Posted on Thursday, 6 August, 2020
Since Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut in stamp duty for properties up to £500,000, there has been much debate on whether this will have the desired boost for the property market or not. The theory is to encourage people to move or buy once again as the market took such a hit...
Posted on Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
As you may have seen on our social media channels, the team at CGT Lettings and CGT Sales have been very busy over the last few months creating videos. These videos have broken down the Government lockdown guidelines, implications and effects on the property market, how...
Posted on Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
As an industry Covid 19 has had a massive impact and requires significant changes in how we operate, as a company we take the health and safety of our staff and clients very seriously. Following recent government guidelines, we are conducting our work, as safely as possible taking into...
Posted on Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
The outbreak of Coronavirus in the UK has brought about many challenges to us all both personally and professionally. Our hearts go out to those who have suffered tragic losses or have endured this debilitating virus. The implications on the property market has maybe brought about more...
Posted on Thursday, 16 April, 2020
Let me take you back to 31 st of January 2020 and CGT Lettings Cheltenham had just had its best start to a year in terms in a very long time and February was looking very positive too. The atmosphere in the office was electric and there was a genuine buzz and belief that 2020 was going to...
Posted on Thursday, 5 March, 2020
Since the tenant fee ban last year, where tenants no longer pay for referencing fees, there was much debate around how these checks were going to be carried out or how agents were going to keep the levels of service as they were. As an agent, it is always our aim to give the landlord the...
Posted on Friday, 15 November, 2019
CGT Lettings & Sales are delighted to have taken on a fleet of fully electric company cars in a bid to reduce air pollution in Gloucestershire. The company manages and sells property in all corners of the county, racking up the associated mileage whilst doing so. Taking the step to give...
Posted on Monday, 5 August, 2019
Imagine the situation, your home has been in the family for decades, its literally part of your history and has been handed down through generations. However, it’s now empty, you’ve got somewhere else to live, you don’t need to sell your family home and so you’re in a...
Posted on Monday, 15 July, 2019
A colleague of mine recently told me about a landlord that he spotted advertising a property on Gumtree, he recognised the property as he’d been out to value it for sale only 6 months previously and he provided the landlord with advise on the kind of rental yield he could expect if he let...
Posted on Monday, 17 June, 2019
With Rightmove and Zoopla recently announcing an end to ‘No DSS’ listings on their portals, and a recent meeting held by Heather Wheeler, Housing Minister at Downing Street along with several representatives from leading property portals and industry bodies to discuss the ending of...
