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Q: I want to sell my house now while the market is stable but I don’t want to pay huge estate agents fees. How else do I sell it?

A: Buying and selling online is becoming more enticing to consumers wanting to save on their costs. There’s been a definite upswing in the number of online estate agents in the past two years and they are efficient in terms of service and costs.

Annual Regional Trends in House Prices as end February 2010

Latest update on house prices around the country (see graph)

The Office of Fair Trading: Are we really satisfied with Estate Agents?

The Office of Fair Trading recently published their findings on the estate agency sector in the United Kingdom. According to them most consumers are happy with the service they receive and satisfaction levels have risen since 2004. Do you agree? Will consumers continue to use them or turn to online buying and selling?

Annual Regional Trends in House Prices as end January 2010

THERE’S TRADITIONAL, THERE’S CONTEMPORARY AND THERE’S REDROW

REDROW remember when family homes were family sized. Designed to be instantly recognisable, Redrow’s New Heritage Collection is a reaction to the way all new homes had become largely indistinguishable from one another.

Rising Consumer Confidence in UK Property Market

In a recent release from RightMove we hear that consumer confidence has risen in the UK by 53% along with a prediction that house prices will rise in 2010 albeit slowly!

WHY BUYING A BRAND NEW HOME COULD SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY

DITCHING the DIY and buying a brand new home could save you thousands. Redrow has calculated that it can cost £30,000 to bring an older second hand property up to the same standard as one of its new homes, not to mention the huge outlay of time and energy.

REDROW – AS SEEN ON SCREEN

REDROW is channelling in to the digital revolution with the introduction of its very own broadband TV station, delivered via the internet. Dedicated to all things Redrow, Redrow TV will keep customers right up to date with all the latest news, products and development films. It will be one of the first places where potential [...]

Ask the Editor

Q:  Is there really a house shortage in the UK or is it just a myth? A:  All our research would indicate that there is a definite house shortage in the UK at present.  There are many reasons behind this and I’ll try to cover a few to explain why.

Building on a Happy New Year!

Despite the continuous bad news headlines churned out by the lenders and the media, it’s heartening to hear that the average person can now see a light at the end of the property tunnel. With the prime interest rate sitting at an all time low of 0.5% it’s easy to forget that in April 2008 [...]

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