Total potential buyer levels last month rose 5.3% on the same time last year to 24,600. They were also up 13% on the same time five years ago. The highest number of potential buyers registered by haart was in January 2007 at the height of the property boom when 37,502 registered with the company during the first four weeks of the month.
This news comes as haart invests some £5m in its 125-plus strong branch network across the UK as part of a drive to re-affirm its position as ‘the independent estate agent of choice’ for people looking to buy, sell, let or rent. This is being supported by the roll-out of technical innovations such as iPad apps, Facebook Property apps and dedicated YouTube property channels to enable potential customers to search for property whilst on the move.
Russell Jervis, Managing Director of haart said:
“The market showed real signs of life towards the end of 2012 and has picked up where it left off at the start of 2013. Traditionally buyers wait until the spring to register but we have found that both buyers and sellers have accepted house prices aren’t going to return to former levels over the short to medium term and have therefore decided not to delay moving any longer.”
“Whilst you can’t predict what is going to happen over the remainder of the year, these figures certainly provide some encouragement to those people looking to move, and we would urge those that haven’t already, to contact their local branch and organise for a full market appraisal of their property. With so many people looking to move, the opportunity to sell has not been so strong in many years.”
