Everyone, when selling a property, wants their estate agent to achieve the highest price in the shortest time for the minimum fee.  That’s human nature.  “However,” warns Peter Illingworth, “being tempted to use an agent who offers a low fee and provides a high valuation can be a false economy.” Potential sellers can be seduced...

Is your agent looking after you? – Who comes first? – We have good news for you, at Peter Illingworth Estate Agents our clients are “Number One”. Peter Illingworth Ryedale Estate Agent, with offices in Kirkbymoorside, Pickering and London explains:  The first three weeks of marketing a property will create the most interest, because it...

Credit Scoring – First Time Buyers …BEWARE… your future is in your hands Peter Illingworth of Peter Illingworth Estate Agents writes, for the first time buyer, the importance of a good credit score is the first step in opening the doorway to access finance and competitive rates of borrowing or with a poor score perhaps the rejection of any borrowing whatsoever.  Obtaining...

There are three essential things to consider when selling a property: the price, its promotion and your choice of estate agent.  A first class professional estate agent will be key to both the price and the promotion. Although the way people buy property nowadays has changed, the fundamentals remain exactly the same.  Today however the...

Buying a property is such a considerable investment, few can afford to get it wrong.  In all the excitement and rush, too many buyers feel very uncomfortable about offering competitively and are not aware that professional advice is available to them.  They really should appoint a professional negotiator to act on their behalf to agree...

Peter Illingworth of Peter Illingworth Estate Agents says “Just this week we have come up with two issues whereby potential buyers thought that buying their next home was just a matter of formality with respect to achieving a mortgage they came unstuck and I thought I would share these with you”. In the first case...