The West Sussex Property Blog

A blog about West Sussex property matters created to keep our customers and the public up to date with the every day changes and ups and downs of the property market.

As a market leader in the area with years of experience we believe we are well placed to advise customers on the best possible route to sell, buy or rent their property. This blog will hopefully be interesting and at times amusing but most importantly informative. Enjoy...

The A to D of the Property Market

When is the best time to buy or sell a property? Within the constraints of affordability it should be when it is most suitable for us and our families.

A Housing Market Update

The current financial situation has dominated the headlines this week, with stamp duty cuts and mortgage deals both at the centre of the discussion. But we know that some of our clients are asking whether now is still a good time to move.  To help with these questions and with the help of Rightmove data, we can give you some answers.  Please feel free to come in and talk to one of the our experienced and knowledgeable team, as our knowledge of the local sales and lettings market, is a sure fire way of getting even more guidance on some of those questions.

Tribute to Guy Leonard

We were very sad to hear that Guy Leonard, the founder of GL & Co, passed away last week.  Guy had been battling cancer for many years and for a long time we thought that he really was getting the better of it but sadly that was not the case.  

Does your Estate Agent have a Hot Box...?

When you’re looking for someone to sell your home research your local Estate Agent - read reviews, talk to neighbours and most importantly, go in and talk to the agents themselves. Find out what they think your property is worth and why. But also discover if their head is a hot box - the GL team's certainly is! 

One for the road

The post-pandemic party may be essentially over, but for sellers with a great estate agent, good housekeeping and accurate pricing there is still time for one for the road.

The relationship between GDP growth rates and house price growth, goes back to the 1980's

There is a very strong relationship between GDP growth rates and house price growth – this relationship stretches all the way back to the early 1980s.

To sit on the fence or not to sit on the fence....

There was a time when spring was the perfect season to put one’s property on the market.....So, is spring 2022 an excellent time to sell?

Spring in to Action

Forget a leisurely, late evening, glass-in-hand, browse through your preferred property portal. It is not going to help very much this Spring. Because by the time a property gets onto a portal nowadays, the early bird will have already caught its worm, so spring in to action now!

Chained Up

Moving might not be complicated for buyers who don’t need a mortgage and have no upward chain, or for sellers with no downward chain. But for everyone else, these can be testing times.  

Predicting the present

As we stride into 2022, newspapers and social media are awash with industry experts’ property market predictions. But experienced estate agents know that it is the present they have to address. The vast majority of home buyers and sellers are dealing with the now.

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