Journal
All the latest news, industry insights and updates from Team AB.
Since Lockdown eased
It’s about 8 weeks since agents were given the go ahead to ease out of lockdown. Since then we have followed guidance, worn PPE, attended appraisals, given advice, marketed properties, agreed sales and got to completion! The market really is moving! In our last newsletter we couldn’t quite believe the statistics being pulled through on […]
Armitstead Barnett – Operating Safely
What you can expect from us as lockdown eases:- On booking a market appraisal, you will receive confirmation of the appointment together with guidance on how we are conducting appointments and how you can help. At the market appraisal, our team will attend with the necessary PPE available to them and adhering to good hygiene […]
Why I love my job!
“We brought a stunning property called Black Moss Barn, Blacko, to the market. After Hannah’s initial appraisal I went out to the property to really get to grips with it. I was so excited to collate the details for the brochure. The photographs and video tour were fantastic! We launched the property and within the […]
Stamp duty update
We have reported a surge in buyer activity through all levels of the market. The Government has given a further boost to the market altering stamp duty. See the summary below. Good news for all. Take a further look at the government guidance not published on 8th July 2020 click on the link below https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-land-tax-temporary-reduced-rates?fbclid=IwAR2lQhIK-YOfcKwsDrPbK19Pa49EQCNS9GGajhGuDosgRWPjeLzZkijGGZE
Show home releases!!
Freckleton and Great Eccleston JK Beardsworth are offering a selection of exceptional quality 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, nestled between Kirkham and Freckleton. Why go for a house on a large estate when you can have something with a more rural feel, with views and all the attention to detail you would expect with […]
Busting Market Myths!
We are constantly hearing the press talking the economy down with only doom and gloom… We want to stick our heads above the parapet and bust some of these widely reported market myths! The government pressed pause on the housing market, and so it paused. Transaction numbers reduced for that period of time and rightly […]
How we all look forward to conversations about Brexit and the Weather again……..
As we start a new decade, it was hoped that this year the topic of conversation was going to be about the weather and Brexit. Sadly, both of those topics have been forgotten whilst we as a country, deal with the awful and concerning dreadful effects of Covid-19. It just puts everything perspective.. Everything has […]
Agency Update April/May 2020
Things have changed dramatically since the last newsletter, with people and businesses all learning to navigate our way around the Covid-19 pandemic, as safely as possible. Our offices might be closed, but we are still very much open and operating with a network of team members, from our homes, its busy busy, busy! Activity in […]
Get ready to market!
So many people are at home at the minute and wondering how they can get ready to sell their home. Here is our advice:- Pick up the phone Talk to us, tell us all about your property, you can even show us by video. We want to see the best and the worst parts of […]
‘From a seemingly simple burst pipe repair, to a full new mains gas or water pipeline installation, it is always better to be prepared’
A large proportion of agricultural land will have some form of utility apparatus passing through, be it water pipelines, gas pipelines, electricity/BT poles or pylons. There are generally rights granted to each separate utility company to install, maintain, repair and renew this apparatus, however the rights of each company vary drastically, with most being governed […]
Goldman Sachs Webinbar – 8 April 2020
So here we are in the middle of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic. Brexit is almost a long forgotten topic and many folk are working from home, where they are fortunate enough to be able. There are lots of important issues being addressed all over the world. I am aware of all of these and am not […]
Welcome Tom Hargreaves!
Tom Hargreaves joins us as a Property Agent who will work out of our North Lancashire and Ribble Valley Offices. Tom has been involved in estate agency for many years and has a wealth of experience. He is looking forward to getting involved in all aspects of property sales. Tom has started working with us […]
