Saturday 22 December 2012

Local and national Events Calendar 2013

In 2013, we're publishing a helpful leaflet of local and national events and dates.

To help a bit more, we're also blogging the dates as here we can put links to relevant web pages. Don't forget our link to our own website - do get in touch if you're thinking of moving or need help with letting or managing a property - www.edwardashdale.com. 

We will update this list, so do add it to your Favourites and return to it in the future. 

Our list of dates is correct to the best of our knowledge when put together in December 2012:

 January - 12 months anniversary since Edward Ashdale Estate Agents was formed.
February
  • 12 - Shrove Tuesday (pancake day)
  • 14 - Valentines Day
  • 15 – Kissing Friday
March
April

May
June 
July 
July dates to be confirmed -  BBC Proms - Chislehurst Rocks http://www.chislehurstrocks.co.uk/ - Chelsfield Fair http://www.chelsfieldfair.com/

August 
  • 3-10 – Cowes Week, Isle of Wight
  • New - 7-11 - Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, london - gbbf.org.uk 
  • 9 August – 1 September – Edinburgh Festival
  • 25-26 - Notting Hill Carnival http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/
  • 26 - Late Summer Bank Holiday
August dates to be confirmed - Pettswoodstock http://www.pettswoodstock.com/ – Party in the Priory http://www.partyinthepriory.co.uk/, Orpington
 September 
  • 23 - First Day of Autumn
September dates to be confirmed -  Harvest Festival - Crystal Palace International Film Festival http://cpiff.co.uk/
 October
October dates to be confirmed - London Honey Show - London Restaurant Festival - Brockwell Park Music Festival

November 
  • 3-7 – Diwali
  • 5 - Guy Fawkes night
  • 9 - Lord Mayor’s Show, London http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/
  • 10 - Remembrance Sunday
  • 11 - Armistice Day - 2 minutes silence at 11 a.m
  • 30 - Christmas Festival - St. Christopher's Hospice; and St Andrew’s Day
November dates to be confirmed - London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

December
  • 1 - Remembrance Tree, St. Christopher's Hospice
  • 5 - Great Christmas Pudding Race, London http://www.xmaspuddingrace.org.uk/Home.html
  • 21 - Winter Solstice - shortest Day of the year
  • 24 - Christmas Eve
  • 25 - Christmas Day – Bank Holiday
  • 26 – Boxing Day – Bank Holiday
  • 31 - New Year’s Eve; and Hogmanay (Scotland)


 
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Thursday 6 December 2012

House price reports

This week news is out on what everyone believes to be the catalyst for an emerging economy… House building activity in London and property prices. In our industry we’re peppered weekly by various sources with information on house prices. Sometimes local, sometimes regional, sometimes national, but when switching the television on to hear news bulletin’s reporting house prices have fallen, alarm bells ring and the attention is drawn. Apparently this reduction of 0.2% is narrowing the north south divide. At that rate it could take a while to level out! Reporting a house price on a national level applicable to all is just around the corner??? Unlikely. House price falls are set to grab attention and on both audio and print versions the same tactic can be used to maximum impact, but the underlying fact is house prices have fallen by just 0.2%. Take some consideration of facts, sources, figures and abject calculating to determine that in our view, but there it is 0.2%. In reality it is unlikely that house prices in the South East will neither fall or increase, and if we look at the wider picture house prices should be measured not only on a concentrated regional basis, but also in terms of the property denominations. 0.2%!! Who cares about that? So why don’t they just say house prices have remained stable you may ask? The house price sources usually manipulate figures for it’s own political interests and the media is like a powerful hypnotic like tool used to control our thinking. There are different levels of house market. One bedroom properties are more likely to be harder to sell as they require first time buyers, against three/four bedroom properties for instance, which are in demand due to lack of supply and are easier to obtain finance being higher up the ladder. 

 *There is 38% less property on the market than there was last year. Families are more commonly relocating from region to region within the London area (inside M25). A result of better transport facilities is one reason. House prices should be split into those markets, it really can be that that focussed in the reporting. Take the postcodes of central London for instance, which is boosted by the Russian and Chinese investors with their spare cash wanting to live or invest in what is a trendy City with 100’s of sights and attractions, seeing prime property as cheap. Totally immune to the rest of the London house market, it’s own micro climate. Foreign investors lured by the lights and the promise of economic recovery, because let’s face it we should be on the up by now, because we’re ‘bumping along the bottom.’ Cyclical history proves it. What is the driving force behind house price activity? Mortgages and finance, and there is no indication of a recovery by the banks in the foreseeable future. The view therefore should be taken that there will be no change in house prices for the foreseeable future.

If you want to know about local market house prices speak to your local Estate Agent. We do not charge for telephone conversations or visits and you’ll get a good over view of what is happening in your area. Just make sure you speak to the right person! 

* Source-National Association of Estate Agents
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