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How the 15.1% Saleability Drop in the Basingstoke Property Market Might Impact Your 2024 Home Moving Plans

While the UK property market has seen a robust start in 2024, it's essential to fully delve into local market conditions to grasp the opportunities and challenges. For those in Basingstoke, I am here to provide expert insights and guidance tailored to our unique market conditions. Whether you are a homeowner looking to sell or a landlord seeking to expand or liquidate your portfolio, understanding the specifics of Basingstoke's property market is critical to making strategic decisions.

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Smiling female estate agent holding keys, while behind her, a happy couple is hugging.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ, ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

The selling market has become increasingly challenging, demanding more than just a โ€˜For Saleโ€™ sign outside and that property portal listing. Today, selling a home in Basingstoke requires skill, expertise, hard work and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing landscape and financial climate. This sales piece explains how the expertise and experience of an agent are crucial in a tougher market.

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Female estate agent with a clipboard, standing in a kitchen.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

In this quick read, we delve into the importance of accurate valuations โ€“ and how to price your property with precision.

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Collage with autumn themed pictures

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง

If youโ€™re considering listing your property for sale, we have some good news.ย  Traditionally, thereโ€™s a surge in serious buyers coming to the market in autumn after the summer lull โ€“ so youโ€™ve timed your move wisely.

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Thoughtful man in front of a street with residential properties.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜? ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜†?

If your dreams of buying a new home rely on the sale of your existing property, then thereโ€™s one fundamental question you need to answer. Are you going to look for a new home first and then list your property โ€“ or do things the other way around?

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A man is looking through a monocular.

๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿฑ% ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€

As the market faces this colder front, local factors like the availability of reputed schools, amenities, and public services remain paramount for those looking to buy.

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๐’๐ข๐ฑ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ

This weekโ€™s sales article looks at the different types of homebuyers and how property vendors can target them.

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Basingstoke's property market

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘

Stepping into the world of the property market is akin to stepping into a rhythm. The beats of buying and selling, supply and demand form the underlying tempo. Basingstoke, a town rich in history and character, is no exception. As we venture into the last quarter of 2023, itโ€™s crucial to understand the current property marketโ€™s tempo. And how it might influence your property decisions.

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property negotiations tips

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ

When it comes to preparing for a property sale, most sellers focus on the early stage of the process: sprucing up their home and choosing an agent to manage the marketing. But thereโ€™s another element to nailing a successful property deal that gets less attention but is just as critical: negotiating the sale.

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sell your home by Christmas

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ

If you have plans to sell your home and hope to be in a new place by the end of the year, then act now. It can take time to get all the elements in place to finalise a property sale, but if you put your foot on the gas, you can still do it.

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property sale and the next door syndrome

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ-๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

This weekโ€™s sales article looks at the importance of being realistic when pricing your property for sale.

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good property photos

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Photos of your property are what hooks the buyer, what drives them to pick up the phone to arrange a viewing, and what helps them imagine living in your home. So, professional property photography is an essential part of the selling process.

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