Posted on 7th October 20227th October 2022Economic Update October 2022This week, we were once again privileged to hear the latest thoughts from our friendly behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg, and given everything that is going on at the moment (not least the various announcements coming out of Downing Street), his quarterly update has come at a very opportune time! Continue reading » “Economic Update October 2022”
Posted on 19th May 202219th May 2022Hackney & Leigh Win North West Family Business of the Year AwardWe have just won the North West Family Business of the Year Award 2022 for Business Services, beating off strong competition from a record number of 186 businesses from across the North West region.The award was presented on Friday night at The Rum Warehouse in the Titanic Hotel, Liverpool, with food writer and presenter Nigel Barden as the host for the evening.When announcing the winner, the judges said that “It was clear how much Hackney & Leigh care for the team that work with them, and how culturally, they all live the vision and values of their story as a family business,” going on to add that “It was evident that this was very important to all, and not just as part of growth, but also for the sustainability of their business in the local communities.” Continue reading » “Hackney & Leigh Win North West Family Business of the Year Award”
Posted on 1st October 20211st October 2021Economic Update – October 2021What next? (and no, I’m not talking about the fuel crisis!).‘What next?’ is a question being asked by many at the moment, and particularly within the housing industry given the ‘triple whammy’ that arrived today.The combination of the end of the Furlough Scheme, the end of the Stamp Duty Holiday, and the changes for Tenant Evictions, all came to an end overnight, and has left some wondering how it will impact the housing market and wider economy. Continue reading » “Economic Update – October 2021”
Posted on 25th June 2021Economic Update – June 2021This week, we were again privileged to hear the latest thoughts from our friendly behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg.Roger uses his study of human behaviour to predict economic trends, and the impact they will have on UK industries. Regular readers will remember me saying that Roger describes himself as being “…broadly right, the majority of the time…”, and his predications for the last year or so have followed this pattern, despite many of them not being widely held views at the time! Continue reading » “Economic Update – June 2021”
Posted on 26th February 202111th March 2021Stamp Duty Holiday ExtensionWhilst we are technically still awaiting confirmation in next week’s Budget, I am sure many of you will have seen the news that the government have decided to extend the current ‘Stamp Duty Holiday’.Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to push the March 31st deadline back a further 3 months to the end of June, and although it has not been confirmed whether this extension will encompass ‘new buyers’ or just those already in involved in a sale who fail to meet the current March 31st deadline (which is currently estimated at over 100,000 transactions!), it will be welcome relief to many (including thousands of solicitors and conveyancers!!). Continue reading » “Stamp Duty Holiday Extension”
Posted on 15th January 202111th March 2021Rental Property in High Demand! With all the uncertainty over what we can and can’t do during the latest lockdown, and the various rumours floating around over whether restrictions are going to be tightened or lifted, it’s easy to forget people still need somewhere to live.In our lovely part of the world, the rental market is seeing huge numbers of people looking for a new home to rent. Indeed, just this week, within 48hrs of putting a couple of properties live on the market, we were inundated with over 70, yes 70, enquiries! (Needless to say, the properties were let the following day!) Continue reading » “Rental Property in High Demand!”
Posted on 23rd October 202011th March 2021Award Winners 2021It’s official! Hackney & Leigh is one of the very best Estate Agents in the country!For the 3rd year in a row, we have been independently identified as one of the top estate agents in the country, and again feature in the Best Estate Agent Guide. Continue reading » “Award Winners 2021”
Posted on 24th July 202024th July 2020New Office in Penrith Now Open!Well hello again!FIRSTLY…We have just, this week, opened our NEW OFFICE in the market town of PENRITH!This now gives Buyers and Sellers and Landlords and Tenants NINE places to pop in and see us, and obtain the very best agency service in the region. Continue reading » “New Office in Penrith Now Open!”
Posted on 10th July 2020Stamp Duty Holiday Part 2Stamp duty holiday for 265 days from today!Well we didn’t imagine that the esteemed Chancellor Rishi Sunak would this week, provide us with a really positive, helpful, and cost saving topic for the local and national property market – but he did bless him!As many of you will already know our local property market is generally buoyant, and in some areas extremely active. Those who follow these updates will have seen last week’s that referred to simply excellent activity and results in June (in several of our offices they were better than June 2019!). Continue reading » “Stamp Duty Holiday Part 2”
Posted on 5th June 20205th June 2020Inside Our Top Viewed Home During LockdownFive bedrooms, high-spec kitchen, summer house and boathouse all on the water’s edge of Lake Windermere.Am I dreaming? No you’re actually not – this property exists and is so much of a dream that it was listed as the third most viewed home nationally during lockdown on Rightmove. Continue reading » “Inside Our Top Viewed Home During Lockdown”
