Paul Airey Moving On Newsletter

Issue No. 1

movingon The newsletter of Paul Airey – Chartered Surveyors, Estate Agents and Commercial Property Consultants

SUNDERLAND’S leading estate agency Paul Airey has laid the foundations for a new chapter in the company’s history.

Paul Airey, who has been based in the City for more than 32 years, has just rebranded his company and moved his team into larger new prestigious offices in Frederick Street.

Paul has invested heavily in beautifully refurbishing and extending the four storey Grade 2 Georgian Listed Building, which had once been the estate agency offices of local estate agent and chartered surveyor Frank Cole.

The move, which sees the Sunderland company cement its commitment to the City, will also help to invigorate an historic street which is once again becoming the bustling heart of the estate agents’ sector.

REGENERATION

INVESTMENT Paul Airey, MRICS, said: “Investing in a new headquarters here is our way of showing confidence in the future of the City.

“When I started looking at new, larger offices to move into, moving into Frederick Street was the obvious choice as it has once again become the central hub for the City’s property professionals, whilst also providing a pleasant environment to work in with its array of pavement cafes, specialist niche retailers and many of the city’s firms of solicitors.”

“I was keen to assist and promote this and organised hanging baskets for the Victorian lampposts, which was done with the financial assistance of local traders, who each contributed £20 towards the cost of having these made up.

This surely displays the collectiveness and enthusiasm of local traders to help improve Sunderland City Centre.”

FACT

From their new home in Frederick Street, the multi awardwinning experienced team will continue to offer their unrivalled service to residents looking to buy, sell and let houses and commercial property within Sunderland.

Paul said: “Frederick Street contains attractive period properties and has really been regenerating over the past couple of years and I am keen to accelerate and promote the appeal and vibe of this area.

Paul Airey achieves an average of 96.7% of the asking price on its properties.

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Paul Airey – Chartered Surveyors, Estate Agents and Commercial Property Consultants : 48 Frederick Street, Sunderland SR1 1NF Tel : 0191 514 5777 – Email : info@paulairey.co.uk – Web : www.paulairey.co.uk

Meet the Team

FALLING house prices have now stabilised and Sunderland homeowners can look forward to real growth, reports Paul Airey, chartered surveyor, registered valuer and RICS commentator on the City’s housing market.

“Since the start of the recession in 2008, property prices have been on a slow decline – not so much a collapse but more of a parachuting down in price over the last six years.

“That price fall eased and then stabilised about 12 months ago and as a result the housing market is now definitely improving.

“The upturn has taken longer to take hold in the City than in some other parts of the country, but the market is now in a period of consolidation, with several ‘micro-climates’ emerging in terms of rising values.

“Location, location, location has always been a popular mantra when it comes to property and this has definitely been borne out in Sunderland where certain areas – Tunstall, East Herrington and Ashbrooke – have only seen drops of around 15% in property prices.

“This represents quite a strong performance when compared to other areas of the City, where falls have been closer to 30%. It’s no surprise that the areas where there has been less of a fall in values are now showing the quickest recovery.

“People have been cautious to make plans for fear of uncertainty in their job prospects and the general economic outlook, but as these threats subside so confidence returns.

“It’s positive to physically see work going on in the City at the moment– improvements on St Mary’s Way for example – and for the first time in years you can see cranes on the skyline, which gives a real feel good factor within the City.”

Paul Airey

Paul Airey MRICS – Chartered Surveyor

CUSTOMERS at Paul Airey are guaranteed an expert and first class service from the multi award-winning team in Sunderland.

An unrivalled combination of experience and local knowledge, coupled with the company’s commitment to investing in young exciting staff, come together to offer a premium package that is hard to beat.

As an independent company, Paul Airey offers a tailored service to each individual client and the team pride themselves on their comprehensive after sales service, closely monitoring all transactions on a weekly basis to ensure that they achieve the all-important exchange of contracts at the earliest opportunity.

GOLD AWARD The firm has been honoured at the prestigious ESTAS – The Estate & Letting Agent Awards – where Paul Airey received the Gold Award in the RICS UK National Letting Agent of the Year.

The award was in recognition of the company’s excellent customer service as voted for by their clients.

Phil Spencer, presenter of Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location property programme said of the award: “The ESTAS are the most important and valuable awards in our industry. An ESTA is not an easy accolade to pick up – to win one requires a lot of hard work, over a very long period of time.”

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Marie Wardle Senior sales negotiator

Marie has built up 31 years of expertise in the estate agency sector, having first started at Charles Bells in Sunderland in 1983.

Since then, Marie has worked for some of the region’s top high street names in the sector, building her industry knowledge and a skilled understanding of the local housing market.

Born and bred in Sunderland and living in the City all her life, means that Marie also has unrivalled personal knowledge and contacts in the area to help sales run smoothly.

We sell and let more, because we do more.

Paul Airey Estate Agents have decades of expertise in selling quality homes across Wearside. This ensures all our customers get the highest quality service.

What our customers can expect: •

We have an excellent working knowledge of our area, recent comparable sale prices and of course an insight of current buyer activity. Our role is to ensure that you achieve the very best possible price from the most suitable purchasers, because our good reputation depends on it.

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Your property will be presented in the best possible way to the widest possible audience.

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We provide floor plans on our particulars and our website. They improve the quality of viewings and motivate those who otherwise may not have viewed. We take pride in ensuring that our photographs are superior to our competitors, with high quality as standard.

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The price will be right. It’s commonly known that some estate agents will intentionally over value your property in order to impress you and secure your instruction. Unfortunately an overstated asking price will jeopardise the sale of your property, severely adding to your expense and ultimately driving the value of your property down. Don’t fall in the trap!

Her friendly and skilled approach, personal touch and attention to detail – from first instruction to completion of a deal – ensures customers receive a first-class service, while Marie removes the worry and stress from the process.

Barney the Office Dog

The playful Springer Spaniel prefers a busy office life to a quiet time at home in the Airey household and brightens up the working day.

FACT

Regular visitors to the new Paul Airey headquarters in Frederick Street and the former office in Athenaeum Street will know the friendly face of Barney.

Paul Airey sell property 50% faster than other agents in the city and 100% faster than its main competitors.

Paul Airey sell property 50% faster than other agents in the city and 100% faster than its main competitors.

Don’t just take our word for it ... here’s what our customers say about our service.

‘This is the third time we’ve used Paul Airey to handle our house sale – we wouldn’t dream of using anyone else’.

Richard Almond – Ashbrooke ‘Thank you so much for all your help’.

Emma and Liam Jones – Seaham ‘Thank you so much for going the extra mile to help us secure our dream move’.

Chris and Lisa Evans – Doxford Park ‘Thank you for all your help. I appreciate all your support and hard work to help things go smoothly’.

Angela Burnell – The Broadway ‘Thank you for all your help and patience. It’s been a long road but we got to the end thanks to your expertise’.

Margaret Forbister – Barnes ‘When selling though Paul Airey, I know they were actively pushing and promoting my home at all times’.

Melanie Pickersgill – Tunstall ‘A house sells when the price is right and I trust Paul Airey Estate Agents to get the value spot on’.

Andy Barker – Thornhill ‘Paul has a great knowledgeable team behind him with years of experience of selling houses in the Sunderland area’.

Derek Petrie – Queen Alexandra Road ‘Put simply, Paul Airey Estate Agents deliver a first class, professional service’.

Neil Angus – Herrington

Paul Airey – Chartered Surveyors, Estate Agents and Commercial Property Consultants : 48 Frederick Street, Sunderland SR1 1NF Tel : 0191 514 5777 – Email : info@paulairey.co.uk – Web : www.paulairey.co.uk