Cooke Curtis & Christmas
As we head towards Christmas and the end of the year we thought we would update you with recent news on us and on the charities we support.
We also thought it might be helpful for us to share some tips if you are thinking of moving early in the New Year.
Merry Christmas from all of the Cooke Curtis & Co team.
Best Estate Agent Overall Winner Sales
Cooke Curtis & Co has been recognised as the Best Estate Agent in the country by The Best Estate Agents Guide.
The result of a detailed analysis of over 15,000 agents.
It is the largest analysis of Estate Agents and the Gold Winners represent the top 5% in the country. This includes our hard working lettings team.
Talking of awards our Lettings Team who are multi award winning, were also awarded British Property Awards 2021 - 2022 - Gold Winner - Best Letting Agent for customer service and quality of marketing.
The Best Estate Agents Guide assessment is carried out over six months where 25 million leads are assessed along with 3 billion data points, so it's incredibly thorough.
What they look closely at is the quality and results of our property marketing, they undertake mystery shopper exercises and web enquiries assess an agent's “likeability & trust”, how knowledgeable, informative and responsive they are.
And finally agents own websites are subjected to a 36 point assessment which explores marketing and customer service.
So what does this all mean?
As we enter 2022 we strive to achieve great results for you. Cooke Curtis & Co has grown to become one of Cambridge’s leading (and most liked) estate agents, focused on helping you get moving.
If you are looking to sell or let a property and like the idea of having the best Estate Agent in the country working hard for you click on the link to arrange a valuation.
Arthur Rank Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme
It is back and bigger than ever. Covering even more postcodes this year in an attempt to beat last year's record of collecting over 2,900 trees and raising over £54,000 for this wonderful charity and hospice.
Once again in early January we will be joining the wonderful team of supporters making up the three collection crews. For further information or if you would like us to collect your tree please click on the link below.
Helping make a difference – The New Meaning Foundation
I came across the New Meaning Foundation by chance when I was on LinkedIn and saw a post about Space Homes created by NMF. It seemed such a fantastic idea so I immediately made contact and visited their construction site to hear more about what they do and the positive impact they have in the local community.
We pledged to help the charity, helping pay a salary for one of their trainee team. Below is a post from the New Meaning Foundation where you will learn a little more about what they do. Do explore their site too when you have a moment.
Looking to move in 2022?
Historically most clients placed their properties on the market early spring but times have changed. Typically there are a consistent level of buyers looking for a new home irrespective of the time of year.
So rather than place your property for sale at the same time as everyone else, our advice is to get a head start on everyone else and sell early in the New Year. This is something we have advocated for many years.
You will have a more captive audience. This will result in you selling ahead of your 'competition' and being in a position to buy before them. While you are having your offer accepted they will only just be uploading their property to Rightmove or wherever they place their properties.
Always sell first and stay ahead of the competition. The earlier you start the process the best price you will secure.
Rushing a sale rarely gets the best price.
Prepare to sell…
Very few people live in show home conditions but preparing your property to be photographed to sell or let, is one of the most effective measures you can take to secure a great result.
We will guide you through what is important to do room by room from hiding your clutter to cleaning and even redecoration. And don’t forget the outside.
Mow the lawn, jet wash the drive and clean the windows. It sounds like common sense but we often miss things we see every day.
This focus is very important.
Make sure everything works. A stuck front door, or bulbs that need changing doesn’t give a good first impression.
Another useful thing to do is to instruct your solicitor as soon as you can. Weeks if not months can be lost if you fail to engage your Solicitor promptly, and this is frustrating for everyone involved. If you are serious about moving, choose your solicitor, appoint and have all paperwork ready to send out as soon as a sale is agreed.
If you would like to speak to one of our experienced valuation team or arrange a valuation please call or click on the link below.
Also if you are looking for your next property to buy or let you can receive alerts often 24 hours before they hit the portals.
If you want to get to hear first click on the link below.
And finally we are open between Christmas and the New Year on the 29th, 30th & 31st December between 10:00 -14:00.
We are then back on the 4th January as normal.
For tenants we have out of office emergency contact details on the link below.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the team at Cooke Curtis & Co.