There’s even more good news for the UK property market and its related professionals this week as the results of the Daily Mail UK Property Awards 2009 have been revealed. Rightly proud of its success, Mundys is delighted to announce that it has won an award in the category of Best Estate Agency (Lincolnshire). Winners will be invited to attend a high profile gala dinner at the Marriott Hotel in London’s Grosvenor Square on Friday, October 16th where they will be presented with their awards.
The event is part of the International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious competition dedicated to finding the best real estate professionals across the globe. The fact that Mundys has won one of these coveted awards is proof that Lincolnshire is not only able to compete at this level but also triumph within the highly competitive UK property arenas.
Later this year, top scoring winners from the UK Property Awards will compete against other winning companies from Asia Pacific, Europe & Africa, the Americas and Arabia to find the ultimate World’s Best in each category.
Entries were judged by a panel of professionals whose collective knowledge of the property industry is second to none and unsurpassed by any other property awards. This year’s judges included Eric Pickles MP, chairman of the Conservative Party, Ben Wood, industry head property markets of Google UK; Peter Bolton King, group chief executive of the National Federation of Property Professionals; Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council; Christopher Hall, president elect of FIABCI; Wilhelm Harnish, Master Builders of Australia (MBA); Thijs Stoffer, International Consortium of Real Estate Agents Association (ICREA); Helen Shield, editor-in-chief of International Homes Luxury Collection magazine and Gillian Farr, head of design of Laura Ashley Home.
Mr Philip Barnatt, Senior Partner at Mundys said of winning the award “we are delighted Mundys have been adjudged Best Estate Agent in Lincolnshire for the second year in a row, the past year has been extremely challenging and we would like to think the Award recognised our achievement in obtaining the highest quality service to our customers, despite the substantial downturn. Our exceptional team has managed to maintain an excellent level of sales whilst continuing to look after our clients’ interests throughout the testing market”.
For Further Information Contact Mr Philip Barnatt Tel: 01522 556091 Email: philip.barnatt@mundy-uk.com
Sales have continued to be much improved on last year, with Mundys’ sales in the last 2 months,for instance, being up 50%. In particular, we have sold a substantial amount of property under £150,000. The market conditions remain tough, especially for properties in the £250,000 plus bracket, but new Applicants are still on the up and homes coming on the market at the right asking price have a good chance of a quick sale. Prices are stable, although the most sought after homes have risen slightly.
It remains a very good time to move upmarket, provided the necessary finance is available. Mortgages are still not easy to arrange, but they are terrific value at current interest rates. It is easy to forget, but we have never had such low rates and at the moment they show no signs of rising.
Our in-house HIP provision service has proved particularly popular since the change in the Regulations, meaning a home cannot be offered for sale until a HIP is finished. On average, Mundys’ HIPs have been completed in around 3/4 days, with some available in as little as one day.
This contrasts with packs from other sources which can take as long as 3 weeks. The Regulations do strictly state an Agent cannot offer a property to buyers until the pack is complete*, meaning delays can lead to a loss of a ready buyer.
*The Standard Searches (Local Authority and Water) and a copy of the Lease (if the property is Leasehold) can be added up to 28 days after the property is first placed on the market. All other documents such as the Index, Property Information Questionnaire, EPC, Sales Statement and evidence of Title must be in place before the property can be legally marketed in any way.
We are delighted to announce the first of Mundys’ new exclusive Village Video Guides are now ready and can be found on the website at http://www.mundys-uk.com/Buying/Village-Video-Guides We have already received very favourable comments and feel sure these guides will be a major help to prospective buyers.
They will be particularly helpful to buyers from London and the South, indeed anyone in the Country thinking of a move to the Lincoln area. The videos include information about schooling, transport links, local amenities and community facilities. W e have noticed, via Google Analytics, that demand from London is strong as more people are attracted to the area.
A video guide of Lincoln itself will follow in July, with more villages to follow over the coming months.
Click here to view videos.
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