The Issue: Get a move on!

Is it time to get on with it?

Do you want to move? Are you ready to move? Do you need to move? So what’s stopping you?

Times may be uncertain, although the pundits are out there taking a shot at predicting what will happen in the next few years, months even. Brexit will no doubt have an impact on everything, from the price of food, and wine of course, to the prices of property. The American election in all its terrifying aspects may well have an impact too as will local elections, national elections, the weather, unexpected storms and… well all manner of unpredictable incidents and catastrophes.

The truth is that the property market is vulnerable to many many things, it can go up as easily as it can go down.

Do you want to move? Are you ready to move? So what’s stopping you

One thing that we do know is that the property market here in Brighton has historically done well compared to most of the UK with prices reflecting a market that remains buoyant with prices to match. Right now that market is dominated by more potential buyers than vendors which if you want to sell puts you in a strong position.

We move for a great many reasons, sometimes because we want to downsize, sometimes even to release equity and enjoy the money that has been tied up in a property that you no longer need. Some of us need to move because our personal circumstances change, getting married, getting divorced, starting a family… and some of us move because we have a new job and need to move closer to work.

So you need to move, yes. So get moving! The property market is most influenced by the need of people to move. Sitting on your hands and waiting is not going to be the solution, far from it. Take a good hard look at your situation, property prices may not be rising as fast as a few years ago, but we all know what happened then and that bubble burst leaving a lot of people in difficulty. In the same breath they are not dropping but holding pretty stable.

So when is the right time to move? The right time is when you need to move, no sooner and certainly no later. If for you that time is right now then call one of the excellent agents in Latest Homes, get that property on the market and get a move on!