April 2008 - PAUL MURPHY'S ESTATE AGENCY STRIKES GOLD FOR 5TH SUCCESSIVE YEAR.
Paul Murphy is pround to announce that the Agency has now been voted "Best Estate Agent in Scotland - Gold Winners" for the 5th successive year. Endorsed by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - this coveted award is achieved by votes received by home sellers and home buyers who have used Paul Murphy's Estate Agency within the past 12 months. Paul travelled to London again this year to the Annual Awards Ceremony and were presented with their 5th Trophy.
"This is a testament to the level of service given to our customers and sets a new standard in Scotland for Customer Service and Care" said Paul.
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"Thank you very much Paul and again thank you for all your help with selling the flat. It was a pleasure to deal with absolutely everyone in the office."
Kind Regards
Louise Forbes
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Recent testimonial - customer selling property in Allison Street, Glagsow:
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your help and guidance in what has been a very stressful period of time, however to be honest since leaving the flat I have been a lot more relaxed with the situation.
kind regards
Anthony Stead
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22/12/05 'Mortgage Advisor and Home Buyer Magazine February 2006 issue (due out 20/1/06)
Market view
As with most of England and Wales the housing market in Scotland has slowed down and stabilised. “Christmas has come early for us in the sense that the market already seems to be experiencing the traditional Christmas slowdown,” says Paul Murphy of Paul Murphy Estate Agents in Glasgow. “It’s the quietest November we’ve had for years.”
As occured in England, Glasgow is experiencing the downturn of a market that has peaked, leaving sellers’ expectations high but buyers unwilling to pay the inflated prices of the past few years.
“Property prices have decreased recently, especially for flats,” says Paul. “Certain house types like bungalows are popular but other modern properties are becoming difficult to sell as so many have been built in recent years. There are still some popular areas like the west of the city near the university where buyers are willing to pay high prices for the location, but overall property is moving slowly.”
One of the problems is that like England, Scotland’s property market is suffering from a shortage of first-time buyers. “They’ve gradually been disappearing over the last year,” says Paul. “However, as there isn’t much competition for typical first-time buyer properties it’s now a buyers’ market.”
Unlike in England, Scotland will not be adopting the home information packs (HIPs) that many English estate agents fear will negatively affect the market. “There’s talk of a single survey that will be similar to the HIP,” says Paul. “But the trials haven’t been popular as it’s seen as being biased towards the seller.”
However, Paul remains positive for next year. “I’m generally optimistic and I hope things will pick up by spring,” he says. See the article live at http://www.mortgageadvisormag.co.uk/YfBKPvw.html
Southside Extra Article - 18.01.08
Paul Murphy, based in Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, has accumulated over 21 years experience in the business.
Paul, voted Scotland’s Best Estate Agent for the fourth successive year, aims to provide an unrivalled personal service to handle every aspect of the sale of a home. He believes his expertise is crucial to successful house selling and provide a service that is prompt, professional and strictly personal.
“We all need a roof over our heads – but there are also times when people need to sell a home, either to move up the property ladder or to downsize, “said Paul.
“No matter the reason, at Personal Estate Agents we are expert in all aspects of selling properties and will ease sellers through this crucial process.
Personal Estate Agents previously won the title ‘Best Estate Agent in Scotland’ in 2004 and 2005 in the UK-wide Estate Agent of the Year Awards, sponsored by The Property Research Group and supported by the National Association of Estate Agents and were Gold Winners again in 2006 and 2007.
“The value of these awards to the company is unique, as the people who voted for us are our own customers,” said Paul. “Nine out of ten customers have told us they would use us again for future house sales which is very gratifying and proof that the service provided is of the highest quality.”
Said Paul “We believe we offer an unprecedented, individual level of service and commitment to the sale of a property, allied to a unique market-place knowledge,” “It’s the type of service vendors crave – it’s the type of service Personal Estate Agents deliver.
“Together, as a team, we use our skills to provide a top quality service that we can be proud of and, equally importantly, our clients can have full confidence in.”
As part of a continued expansion plan Personal Estate Agents have recently moved to new premises at 82 Coustonholm Road, Shawlands 0141 636 4420. Why not visit Paul and see at first hand the difference that Personal Estate Agents could make to you.