Rural News
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.
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.
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.
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.’
Barbers all set for SFP
14th February 2008
Barbers’ Daniel Bowden, together with Rural Partner Mike Taylor and colleague Ben Furnival, are set to advise on Single Payment Schemes again this year. As such they have also produced a Single Farm Payment Fact Sheet for 2008 to help. As Daniel explains, ‘Barbers are experts in all aspects of the Single Payment Scheme and have been acting on behalf of Farmers and Landowners since its introduction. This fact sheet outlines the basics of the scheme along with the alterations for the 2008 scheme year.
Compensation and Compulsory Purchase Claims.
14th February 2008
Daniel Bowden of Barbers Rural Consultancy explains about Compensation and Compulsory Purchase Claims.
Barbers are able to offer expert advice to landlords, tenants and owner-occupiers on all aspects of compensation claims including Compulsory Purchase, Easements, Wayleaves and possible subsequent loss.
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.
Farmland still an attractive investment
13th February 2008
Mike Taylor, Barbers Rural Partner, comments as arable land prices have recently broken the £10,000 barrier, rising to £10,949 per hectare from £9,929. ‘The latest RICS survey during the second half of 2007 has shown record surges in the price of farm land with prices rising by 27.9 per cent compared to 22.6 percent in the first half of the year, with demand far outstripping supply.
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.
Shropshire Farms selling well
24th January 2008
Mike Taylor, Barbers Rural Consultancy Partner, comments on the number of farms in and around Shropshire which are selling well.
Market Drayton Christmas Market
6th December 2007
'Market Drayton Champion Beast'
Presented By Mr David Hancock of Messrs C.E. Hancock & Son
For a British Blue Heifer selling to 305p
Weighing 590 Kilos (£1,799.50) to Mr Geoff Nutter of Bowland Foods
For Mr David Ingraham of Folwich Butchers.
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.
