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September 2018 Property Market Update
By Phipps and Pritchard
We are bracing ourselves for increased activity as we move into September. It is noticeable that peoples focus is turning back to property as we see the end of the Summer Holidays and children returning to school next week. The mailing list which has been surprisingly high with proceedable applicants the largest sector being those in rented has shifted in latter weeks with the first time buyers increasing once again.
The Importance of a High Street Presence in Estate Agency
By Phipps and Prichard
I am so often asked how we differ from the online offering.
My response is such that for tech savvy individuals the online option is attractive. Cost is a huge factor for many people however more often than not we see people who have paid and are having to pay again for a ‘true’ high street agent. The incentive for the online agent is building stock and their brand presence, their fees are paid up front so you question where is their motivation following taking your money to sell for you? They have been paid and listed your property – now what?
170 years young!
By Phipps and Pritchard
We are celebrating 170 years in Estate agency this year. We are a trusted brand that has serviced Worcestershire, Wyre Forest and beyond and continue to do so.
Bewdley Festival
By Phipps and Pritchard
Have enjoyed a fantastic evening with Bewdley Festival at their Partners & Patrons reception. We enjoyed some fantastic entertainment in the form of Pete Williams and Elisha Green and learnt about how Bewdley Festival with the support of its Partners and Patrons make a difference.
An exciting 2018 lies ahead.
Phipps & Pritchard are proud to be supporters of Bewdley Festival.
We’ve Moved Too!
By Phipps and Pritchard
We love nothing more than helping you buy and sell property so you can move onto your next adventure in life and we’ve been on the move too! Our Phipps and Pritchard sales and lettings offices in Kidderminster have come together under one roof, 32 Worcester Street.
Phipps and Pritchard Raise Nearly £7,000 for Mind
By Phipps and Pritchard
Staff at branches of Phipps and Pritchard, based Kidderminster and Stourport have helped raise nearly £7000 for mental health charity Mind.
Having initially raised £5517.00 as depicted in the photo, the partners of the McCartneys Group, of which Phipps and Pritchard is a part of decided to round that figure up to £6000; meaning the four local Mind’s where McCartneys are located; will each receive a cheque for £1500.
Over 1.3 Million Pounds Worth of Property and Land Sold at the Manor on Tuesday Night!
By Phipps & Pritchard
Another atmospheric electric evening was experienced at Hogarths Stone Manor Hotel on Tuesday 6th March. The latest property auction hosted by Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys was probably the most popular and successful event yet.
AUCTION RESUME FOR 2016
By Phipps and Pritchard
During the course of 2016 Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys LLP were favoured with kind instructions to offer 24 varied lots for sale by Public Auction.
Our latest public auction sale was held on a hot evening on Tuesday 13 September 2016 seeing the roo
By Phipps and Pritchard
Eight lots had been scheduled for sale under the hammer but for some sellers then irresistible offers – also with exchanged contracts – saw two of the properties sold prior to auction as follows!
Snowdon Walk for Charity
By Phipps and Pritchard
At the end of June one would expect lovely sunshine and blue sky’s but that’s far from what we experienced when a McCartneys team took on Snowdon on 26th June in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
A visit to The Royal Three counties Show
By Phipps and Pritchard
Donning my wellies I arrived at The Three Counties Showground Malvern on Friday 17th June to assist on our show stand.
McCartneys have a huge presence at the Agricultural shows as Pedigree and Commercial Livestock Auctioneers, Land & Estate Agents and this Year we were the sponsors of the RASE Burke Beef Pairs Trophy awarded at the Show.
Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys take to the mountains for MacMillan
By Phipps and Pritchard
About 18 months ago we took the decision to start supporting a charity for the year. 2015 saw us raising money for the Air Ambulance with our main event being a sponsored walk up Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons and all told we raised over £700 for this extremely worthy cause.
Following in the footsteps of those before us…
By Phipps and Pritchard
Established 1848 Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys have been around property a very long time. In fact soon to be celebrating 170 years in Estate Agency.
VALUE!
By Phipps and Pritchard
What a word! We are, in our day to day capacity as valuers and auctioneers, being asked regularly to can you please value this or value that. But if you stand back and consider the word value and its associated close relatives, we have a whole world of words surrounding one core word.
AUCTION REPORT
By Phipps and Pritchard
We are delighted to report on the success of our Spring Auction at The Hogarths Stone Manor Hotel on Tuesday evening. The atmosphere was more akin to a sporting event. Two of the properties entered for the auction had been sold prior to the evening which left numbers 7 & 9 Galahad Way, Stourport on Severn as the focus of what turned out to be a most exciting sale.
THE POWER OF A WELL RUN MAILING LIST
By Phipps and Pritchard
I am often asked, when I am undertaking Marketing Appraisals, whether we have people waiting to view properties such as the one I am inspecting. The short answer, given current marketing conditions, is normally yes! The internet is not the “be all and end all” of selling a property and I was taught in my very early days as an Estate Agent, back in the early 1980’s in London, that the in-house mailing list was the key to the success of the Agency. Without it we could not contact potential purchasers in an era before e-mail and the proliferation of mobile phones!
Historic Weavers’ Cottages in Horsefair, Kidderminster to be offered for sale by Phipps & Pritchard
By Phipps and Pritchard
Following extensive repair and conservation by The Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust Ltd having secured a mix of important grant and loan funding to do so! Please click on the pdf below to view the Official Press Release.
BUILD Magazine Announces The 2015 Real Estate & Property Awards Winners
By Phipps and Pritchard
17th December- BUILD Magazine has announced winners of the Real Estate & Property Awards. Phipps & Pritchard are awarded Best Local Estate Agency Worcestershire 2015.
McCartneys are best in Wales!
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys was awarded as Wales Estate Agency of the Year 2015 at The Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2015 in association with The Sunday Times and The Times and sponsored by Zoopla Property Group.
International Property Awards 2015-2016
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys LLP has been named Best in United Kingdom in the Best Real Estate Agency category at the final of the International Property Awards Summit held at London’s Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, 7th December 2015.
FINAL COUNTDOWN TO REVEAL THE BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT/AGENCY IN UK AS WELL AS IN THE WORLD!
By Phipps and Pritchard
In its quest to discover the best real estate professionals in the world, the International Property Awards in London invited agents and agencies to present their full range of services. The judging committee chaired by two members of the House of Lords scrutinised hundreds of entries and McCartneys with Phipps & Pritchard was a top scoring entrant for Best Real Estate Agent UK.
Lunch in Covent Garden and selfies with Big Ben – All in a days work when McCartneys with Phipps & P
By Phipps and Pritchard
Winning two awards was a tremendous achievement however when we arrived at the Marriott on Friday evening to be told we had received the highest accolade of five stars in both categories we were thrilled.
When it comes to superhero's, McCartneys have their own "Iron Man" in the shape of Jamie Tulloch who
By Phipps and Pritchard
This gruelling event featured a 2.4 mile sea swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride and a marathon to finish.
5 * Winners at the UK Property Awards !!!
By Phipps and Pritchard
On Friday evening we went down to London to the UK Property Awards. Myself, Anneka Wilks , Chris Rees, Zoe Herbert and Mark Fish represented McCartneys and Phipps & Pritchard.
NAVA CELEBRATES AUCTIONEER OF THE YEAR 2015
By Phipps and Pritchard
The National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA) ‘Auctioneers of the Year Awards’ celebrates industry talent
Insolvency & Business Asset Auction House, McCartneys
PHIPPS & PRITCHARD WITH MCCARTNEYS ACHIEVES A HIGHLY ACCLAIMED UK AWARD FOR REAL ESTATE AGENCIES
By Phipps and Pritchard
The results of the UK stage of the International Property Awards 2015-2016 have just been announced and Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys is justifiably proud to be among the winners.
The leader vs The chaser
By Phipps and Pritchard
It has been stated that Estate agents are as popular as Traffic wardens in the UK however we are not all the same.
Wyre Forests leading Independent Estate Agent
By Phipps and Pritchard
As Wyre Forests leading Independent Estate Agent like anyone we like to measure success however this is really only the tip of the iceberg to what people see.
It has been a very buoyant start to the year.
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys are delighted to announce that Marie Lawley MNAEA, Sales and Lettings Negotiator based at their Bridgnorth office has been chosen as one of the top six achievers in the NFOPP Technical Award in the Sale of Residential Property qualification and has been invited to attend the National Awards Ceremony being held at Warwick Castle in May.
Awards recognise hard work and achievement
By Phipps and Pritchard
Phipps & Pritchard with McCartneys again rolled out the red carpet in January at their Annual Awards This event recognises staff achievements within both the Residential and Rural aspects of the business.
See the new TV Ad for On The Market!
By Phipps and Pritchard
As I announced at the beginning of the year McCartneys are proud to be part of OnTheMarket.com, which launched on Monday 26 January.
New STAMP DUTY changes take effect tonight, from midnight on 3.12.2014
By Phipps and Pritchard
Stamp Duty Rates cut for the majority of purchasers!
Rare Opportunity to Lease a Renowned High Bird Shoot
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys have been favoured with instructions to let the shooting rights over The Gatten Shoot at Pontesbury, situated within south Shropshire between the towns of Bishops Castle and Shrewsbury.
McCartneys Photography competition winner is announced!
By Phipps and Pritchard
Head of PR and Valuer for Phipps and Pritchard with McCartneys Zoe Herbert and Ludlow based photographer Gareth Thomas alongside celebrity judge Sian Lloyd met up to view the submissions and pick their winner.
Phipps and Pritchard with McCartneys held their property auction on Wednesday 26th March at The Best
By Phipps and Pritchard
There was a great turn out and the room was buzzing with excitement.
CELEBRITY JUDGE TO FEATURE IN MCCARTNEYS PHOTGRAPHY COMPETITION
By Phipps and Pritchard
Last month leading estate agents, auctioneers and chartered surveyors McCartneys launched a photography competition inviting entrants to capture “the spirit of rural border life and property.” The winning shots are to be featured in McCartneys 2015 calendar which is distributed to thousands of homes and businesses and the winning photographers will receive vouchers for photography shops.
Open Day a success
By Phipps and Pritchard
It was a pleasure to welcome so many local professionals and friends to our open day to celebrate the completion of our residential sales property centre at 31 Worcester Street, Kidderminster.
NOT SO MUCH A “BURKE” BUT A BOOST
By Phipps and Pritchard
How unkind, not to say unknowledgeable (and certainly disrespectful to the Burke family) when someone in a crowded room announces that McCartneys are sponsoring “a Burke Trophy” “ha ha” “and they would win it hands down!!” – by the time that individual had received the “Ian Hislop” treatment from me, the “Burke” was truly on the other foot!
Three New Associates for McCartneys LLP
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys are pleased to announce the appointment of three new Associates. Simon Edwards, Phillip Blackman-Howard and Geraint Jones have joined the partnership as Associate Members.
FLOOD – AN “F” WORD TO BE WARY OF
By Phipps and Pritchard
One of the major factors following a flood is the potential devaluation or blighting that can take place to a person’s property. So on top of the misery that goes with dealing with a flood, there is then the on-going worry if someone had been thinking of moving or selling their house, needed to sell/re-mortgage or whatever, there is then the anguish that goes with the worry about how the flood will have affected their, in the majority of instances, major capital asset.
McCartneys Backs Elite Beef Award at Royal Three Counties Show
By Phipps and Pritchard
The FA Cup equivalent of the Beef showing world is coming to Worcestershire for the very first time, courtesy of the county's leading livestock auctioneers.
Energy Assessments Explained
By Phipps and Pritchard
Energy assessments have been part of our lives since the autumn of 2007, and still after all these years, whilst many are aware of their existence, most people know absolutely nothing about them.
Leaders of the field, McCartneys with Phipps and Pritchard shine at their Annual award ceremony.
By Phipps and Pritchard
McCartneys Annual award ceremony took place at The Luctonians, Kingsland Friday 10th January 2014.