Wishing all a Happy New Year.

2012 has started brightly and despite difficult market conditions there is plenty to be optimistic about. Correctly priced and marketed properties are still attracting interest and the rental market remains bouyant with a lack of stock the issue.

We will be introducing our new website and iphone app in the next few weeks with greater ease of property search and access to social media markets. Whatever your property requirements this year we are committed to delivering the highest levels of service to make your move a happy one. More...

New sellers have been spooked into lowering their asking prices by 3.1%, Rightmove reported this morning.

It is the largest fall, equating to £7,528, since December 2007.

Even a shortage of new sellers has failed to underpin prices, with listing numbers down 13% on a month ago to the lowest November level... More...

First-time buyers are still being given the runaround by lenders. And despite a trebling in the number of mortgage products available over the last two years, there are 2,000 fewer first-time deals than four years ago. More...

The cost of a first-time buyer’s house varies by more than £150,000 depending on where the property is ...... More...