Industry and Property News

The summer months are generally a welcome time for our property management team when it comes to problems and faults with the properties we manage. However, during the winter months our biggest problem is damp! In most cases this is simply down to...

You may have heard, in the Chancellor’s autumn statement, that some major changes are due to Stamp Duty which will probably affect buy-to-let purchases from 1 st April 2016.   We have already had a number of instructions come to the...

From Barbers’ perspective we think that it is important to work closely with our local businesses and have good working relationships with our solicitor and licensed conveyancing friends, our local mortgage providing friends and even our estate...

I am absolutely thrilled that Barbers Lettings has been recognised as the Best Letting Agent in Shropshire by allAgents, the UK’s largest directory and review website dedicated to the property industry. The site is in effect the Trip Advisor of...

Are you getting the right amount of rent from your investment? With demand in our area at an all time high, a falling supply means that rents have naturally increased. I have recently calculated that average rents on three bedroom houses in town...

Are house prices rising? Are properties selling quickly? Is my house ready to sell? These are three basic questions I am asked almost every day. And the answers to these questions can be very straightforward in most cases but...