Homes News
Increased demand for Private Surveys
7th May 2008
Barbers Survey Department are noticing an increase in the demand for private surveys from Home Buyers. These private surveys are reports provided in addition to the standard Mortgage Valuation which for security purposes is carried out by the lenders.
Step into the country with Barbers for a fresh approach to property
7th May 2008
Barbers Estate Agents are finding that there is still a good demand for country properties with land despite recent talk of a falling market. There has never been a substitute it seems for attractive country properties with good views in prime locations. The most sought after properties need to have good road and rail links, access to good amenities such as well performing schools, attractive shops and places of employment, land for equestrian or commercial farm use, and that little something extra to pull in the buyers.
Sutton House Farm £850,000
7th May 2008
Martin Caswell, Barbers Newport Residential Sales Manager, is delighted to be able to offer Sutton House Farm for sale on the market for £850,000.
100% Success Rate for Property Auction
23rd April 2008
Mike Taylor Barbers Partner and Head of Barbers Rural Consultancy commented on his delight at their 100% success rate for properties sold exceeding their guide prices at its Auction, which was held at the Festival Centre, Market Drayton, last night.
Historic prime location - Butlers Gate
17th April 2008
Butlers Gate is a superb town house of excellent proportions which is situated in a prominent position within School Gardens overlooking Shrewsbury Castle in the centre of this historic town. It is on the market with Barbers Bellstone office for offers in the region of £800,000.
8 Gosling Park
9th April 2008
8 Gosling Park is on the market with Barbers Wellington Branch for £449,995. This superbly presented executive style three storey detached residence is situated on an exclusive development with just seven other properties.
Rural Planning and Development
20th March 2008
Ben Furnival of Barbers Rural Consultancy explains how Barbers specialist department can help in a number of rural planning and development issues.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
20th March 2008
Jayne Dawes, Barbers Wellington Valuer and Assistant Residential Sales Manager, is delighted to have achieved her NAEA Technical Award. ‘In a hard property market like this the benefits of good training combined with solid residential sales experience are crucial. I have worked for Barbers as a Valuer for a number of years before taking on the additional responsibility of the Assistant Manager’s role, and I am therefore very aware that properties have to be put on at realistic prices to reflective of the present market or they will never sell. This together with managing both the Vendor’s and Purchaser’s expectations respectively, keeping in regular contact and inspiring confidence, together with delivering prompt feedback from viewings, are all part of the reason why people have chosen to buy and sell with Barbers as opposed to other agents.
Barbers Surveyors report good start to 2008
20th March 2008
Barbers Surveyors are reporting a really good start to 2008 as the work is flowing in following a nervous Christmas when purchasers and lenders hesitated over the state of the residential property market. As the credit crunch has ensued Barbers has seen an increase in the number of residential lending valuations as more and more businesses have chosen to switch their borrowing securing it against their homes rather than against high rated business loans.
Small and dynamic – Barbers Shelley Wynn explains.
20th March 2008
Barbers Sales Progression Team is a small but dynamic department in their own right who are based at Barbers 11 Bellstone Branch. As Mike Arthan, Barbers Senior Partner comments, ‘There seems no end to their energy, patience, caring attitude and due diligence.’
Review of Lettings Market 2008
20th March 2008
Barber Residential Lettings Manager, Richard Heath comments on the boom in the lettings market and the number of larger properties being let on longer leases - from anything to two to five years. Barbers are finding that as many as 21% of tenants are people new to the area choosing to rent rather than buy as a result of a choice to let their own houses in the short term, whilst they settle into new employment and get to know Shropshire. Also as a result of the number of people opting to rent in favour of better school catchments during the crucial school years, and those making the most of the opportunity to realise capital from the sale of a business or a property in the Home Counties in favour of a cheaper, quieter, rural location.
Shropshire's equestrian property expert speaks up
13th February 2008
Annabel Turner, Barbers Rural Property Sales Valuer, explains why rural Shropshire is the perfect place to live and why equestrian properties are highly sought after.
New homes offer so much more
13th February 2008
Debbie Kelsall, Barbers New Homes Manager, is keen to explain why buying a new home rather than an older style property is still highly desirable; and what an attractive development by Rushton Homes have to offer in their Glebe Meadow development in Woodseaves.
Time to remain quietly confident - Barbers Senior Partner comments
5th February 2008
Mike Arthan, Senior Partner of Barbers Estate Agents, Chartered Surveyors and Auctioneers, explains why 2008 is a year to remain quietly confident as far as the property market here is concerned.
Barbers Award Winners prove: ‘We’re not just an Estate Agent’
5th February 2008
Barbers Estate Agents, Chartered Surveyors and Auctioneers celebrated their 160th Annual Awards Dinner at the Shrewsbury Town Football Club on 25th January and proved once again that they’re ‘not just an estate agent’. Barbers now employs over 145 staff having continued its phenomenal growth over the past year and having opened its new Stafford office back in September, following the opening of the new headquarters office on Shrewsbury Business Park.
Barbers met to discuss the Property Market One Year On
5th February 2008
Mike Arthan, Senior Partner of Barbers Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors which was established back in 1848 commented on the state of the property market and Barbers investment in its corporate head office one year on.
Looking for further improvement?
25th January 2008
19 Chester Road is a period property of character with rooms of excellent dimensions in a sought after residential location within walking distance of the centre of Whitchurch.
Attractive and affordable
22nd January 2008
112 Netley Villas in Longslow Road, Market Drayton is on the market with Barbers Market Drayton Branch for offers in the region of £174,950
Set in beautiful Staffordshire - Church View
22nd January 2008
Church View in High Offley, Staffordshire is on the market with Barbers for £315,000.
Lovingly restored Border House
22nd January 2008
An attractive and deceptively spacious, former Café and Restaurant, Border House in Middletown, Shropshire is on the market with Barbers Shrewsbury estate agents for £500,000. The property has been extensively and lovingly restored by its current owners to provide a large modernized family home.
Delightful circa 1560 Cottage
22nd January 2008
On the market with Barbers Wellington Branch The Cottage in Ellerdine is offered for sale for £349,995.
Winning Team get another Award
27th December 2007
For the past 18 months the Barbers Newport Branch have received consistently high scores of around 95% of good to excellent ratings for customer satisfaction, as a result of the customer satisfaction surveys carried out by the Quality Assurance Department. Combined with their commitment to providing excellent customer service, often going that extra mile to make sure that their clients get the service they require, when and how they need it, the dedicated and friendly Barbers Newport team are also proud to announce that in December 2007 they won the Newport Chamber of Commerce’s 2007 Award for Best Customer Service.
Barbers win best estate agency Shropshire
2nd November 2007
More than 700 property professionals from across the UK entered the 2007 Daily Mail UK Property Awards. The competition which is in its third year aims to distinguish the highest levels of excellence in a range of property related fields.
Why Barbers bother with QA?
23rd October 2007
Peter Dawson, Barbers Quality Assurance Manager, discusses why Quality Assurance (QA) is important to a firm like Barbers.
