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Meet the agent The home letting and sales experts with their fingers on the pulse
David Mackenzie
Partner, head of residential sales, Carter Jonas LLP 01225 747251 07557 162754 www.carterjonas.co.uk What makes you different from other agents? We deal with the people, not just the property. Understanding your clients’ needs is paramount in this market. Added to that, we are the only firm in Bath offering a full spectrum of property services to include residential sales and lettings, commercial, rural, planning and architecture. What do you anticipate for the Bath property market in 2018? There will be a lack of quality stock coming to the market, as we have seen over the last two years. This will mean the best of the best will continue to sell well and you need to ensure you are in the best position possible in order to purchase. What key advice would you give to a vendor? Concentrate on selling yours before looking to purchase. If you find the house of your dreams before you are in a position to purchase, this will heighten the chances of you having to overpay and undersell your property to secure the purchase.
Willum Long & Carey Gilliland Madison Oakley 01225 466525 www.madisonoakley.co.uk
What makes you different from other estate agents? Hyperlocal knowledge, candid no-nonsense, no pressure advice and a single-minded focus on selling and letting What key bit of advice would you give to a vendor? Choosing the most appropriate agent for you is about what service you get for your fee, not what the fee is on its own. What area do you specialise in? A large proportion of our business comes from previous client recommendations so you’ll find us working across all parts of Bath and out into close villages.
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Eleanor Hall
What are the key values of your letting agency? Local knowledge, honest communication and great service. Even with all the 21st century tools, these are still essential to us.
What new plans do you have for 2018? We are a new team and we are very excited for 2018, our plans are to expand our Help To Find service to help to get our clients moving quicker into homes that they really want; we are passionate about helping more clients move in 2018 than ever before.
Head of lettings, Pritchards Lettings; 01225 618860 www.pritchards-bath.co.uk
What do you anticipate for the Bath lettings market for 2018? Continued growth in the rental market with professionals and families relocating to Bath. More people will rent before they purchase. Good quality homes remain in short supply, so if you are thinking of letting yours, get in touch!
What is your favourite part of the job? After more than two decades in the industry, it’s still the joy of handing keys out to new owners and sharing their excitement.
What key bit of advice would you give to a landlord? With so many changes to legislation and tax, find an agent who really knows their stuff, is an ARLA member, and who can advise on all aspects of property from start to finish, so you remain compliant and your property stands out.
What changes would you make to the property sector? A root and branch revamp of the hugely outdated conveyancing system as well as compulsory licensing of estate agents to ensure transparency and accountability.
If you weren’t working in property what would you be doing? I studied TV documentary, so I’d be nosing about for a good story to film! A House Through Time (BBC) is my current favourite – tracing residents of the same house from 1850 to today – a great programme.
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Allen and Harris 01225 482244 www.allenandharris.co.uk
What makes you different from other estate agents? Whilst we have all the benefits of being part of a national estate agents, we believe ourselves to be a very family orientated branch, we deliver more of a personal service to our clients, not only through our estate agency but also through our mortgage services, and our mortgage manager Matthew runs a free no obligation Help To Find service to help find our clients their dream home. What are the key values of your estate agency? We care about our customers and recent testimonials really show we are beginning to change the perception of estate agency. What is your favourite part of the job? Helping clients find their dream homes, and helping first-time buyers achieve their dream of home ownership.