Journal
All the latest news, industry insights and updates from Team AB.
What did Laurence Llwellyn-Bowen says about this house………
The Haven was custom built in 1937 since then it has only had four owners, one of whom was our very own Mr Armitstead! The current owners have lived there for 14 years during which time it has been featured on TV, being described by Laurence Llwellyn-Bowen as ‘amazing’! It was also home to a giant marquee for the owners’ wedding […]
Armitstead Barnett Tops the Agents List!
March was a particularly busy month for Armitstead Barnett with many of our vendors and purchasers wishing to complete on the sale and purchase of property in time for the Easter holiday and also ahead of the changes in Stamp Duty rates. This resulted in a great deal of Sold Board being displayed. In fact according […]
Rentals – An Overview
The rental market has been consistently busy over the last few months. As properties for sale move, the rental market gains a wider range of tenants. Whilst this allows landlords to find the right tenant for their property, it does mean that tenants must move fast and show themselves off as being a good tenant. […]
New Stamp Duty Rates for Second Homes
On 01 April 2016, The Treasury will introduce new stamp duty rates for anyone purchasing a second home. Those affected by the increase in stamp duty include anyone buying a holiday home, purchasing a buy to let investment, parents purchasing for their children and couples who are purchasing a home together where one of them may already own a home. […]
David Cowburn Explains the Importance of Floorplans
We have always know that floorplans are important. If a vendor has chosen to use a room for a particular purpose then a photograph alone can make it difficult for a prospective purchaser to envisage that room being used for anything else. Let me give you an example. I recently visited a beautiful family home […]
Row the Amazon – Congratulations They Did it!
Some of you may have read in our July newsletter how Armitstead Barnett were supporting a 5 man team in their attempt to row the Amazon in 30 days. In fact they completed the 2100 miles in 28.5 days and it is understood to be the fasted unsupported row of the River Amazon. They also raised […]
Armitstead Barnett Spread Their Wings
I am pleased to be able to announce that Armitstead Barnett will be opening their South Cumbria office in Summer 2016. The key members of the team have already been identified and we are delighted that John Hughes from North West Auctions will be joining us. John has been working between the Lancaster and Kendal […]
How to winter-proof your home
With the cold weather now upon us RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) is advising homeowners to check their properties to help stop the harsh weather taking its toll on their property, heating and maintenance bills. Properties are vulnerable to attack both from the outside elements and the moist, warm conditions that build up inside […]
Winter Journal 2015
2015 Round Up January kicked off with higher enquiry levels compared to previous years, setting the pace for the rest of the year. “YOU ARE THE BEST AGENT WE HAVE MET” MR H, SEPTEMBER 2015 Spring saw many new instructions, high viewing levels and almost double the number of market appraisals – we really have […]
Get ahead of the competition by launching your property in December
Traditionally the message at this time of year has been to leave the launch of your property to the Spring. However, figures show that Boxing Day is the first day of a huge spike in people searching properties for sale and this continues throughout January. In fact figures show that in January this year 50 […]
£8,600 Per Square Foot…
An areas’ success or indeed variation in prices, from a property market perspective, are often measured in £ per square metre or £ per square foot. Standard figures around standard areas (whatever they are!) tend to be quoted in the region of £160 – £200 per square foot throughout the North West of England. Parts […]
Properties over £1,000,000 is the market back?
In recent times there has been quite a lot of debate amongst property professionals as to whether the wide use of guide prices in excess of £1,000,000 in the run up to the market crash in 2007/2008 was ever justified. We are now only really finding out what properties are actually worth and it is […]
