Friday 31 May 2013

Bradleys - Celebrating 21 years in Estate Agency


It's a very exciting day in Bradleys today. Tomorrow is our 21st Birthday so this evening we are having a 21st Birthday Party at Head Office which will continue right into our birthday tomorrow!

These are exciting times in Bradleys with our updated branding launching properly today  and you could say Bradleys have officially 'come of age'

The market has been good through May and hopefully this evening I will be announcing some good figures to get the party off with a swing. The sun is shining and I am looking forward to seeing everyone from our offices all over Devon and travelling up from Cornwall and down from Somerset.

Francis Marshall FNAEA
Managing Director
Bradleys Group

Thursday 23 May 2013

Very Good Things...


The Bradleys blog this week is just like a bus, nothing for ages then along comes two!

Very good things are going on in the market and in Bradleys. We are having a rebrand and you will have seen that over the last few days the Ladies and Gentlemen of Bradleys have been seen around the streets and lanes of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset swapping our very familiar boards for new ones in our completely revised fresh image. The initial feedback has been brilliant and if you have seen a new board please let me know what you think. Boards are just the start of it and with window cards, details and adverts to follow over the next week, we really hope to have everything done and in place for our 21st birthday party which is taking place a day early on Friday 31st May.
 
No doubt there will be plenty of material there to share!

Francis Marshall FNAEA
Managing Director
Bradleys Group

Monday 20 May 2013

Buy Now!


It's been a while since I wrote anything and in fact what I really should say is it's been a while since I had time to write anything, except that would make me look like I am unable to prioritise or I think the blog isn't a priority! Now I am digging a hole! Never mind here is a blog and I will write more regularly again now.

My friend at the bank of England is worried about the help to buy scheme, he says the economy is already on the mend and that with this help for the housing market there could be a boom.

I think he is stating the very obvious and my advice to everyone is exactly the same as I have given my daughter over the weekend. Buy now if you are able, waiting until January to receive the interest free 15% from the Government will put you into the mix with everyone else and there is a reasonably sure bet that there will rapidly become a shortage of houses for sale and prices will rise. If you have 20% deposit now, buy now and a reap the rewards when prices rise. You can always trade up next year and make use of the 15% then. If you do that the government's plan will still be working as that will still be fuelling the economy.

What a great weekend we have just had with lovely weather. It was my birthday on Saturday and we had a BBQ with some friends and family which was really enjoyable and a very welcome break from the building project.

 
Francis Marshall FNAEA
Managing Director
Bradleys Group