Monday 31 March 2014

OPEN HOUSE ALERT

Don't forget about our OPEN HOUSE all of this weekend at "Westpoint", 65 Panorama Road, Sandbanks, BH13 7RD - a completely modernised & refurbished family home blending the very latest in modern technology & creature comforts with a stunning position on the Sandbanks Peninsula, on the market for PG £925,000.

Come and say hello!



Wednesday 26 March 2014

An apology (although we are rather proud!)

We would like to apologise to all of our buyers looking for property, as we have just agreed a sale of a beautifully finished and modernised home in Lilliput before anyone even had a chance to see it online or book a viewing!

Having discussed with the owner on several occasions recently, we agreed to bring the property to the market today and were delighted to be given instructions on what is a lovely family home in a very sought after area.

Immediately we had someone in mind who we called, who came and viewed the property almost immediately and, after some negotiation and discussion on the driveway, a sale was agreed between buyer and seller.

All of this happened before we had a chance to even go round and take internal photos, let along post the property up on our usual portals - a great result.


OPEN HOUSE ALERT

Don't forget about our OPEN HOUSE all of this weekend at 3 Grasmere Road, Sandbanks, BH13 7RH - finished to the very highest of standards with state of the art technology throughout, two brand new ultra modern beach homes set in the heart of the Peninsula on the market for £795,000 each.

Come and say hello!

Friday 21 March 2014

Part 13: New Home Construction on Sandbanks - Finished!

Firstly thanks to all our regular readers who've watched these fantastic homes come together.

We are now proud to say they are completed and look nothing short of fantastic. They seamlessly and effectively blend a very high quality of build with the latest in audio visual technology and a high specification, alongside a fantastic eye for design and detail to form two stunning new beach homes.

Have a scroll through the photos -the finished article truly has to be seen to be believed.

If you'd like a look around, please come down to our Open Weekend, which is Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th April between 11am-3pm. Be quick though - we've already got second viewings booked on the homes and we are sure these will go fast.

If you're around Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks and Lilliput, look out for our Open Day flyers - they'll be in the major hotels, Cafe Shore, Patisserie Mark Bennett and other places. So if you're down enjoying our wonderful area, be sure to come and take a look and see for yourself. We'd love to see you there.

The full address is 3 Grasmere Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7RH.































Business as Usual

Arlington & Hall takes a look at the 2014 Budget and considers how it may affect the property market.

Blame or applaud whomever you like for the surge in the property market across most of the UK - but a surge is what we have. Whether it is foreign investors in London, the government's help-to-buy scheme or greater confidence following month after month of lower unemployment and higher growth, the property market is following its familiar path of post-bust recovery with the ripples radiating from London. Of course there are those who still manage to blame estate agents for rising prices - but even these people must concede by now that greater forces are at work than just the aim of estate agents to get the best for their clients.

The 2014 Budget did nothing to derail this recovery but did little to accelerate it either. The new homes sector will receive support for building more than 200,000 homes. The help-to-buy scheme extended now to 2020 indicates that both Treasury and the Bank of England have little fear of this measure helping to cause a housing bubble. Nor will a new 15,000 home garden city at Ebbsfleet do much to alter the housing picture overall - however exciting the first of these cities in 100 years may be. Some people may rue the closing of the loophole that made it advantageous to buy property over £500,000 through a company. These properties will now be liable for 15 per cent stamp duty. Finally, those that face the uncertainty of flooding may take a little consolation from the extra £140m for flood defence repairs made in this Budget - although that figure might not seem very much when weighed against such an intractable foe.

So the Budget will be pored over by many more than just those in the property industry this time round. Property has been left to find its own way and by-and-large that is how it usually is.

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Sandbanks....one of the Top Ten beaches in the UK according to Trip Advisor!

Trip Advisor has rated Sandbanks amongst the Top Ten beaches in the UK and with views like our photo below, can you blame them?

This stunning, unspoilt beach has achieved the most Blue Flags of any beach in the UK and is truly spectacular.

Accessible from major routes throughout the UK including the M27 and M3, as well as only an hour and a half from London, this reinforces what makes our area so very sought-after.




Thursday 13 March 2014

New marketing material....

What are your thoughts on this photo? We think it looks great, redesigning some brochures at the moment.


Monday 10 March 2014

WHAT A TURN OUT ...

What a turn out we had at "Laguna" over the weekend - it was a total success with well over 100 bodies walking in and we genuinely could not have had better weather!

Friday 7 March 2014

OPEN HOUSE ALERT

Don't forget about our OPEN HOUSE all of this weekend at "Laguna", 3a Elms Avenue, Lilliput, Poole, BH14 8EE.

On the market for a realistic £2,650,000.


Come and say hello!

We'll be there between 11:00 and 15:00 Saturday and Sunday (8th and 9th).


Tuesday 4 March 2014

Open Day at this stunning Superhome!

Arlington & Hall are opening the doors to one of the area's primary waterfront superhomes this weekend for an exclusive preview.

Laguna is an architecturally significant, stunning waterfront superhome designed by Terence O'Rourke.

It offers four double bedroom suites, bi-folding doors to the entire rear elevation and superlative views. All principal rooms enjoy spectacular views out across the Blue Lagoon towards Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island with the Purbeck Hills beyond.

Price Guide is £2.65 million, come and have a look at this stunning home on either Saturday or Sunday between 11-3.

Laguna, 3a Elms Avenue, Lilliput, Poole, BH14 8EE.
Call us for an exclusive preview on 01202 744944.





Monday 3 March 2014

First Love

Arlington & Hall looks at one of the challenges of buying property in this buoyant market.

The big challenge with this property market is that there is less time to make a decision to buy. The fewer properties on the market, the more pressure there is for buyers to make a choice quickly. Figures show that in London there are sixty buyers for every property available for sale.

So gone are the days of casually inspecting property over a number of months and then taking weeks to make up your mind. In this market blink and you will miss the good ones.

The trick in this market is to know what you want and to be in a position to move rapidly, having a mortgage offer in principle and any property you need to sell sold or at least under offer. But how do you know at which point to make a choice?
The curse of the home buyer is when the first property seen ticks all the boxes but there is the temptation to pass in the hope that something 'better' turns up. Very often it doesn't and all that will remain is regret.

The thing about choosing a property is that because all our individual needs are unique to us alone, no property will be faultless, a ten out of ten, and few will be a nine. So seven or eight out of ten is all most can expect at best. That is why so many buyers go on to improve, extend and alter. If you demand the ten out of ten property from the start, you are in for a long wait.

So the knack in this market is to recognise what you want in the things you can't change - location, size, garden, and so on - and be flexible with the things you are able to change such as appearance, kitchens, bathrooms, furnishings, overall appearance and even overall size by extension. It is possible to turn a seven out of ten into a nine out of ten to suit your particular needs.

As anyone who has missed a great chance through holding out for a perfect ten will tell you, it is better to be pragmatic, and flexible. In this market, decisive and quick action is required to avoid disappointment after disappointment.