It has recently been suggested by Nationwide building society that first-time buyers typically save for around eight years to afford a deposit to buy their first home. This is the average length of time in most regions calculated and based on buyers managing to save 15% of their take home pay per annum. This rises to nine years in the South East of England and to nearly 10 years in London. Finally, there is some good news though as in...
VIEW ARTICLEThis summer, Payne & Co. celebrates 80 years as valued Oxted estate agents, with a new look website to herald a new era! Founded in 1937 by Mr Alec Payne, Payne & Co. has always been located in the same historic building – one of Oxted’s attractive Tudor style timber fronted character buildings on Station Road West. A respected part of the community, Payne & Co. has sold thousands of properties in Oxted and the surrounding villages – many of...
VIEW ARTICLEOne of the questions we are always asked is “should I find a suitable property first or put my house on the market and find a buyer first?” It’s a classic chicken and egg scenario, but which is the right option? As agents, we would always say ‘find a buyer first!’ And there are sound reasons for why we would recommend this approach that benefit you, the seller. Sure, if you are only at the stage of thinking about moving...
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