So you are looking to downsize...
It is time to leave your larger home, this can be a daunting time but we are here to help.
You're rattling around in a huge property that you barely even use. You're wasting money heating and maintaining a big family home when your children have grown up and moved out. The property is simply too big and costly to run. The garden is far too large to maintain. Does this sound familiar? Then now is the time to purchase a smaller home.
Downsizing is a big decision and we appreciate it can be a worrying time but rest assured, here at Gibson Honey, we have many years experience helping our clients move to a smaller home and we would be delighted to assist you with this move!
Here is a review from a client who sold their detached home and purchased a smaller property out of the area:
When we decided to sell our property, we interviewed four local estate agents, investigated the online alternatives and, in the end, chose Gibson Honey to act as our representatives. My son had previously used Gibson Honey, which contributed to our decision, but what a very good choice this turned out to be. Kevin Gibson and his team, particularly Natalie, were first class.
We originally placed our property on the market in June 2018, but with no sensible offers, we decided to take ourselves off the market in October 2018. We took this decision after guidance and advice from Kevin. There was no pressure to sell cheap or take whatever was being offered, just good sensible and solid advice. Kevin’s advice was, if you are not sure what to do, do nothing, which is exactly what we did. I have to say, this was something of a surprise as we thought Estate Agents would just be concerned about making the sale. This could not have been further from the truth. Kevin put my wife and I, our personal situation and our future at the forefront of everything he did, every piece of advice he gave.
We took our property off the market, saw Christmas and the New Year through and, again, after taking guidance from Kevin, we reduced our asking price slightly and went back on the market in April 2019 finding a perfect buyer in June 2019 and completing in October 2019 which suited all parties in the chain. Looking back our sale was not straightforward. Apart from the fact that we lived on a main road, the market was in a state of fluctuation caused by the uncertainty over Brexit.
Throughout the entire process, Kevin and his team managed everything, dealing with the viewings and providing good honest feedback from those. When offers were made, Kevin carried out background investigations and then presented all the details to us in a way that allowed us to build a good picture of the offer and just how good that offer was. When we finally agreed on an offer, Kevin dealt with a chain of solicitors, estate agents and various other individuals involved in the sales and purchases all the way through to completion.
Always available, Kevin was brilliant, and Natalie was not far behind but, to be honest, we have dealt with most of the team over the last 15 months and they are all fabulous. Always calm and always willing to take ownership of issues, Kevin communicated everything as it was happening and in terms that we could understand. Always open and honest, everything was transparent, which allowed everyone in the chain to have a clear understanding of what was going on and what needed to happen in order that the chain could complete.
Gibson Honey are a local company. Kevin Gibson is Ruislip through and through and his core principals of transparency and honesty are passed onto his entire team. I cannot recommend Gibson Honey enough.
Many thanks
Andy and Melanie Garcia (SOURCE:GOOGLE REVIEW)
We look forward to meeting you soon.