We’ve had an unusually busy start to this year at Paton & Co with several properties going under offer this month and five sets of keys handed over to excited homeowners as they begin 2025 in their new homes, we are also preparing a lot of homes to bring to market over the coming months. This activity is no surprise given Zoopla have reported ‘buyer demand is 13% higher than a year ago, with 10% more homes for sale and 12% more sales agreed’.
We’ve also had some very interesting new insights from Rightmove. According to their data from 2024, we sold more properties over £200,000 across the twenty nine postcode areas nearest our Berwick-upon-Tweed office than any other agent working in these areas, placing Paton & Co first out of 82 offices. (*Rightmove Report Below)
And if you look at the data for sales over £400,000, across these same twenty nine postcode areas, again Paton & Co is first in terms of sales out of 54 offices with properties in this price range. (*Rightmove Report Below) While we have sold properties more widely than these areas, both north and south of the border and including homes in East Lothian, Edinburgh and the Highlands, we hope that these insights are encouraging to anyone who is thinking of selling their home and considering an agent to entrust with this.
As Patrick Paton says: “At Paton & Co, we have knowledge of the wider market and the impact of external factors such as the Budget or interest rate changes as we move through each year, while we also have very thorough knowledge of our local market across the Scottish Borders and Northumberland, and bring that experience to each home we sell.
“As always, pricing is key in the current climate. If you’re considering a sale in the spring and have questions about the current market, or perhaps you’re wondering about the next steps and looking for advice on how to best prepare your home, we’d love to have a chat and talk things through.”
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