We’re pleased to welcome Laura Porter and Leigh Ireland to our Lettings team.

Laura is our new Lettings Administrator and will be working in our Cirencester office, alongside Lettings Manager Daisy Alban-Jones. Laura enjoys her varied role in Lettings, dealing with enquiries, organising viewings, and managing the department’s social media account. When she’s not at work her time is taken up looking after her baby daughter, Willow. She also enjoys spending time with family and doing a spot of baking.

Leigh is new to lettings, but not to Perry Bishop. She began working with us back in 2014, as client manager in our Nailsworth branch. After taking a year’s break, Leigh has returned and is now enjoying her role juggling sales and lettings as a coordinator working out of our Stroud branch. In her spare time, Leigh enjoys researching local history and helping people trace their own family history.

Perry Bishop’s Lettings and Property Management service helps landlords across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire and thanks to their innovative marketing and great customer service have featured for two years running in the Best Estate Agent Guide. Compiled by the Property Academy and Rightmove, the Guide only features the top performing 5% of agents across the country.

If you want to talk to us about managing your properties, please get in touch with your nearest Perry Bishop branch.

Are you about to market your first buy-to-let property? Or maybe you’re an existing landlord who’s a bit rusty about current regs and needs reminding what they need to do to be fully compliant?

Our experienced lettings team are here to help. Throughout the month of March,  you can arrange for one of them to come out and conduct a rental health check on your rental property – free of charge.*

To book your rental health check email the team at:

lettings@perrybishop.co.uk

Add Free Rental Health Check in the subject line.

But hurry, spaces are limited and are filling up fast!

Meanwhile, download our latest guide for landlords here.

 

We care about property. We care about you.

 

*Rental properties must be located in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire or Wiltshire

Where do you like to go for your cuppa? Whose flat whites set you up for the day? Where do you like to meet up with friends to put the world to rights over a large pot of Earl Grey? Which is your favourite hang-out for lunch or an afternoon treat?

Perry Bishop is proud to be sponsoring Cafe of the Year at this year’s SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards, the county’s biggest awards event – with 2022 marking the exciting fifth year of SGGLA.

Nominations are now open and it’s free to enter, so get voting!

We asked our teams to tell us about some of their personal favourites:

The Curious Cafe in Leckhampton, The Find in Cheltenham, Pretty & Pip in Cirencester, Woodruffs in Stroud, The Canteen in Nailsworth and the Whistle Stop Cafe in Tetbury were all given a mention.

But the decision is yours! Entries close on 31st March and the shortlist of finalists will be revealed on 11th April when voting will be reopened to the public, with the overall winner named at an awards evening at DEYA Brewing Company in Cheltenham on 29th June.

Get your thinking cappuccinos on and VOTE now for your winner!

Rebecca Cotton, Community and Corporate Partnerships at CHYP (Cirencester Housing for Young People),  met up with the team at Perry Bishop Cirencester who have chosen CHYP as their Charity Partner for 2022. Perry Bishop are delighted to lend their support to this brilliant service that provides 24 hour supported accommodation for young homeless people between the ages of 16 to 25 in the Cotswold District Area.

CHYP does not just offer these young people a roof over their head, but gives them the practical and emotional support needed to help them into further education, work experience and training placements which lead to employment and eventually independent living.

Perry Bishop Cirencester will make a donation to CHYP from every house sold throughout the year and the charity’s logo will also appear across the company’s marketing literature to help raise awareness for this small local charity.

“We are really pleased to have chosen CHYP as this year’s Charity Partner and look forward to helping raise as much as possible for the invaluable work of this small local charity that does so much for vulnerable young people in our community,” said Branch Manager, Jim Chamberlayne.

Perry Bishop is an award-winning multi branch agency that offer sales, lettings, land and new home services across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.

If you live in or around Cirencester and are considering a move this year, please call our Cirencester branch on 01285 655355 for all property enquiries and to book your free valuation.

There’s no greater endorsement than a recommendation. It’s a real compliment when you recommend us to people you know and we’d like to say ‘thank you’.

When you refer a friend or family member who then goes on to sell or let with us, we will give you £300 of John Lewis vouchers – £150 for you and £150 for your friend.*

Simply complete our simple online referral form and leave the rest  to us. Once the sale or let of your friend’s property has completed, the John Lewis vouchers will be winging their way to you and your friend.

It’s a win-win situation for both you and your friend!

Alternatively, we can donate £150 to a charity of your choice and £150 to your friend’s chosen charity.

We also have referral forms in branch if you would prefer to complete in person rather than online.

* The vouchers will only be issued to both parties once the sale or let of your friend’s property has completed.

Our Lettings team LOVE Valentine’s Day and to celebrate are running a promotion on their facebook page to win these wonderful Valentine goodies.

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is to head over to their facebook page:

• Like their page
• Like and share their Valentine post
• Tag someone you would like to share this gift with‍ in the comments section

A winner will be chosen at random on Monday 14th February.

Good luck lovebirds!

#valentinesday2022

The team at award-winning estate and letting agency, Perry Bishop Cheltenham, have this year chosen Gloucestershire charity – James Hopkins Trust – as their Charity Partner. Providing nursing respite care for the county’s life limited and life threatened young children, James Hopkins’ nurses assist both in the family home as well as in the Trust’s purpose built multi-sensory respite centre and gardens, Kites Corner.

Perry Bishop is delighted to be able to lend its support to the vital work of this extraordinary charity who have helped over 600 children and their families since opening their doors in 1989. As well as making a donation to the Trust for every house they sell this year, Perry Bishop is also the headline sponsor of the charity’s Golf Day at Lilley Brook Golf Club on 19th May.

“We’re really looking forward to raising as much money as possible to help fund the brilliant work that James Hopkins Trust does, caring for some of Gloucestershire’s most vulnerable children and providing much needed respite for their families,” said Branch Manager Ross Burbidge.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have a charity partnership with Perry Bishop for 2022,” Fundraising Manager, Ria Heap, concurred.

If you would like to form a team and come along to the James Hopkins Trust Golf Day on 19th May please call the fundraising team on:

01452 612216 or email Ria@jameshopkinstrust.org.uk

But hurry, places are filling up fast!

MD, Phillip Bishop, ignores the New Year crystal ball and looks instead at what is actually happening to the property market at the moment.

A recent survey by a national estate agency group revealed that over fifty per cent of home buyers make a buying decision during their first viewing. Any experienced estate agent would say that they don’t need a survey to tell them that.

First impressions are a crucial component in influencing a home buying decision. Hence a clean and tidy house is essential in creating a market-ready property. Neatness must extend to the front garden, where a proportion of buyers often make their decisions to purchase or not even as they walk up to the front door for the first time.

Why are such important decisions made in moments? It’s because for most buyers a home is about the heart: it must feel right for them. A property can have the correct number of rooms, the right amount of space, face the right direction and have dozens of other desirable features, including being priced correctly.  Still, if something doesn’t feel right it’s not right, and a buyer can detect that in seconds.

As we stride into 2022, newspapers and social media are awash with industry experts’ property market predictions. But experienced estate agents know that it is the present they have to address. The vast majority of home buyers and sellers are dealing with the now.

Happily, the present is easier to comment on accurately. Early indications this year are that there is no let-up in demand. But stocks remain low, keeping pressure on values and pushing up prices in many areas, making this a particularly good time to sell.

Yes, property buyers must keep their eye on cost-of-living rises, as mortgage affordability and potential energy supply cost increases will be of concern in the weeks and months ahead. Indeed, banks and building societies might toughen up their lending criteria, especially if we see more small, incremental interest rate rises.

Buyers need to make wise decisions when choosing a home, as they should always buy within their means. But, within the bounds of fiscal responsibility, people still choose a home instinctively. Property may have become a commodity, but a home is more than that. It is shelter, security and a comfort blanket, and no one needs a survey to tell them that.

If you are thinking of selling or letting a property this year, talk to the experts at your nearest Perry Bishop branch. Alternatively book your valuation now into our diary at a time to suit you.

We look forward to helping you with your next move.

A New Year is an opportunity for a new start and, as expected, we are already receiving a steady number of enquiries from people living in our area looking to move this year.

Whether you are hoping to downsize or acquire some extra space, we can offer advice for those looking to get their property ready to sell and to ensure you achieve the best price.

Follow our Top Tips:

Declutter and depersonalise
Start the big clear-out in advance of property viewings and when you have given away, recycled or sold as much as possible, hide as much of what’s left as you can.

Spruce up the decor
A fresh coat of neutral paint and re-grouting dirty tiling can make a big difference, and if your kitchen is starting to look tired, you dont necessarily need a new one. Giving cupboards doors a thorough shine or even replacing them, including the handles, can make a huge difference.

Deep Clean
Either get the industrial gloves on and the elbow grease out or consider a professional cleaning company. Don’t forget the garden, give yours a tidy prune both front and back and position a table and chairs neatly in a spot where potential buyers could imagine having a morning coffee.

Sacrifice your parking space
If your home comes with an allocated parking space, leave it free for prospective buyers to use. It’s convenient, helpful and gives them a hassle-free first impression to put them in a good mood ahead of the viewing.

Get on top of your paperwork
Instruct a solicitor to kick off the conveyancing process nice and early. Also, gather all the paperwork on your current property, such as building certificates for any structural work and guarantees for double glazing, boilers or fireplaces.

Be smart on viewings
Let your agent show your home and ideally vacate. They are the experts and don’t have the same emotional attachment. If you must conduct viewings yourself, show the best rooms either first or last and be ready for any questions.

Call your local Perry Bishop office for property advice and a valuation of your home or click on the button below to book in your valuation at a date and time of your choosing:

Book Valuation

We look forward to making 2022 the year of your Best Move.

Our offices are now closed and we will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 4th of January 2022.

Shaun Ramage is your dedicated Property Manager. In the event of a genuine emergency please report here and he will advise and assist where necessary. Please note non-urgent repairs will be dealt with on our return to the office on the 4th January at 9am. If you need to speak to us during this time regarding an genuine emergency please call on 07501 104 198.

If you are a Cirencester Lettings tenant, call Daisy on 07500 293 109.

In the meantime if you smell gas, call the National Grid immediately on 0800 111 999.

If your Landlord has British Gas Homecare Cover then please contact British Gas directly on 0333 2029 560.

On behalf of myself and the entire lettings team at Perry Bishop we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022.