Substantially reduced to £549,950

A superbly presented and substantial five bedroom detached property, located in this select development of 6 individual family homes overlooking the neighbouring cricket ground and surrounding countryside.

The property has been finished to exacting standards by the present owners and is immaculately presented throughout with integrated home entertainment system, located within walking distance of the village centre and a short drive to the motorway network.

The accommodation briefly comprises; entrance hall with wc/cloaks and closet, study, leading into a dining area, living room, breakfast kitchen/family room, utility room, first floor, five bedrooms (two with ensuite facilities) and family bathroom.

Outside there is an adjacent garden with flower beds and rockery, lawned garden forecourt, driveway leading to an integral double garage with remotely operated up and over door. There are paved rear gardens and patio areas.

Perhaps you are looking for a lifestyle change. Do you want to live in the countryside and run you own business, from home? We may have the solution with Copthorn Farm a charming semi detached country cottage with land approaching 1 acre and self contained cattery with capacity for boarding 59 cats!

Located close to the village of Walshaw and having a rural situation with open views to both the front and rear. The property forms part of the original farm complex dating from 1728, the current owners have thoroughly modernised and improved the accommodation to exacting standards.

All mains service are connected. The farm briefly comprises: private drive via remotely operated gates, semi detached three bedroomed cottage, detached double garage, purpose built cattery all licenced via Bury MBC and the land and gardens totalling some 0.8 acres.

It seems to be bizarre in the North West with endless rain and drizzle to hear our neighbours in the South East are having drought warnings, but as with most things in life, our winter won’t last forever.

I was forwarded a link to this inspirational moment with Tony Robbins, probably one of the worlds most influential speakers, sometimes we need to lift our head out of the mists and see a different perspective.

We have all experienced winters, some of us more than others and I suspect he’s right, this one won’t last forever.

We’re heading into Spring, and our vendors are getting their houses ready for them to move on and were adding more and more every week, if it’s your time to move, browse our enviable selection of property, we think we have a property for everyone, see if you can find yours….

Are you undecided if you should invest your hard earned money into bricks & mortar, be it your First Time Buy, or it may just be time to move on the housing ladder, either up or down.

The latest figures from the Confederation of British Industry, seem to suggest that the worst of the current economic pain is coming to an end, looking at a viewpoint that could be considered both positive but measured.

We don’t have a crystal ball, but looking at the level of enquiries that are coming through our website, at times these have been up as much as 30% on our busiest times in 2011.

There are at last 95% loan to value mortgage deals available to first time buyers and a headline from Myintroducer recently commenting that

‘FTB demand for advice hits 23 month high’

http://www.myintroducer.com/view.asp?ID=9106

We don’t expect the housing market to set off at a rip-roaring pace, nor for values to increase dramatically, but if you are quite simply looking for a home, why not get in touch and let us see if we can help you find it…….we’ve got a property for everyone!

Take the plunge, whats the worst that could happen…..

Time is the most precious commodity you have, why waste time looking elsewhere for somewhere to rent, our market share is streets ahead of our competitor’s, the only street you should be walking down should be ours…….we’ve got a property for everyone!

Given the last five years of poor activity in the housing market, you could easily be forgiven for putting off moving home.

However, whilst house prices have undoubtedly fallen in value, the amount by which they went up from the late 90′s was nothing short of meteoric, so in many ways a levelling process was perhaps inevitable.

It is absolutely possible, to turn this market to your advantage and make the next move, you may at first be disappointed with the latest value of your property, but with some detailed research, we can help here by the way, you could be pleasantly surprised at how much your next house could cost you.

So even if you’re not thinking of moving right now, why not find out the value of your home and how much other houses, bigger and smaller, are selling for in your area, it might make you think again.

We have a fantastic team of financial advisors who can obtain some of the best mortgage deals available, and I am convinced we are showcasing some of the best houses in our area, call us, or even easier click on the top right of your screen and arrange your valuation on-line, it couldn’t be easier, it’s no obligation and its FREE, what have you got to lose?

We have a property for everyone, could yours be one for us?

According to the Mail On The Sunday and a local agent who shall almost remain nameless, we have Manchester’s Top 10 Property Hotspots covered, I am sure we’ve said, ‘We’ve got it covered’ in the past, (see earlier posts!).

It might often be wet, but at least we’re HOT, Bury, Ramsbottom and Prestwich, all listed in Manchester’s top 10, if you are looking for somewhere either to rent or buy, contact an award-winning agent with an enviable market share of some of the hottest property available, it may be a property jungle out there but let us lead the way……..

It may seem unusual to have your own miniature Chapel, not just within your grounds, but actually off your landing area, but this is one of an assortment of treats this beautifully restored mid 19th Century Hall has to offer.

Restored in complete sympathy, this has to be one of the best homes this writer has ever had the pleasure to set foot in, with extensive original and restored period features throughout the entirety of the house.

Set in 2 acres of mature woodland gardens,with breathtaking countryside views, and a short drive to the M66, this substantial family home will appeal to our discerning clientele, take a tour to see for yourself……..could you reflect in a house like this?

A very Happy New Year to all friends, old and new, apologies for the late sentiment, glad to say we’ve been pretty busy on our first day back in the New Year.

As usual with the endless lettings enquiries (and long may they continue!!), but also with offers to buy, viewings and second viewings, we’ve said it before and woe betide us for sending out the wrong message (as expected by the media!), but you could even say a positive start to the year.

The slate’s clean, it’s too early to say what will be written in the history of 2012, the ‘experts’ are already out there with a variety of forecasts, both good and bad, all bases covered then, so either way they can say ‘I told you so….’

I am looking forward to this year, in the same way as any other year, even the pretty bleak one’s we’ve just had, there might be some potholes in the road, but we will do our best to avoid them or stop and fix them, nothing worth doing in life is easy, if it were it would be terribly dull, as a team we will be focussing this year on our customer service, we want to get it right, better than right and exceed expectations wherever we can, if you don’t get what you want from us tell us and we will do all we can to put it right.

However, if we do get it right (more often than not people tend to stay silent on these occasions!), please tell us, there isn’t a soul out there,who doesn’t respond well to positive feedback and tell your friends about us too!

If you are thinking of buying, selling, renting or letting a property be it residential or commercial, take a look at what we have to offer, we think we have a property for everyone, add yours to the list or take one off it.

Finally, apologies for the very amateur video, but cobbled this together with my limited techno knowledge, one of Ramsbottom’s and the Santa Expresses biggest fans, Imogen Grace Ferrier aged 4 (she’s on the left and now knows she has a chimney!), nepotism of the highest order, please accept my apologies, all the very best for 2012!!!

As we head into the festive season, most agents are tieing up all the loose ends before the Christmas break, we still have 1 or 2 last minute completions, and for those of you yet to move, best of  luck on the day!!

This is a time of year when our activity levels decrease dramtically in the run up to the climax of the year, other than the increased problems with older heating boilers who now start to creak and groan under the strain as they are fired up more often than not, and we do all we can with the help of our expert maintenance team to ensure everyone stays warm and safe whilst being weathered by the elements.

As we head into next year, none of us are 100% certain how the year will pan out, inflation has decreased marginally, but not enough for the commentators, mortgages are still hard to come by, First Time Buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder, tenants are finding it hard to find a property, for others their rents are increasing, over 50% of property listed on rightmove has been up for sale for over 12 months, we are heading into a deepening recession, then the usual tirade of housing forecasts up, down, sideways, all the views are there so we get a balanced outlook of a 1001 headlines.

Given the voice we all now have as a result of the accessibility of the internet it’s hard to know what and who to belieive, as everyone wants to be heard and be considered the most knowledgable expert, when sometimes from a media perspective they like poeple who are a little reactionary and therfore good for headlines, Gordon Ramsay certainly springs to mind for his head lines!!

The truth is……..well you decide, if you’re looking to move either to buy or to rent, I honestly believe we have a property for everyone, if we haven’t got it tell us what you are looking for and we will try and find it. If you’re thinking of selling or renting take a look at our testimonials, we may not always get it 100% right, but we try damned hard to.

Whatever your plans, we’ve got a property for everyone, maybe not today but possibly tomorrow, have a great Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year!!