The average age to buy your first home in the UK is now 37 years old. But, the average age that people move out of their parents is still the early 20s. After flying their parent's nest and stepping out into the world as young adults, most stay in a rented property rather than getting on the property ladder. As a result, they have been termed Generation Rent.
We watch all the TV shows about renovations and self-builds, lapping it up. We critique their interior design ideas and landscaped gardens. We watch people make mistakes and go vastly over budget. But still, the end result is usually marvellous. A labour of love to cherish - a forever home.
Buying a house is a complicated process. A legal professional must ensure no issues with the property you buy. And, as with many things that involve legal professionals, it seems as if it takes forever! Is it possible to speed things up?
Every estate agent loves the telephone call or email instructing them to start marketing a property so we smiled when this lovely client made a special effort to deliver the good news!
Our Hockley office received a boost this week as experienced, local estate agent Jo Barham joined our team and got straight down to work listing new properties for sale and carrying our property valuations across the area.
We have a great team of staff at Amos Estates, people who love property, love great client service and in the case of Rob Moir love West Ham United! We put the camera in front of Rob and asked him to introduce himself, here is what he said.
One of our Directors, Colin MacLean also holds the position of Chairman of Thundersley Town Team , a voluntary group which promotes, organises community events and fundraises for Thundersley Village. This weekend Colin attended the Annual Thundersley Superheroes awards.
As business owners always try hard to make sure that our staff remain happy and content working with us. It is this policy which means that our colleagues tend to stay with us for a long period of time. This week we have celebrated the 8th anniversary of our Lettings Director, Tom Neale.
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Tommy was a very happy hammer as he run into one of his idols, Frank Lampard Snr while visiting a clients property. As you can imagine he hasn't stopped talking about it since and has taken to telling his friends that is now the estate agent for rich and famous. When do those bubbles pop?
The blue light services who put themselves in danger for our good deserve special recognition, that is why during the extraordinary heatwave this week we hit the supermarket and bought Hawkwell Firefighters a drink or two on us!
With more and more people moving out of London and into this part of Essex we make a special effort to photograph the daily routine of life to provide an insight into why living in our tiny Borough is so perfect. We have been out and about this week armed with our trusty camera, here are the results.