A number of home owners with properties worth more than £2 million are anxiously awaiting the budget announcement on 21st March to hear the final decision on a proposed changes to property taxes. At present there are four options being suggested.
Winkworth has released its Westfield report, the first of its impact analyses which look at how specific projects affect the local residential property market. The report shows how the opening of the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush in October 2008 has had a significant impact on the surrounding areas.
Property is a good investment for the short to medium term. Like gold in uncertain times people go to these safe havens and although bricks and mortar are not as liquid as a stock or share, it does give investors a sense of security knowing these properties are not going to disappear in the same way stock prices can fall.
Winkworth, through the Academy, helps to nurture and develop an estate agent’s core skills as well as improving the skills of those seasoned professionals. All of which contributes to providing the best service to all Winkworth clients.
I’ve had the opportunity of appearing on the BBC show, Homes under the Hammer, on several occasions. The show focuses on following the owners’ journey in refurbishing and renovating their property.
Many Winkworth offices have reported a rise in the number of buyers expressing interest in entering the market in early 2012 and many vendors who have sat on their hands are now tired of trying to second-guess the market and plan on instructing sales early in the year. We are therefore hopeful of a strong start to 2012.
Winkworth Franchising is proud to present the new issue of its west London regional magazine for Autumn 2011.
The magazine displays new and exciting properties from across the west London area and also comment from our offices. Although there are property market concerns across many parts of the UK, our west London offices report that demand is continuing to outstrip supply.
Winkworth South Kensington has reported a 35.9% rise in turnover from last year. James Moran, Director of Winkworth South Kensington, explains why.
The latest Winkworth video blog is now available to watch on youtube. The short film looks at Winkworth Franchising and the benefits of joining a franchise model.
The relative inertia of 2010 gave way to activity in the property market earlier this year, and that is likely to continue well into the late autumn, when traditionally enquiries start to slow down. Regular readers will have noted the positively eulogistic observations of some agents out there with comments such as, “Never been so busy”; “Great levels of interest across all sectors”; Demand is outstripping supply”, and so on.
