Thursday 21 May 2015

FANTASTIC New Instruction

A beautifully presented and elegant family home in the ever sought-after area of Pearce Avenue, Lilliput. Versatile and intelligently planned accommodation, with five bedrooms and full planning permission to create a dramatic top floor master bedroom suite or snug/chill out room offering spectacular harbour views. Very close by to the property are the award winning Blue Flag beaches at Sandbanks, as is Lilliput with its varied and eclectic mix of shopping,eateries (including a award winning patisserie/bake house, coffee shop and Thai tapas bar) Within fantastic school catchments, this is truly the perfect family home. So much house, and all yours for £1,350,000. Call the team today for viewings.








Property of the Week!

This weeks property is the last remaining 'No 1 the Vistas' A brand new ultra contemporary townhouse located in a superb positioned on the cliff top and within approximately 50 metres of the pathway down to the promenade and beach. A great position for the Bournemouth Airshow and just a stunning property. Once its gone...its gone! Call us today on 01202 744944 or visit our website sales list for more details.








Friday 15 May 2015

NEW BOARDS!

We received our fresh new boards this week, courtesy of Kremer Signs, these guys really delivered on quality and we have a brand new set of 'Sale' and 'Sold' to go! Jade in the office even fancied a pose with them too! COMING TO A HOME NEAR YOU...

Monday 11 May 2015

SAFE AS HOUSES


A comment from Arlington & Hall gauging the effect that the election result will have on the market.

For a number of weeks leading up to the 2015 General election, houses didn't seem as secure as they might be. Across the country, house buying and selling activity slowed down as people awaited the outcome. So the announcement that there would be a winner with a clear if perhaps slender majority was met by those in the housing industry with a collective sigh of relief.

It wasn't necessarily the political stripe of the party that won but the fact there was at least a clear result and the property market would not be left in a an indeterminate state during weeks and possibly months of political horse trading and in- fighting.

Also, there will be a acknowledgment that the threat of mansion tax has gone. This was a significant dear towards the upper end of the market. Another worry was the threat of rent control. This would potentially have affected the but to let market noticeably.

So there is a mandate from the electorate. The capital has responded positively. The pound is up; shares in major house building firms are up and at least 37% of the population feel a little more confident about the immediate future - buoyed by a trend of improving trade, employment and cost of living figures. But let us all hope - no matter which party we supported - that the next government, besides dealing with a small majority, a large deficit, Europe, devolution, world hot spots and many other incredibly important issues, will at least get to grips with an efficient and sustainable housing policy in the UK.


Thursday 7 May 2015

ARLINGTON & HALL COUNTRY LIVING


How many of you knew we did an Arlington & Hall Country living property section in the branch? We already have some fantastic properties in Iwerne Minster, Worth Matravers and Swanage, so if you prefer a country retreat or thinking of putting your house on the market call us on 01202 744944 where we can pop in for a free market appraisal, no obligation. We have buyers in the local areas, Sandbanks and London waiting.



Friday 1 May 2015

Voting With Their Feet

Arlington & Hall gauges the impact housing policies have had on public opinion in the lead up to the general election.

Four weeks before the 2015 general election the voters had already made their thoughts known. Or at least those who had anything to do with buying property had. The political parties had been trying hard to woo the electorate with a plethora of housing-related inducements. But did they really mean anything to anyone?

The Conservatives promised huge numbers of new homes would be built and also dangled a right-to-buy opportunity for those with shared ownership arrangements through housing associations.
Labour had been pinning their hopes on the popularity - with those who would never have to pay it - of a mansion tax. Also of rent control.

Had either party the right answer to excite the electorate? It seems not. In the heat of electioneering it appeared that the only thing which significantly made buyers more active during the campaign was sunshine. The minute the spring sun came out so did buyers. Almost immediately viewings were lining up, offers were up and sales were up. What did this mean? It seems that the weather was more influential on buyers than the political climate.

Successive governments haven't exactly won people's respect on housing. The coalition has had four housing ministers during its recent tenure and between 1997 and 2008 the previous Labour government elevated eight different ministers to the post. This is hardly good for long-term stability in the sector. So we have all come to learn that if we want something done about roofs over our heads we must do it for ourselves.

Simply put, the economy in general seems more immediately important to voters than housing in isolation - and with good reason. When the economy is up people feel better and can afford more things - like properties. If it's down everyone hunkers down and goes nowhere: demand drops, values drop and new home building decreases which leads to a drop in land values - no matter what the housing policy at the time. Housing depends on the economy. The electorate understands that. It is people who create demand once the means to buy is in their favour and no right-to-buy or mansion tax policies will change that.

The past fifty years have not led us to believe that the next five will be any better for government housing policies - especially if the ministerial door continues revolving. So, we are on our own. Perhaps the next government should just neatly put all these policies under another title - devolution.