There really is no better time....
Hush, don’t mention green shoots. Those two words are guaranteed to put the mockers on just about anything. However - whisper it quietly we must - there is a stirring in the property market. After what seems like forever more properties are becoming available, giving buyers a greater choice and putting some fun back into house-hunting.
It’s far too early for the newly-elected government to take the credit, but the general election has enabled us to cross one item off the long list of things people are waiting for before they buy and sell property.
There always seems to be something on the list. Now it could be the end of the summer holidays, the US general election or Christmas. These events may have varying degrees of impact on the property market through influencing buyer and seller behaviour. Another thing buyers may be waiting for is a reduction in mortgage interest rates which, on current expectations, could be this month or next. But with more property becoming available and some confidence returning there is a real chance the property market will shake off the lethargy of the past few years. It may even have done so already.
In the meantime, let’s stop waiting and realise something all good estate agents know: that the best time to buy and sell property is when the buyer and the seller are ready, willing and able. There really is no better time