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→ Develop this
Working with the best independent developers who create stylish, individual properties that are good for the earth without costing it, very much is our thing.
→ Get ahead of the curve
National statistics tell us it takes over six months from placing your property on the market to the day you complete. So if you leave your preparation until the spring, when most clients start surfacing from hibernation, you won't be moving until October 2024 at the earliest!
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→ When is the right time to buy a property?
With many different opinions proffered by leading analysts, our educated conclusion is that if you are trying to predict what will happen to the property market, you will require a crystal ball.
→ Don't worry we don’t take it personally.
Whilst we would love to sell every property we value, we understand there are reasons why you would choose another agency.
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→ Don't rely on the portals
The portal became the agent's way of property matching and creating viewings and an entire skill set was lost in a generation.
→ How do you measure success?
With many different opinions proffered by leading analysts, our educated conclusion is that if you are trying to predict what will happen to the property market, you will require a crystal ball.
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→ Doing their thing
Aimee and Alithia, have set themselves a challenge and are raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK respectively.
→ Get your ducks in a row
If you are selling there are a number of ways to get ahead of the pack, the most effective of which is choosing and instructing a solicitor as soon as you place your property on to the market.
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→ You do not need to bake bread
When you are preparing to sell or let your property do as much as time and energy allows but you don’t need to bake bread. Although it does help...
→ Chicken or the egg
It’s interesting how much things have changed since I began my career as an Estate Agent wet behind the ears some 30 years ago.
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→ Listen to your own advice
I am not sure how often one does this but I guess there’s a time and a place for it. And clearly it will depend on whether you consider you give, er, good advice:
→ You can over value but not under sell
Valuing a property isn’t an exact science although like any other calculation there are variables which have an impact on the outcome.
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→ Sell or let properties like they are our own
This could mean another week of viewings and several days of negotiating offers until we believe we have the best offer. The offset is huge for our clients, but negligible for us. So what's in it for us? Simple. Happy client's.
→ Award Winning Estate Agents
When we opened Cooke Curtis & Co in 2015 we didn’t set out to reinvent the wheel, we just wanted to do things as well as we could, work hard and be nice to people. We had no expectations of being one of Cambridge’s leading agents or being multi-award winning.
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→ The Hidden Cost.
“Oh and your dad is a paragon of trust” pointedly remarked Denise. “Anyway let’s get back to the point, for me they are like a budget airline” said Keith.
→ An Expensive Cuppa
“They came over, pressed the boost switch, had a cup of tea and left!” Chucked Keith. “I hope it was Yorkshire Gold” Denise joined in.