Archive for February, 2010

How do we get the housing market back on track?

February 17, 2010 by StraightTlkr · Leave a Comment
Filed under: House Price Valuation 

The way to re-establish correct house prices, for the UK economy, would be to put a stay on all mortgage lending, for a while.
This way, prices would find their natural level, based solely upon people’s ability to pay such prices.
Having established the correct economic tone for house price levels, lenders could start making loans again, [...]

Whose got the knowhow to improve the housing market?

February 14, 2010 by StraightTlkr · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Estate Agents 

We’re a new alternative for those who are disappointed with the services currently provided by UK estate agents.
We believe there is fundamental integrity amongst owners, as well as a perfectly adequate ability to use their detailed knowledge when describing their own property, whether for sale or to let.
House owners should therefore now place property adverts [...]

Through the barricades and crossing new boundaries

February 10, 2010 by StraightTlkr · Leave a Comment
Filed under: House Price Valuation, Moving Experiences 

Nearly everyone, uses estate agents to sell and let houses.
Nearly everyone, feels dissatisfied with a major aspect of the service they obtain.
Nearly everyone, looks online to find somewhere they want to move to.
Nearly everyone, likes the idea of making substantial savings on the cost of moving house.
Nearly everyone, should start using Property Match (UK) to [...]

Estate agent satisfaction?

February 4, 2010 by StraightTlkr · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Estate Agents 

A recent market survey found that over 90% of houses are sold and let through estate agents.
Nearly the same percentage of people say they are dissatisfied with the overall performance of estate agents.
Around 90% of people begin their search on the Internet, when they are looking for a house to move to.
The conclusion we come [...]

92% of houses are still sold through estate agents

February 2, 2010 by StraightTlkr · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Estate Agents, House Price Valuation, Moving Experiences 

A leading and well respected consumer watchdog has recently said that despite the poor reputation of estate agents, 92% of houses are still sold through them.
One has to ask, why should this still be the case?
There seems to be a marketplace monopoly? Surely the relevant authorities should be keen to investigate, especially as there [...]