JUNE 2011

Summer has arrived and with it the details of property begin to reflect the changing season with photos of  gardens in full bloom appealing to the eye. Beware the brochures showing those dark skies and the lack of leaf on trees, how long have those properties been on the market? Are they too highly priced?  It is worth asking the questions.

Having said that activity in Cheltenham and Bath has been busy with Bath according to Savills achieving high prices .  The country house market has been a little slower but with London going great guns the market in rural areas is expected to grow.

Savills has also remarked on a trend in Bath to sell high value properties and buy at a lower price in a less fashionable area in order to lower mortgage repayments.

But as always good country houses at sensible prices are still not going to linger on the market.  Pricing is the key.