Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Part exchange your property for a park home lifestyle

 
Thinking of moving away from the busy city to the beautiful countryside? Move to a community specifically designed for those who want to feel secure and want a stress-free lifestyle. Quick Move Properties has come up with these easy steps to purchasing your dream park home…

Step one: Take your time looking at what type of park home you want and where you want to live. You can visit the Park Lifestyle website or find a copy of its magazine at most parks. Things you need to think about at this stage are…

• Your budget. Whether you are a cash buyer, are looking to secure finance or need to sell your existing property, we recommend you spend time researching just how much park home you can get for your money so you can set a realistic budget for your purchase.

• Get a good understanding of the Mobile Homes Act 1983. You’ll find details of residents’ rights, legal requirements and restrictions.

• Visit some park home sites, talk to residents already living there and get a feel for the lifestyle.

• Think about maintenance fees. Will you be responsible for any? Do you need to pay ground rent?

• Need more advice? You may have certain questions about the purchase process, structural elements or surveys. Visit the Park Home Living website. Here you’ll find useful information on topics such as finance and insurance, along with a park home forum that you can join in with and ask any questions you have, and downloadable fact sheets.

Step two: Once you’ve found the park home of your dreams, you don’t want to miss out on purchasing it. If you are not a cash buyer, find out if the park home site manager offers part exchange or explore the service of a home buyer.

If the park home site manager doesn’t know what property part exchange is or doesn’t offer this scheme, contact Quick Move Properties direct and we can help you. Quick Move Properties is a property part exchange company that will assist you throughout the sale of your existing home so you can purchase your park home.

There are many benefits in using part exchange. In short, it allows you to avoid all the costs and hassle of trying to sell on the open market and puts you in full control of the proceedings and timescales.

Step three: We’ll get some property details from you and if you’d like to proceed we will arrange for two independent, local estate agents to value your home. The two estate agents will contact you to organise the best time for a viewing. You don’t need to worry about costs or fees. We pay for all of that.

Step four: Once we have the feedback from the two estate agents and the value of your property has been established, we will make you a formal offer. There is no obligation. We encourage you to take your time to decide if the offer meets your needs and you’re 100% happy to proceed.

Step five: If you’ve made the decision to move forwards, we will assign a surveyor to complete a survey and a solicitor to draw up the legal documents and contract. This would be a good time to think about timescales and agree on a completion date. If you use one of our panel solicitors, you will not have any fees to pay.

Step six: Take your time to read all the legal documents and if you’re unsure about anything, don’t be afraid to contact us. Peace of mind is essential. Once you’ve exchanged contracts and all the paperwork is completed, you’re free to move into your new home. Congratulations!

Property part exchange is an easy process when you know how and have done all the research. Remember to take your time when making a change to your lifestyle. Quick Move Properties is here to help you part exchange your existing property and purchase the park home you’ve always wanted.

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Wednesday, 19 September 2012

The Employee of Quarter 3 is... Karen Burke!


Karen, Sales and Marketing Manager for park homes part exchange, received a raft of nominations from her fellow employees, recognising that she is on call 24 hours a day, praising her helpful, friendly personality and noting her dedication to looking after her customers and clients extremely well.

Here are just a few of the lovely things that Karen’s colleagues had to say about her…

Karen has been a force to be reckoned with this year! She left her comfort zone and approached her new role with some apprehension, but her energy, enthusiasm and persistence has quickly allowed her to adapt. She has smashed her target for this year and I’m sure this is just the start of good things to come!

9 to 5 is not a term that can be associated with Karen. She often arrives as the day is dawning to collect one of the company cars before heading off to visit PHOs throughout the country, not returning until late evening. ”

Karen takes great pride in her work and has built up some fantastic relationships with park home owners. Her natural, friendly manner has proved invaluable, so much so, that when attending exhibitions, she is seen as the face, not just of Quick Move Properties, but of part exchange within the industry.”

Well done Karen!

If you’d like to find out more about Karen and the rest of the Quick Move Properties staff, meet the team.
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Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Who are the new ministers for housing and planning following Tuesday’s reshuffle?

Quick Move Properties takes a look at the new ministers for housing and planning who were announced in yesterday's reshuffle...

HOUSING MINISTER: Mark Prisk

Mark Prisk has been construction minister since the Conservatives came to power and will be catapulted into the limelight with this appointment. The property industry and the wider market is eagerly awaiting expected announcements signalling policies to boost housing and therefore growth in the near future, and Mr Prisk is set to take a key role in this.

Mark Prisk comes to the table with a significant amount of experience in ‘green’ construction, most notably as co-chair of the Green Construction Board, which will help considerably with the UKs aim to provide zero carbon housing by 2016. His experience as a chartered surveyor and of managing business will hopefully bring a balance to this – giving him empathy with the builders on whom the industry relies and an understanding of the importance of maintaining realistic margins.

As Construction Products Association economics director Noble Francis pointed out: “The housing market has some serious issues and it is going to be extremely challenging for the incoming minister. Planning is not the key issue in the near term. Private house builders have a considerable amount of land with planning permission but little incentive to raise units significantly as it harms their margins.”

PLANNING MINISTER: Nick Boles

In contrast to the green credentials of our new housing minister, the new planning minister, Nick Bowles, famously described opponents of planning reform as “hysterical, scare-mongering, latter-day Luddites”!

As a radical thinker who wants to slash red tape to boost the economy, Mr Boles may prove a breath of fresh air to the long-raging planning debate. His view is firmly on the economic impact of planning and balanced by Mark Prisk’s green focus, we could have a partnership that manages to combine growth and environmental concern.

Like Mr Prisk, Mr Boles too has managed a successful business, giving him an insight into the some of the difficulties that those running building companies face and, as he states on his website, “I also saw how small interventions by government can handicap British businesses’ ability to compete in a global market”.

The appointment of Mr Boles is a clear indication from the prime minister that he wishes to move forward in terms of planning, and he is a clear choice to do that. Described by many as arrogant, he will need to improve his ability to communicate with the electorate and bring some balance with an understanding of conservation and the benefits of greenbelt land. If he manages to achieve this, we may well see one of the most progressive periods in the history of planning legislation.
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