Monday 30 September 2013

BRAND NEW RENTAL - Munster Road, Lower Parkstone ...

We are delighted to present this deceptively spacious family home, bathed in natural light and offering untold versatility including an integral wing serving as a self-contained annex with own private entrance.

The property is approached via private gates with a shingle driveway and parking area with double garaging. The house boasts a 37' terrace with views towards the Purbecks and easily maintained rear garden and patio area.

Unfurnished
Available now
£1,950PCM

info@arlingtonandhall.com
01202 744944








September's House Price Index - House Price Growth Aceelerates in September

September's House Price Index makes for an interesting read that shows us how things are stabilising and growing.

- UK House Prices increased by 0.9% in September and were 5% higher than September 2012
- The average UK home now is worth £172,127
- Southern regions of England continue to record the highest rates of house price growth

Headlines                            September '13                       August '13
Monthly Index                   341.4                                       338.4
Monthly Change                0.9%                                        0.7%
Annual Change                   5%                                           3.5%
Average Price                    £172,127                                 £170,514

Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said:
UK House Price growth accelerated in September, rising by 0.9% over the month. As a result, the annual rate of house price growth rose to 5%, the strongest pace since July 2010. There are also signs that the pickup is becoming increasingly broad-based. For the first time since 2007, all thirteen UK regions experienced annual house price growth in the third quarter of 2013. However, the southern regions of England continued to see the strongest rates of growth - especially London, where the annual rate of growth reached double digits in the three months to September. 

Tuesday 24 September 2013

Widow who bought dream home for £8,000 in 1949 refuses to sell it, despite £8 million price tag ...

A pensioner who paid £8,000 for her seaside home has seen it shoot up in value to a staggering £8 million.
Lalage Bailey, 81, and her late husband Frank bought the beachfront property on Sandbanks, Dorset, in 1949 for the four-figure sum.
Since then, the sandy peninsula in Poole harbour has become a magnet for multi-millionaires, turning it into one of the world's hottest property spots.

As a result, Mrs Bailey's detached home is now worth 1,000 times more than she paid for it - an increase of 100,000 per cent.
Despite the lucrative sum, which would earn the grandmother a profit of £7,992,000, she has no plans to cash in.
Grandmother Mrs Bailey said: "I am not going to sell my house to anyone, no matter how much they offer me for it.
"When I die, it will be left to my four children and it is up to them what they do but I would rather it stayed in the family.
"I have had many estate agents round offering me more money than sense but I just don't want to move.
"It's a wonderful house and I am very lucky to have it."

The three-storey property was built in 1918 and once belonged to Mrs Bailey's father-in-law, camping tycoon Oswald Bailey.
When she married his son Frank in 1949, Oswald sold it to the happy couple for £8,000.
Boasting stunning views of Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island, the property was set out as three flats but, over time, the Baileys converted it back to a house.
Mrs Bailey said: "We were very fortunate to get it. It cost a lot of money in those days.
"Because we were just married, we lived in the ground-floor flat and rented out the two flats above, which helped with the mortgage repayments."
After the birth of their first two children, the couple took up the flat above and, by the time they had four, they converted the building back into one large house.


Friday 20 September 2013

BRAND NEW RENTAL - Panorama Road, Sandbanks ...

A beautiful three bedroom, open plan, first floor apartment standing on the water’s edge enjoying spectacular views across Poole Harbour towards Evening Hill, benefiting from the private use of a slipway and jetty.

With this most exclusive and sought after setting, the property is exceptional, one of only three apartments in the building and offers varied accommodation throughout. The block stands within a short distance of the fashionable restaurants and bars in one of the most affluent areas on the south coast.

Unfurnished
Available now
£3,095PCM

info@arlingtonandhall.com
01202 744944




Article about the infamous Sandbanks ...


The peninsula of half a square mile of golden sand is home to 15 properties worth a staggering £80million.

The place has been described as the fourth most expensive area in the world to live.

And as the property market is picking up again — with the Office of National Statistics showing that house prices in some parts of England are now higher than their peak at the height of the economic boom — it’s suddenly become an extraordinary hive of activity.

Research suggests that £80 million worth of property is either for sale or has changed hands in recent months on the tiny millionaire’s playground of Sandbanks — a peninsula of just half a square mile of golden sand which lies between Poole Harbourn in Dorset and the English Channel.
Remarkably, that figure refers to only 15 homes. The resort’s exclusivity is borne out by the fact that many houses are sold, only to be demolished immediately to make way for new buildings that make the most of every last square inch of their plot.

Thus, modest Sixties bungalows have been redeveloped into striking glass-and-concrete mansions.

There are only 70 or so homes around the edge of the peninsula, making a location with sea frontage the most sought-after — and the 40 or so houses that have direct water access to Poole Harbour go for a serious premium.

Sandbanks is not a haunt of A-list actresses or pop stars, but more of football managers, including QPR boss Harry Redknapp and Tony Pulis, formerly of Stoke City. There are a smattering of businessmen — many newly retired and unsure what to do with all their money.

Thursday 19 September 2013

BRAND NEW RENTAL - Banks Road, Sandbanks ...

A spacious two double bedroom ground floor apartment, which offers light well proportioned accommodation throughout and situated within a popular residential block opposite the midway path and within one minute's walking distance of the beach. Located on the much sought after Sandbanks Peninsula.

Furnished
Available now
£950PCM

sara@arlingtonandhall.com
01202 744944




Wednesday 18 September 2013

BRAND NEW INSTRUCTION - Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth ...

We are delighted to offer to the market this first/second floor duplex apartment in a sylvan setting with views across woodland and within a purpose built block of only fifteen.

Three bedrooms

Two bath/shower rooms
Large open-plan living area
Kitchen/breakfast room
Private balcony with seating area
Gas fired central heating
UPVC throughout
Wood flooring throughout the living areas
Lovely wooded aspect

sara@arlingtonandhall.com

01202 744944









Tuesday 17 September 2013

Well done to Sara for Completing her Probationary Period!

We are over the moon to report that Sara has passed her Probationary Period.

It has gone incredibly fast since we employed her back in June and we look forward to all of you meeting her in the flesh.

You can connect with her via https://www.linkedin.com/in/MissSaraBevis.

Monday 2 September 2013

Ups and Downs

With all of the industry and financial indicators showing an upward turn, Cliff Hall of Arlington & Hall looks at how this is affecting the property market.

According to Isaac Newton, what goes up must come down. Fortunately, in the property market at least, what goes down, must also come up. At least, that is what happened in the '70s, '80s and '90s after periods of recession - now it looks as if history is repeating itself.


Estate agents are always glass-half-full people. But can anyone fail to have noticed that things are on the up? High Street spending is up, employment is up, manufacturing is up, GDP is up, the service sector is up, lending is up and the property market is up. In fact, the property market is back with a vengeance in most areas. Vengeance is such a bitter word but it is a correct one in this instance - the retaliation for something harmful. The recession was harmful to so many people. But the market is retaliating now.

Is this all a blip? It is now looking unlikely. The planets seem perfectly aligned for growth in the property market. This is a great time to buy or sell. Low interest rates, plenty of stock in many areas, keen buyers, less reluctant sellers - the market is set pretty fair.

But no matter how the market looks, there are still some things we must watch carefully. If purchasing, we need to keep an eye on the interest rates - they also go up as well as down. If selling, we must not get too ambitious and let our enthusiasm for achieving a top price blind us to reality - a glut of properties in the market means a lot of choice for buyers, and buyers never select an overpriced property when a sensibly priced one is available - would you? This is a time for level-headed buying and selling - remembering, at all times, the laws of physics, and of the market.