years that I’ve been an Estate Agent I’ve seen plenty of prospective buyers fall...