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Institute to go under the hammer18th June 2009
With 28 lots on offer in the next All Wales Auction held by local auctioneers Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd bidders will have a wide range of choice in property types. Of particular interest to some will be the Institute building along the high street at Llangefni on Anglesey. With its imposing and interesting frontage this large building should offer many opportunities.
"If you fancy a small parcel of land, a terrace house to do up or even a country home then we have them all on offer at the next North & South Wales sale rooms" said All Wales Auctioneer Melfyn N Williams
Other properties of note is the 20 acre site on the edge of Caernarfon, three properties in one at Capel Coch, and The Full Moon public House at Aberdare.
Catalogues are available for the 16th and 23rd July auctions from any Property People or Peter Alan office or on line at www.allwalesauction.com
Full property details are also available on www.tppuk.com and www.peteralan.co.uk
Entries are now being invited to the September sales. With the Negotiator award of Best UK Residential Property Auctioneers no one is better placed to meet your needs.
For further information call 0845 087 11 11 (North Wales) or 0800 905 905 (South Wales)
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Local Agents scoop both Gold honours at National Awards.11th May 2009
Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd have won top honours in both Estate Agency and Letting categories at the prestigious 2009 Estate & Letting Agent Awards supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and sponsored by the Property Search Group (PSG), Globrix.com.
The results of the competition are determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent. Over 30,000 questionnaires were sent out to customers during the competition. The Gold awards were presented by Phil Spencer from Channel 4's Location, Location at a lavish ceremony in London on 8th April at the Marriott Hotel in Mayfair, London.
This is the third year in succession that Williams & Goodwin has scooped the highest marks in Wales for their letting agency at these awards and follows the companies success last year winning the UK title for their auctioneering service.
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All Wales Auction Success!8th May 2009
Following two excellent auctions, the All Wales auction team sold over £1,000,000 of property in fewer than 2 hours.
86% - twelve of the fourteen lots offered successfully sold between the North & South Wales sales held via Williams & Goodwin and Peter Alan, partners in the All Wales venture.
All Wales Auctioneer Melfyn N Williams commented:
"Not all auctions of properties in Wales are achieving this rate of success, so we are naturally delighted with our result. The All Wales Auction is increasing in both its success and popularity with every sale and we are now accepting entries into our July and autumn sales"
The Next All Wales Auction will be held in 10 weeks time on 16th and 23rd July in North and South Wales respectively.
Melfyn Williams has been conducting property auctions over the last 14 years and has consistently achieved excellent results for property owners. Since 2009, the new all Wales set up has increased the profile of the auction team and is believed to be the only auction house in Wales to offer local and national marketing with offices in both North & South Wales.
For more information visit
http://www.allwalesauction.com
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Reasons To Be Cheerful - Parts One to Eight 5th May 2009
Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin The Property People takes a look at the property market as we look forward to the summer.
In the depths of depression it is often hard to find reasons to be cheerful - especially in the property market. Prices dropping, few selling, precious few buyers - all these factors combine to deflate enthusiasm and erode confidence.
But this is all part of an established pattern. Many of us will have been through these ups and downs before and are experienced enough to know that these recessions are cyclical and generally follow an eight-stage format.
The first stage is optimism, the period when people get excited about buying a home. When the market is so strong property increases quickly in value, and this heralds the second stage - fever pitch. Sadly it is this gold rush excitement that leads people to make rash and sometimes unwise decisions and it is these that lead to a downward cycle. At first nobody wants to believe that the bubble has burst and go to stage three, denial, not believing that their own property can lose value even when all others are.
Then comes fear, as prices continue to slide, followed by panic then stage six, resignation. Finally acceptance leads to hope and from hope we are back to optimism. And so the property market lifecycle is complete.
Right now we have gone through stages one to five. We are probably now hovering between resignation and acceptance. But this is not as bad as it may sound. It is actually a good moment. When the market is at fever pitch it is a time of minimum opportunity and maximum risk. Conversely when the market is between resignation and acceptance it is the time for minimum risk and maximum opportunity.
Early signs this year clearly show that wise investors, people with deposits and people cleaver enough to see the opportunities are now back buying. So now is clearly a time to think very positively indeed about buying a property. This is probably one of those periods in life that many people will look back on and say, 'I wish I had bought in 2009'! The strongest property market advice we can give is - don't be one of them.
Experience matters in this market, Melfyn Williams & Tim Goodwin have been advising clients through the 80's; 90's and 00's. If you are looking for sound advice from a team of experienced individuals then please contact Williams & Goodwin The Property People, recent winners of the 2009 Best Estate Agents in Wales and 2009 Best Letting Agents in Wales awards.
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Confusion Reigns and April Showers1st April 2009
Tim Goodwin of Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd takes a look at the property market over the first quarter of 2009 and discovers that, despite conflicting signals, there are sure signs of activity.
April is the month when it is foolhardy to forget one's umbrella. But despite the news that mortgage lending is now on the gentle increase, many of us still think that the real showers this April are the banks for grabbing all that money from the public purse, only to resist recycling it as mortgage funds in the public interest.
But is the downturn in the property market all down to the banks, and to the government for that matter?
John Maynard Keynes, the brilliant Edwardian economist argued that in times of impending recession governments should spend money to stimulate their economies - and even spend money they don't have! They should also urge the public to spend more. As our government seems to embrace this view we may soon know if Keynes was right. If he was, then we may also receive the answer to the question many house owners are anxiously asking: when will the property market turn for the better?
Of course Keynes had his detractors - most of them anxious to disprove the great man's theories. Winston Churchill famously said of Keynes, "If you put two economists in a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is Lord Keynes, in which case you get three opinions."
But to be fair Keynes never saw this current market, although he did experience the Great Depression. He never had to grapple with financial institutions falling over themselves not to lend money despite the lowest interest rates ever. Nor did he need to ponder on the law of supply and demand in a property market which has precious little of either.
But we who have lived through such historic events are now much more optimistic. The signs this April are very clear. When the banks have once more slipped into the habit of lending and are urging their customers to borrow - and this is happening - the market will move forward. But canny buyers already know this, which is why property is beginning to move now. These buyers are aware that if they wait too long they will be too late and, in the middle-to-long term theirs will be a good investment.
The message is clear, sit this one out and the sitting could be costly. Get on and make the move into that first home, dream home, larger family home, etc. and you may yet, in this month of showers, be home and dry.
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100 year old house on the market for the first time at next All Wales Auction27th March 2009
Set about a mile or so from the long sandy beach of Rhosneigr is this imposing period property built by the parents of the current owner and believed to be on the market for the first time ever. The current owners are now down sizing, a testament they say, to how good the area is to live in, is that they are only moving next door.
"The property requires refurbishment work now, hence the realistic guide price of £250,000"
Says Peter Roberts of Williams & Goodwin The Property People, North Wales coordinator of the All Wales Auction.
All in all 15 properties will be offered under the hammer in the spring All Wales Auction -
"A good mix of fine country property and town houses are available," added Peter
Melfyn N Williams All Wales Auctioneer commented
"Catalogues are now available on line at www.allwalesauction.com and on the Peter Alan and The Property People web sites (www.peteralan.co.uk or www.tppuk.com ). We have another excellent selection of affordable properties, ideal for perhaps the first time buyer, investor or indeed someone looking for a home"
Anyone wishing to sell or enquire, should contact the All Wales Auction team on 0845 087 11 11 North Wales or 0800 905 905 South Wales
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Peter Passes Auction Exams25th March 2009
Peter Roberts of Williams & Goodwin The Property People has this week passed the NAVA (The National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers) Technical Award in Auctioneering and will now be able to become a member of the Association.
Mr Roberts who is well known in the area being involved in sales for the last 35 years is based at the companies Llangefni office with one of his duties coordinating the North Wales area for the All Wales Auction.
Peter commented
"I'm pleased to have passed the industry exam in an area of our work I particularly enjoy and with a team of people all committed to succeed "
Melfyn N Williams All Wales Auctioneer commented
"We are naturally delighted that Peter has passed the qualification particularly with his 100% mark which he is too modest to say. At Williams & Goodwin we have always been committed to training and indeed make it a condition of employment for people in specialist areas to pass the relevant qualifications. Our success has proven that qualification plus experience is the perfect ingredients to deliver the best service to property people in our area."
Anyone wishing to sell or let should contact the All Wales Auction team on
0845 087 11 11
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Estate Agency increases staff at Bangor12th March 2009
Williams & Goodwin The Property People are proud to announce the arrival of Liz Lewis as an additionally member of staff for their Bangor office.
Williams & Goodwin who this week were again short listed amongst the best in the UK for the sales and letting service have demonstrated their commitment to providing the best possible service by ensuring that staffing levels are increased to meet demand.
Despite continued bad reports in the media, Williams & Goodwin have continued selling at a consistent level through the winter months.
Tim Goodwin commented
"We are delighted to have Liz join our team at Bangor who should assist in further improving the levels of service we offer from this office. Liz has an excellent sales background and is well known in the area. In February our sales were up by 30% on last year and our aim is to ensure this momentum is maintained into the spring market"
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March Winds could set sails in direction of recovery:11th March 2009
Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd takes a fresh look at the property market and suggests that all is not quite so depressed as many commentators would have us believe.
March is traditionally the month of high winds: and already there is some wind of change in the market. The recent half a point interest rate reduction presages another record low and is the sixth time that UK borrowing costs have fallen since October. The recent announcement that Northern Rock will, once again, offer mortgages came as good news. However the caveat that this £14 billion lending spree - to be spread over the next two years - is not targeted at first time buyers, but will primarily serve to provide 'relatively small loans to unlock chains', came as a bit of a kick in the teeth to those wanting to climb onto the housing ladder. Surely it makes more sense to unfreeze the market by initially helping first time buyers and getting the market moving from the bottom rather than trying to kick start it in the middle. Nothing ever started in the middle.
Of course any measure to improve the supply of lending is good. But the aid should be targeted at where it will be most beneficial for everyone. It should also be introduced within a mix of other measures designed to take advantage of the market position we are in. A moratorium on Stamp Duty, key worker mortgages, the reintroduction of local authority housing and imaginative joint ownership schemes could all help to provide new, exciting and affordable homes for many that have been locked out of the market through spiraling prices over the past five years. If this group were helped the rest of the market would surely follow on. If they are not we will only increase our housing problems. On their own the Northern Rock mortgages will not be enough to help the housing market.
But it is a start: and perhaps, along with greater activity in the market, a sign that we are entering the first stage of recovery. Our offices are showing clear indications that there is a fresh wind this March and that it is blowing a certain amount of good. Enquires are up, particularly on properties correctly priced. Sales are happening as shrewd investors are now seizing opportunities. Perhaps not the green shoots of recovery yet, but the buds are there. Without doubt, hindsight will prove, given time, that 2009 will be the year to buy.
So, if you are thinking of selling, call one of our offices now at Bangor 01248 355 333; Llangefni 01248 75 1000 or Holyhead 01407 760 500
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BEST ESTATE AGENTS IN THE UK ANNOUNCED 10th March 2009
Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd has again been short listed as one of the best estate agents in Wales and possibly UK at the Estate & Letting Agent Awards sponsored by PSG
The results of the competition are determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent. Over 30,000 questionnaires were sent out to customers during the competition. There were 14 Regional Categories - Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, North West, North East, Yorkshire & Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, South West, Southern, South East and London.
The Gold & Silver awards will be presented by Phil Spencer from Channel 4's Location, Location at a lavish ceremony in London on 8th April at the Marriott Hotel in Mayfair, London.
Phil Spencer who presents the Awards said: "This is the 6th year of the Estate Agent and Letting Agent Awards and I've increasingly enjoyed being part of the celebrations on each occasion. It's fantastic to see agents getting the credit they deserve after all the negative press they receive. Throughout the property industry there is a constant need to improve customer service and these awards go along way to help agents focus on keeping clients happy. He adds "After all the most powerful marketing tool for Agents is word of mouth so customer satisfaction is key."
Tweedie Brown, Group Managing Director of PSG, the headline sponsor and one of the biggest HIPS providers in the UK adds: "On behalf of PSG I would like to congratulate all the agents in their quest to help raise standards through their ability to deliver excellent service to both customers buying and selling homes."
Daniel Lee, Chief Executive of Globrix, the online media sponsor said "Getting involved with the Estate Agent Awards was a natural fit for us. Our business model is centered around helping estate agents because unlike the legacy portals we do not charge agents to be included on our site. By working with agents large and small throughout the UK we have quickly built important partnerships, brand recognition and trust amongst the agent community and so our involvement with these awards was an obvious choice."
The Awards are organised by Awards for Business Ltd
www.estateagentoftheyearawards.com
For more information contact Awards For Business on 01892 610245 or 01892 610398.
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House that could have been a £1 with a guide of £35,000 sells for £70,00027th February 2009
A good result yesterday for Day 1 of the All Wales Auction in North Wales with The Property People Auctioneers selling a house without reserve at Bangor for a staggering £70,000 - double the price guide. The mid terrace house was been sold without a reserve price which technically meant that it could have been sold for a £1. Bidding was strong with several people battling to purchase the lot.
Other properties sold at the auction included a terrace house at Caernarfon selling just prior, an end of terrace house with a price guide of £55,000 selling for £77,000 and a property at Llaneilian on Anglesey selling at £112,000 amongst others. A couple of the remaining lots are now also in the course of receiving new interest.
All Wales Auctioneer Melfyn Williams commented
"Bidding for the Bangor property in particular was like being back in the boom days, competition was strong and the auction was again well attended, we now look forward to Day 2 on Tuesday next (2nd March) at the Copthorne Hotel Cardiff and the entries from Peter Alan Estate Agents"
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Welsh property training launched by Minister 13th February 2009
A project to train 150 estate and letting agents has been officially launched by Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) Deputy Minister for Skills, John Griffiths AM. Under the scheme, property professionals will get half their course and exam fees paid for after Asset Skills secured funding as part of the WAG's Step Up Sector programme.
The industry-related qualifications they can take include the Technical Award Sale of Residential Property, Residential Letting and Property Management, run by the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP) awarding body.
Awards in Auctioneering and Commercial Property can also be studied by using WAG's Step Up Sector Funding. The Technical Awards are part of the Apprenticeship framework and are the qualifications of choice in the industry.
Speaking on behalf of NFoPP at the Cardiff event was past President Melfyn Williams of Williams & Goodwin The Property People, he stated
"... now is the time for property professionals to lead the industry and let Welsh Agents take advantage of this funding to create an industry where a qualified professional is available in all, not a few agents offices"
For further information please contact Gail Fleming on 01887 829171 or visit the Asset Skills website here for an online application.
Photo: left to right, Richard Beamish, John Griffiths AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Melfyn Williams of the National Federation of Property Professionals
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Feb 2009 Market Comment - Direct From The Front Line5th February 2009
Tim Goodwin of Williams & Goodwin assesses the first few weeks of property market activity in 2009 and suggests that while the economic picture may be still grave, local market activity in the housing sector is far from moribund.
The shiny chrome pinball of bank failure still crashes around the machine, ringing up eye-watering losses as it goes.
But each piece of negative news makes one fewer bad headline in the future. This downturn will end, just as certainly as the Great Depression of the 1920s ended. Already, in 2009, there are signs of increased activity in the property market. These are not 'green shoots' - heaven forbid one should announce that just now! But there are signs that people who have to move are getting on with it. These signs also show that many sellers have brought their hot price expectations more into line with cold reality.
It is never easy for anyone to come to terms with a loss of some equity in their home - especially those who have never had to come to terms with this in the past. But before long the desire to move on in life overcomes even the most steadfast seller when faced with the proposition that getting on is better than holding on - especially when what they are holding on to might still be sinking. It's rather like asking comfortable passengers on the Titanic, before it hit the iceberg, if they would like to freeze in an over-laden lifeboat and then asking them again after the collision. Same question. Different answer.
We are living through a dramatic piece of economic history that will be mentioned as much in the future as the Great Depression has been in the past. Indeed it is probable that the two events will be forever linked as the classic examples of modern cataclysmic economic and commercial breakdown.
But those of us living through such shattering events are being forced to make decisions that few of our grandparents and great grandparents ever had to make. Mass home ownership, we have all learnt, can wear two masks - one of comedy and the other of tragedy.
The media is often two, and sometimes three, months out of step with property market news. Experts as they may be, news reporters are not working day-by-day in the front office of a high street estate agent, and they are often the innocent mouthpieces of received wisdom. Property statistics and trends do not have the immediacy of the stock market, they take months to filter through and then distort the up-to-date truth. Since the New Year estate agents up and down the country have been describing greatly increased levels of enquiry and property viewings unseen for over twelve months.
Nobody can say if these numbers will be sustained or even increased. Much depends on how quickly that shiny pinball comes to rest. But meanwhile there are sure signs that the house buying and selling public are fed up with this recession, they are not prepared to put their lives on hold while the governments in the UK or even the US get their policies sorted out, or until the banks get their houses in order or even until the price correction ends and property regains its upward momentum.
Buyers are once again filling agents' offices, checking online and visiting property. And why shouldn't they be? There is great choice, prices have come down dramatically and those with enough deposit can enjoy the lowest interest rates for over three hundred years.
To speak with the leading estate agents & auctioneers call Williams & Goodwin.
Bangor 01248 355 333
Llangefni 01248 75 1000
Holyhead 01407 760 500
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Your chance to buy a home for a £13rd February 2009
Catalogues are now available on line for the first All Wales Auction to be held over two days in North & South Wales on 26th February and 3rd March respectively.
A range of properties will be available from a small parcel of land in Merthyr Tydfil with a guide of £7,000 to a period home in the historic castle town of Beaumaris with a guide of £250,000. However, the 9th lot of the sale is a terrace house in Bangor to be sold without a reserve price.
All Wales Auctioneer & Managing Director of Williams & Goodwin, Melfyn N Williams commented
"This is the first sale with our new auction partners Peter Alan in South Wales, interestingly one of the lots is being sold without reserve which means that if the highest bid in the room is only a £1 - it will be sold. Naturally we are expecting to sell for a higher price and the property has a guide price of £30,000 to £40,000 which, given the condition of the property, still provides a great chance to buy at an affordable price"
www.tppuk.com or www.peteralan.co.uk
To enter a property or for further information please call
North Wales 0845 087 11 11 or South Wales 0800 905 905
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ABOUT PETER ALAN
Peter Alan is possibly the best known estate agent in South Wales, having almost 40 years experience in house sales. With a proven track record of success and 22 branches across the region, we are the estate agents to talk to if you are interested in buying, selling, letting, or renting houses in the local property market. Peter Alan Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Principality Building Society.
Our wide coverage and extensive marketing enable us to promote properties for sale to best effect, and, we work hard to be the preferred agent and primary source of mortgages and personal insurance advice in the south Wales property market. We know that it is our role to deliver the best that the company can offer to all of our customers, all of the time.
ABOUT Williams & Goodwin
Are a general practice company that offers services in sales letting valuation and surveying. Our sales directors have been in the area for over 24 years each. Based in North Wales and with regional offices on the Isle of Anglesey at Llangefni and Holyhead and in Bangor on the mainland, Williams & Goodwin - The Property People UK has been overseeing property sales since 2001. Winner of the Daily Mail Best UK Estate Agent Marketing 2006; 5 Star UK Property Award in October 2005 and 2006; Short listed as the best small business in Wales in 2004, the company has met the standard for Investors in People; twice received the bronze award for the European EFQM excellence in customer service and silver Award in 2005. In 2008 we are probably the most decorated agents in Wales - Best Wales Estate Agent, Best Residential Auctioneers in the UK, Silver Award in UK for Lettings.
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We currently have a vacancy for another person at our Bangor Office.29th January 2009
Please pass the word around.
Do you enjoy being in an ever changing environment where the goal is to delight customers with outstanding service, passing targets & being part of our award winning team at Bangor.
Responsible for helping to continue to expand market share throughout the area and spending your time effectively liasing with buyers & sellers, landlords & tenants. You will need to be hard working and have a passion to provide excellent customer service, with superb communication, IT and interpersonal skills and a proven track record demonstrating a flair for sales whilst maintaining detailed admin logs, which will be rewarded with an incentive driven salary.
Please write with CV incorporating your Photograph to:- The Directors, Williams & Goodwin The Property People, 23 Church Street, LLANGEFNI, Anglesey. LL77 7DU.
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February 2009 auction lots North Wales - Provisional Announcement26th January 2009
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Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin reflects on the latest interest rate news and comments on the great opportunities offered in the current property market.19th January 2009
Interest rates have now been cut to 1.5 per cent. The last time they were as low as this was 1694 when the Bank of England was established to manage mounting debts. Nothing changes.
In England at that time William III was on the throne - it was the beginning of the William and Mary period. Peter the Great was the Russian Czar. Handel and Bach were young music prodigies, and Isaac Newton was greatly influencing scientific thought. Following the Pilgrim Fathers, British and Dutch settlers were continuing to colonise North America, where two years before 19 women were hung in the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts.
If history repeats itself it could be 2324 before interest rates are as low again. This rather suggests that now is as good a time as any to take advantage of these rates and enter the property market. With prices back to 2003 levels - when there was huge activity in the market - this makes even more sense.
When prices are high the media delight in charting the plight of key public sector workers in nursing, the police, the fire brigade and other essential services who are unable to climb on the housing ladder close to their work. Well, now is the chance to end that. Sadly many people are being placed into negative equity by the price downturn - with all the attendant problems this brings. But for the many hundreds of thousands of people waiting for the opportunity to move out of rented property or their parents' homes this could be the perfect moment. Shrewd investors have already appeared, seeking to buy now, before talk of recovery strengthens prices.
Yet a large hurdle remains - securing a mortgage. Mortgages are available, but deposit demands from the lenders remain high. Wouldn't it be sensible for the government and the lenders to recognise the opportunity this price correction brings, and to start helping first time buyers now through easing mortgage demands or a Stamp Duty moratorium, or preferably both? This would create the best opportunity to kick-start the housing market and, through the knock-on effect, a significant portion of the service and retail economy.
The truth is, the only time you'll know its recovering, is when it has. Then, it will be too late to purchase at the best price.
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FIRST ALL WALES AUCTION HOUSE LAUNCHED8th January 2009
Two of the most experienced estate agents in Wales, Peter Alan for South Wales and The Property People for North Wales are working together to create the first 'All Wales' auction house.
Commenting on today's launch of a National Auction House, Mick McGuire, Managing Director of Principality Property Company which includes Peter Alan said,
"The 'All Wales Auction House' is an exciting development for everyone in Wales who is looking to buy or sell homes at auction. We believe that this is the first auction house based in Wales that covers the whole of the country and that this will help local Welsh people to buy and sell property at our twin auction sites in Cardiff and Bangor without having to travel out of Wales. It will mean that it is no longer necessary for any properties in Wales to be sold at London auctions".
Peter Alan, the largest estate agents in South Wales with 23 offices and over 25 years experience has joined up with Williams & Goodwin, trading as The Property People in North Wales, who are experienced and successful auctioneers having won the 'Best Residential UK Auctioneers' at the Negotiator Awards in 2008.
Managing Director of Williams & Goodwin, Melfyn N. Williams, both a Chartered Surveyor and a Past President of the NAEA will be the auctioneer at both North and South Wales auction days. He believes that his experience, allied to Peter Alan's strength and reputation in South Wales provides a unique opportunity for auctions in Wales
"Our 'All Wales' auction will give sellers a superb nationwide marketing opportunity, promoting property in North & South Wales in one catalogue that should help increase enquiries and hopefully achieve the best sales prices and success rate in the current market place. If you are thinking of selling by auction in Wales, then we believe this partnership will increase your chances of success".
The first 'All Wales' auction takes place on 26th February 2009 in Bangor and 3rd March in Cardiff and entries are invited for this auction by 23rd January via Peter Alan in South Wales and Williams & Goodwin in North Wales. Corporate and private sellers who wish to maximise their marketing coverage will benefit from the wider expertise of a national auction team with detailed local knowledge.
Properties will be marketed both locally and nationally across Wales and clients will benefit from this expert knowledge.
The partnership is also seen as an opportunity for corporate institutions that until now may have chosen to auction Welsh housing stock outside Wales. While the debate over National v Regional auction houses continues, with our 'All Wales Auction' people will have the best of both worlds.
As Melfyn Williams continues:
"Our vendors will benefit from interest created by national marketing and advertising while local buyers will find it easier to travel to one of our twin sites to make bids. This should help realise the best price while ensuring that Welsh properties are sold within Wales".
Photo: Left to right - Melfyn Williams & Mick McGuire
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Triple Crown for Williams & Goodwin:3rd December 2008
Local auctioneers estate agents & chartered surveyors Williams & Goodwin The Property People have again been recognised for their outstanding performance on a national scale. The last event of the industry award season was held at the Queen Elizabeth II centre London on Friday 28th November with Williams & Goodwin adding the GOLD award for best Welsh Estate Agency and SILVER award for their letting team in the UK wide category. These awards follow on from the top UK Residential Auctioneer award earlier in the month.
Williams & Goodwin who are members of the RICS, NAEA, NAVA, ARLA and ICBA maintain high standards and follow codes of practice as they conduct business for people of North Wales. The judges were particularly impressed with the quality of the marketing material and web site.
The judges stated "Williams & Goodwin The Property People are a group of highly motivated and well trained professionals, where nothing is too much trouble".
Presenting the awards was TV personality Melissa Porter, the agency was entered in the one to three office company category and fought off stiff competition to scoop the awards.
Managing Director Melfyn N Williams commented:
"Winning these awards are a lovely endorsement that has now shown a winning consistency unmatched in our area. It is a great reward for the hard work of our dedicated staff. Once you reach the top, you have to work even harder to stay there, and believe me, we are already setting in motion new initiatives to further improve the marketing we give our clients. Naturally we are not perfect, but we strive for perfection and when we get close, we move the goals posts again.
In the current climate our team are well equipped to assist people in their property requirements and trust that by winning these awards, people will be proud that local people running a business locally are winning on a national basis. On days like today, we are proud to be a Welsh company doing our bit to put Anglesey & Gwynedd on the UK map"
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Best UK Residential Auctioneer Award goes to North Wales firm14th November 2008
North Wales auctioneers chartered surveyors and estate agents Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd were awarded the top UK award at the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane on Tuesday evening by The Negotiator Magazine. These inaugural awards hosted on the evening by famous celebrity Rory Bremner
Tim Goodwin Director, commented:
"We are pleased to have received this recognition of being not only the best in Wales but also the UK, our auctions have been very successful over a number of years and this year in a tougher market we have maintained a superb sales success rate. Naturally we hope that anyone considering selling by auction in North Wales will give the opportunity for the best UK auctioneer to act on their behalf"
Williams & Goodwin also short listed in 3 other categories can be proud of their achievements being nominated too as Best Estate Agents and Best Estate Agent Employers. Their MD and company auctioneer, Melfyn N Williams was also nominated for the UK Estate Agency leader of the year. The company also made the top 6 finalists in the Best Of The Best Award.
Tim Goodwin added "Our staff make things happen and have helped bring us to this position, in one way as the only Welsh agency short listed in the categories we can say that in addition to the UK Auctioneer award we are also the Best in our Country in the other three categories"
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NOW13th November 2008
After eighteen months of the harshest peacetime trading conditions in the UK property market for sixty years Melfyn Williams of Williams & Goodwin dares to look forward and sees a great opportunity.
Already we are being served up with plenty of 'expert' opinions about how much further the property market will drop, when the market will turn and how long any period of recovery will take. From newspaper and broadcast journalists to eminent economists, they all have something to say. Even one or two estate agency research departments have jumped in with their two-pennyworth. The trouble is, not one of them seems to agree. This is hardly surprising as none of them is a clairvoyant and none has ever encountered this sort of crisis before. So, no matter how expert anyone thinks they are, nobody really knows.
But with so many people conjecturing different things - and by the law of averages one of them eventually will get it right - forecasting seems to be a rather fruitless exercise. Like polls before elections, perhaps it is best just to wait and see.
But we local property experts do know a thing or two. We know, in the end, the market and prices will recover. We also have a bit of a feel for how things are in our own markets today, and this helps us to give some timely advice that many of these other commentators can't. So here are some things to consider.
Now is not the time to buy if you have to borrow too much money or are worried about your job or the financial well being of your family.
Now is the time to buy property - interest rates are falling and could yet go to their lowest ever.
Now is the time to buy property - prices have fallen dramatically. (They could fall further but it's never smart to wait until they are rising.)
Now is the time to buy property - there is so much choice in the market and it will be years before there is again.
Now is the time to buy property - sellers are in an autumnal depression and it will be a long hard economic winter. (Sellers are always more optimistic in the spring.)
Now is the time to buy property - there is great turmoil in the financial world. In chaos there is opportunity.
Now is the time to buy property - the financial institutions are just recovering from their credit difficulties and are beginning to offer mortgages again.
Now is the time to move up market - prices have come down further pro rata.
Now is the time to buy your first home - prices are at their lowest for years.
Now is the time to buy-to-let - prices have slumped and rents have risen.
Now is the time to buy new property. If ever there was a time builders and developers may take an offer for a quick sale this is it.
Now is the time to buy - not when things have changed for the better. Then it will be too late to take full advantage of current opportunities.
Now is the time that you have always dreamed of - the time when you are ahead of the curve. The time that you know it's right to buy: when you can make the smart move while many others don't.
Now is the time. If you are in property for the medium or long term the future benefits should heavily outweigh any short-term loss.
But otherwise the time to buy property is now. For more information contact Williams & Goodwin The Property People - pro actively doing more for you in the market place.
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PROPERTY MARKET CELEBRATES AS WILLIAMS & GOODWIN WIN IS HOPEFULLY FIRST TOWARDS A GRAND SLAM OF WINS IN NOVEMBER 2008!7th November 2008
November is awards season in the Property World with three sets of industry recognition events being held. The first chance for the best players in the UK property market to shine was the results of the world's biggest property competition last Friday night (October 31st).
Williams & Goodwin WON THE BEST GWYNEDD ESTATE AGENT AWARD and have also been short listed for four awards at The Negotiator UK event on the 11th November. The team at Williams & Goodwin are also awaiting results of the Estate Agents of the Year event on the 28th November.
It's imperative that, to succeed in such a highly competitive industry, estate agents, developers and others involved in the property business are naturally competitive. This desire to be the best has been channelled by a large number of professionals entering the Daily Mail UK Property Awards in association with Yamaha. As with all competitions there are only a select number of winners and these were revealed at a gala presentation dinner at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The turn out was tremendous with 400 guests who had travelled from all corners of the UK. Presenter for the evening was the former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond.
The Daily Mail UK Property Awards are part of the globally respected International Property Awards, which have been running for 14 years. A staggering 95 different countries are represented within this year's entries - almost twice as many as in 2007.
Supported by a host of well-respected professional bodies such as FIABCI, NAEA, NHBC and NAR to name but a few, the awards are judged by an independent team of experts in the property, design and construction fields, together with property writers and sponsors.
For further information visit www.tppuk.com or call the winners 07771 900 253
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6th November Melfyn Williams was 40 - Don't you think he looks older!6th November 2008
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STOP PRESS Sales Up on last Year in October at Williams & Goodwin5th November 2008
Despite the economic uncertainty our success rate for achieving sales is increasing and again in October 2008 we have exceeded our sales agreed figures for the same period of 2007.
Proving that in this market experienced agents providing accurate marketing advice are getting results for their clients.
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Quantum of Sales3rd November 2008
2008 Daily Mail Winners & Negotiator Award Nominee - Williams & Goodwin Best UK Auctioneers; Best UK Estate Agency; Best Estate Agency Employer; Best UK Estate Agency Leader; Best Welsh Letting Agents Starring: Sales, Lettings, Surveys, Auctions & Mortgages of Residential & Commercial Property.
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Life, Confidence & the Property Market16th October 2008
Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin The Property People assesses the extraordinary financial events of the past few weeks and looks at what effect these will have on the property market.
Some financial commentators already argue that it will take many years for confidence in the banking system to return. As the Prime Minister said recently, "The greatest asset of all, and the one that has been missing in the last few weeks, is confidence itself."
But does this mean that it will take years for confidence in the property market to return? The economic system may well require confidence but life is a different matter. Most people's lives, while affected by the economy, are not dominated by it. Babies will still be born, people will marry or co-habit, divorce or break up, retire and, sadly, die. People will lose their jobs or get other jobs - sometimes in other areas. A lucky few will win the lottery. These events usually presage a property sale and/or purchase. These potential movers are not affected so much by confidence but by life - or death.
We have seen the sharpest period of property market turmoil in living memory. The market will not correct overnight and there will still be uncertainty. Prices in some areas may well have to fall further before they reach their optimum sales level and the point where the market can really begin to rally. As an example, for an average two bedroom town centre house to sell its price should reflect three times an average person's income. At this price even cash-strapped and nervous lenders will be prepared to lend. Until prices reach this average level lenders will be wary and the market for two bedroom houses will remain stalled.
But this does not mean there is no activity in the meantime. In fact September was, in many parts of the country, a relatively good month for sales and so far in October, only mid way through the month Williams & Goodwin have sold the same amount as a full month last October. Why is this? Well, firstly life continues. The second reason is more profound. As both the banks and the stock market are hardly attractive places to deposit hard-earned cash at the moment, investors are seeking sounder alternatives. Some are putting it under the mattress or buying gold, while others are favouring financial institutions that are newly backed with government guarantees.
But others concede that the one place that has consistently performed as a sound investment, despite several ups and downs over the past fifty years, is the UK property market. Some canny investors are already entering the market.
There is an old adage in investment circles, 'trend is your friend'. It is well to heed this. The UK property market has seen a strong upward trend over the past half century. In fact over this period values have risen at an average annual rate of more than ten per cent.
It is, as ever, impossible to predict the future but there is one key pointer. According to statistics, throughout the UK there will be an inadequate supply of housing over the next few years, made more acute by the rapid slow-down in new home starts. House builders have been unable to find adequate finance and have shelved or mothballed projects. This paucity will create high demand and, in turn, a stronger housing market. So much so that despite the fall now some property industry professionals predict that house prices could rise by up to 25% over the next five years. This may seem wishful thinking at a time we are all so shocked and despondent, but previous bust-to-boom examples prove such a rise to be a distinct possibility.
For more information call the agents who are selling and letting in this market - call Williams & Goodwin Llangefni 01248 75 1000 or Bangor 01248 355 333 or Holyhead 01407 760 500 or Lettings 01248 72 40 40. Alternatively visit www.tppuk.com
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LOCAL FIRM SHORTLISTED AS FINALIST FOR THE PREMIER ESTATE AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARDS10th October 2008
Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd have been short listed in 4 categories - Best UK Estate Agent; Best UK Residential Auctioneer; Best UK Employer and Best UK Estate Agency Leader at The Negotiator Awards 2008, organised in association with Findaproperty.com and Primelocation.com.
The event is the premier nationwide estate agency awards scheme in the UK, and the trophies will be presented at a glittering awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in London's Park Lane on Tuesday 11 November.
More than 185 entries were received for the awards, which will be hosted by top impressionist Rory Bremner.
Clare Bettelley, The editor of The Negotiator, the leading magazine for the world of estate agency, said: "We've had a terrific response and Williams & Goodwin has done brilliantly to get short listed from such a huge field, they are the only company who have been short listed in 4 categories. Britain's estate agents are certainly having a tough time at the moment, but this is an industry awash with talent, entrepreneurialism and creativity, so we're delighted we're able to organise a ceremony to reward that firms that are delivering industry best practice".
The sponsors of the awards include Findaproperty.co, primelocation.com, Thames Water, My HomeMove, PSG, SimplyHip, Evolvin, Homelet, the National Association of Estate Agents, The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks and the Association of Residential Letting Agents.
For further information contact Melfyn N Williams on 07771 900 253
If you want to find out more about the awards go to www.negotiator-magazine.co.uk/events/awards
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STOP PRESS - interim auction report.stop press...interim auction report...stop press3rd October 2008
Standing room only as over £1,000,000 of property sell at Williams & Goodwin on 2nd October 2008
Over £1,0000,000 worth of property sold yesterday at the packed auction rooms of Williams & Goodwin The Property People.
Whilst bidding was slow at the rostrum, the auction room was attended by over 150 people. Some properties had sold prior with a couple going under the hammer then many properties immediately selling post sale, and unbelievably fresh competitive bidding resulting in a few lots now being under offer due to conclude a sale within the next 48 hours.
Full report to Follow..
For more information contact leading North Wales Auctioneers Williams & Goodwin 0845 087 11 11
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Property People set trend with latest innovation - Property People TV (PPTV)22nd September 2008
Williams & Goodwin The Property People have consistently led the field in agency innovation in North Wales and are now to launch on 23rd September 2008 their very own TV channel located on www.tppuk.com
PPTV will feature top tips for house sellers and buyers, give tips on Hips and assist young people getting their feet onto the property letting market. The TV channel will initially launch with six programmes that will be expanded upon in the coming months, including a news channel giving the latest factual information on the local housing market.
Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin stated
"This latest development will further improve the marketing of our properties and will include films of properties available for sale and to let, anyone wanting to maximise their marketing should really now consider using PPTV to find their buyer and find out what's going on in the local market place. Some of the ideas for programmes we have are exciting and no doubt will be of interest to people following the property market. When you think back to our company origins in 1863 its mind blowing the advances that have been made in 145 years"
To view the latest film clips on PPTV visit www.tppuk.com. If you want the potential of your property being featured call one of our offices today at Holyhead 01407 760 500; Llangefni 01248 75 1000 or Bangor 01248 355 333
PHOTO L to R Melfyn N Williams & Tim Goodwin
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Big Bang Theory Exploded15th September 2008
Take millions of particles - let's call them houses, and load them into a particle decelerator - let's call it the Atlantic. At the other end of this tunnel get morally and financially bankrupt financial institutions to load up their own particles - let's call them sub-prime mortgages.
Then run both sets of particles up to enormous speeds and smash them into each other. It was one of the greatest economic experiments, with other people's money, of all time. Would the whole thing backfire? Would the result be a black hole into which all things disappear or would there be life after the big bang?
Well it did backfire but there was no extinction event. All the particles were very shaken up and, to a certain extent, continue to be so. But there is new life after the explosion. First to climb out of this newly-created soup seem to be investors. They recognise that hardening rents and softening house prices are having their own beneficial collision.
Then first time buyers will benefit from those correcting prices and from an easier mortgage environment. Also they will notice that rents are rising, making buying more attractive. Add some lowering of fuel prices and, while life may not return to how it was, a brand new life will evolve.
It is already evolving, helped by savvy sellers who understand about the basic building block of life in the property market - competitive pricing. People still need to buy and sell and those that are sensible to this are making the decisions that mean their lives will flourish after the big bang. Better still, this is the time to take advantage of so much choice in the market. After the experiment life, and the property market, goes on.
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AT THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL TERM, THE GOVERNMENT HAS - "ROOM FOR IMPROVMENT!"3rd September 2008
Following yesterday's announcement from the Government on a package of measures to help the current market including the stamp duty threshold being increased on properties worth £175,000 and under for the next 12 months, Melfyn N Williams, Managing Director of local Chartered Surveyors, Estate Agents & Auctioneers Williams & Goodwin The Property People, comments:
"We are pleased that the Government has brought to an end the speculation in relation to Stamp duty and should allow those people who were delaying decisions to now move forward, which in turn should assist to boost consumer confidence. Whilst the announcement is a step in the right direction, we do believe more could have been given to assist people in the current market.
The stamp duty threshold has risen from £125,000 (£150,000 in "disadvantage areas") to £175,000 and this will be good news to in particular to local first time buyers.
"In addition, an offering of 'free' five year loans of up to 30 per cent of the property's value for first time buyers when buying a new home from developers and those who earn less than £60,000 will qualify. In the current market this comes as good news but, it is a shame the proposals do not cover the whole market.
With little option in the financial Government purse, one may have hoped for more and perhaps the government could have done better. At the end of the day, in the current climate, this has to be good news!"
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AUCTION PRESS RELEASE - One of Llangefni finest to go under the hammer2nd September 2008
Arguably one of Llangefni town finest period properties is to be offered by public auction on 2nd October 2008 amongst 15 lots offered by North Wales Property auctioneers The Property People.
Bryn Celyn was undoubtedly a property of its time and still offers much of its traditional period charm and feel. With its double stair to rear quarters, veranda front porch and landscaped grounds, this spacious house commands views towards the Snowdonia Mountains.
Other lots include a freehold public house in a roadside location close to Pwllheli at little more than the cost of a terraced house; two excellent apartments reduced by over 30% from the price previously advertised and a range of investment, first time buyer and speculative opportunities.
Catalogues are now available on line at www.tppuk.com or from the auctioneers office 01248 75 1000
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WILLIAMS & GOODWIN THE PROPERTY PEOPLE WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IN THE RUN UP TO THE 'PROPERTY OLYMPICS'22nd August 2008
At last there's some good news for the UK property market! Amid all the doom and gloom hitting the headlines in recent months, the results of the Daily Mail UK Property Awards 2008 have just been revealed. What's more, UK property professionals are achieving a great amount of success in their respective fields, just like athletes at the Beijing Olympics! These awards are linked to the world's largest and most prestigious property competition and a number of this year's UK winners will be chosen to represent the UK at the finals in the USA this November.
Williams & Goodwin The Property People are delighted to announce that they have won an award in the category of Best Estate Agency. The award will be presented at a glittering gala dinner to be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 31st October.
Having been given this high recommendation Williams & Goodwin is now entitled to display the Daily Mail UK Property Awards' logo with pride. This symbol of excellence will be recognised and appreciated by the public who are becoming increasingly well informed and discerning about the properties they seek to buy.
Entries were judged by a panel of independent professionals, chaired by Eric Pickles, British Shadow Secretary of State. Their collective knowledge of the property industry is second to none and unsurpassed by any other property awards.
All in all, there are 21 different categories and up to two of the most outstanding entries in each category are given a four-star award, while the best overall entry will be given a five-star. But the success story doesn't end there - every five-star winner's entry will then be re-examined to determine who is to go forwards for the ultimate World's Best Award. These outstanding international accolades will be announced at a grand presentation dinner in America on November 10th.
Melfyn N Williams, Managing Director at Williams & Goodwin said of the award, "We have previously won in 2005 and 2006 then didn't participate in 2007, so naturally we are delighted that we have again won in 2008. This further helps demonstrate the consistency of our excellent service over the last several years."
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JUDGES
Helen Shield, editor-in-chief of International Homes magazine; Peter Bolton King, chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents; Phil Spencer, property expert and presenter of Channel 4's Location and Relocation TV shows; Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council; Christopher Hall, past president National Association of Estate Agents; Gillian Farr, designer from Laura Ashley; Thijis Staff, International Consortium of Real Estate Agents Association (ICREA); Alejandro Escurdero, SIMA; Kirkor Ajderhanyan, French Real Estate Federation (FNAIM); Jonathan Price, FIABCI; Hans-Ulrich Berendes, FIABCI; Graham Norwood of the Daily Mail; David Hoppit, property writer; Jill Keene, editor of International Homes magazine; Diana Yakely, chairman British Interior Design Association; and Tad Zurlinden, Association of Relocation Professionals.
Further Information
* Contact Melfyn N Williams Tel: 07771 900 253
Email: mel@tppuk.com
PHOTO (attached) L to R = Directors at Williams & Goodwin - Melfyn N Williams; Tim Goodwin & Neil O Pritchard
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Supreme Champion Award at Anglesey County Show goes to J H Williams & Son16th August 2008
Local auctioneer Melfyn N Williams and father Huw Williams scooped the top prize on the 2nd day of the Anglesey Show with their North Country Cheviot Ram Caruthers Crusade.
J H Williams & Son currently sit on top of the league table with the Daily Post Sheep of The Year competition with three shows remaining.
PHOTO (left) Melfyn in the show ring
For more information contact -
Huw Williams on 01248 430548
or
Melfyn N Williams on 07771 900253
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Property Market Ups and Downs1st June 2008
Melfyn N Williams of Williams & Goodwin The Property People Ltd comments on the recent spate of national newspaper surveys that ask if readers would prefer property prices to rise or fall.
It is understandable that those who possess their own home feel good when they see the value of their investment rising. Conversely, those anxious to get their feet on the bottom rung of the property ladder are keen to see values fall as their first step would be made much easier.
But most would equate rising property values with a booming economy that strongly adds to a feel-good factor about the country generally.
In reality, whether prices go up or go down makes little difference to most home movers as, unless they are significantly trading down or leaving the market altogether, the differentials largely cancel each other out.
What is probably more important in our current UK market is that there is much less turnover, with sales in some parts of the country down roughly fifty per cent on last year. In many ways this is far more damaging than price fluctuations, as the knock-on effect is harshly felt in the overall economy.
Some people may not feel much sympathy for estate agents. But agents really are the tip of an iceberg that, for the time being, is melting. Removal companies, builders, decorators, kitchen and bathroom fitters, carpet suppliers and fitters, DIY shops, furniture shops, electrical appliance retailers and hundreds of other allied suppliers, professionals and trades people up and down the country rely for their livelihoods on a reasonable turnover of property.
The property market is cyclical and higher turnover will return - the big question is when? In the meantime a downturn in this sector damages the economy, not just in real terms but also in overall national confidence. National newspaper and magazine surveys may show that different people may have wildly differing views on whether it is better for the market to go up or come down, but ask Gordon Brown. In the real dark night of his soul he probably could do with a buoyant and rising market right now. For him the way the property market performs in the coming months could be the last chancellor's saloon.
What is evident is that you can take the "national" house price surveys with a pinch of salt. They reflect averages, which of course means some places are doing better than others and that the market is very patchy and regional. We are able to reveal that not only is the market place regional, but it varies from village to village and house type. Taking just three locations each 9 miles apart across Anglesey to Gwynedd reveals a fluctuation in both house price decline and growth, together with both decreased and higher transactions.
The importance now for many is to achieve a sale with the difference in the new purchase being the same, regardless of selling at a lower or higher than expected price.
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Friends re united as Top Holyhead Team look forward to a successful future!6th May 2008
Williams & Goodwin The Property People Holyhead Office have a double celebration this month. Following their success at the Estate Agents of the Year awards placing them as the highest-ranking agents in Holyhead, respected area valuer Julie Owen has now joined the team to re unite her previous successful partnership with Shirley Morris. The team is completed with Wendy and Sandra.
The all girl team, supported by the remainder of the 20+ Williams & Goodwin workforce with offices at Llangefni and Bangor now invite you to put their award to the test.
Shirley Morris, Area Manager commented "Being voted by the customer as a top 10 agent in Wales and the highest placed agent in Holyhead will ensure that we will continue to strive to provide the best possible service in Sales & Lettings in the area. This coupled with our detached office block prominently located on Stanley Street and local lady Julie Owen as our valuer will further strengthen our ability to market the areas properties to the widest audience".
Melfyn N Williams, Managing Director stated "It's remarkable how our Holyhead office continues to grow from strength to strength taking market share and even now in a tougher market increasing their sales performance. The team have done well this year. Now with Julie joining the staff, we should see the office improve further. All we need is for the people of Holyhead, Trearddur Bay, Valley and surrounding areas to provide us with an opportunity to serve them. Please contact us on 01407 760 500"
PHOTO: Rear = Julie Owen Area Valuer; Shirley
Morris Area Manager;
Front = Wendy and Sandra
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100% again for leading North Wales Auction House!1st May 2008
Williams & Goodwin The Property People auction department had another very successful day on Thursday 22nd May 2008 with all entries put forward selling under the hammer.
Bucking the national trend, the auction team are naturally pleased with the results ranging from a terrace house in need of renovation at Llangefni selling at £70,000 against a guide of £65,000 to a property in Moelfre achieving £227,000 against a £190,000 guide.
Company auctioneer and Chartered Surveyor Melfyn Williams commented
In 2007 we firmly established ourselves as the leading property auctioneers in North Wales and intend to retain that position. With both our 2008 auctions achieving 100% success this reinforces our position and a great news for our customers. Our auction clients are securing definite sales on the day, auction once again is proving to be a popular and successful method of selling for some property.
Entries are now invited to our next auctions in July and October. Please contact us on 01248 751000 or our auction hotline 0845 087 11 11
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For more information please contact Melfyn Williams on 07771 900 253
6 Lots offered - all 6 SOLD Average sale price £137,166
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Top Marks in Wales for 2nd year running at The Property People Residential Lettings!8th April 2008
Williams & Goodwin The Property People Residential Lettings Division have again received the highest score in Wales and were awarded the Silver Award for the Central Region (covering Wales and the Midlands), retaining their position as No1 Letting Agent in Wales for the 2nd year in succession.
The Estate Agent of The Year event was held on Tuesday 8th April 2008 at the prestigious 5 Star London Marriott, where the depth of success at Williams & Goodwin was also noted with ALL of their sales and letting offices being short listed amongst the TOP 10 in their area displaying a consistency through all offices unmatched by other agents in the area.
Neil Pritchard, Director of Residential Lettings commented
"We have continued to improve and grow with now five members in the team supporting the portfolio of properties we manage for landlords. We would welcome the opportunity to achieve the best return for your property in Gwynedd & Anglesey. Please contact us on 01248 72 40 40
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