Spring buyer success in Wellington
Spring was certainly in the air in Wellington where Barratt hosted a special part exchange weekend at its Cades Farm development to show prospective buyers how easy it is to part exchange their existing home.
And with limited availability of homes at Cades Farm there have been increased interest in part exchange.
Record numbers of homeowners are looking to move up the housing ladder while getting around the problem of finding a buyer for their existing property, according to the region’s leading housebuilder and sales manager Mary Daymond said they were out in force at the weekend, an indication that buyers are certainly more active in the spring market.
“There was a tremendous level of interest in our part exchange service and we’re delighted that so many people visited to learn about how Barratt can help people move up the housing ladder.
“We’ve been offering a part-exchange service for more than 30 years but we’ve never had so many people looking to take advantage of it,” said Mary.
“People are coming to us who are understandably keen to move up the property ladder now. Because of the fall in house prices in the last four years, the gap between the price of your present home and the one you want to move up to is likely to be significantly smaller than it was in 2007.
In addition to this we know that it is hard even to find a buyer in the second-hand market and sometimes when you do find one, they drop out or insist that you reduce the price.”
With its part-exchange exchange service, Barratt will buy your old place in just seven days when you purchase one of its new homes. That way you can buy and sell in one easy move and know you’re getting fair market value for your old home.
There are no estate agents’ fees to pay, you side-step most of the hassle and cost usually associated with selling a property and – best of all – you’ll have no worries about the dreaded housebuying ‘chain’ breaking.
“It’s just like part exchanging a car,” Mary added. “We’ll consider buying your current home so that you are free to buy one of ours.
“We arrange for the property to be valued by two independent surveyors and make a fair offer based on the valuations. We are a guaranteed cash buyer, there’s no chain, no agents’ fees or last minute price haggling.
“This probably sounds like a very good deal to anyone currently struggling to sell their old home. I would urge anyone interested to call us today to find out more.”
Homes currently available at Cades Farm include the four bedroom Dumont, from £252,000; the four bedroom Cranford from £263,000; the four bedroom Radleigh, starting from £275,000; and the five bedroom Malvern, from £325,000.
For further details about the part exchange scheme, visit the Cades Farm sales office in Taunton Road, open daily between 11am and 6pm.