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PROMOTION Clicks and Mortar Local property expert Julian Rich discusses why spending hours on property portals may not be the answer to finding your perfect property Today, when buying a property, most of us set up a search on a property portal such as Rghtmove' or 'On the Market, and then leave the compuser so tell us what we can buy, Much easier we presume and a great way to see allof the market-or is it? opportunies that with a bit of imagination or clever negotiation could prove to be your ideal home There is "nothing to buy' There is no doubt that property poetals are a valuable tool to provide a highlevel view ofthe buers in the first round of activity, then get market, indicating what's coming on, what's snapped up before the wider world is aware. sold andat what price and what is not sellingat Anesceptional new build property finishedto all. However, home buayers need to be carefulnot a client's requirements in a prime village and to become over reliant on these portals as they also a townhouse within walking distance of do notawaysrepeesentatrue reality of whatis the towncentre have both been discretely solkd really happening in your local area We have already established that not everything is on property portals, Bat one of the consequences ofthissituation isthatwhen homeowners toying with the idea of selling their homes, take a quick look to check that if they sell their home they will be able to ind somewhere themselves, the result can be an abrupt halt and no furtheraction this way recently. To buy homes we need someone to sell, so if you are spooked by what you see on a peoperty portal, speak to a property expent to find out whatisreally goingon inthe marketandwhere Here are a few truisms that soeme people may Portals show you what you can buy believe and why they may be wrong for your budget A typical buyer using a property portal to the opportunities lie. research what they can afford to bay will Is everything on a property portal? Property portals consist ofavast database of enter abu get range./ 10%oftheirsopbudget. Everything you need is online properties and most estateagents do advertise review the results accordingly and thentickthe Photos, maps, stats and sales spiel. What the majority of their sales stock on these sites kingfor notificasions offuture properties more do you need to shorelist a property? But but please do not believe that everything is entering the market in this price bracketremember, property portals are sales sites advertised on the portals.Itisnot. Ihave written lob done? about off market activity before and this is babbling along healthily around the Golden The problem with this approach is twofold: even achieve this) So, when interrogating Triangle'oHarrogate, Leeds and York designed to present a peoperty in the best light, (although some of what is advertised don' firstly, new houses entering the market can sometimes he overpriced and so what you Some properties are never destined to be are seeing may not be a true picture of a advertised, asthe owners prefer to sell discreetly property's value perhaps because the vendor away from prying eyes. Others are expected isbullish or the sales agent has valued high to to be publicised as prime opportunities gain the instruction. Secondly, by restricting but are offered to a select few proceedable yourself to a tight price bracket you miss the properties on a portal, have an equal measure of scepticism and imagination to balance what is showing on screen and its reality or true potential. Remember nothing ever beats viewingapropertynperson-except, perhaps, gettinga professional property finder to view it for you If you are considering your property options and would ike more information on how to better navigate your local property market, contact Julian Rich to arrange a no oblgation meoting 01423 206055 info&garringtno.uk www.garringtonnortheast.co.uk