Peter Illingworth of Peter Illingworth Estate agents explains, far too often a potential sale is spoilt by a lack of consideration of the purchaser by the seller. With the market getting tougher all the time, buyers are looking for perfection and in the main are not prepared to overlook untidiness, bodged jobs and poor repair....

Peter Illingworth makes his Autumn forecast for the Ryedale Market. The market is very unsettled, as purchasers and vendors consider their own personal circumstances, with a new change of government and the promise of a painful budget has led to much uncertainty.  The budget is programmed to take place at the end of October, what...

After 14 successive interest rate rises it comes as a great source of relief to buyers and sellers alike to at last have the good news that the Bank of England Base rates have peaked and now with today’s welcome news (1st August 2024) the Base Rate has been reduced by 0.25% today to 5.0%....

Peter Illingworth of Peter Illingworth Estate Agents writes: The announcement of the General Election really took the wind out of our sales.  The market was recovering, however the shadow of The General Election cast uncertainty and that is one thing markets do not like.  We will all be pleased to see the Election out the...

The much anticipated decrease in the Bank of England base rate did not materialise as was widely expected in May. This had the immediate impact of property appraisals under the umbrella of Peter Illingworth being reduced to virtually zero in the first week of the announcement.  As the days have gone by the tap has...

It is all change in the property market with volumes of stock noticeably returning by a return in confidence, or in some particular instances arguably a lack of confidence caused by political decisions or indecisions in the residential letting sector and furnished holiday letting businesses. Major reasons for properties coming on the market in rural...

The Green Shoots of Recovery At long last Peter Illingworth Estate Agents are seeing the signs of the green shoots of recovery.  The volume of viewings has certainly increased significantly since the start of the New Year, as the days go by enquiries continue to increase.  Right up to the beginning of November last year...

We would like to wish all our clients, past and present a Happy Christmas, a Healthy and Prosperous 2024 Both Kirkbymoorside and Pickering offices will close on Friday 22nd December at 11.30am and re-open on Tuesday 2nd January at 9.00am HOWEVER We can be contacted remotely on 01751 431107 or 01751 475557 If you are...

Peter Illingworth Estate Agents launch new business website Peter Illingworth Estate Agents with offices in Kirkbymoorside and Pickering North Yorkshire and Mayfair London, are delighted to announce the launch of a new business website www.peterillingworth.co.uk. The new website forms an integral part of Peter Illingworth’s ongoing investment in technology and digital marketing. With technology being...

Make life easy for yourself rather than stressing about having photographs taken while Christmas decorations are up or even snow is on the ground. Your property is probably more clutter free now before the Christmas bonanza begins.  This will enable your house to be ready for launch immediately you decide to press the go button,...