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Pygott & Crone is proud to be on the Place Board for the Invest Gainsborough programme and I have recently made the pledge to become an economic ambassador for the town which is undergoing a major regeneration plan...

Agents are currently paid lettings fees by tenants – an average of £223, according to government figures – to cover references, credit checks and potentially investigating an immigration status...

The new office in Gothic House will be used primarily by our growing commercial department, as we seek to employ two new surveyors...

It’s hard to please everyone when decorating your home and it’s especially difficult to know what a prospective buyer will be looking for...

I am the manager of Pygott & Crone's Spalding and Holbeach branches, as well as Lincolnshire's NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) representative...

It’s fantastic that residential retirement provision is being recognised by the government and house builders as a sector which needs to expand and provide a better quality of living than has been stereotypically produced in the past...

Local estate agent Pygott & Crone, Relocation Agent Network member for Lincolnshire, has just returned from the Cartus Broker Network International Real Estate Conference in Phoenix, Arizona...

Best Ever MIPIM: that was the message from Cannes this year...

The government went into great detail in terms of what it hoped to achieve for housing across the UK in the Autumn Statement so I’m not too surprised that it wasn’t covered in the Budget on Wednesday...

A few weeks ago, the government launched its new housing strategy for England...

When I initially started going to the week-long event in Cannes 19 years ago the reaction I often had was 'why does an estate agent based in Lincolnshire need to go to MIPIM?' And my response has always been the same - what better place to market Lincolnshire and the fantastic investment opportunities the city and wider county has to offer?...

If you’re buying a home on one salary, either as a one income family or as a single applicant you may think your options are limited...

The government has outlined its intentions to encourage house builders (particularly small and medium sized developers) to increase activity in a bid to alleviate the housing crisis – implementing a number of methods to make house building more efficient...

If you’re thinking of entering the property market, our advice is don’t wait until the New Year! Many think that buyers stop looking at houses during the Christmas period but actually, from our experience, this is the time when people go online to search for a new home...

It’s been a year of considerable ups and downs for all industries and we’re still charting the impact of Brexit and the announcements made during the Autumn Statement...

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Tis' the season to be Jolly...

The Estate Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, sponsored by ZPG, are considered to be the equivalent of The Oscars in the property industry; and have been held for 13 years...

I have recently seen a lot of interest in particular postcode areas in Cleethorpes and Grimsby, where I manage two branches of our award-winning estate agency...

Having more than 20 years of experience in this sector, I have been carefully analysing the market in recent weeks in the wake of the UK referendum on membership of the European Union; together with our experienced agricultural specialists here at Pygott & Crone...

I am delighted to announce that Pygott & Crone have won Relocation Agent Network's prestigious 2016 Best Agent East Midlands Regional Award at the Network’s National Conference, held at the Sofitel Hotel and Conference Centre, Heathrow on Friday 18 November...

One of my responsibilities as a director of Pygott & Crone is to head up our lettings department and so I would like to share my views in response to the announcement by the Chancellor Philip Hammond to ban letting agents from charging upfront fees to tenants...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has today announced a number of changes in his inaugural Autumn Statement to help improve the affordability of housing and rental homes, but how will these changes impact the property market in Lincolnshire?...

We all know that feeling when your house becomes so full that you feel like you can’t see the wood for the trees...

The winner will be announced at a black tie evening Awards Dinner held at the 5-star luxury Sofitel Hotel and Conference Centre, Heathrow on Friday 18 November...

The International Property awards sponsored by the Telegraph newspaper recently voted us as the Best Estate agency in Lincolnshire, meaning that we have won this coveted title for the third year running...

If you are buying and selling a home, does it matter if the market is going up or down?...

The city of Lincoln, home of Pygott & Crone's flagship branch, has this week emerged as one of the most popular places in the country for buy-to-let investors...

What are your options to buy affordable and discounted homes? The news of the end of one of the government schemes to help people onto the housing ladder may, initially, seem to be bad news for those hoping to get support for their first home or second step with a small deposit...

The picture built up from the data is one of a calm market, showing signs of house price growth and stabilisation...

Quarter 3 Review (July – September) In this newsletter we look at how the property market has adapted to the changes during 2016; first we had the changes to stamp duty for the buy to let market, then Brexit and the uncertainty that was created around the decision to leave Europe...

If you’re self-employed and looking for a new mortgage deal, you may be worried that your employment status could limit your borrowing options...

The Help to Buy Equity Loan is excellent for those looking to move home into a new build property that is no more than £600,000, but who are struggling to find the funds for a deposit...

Looking back over the first six months of 2016, we have seen a number of key factors that have changed attitudes and some forecasts towards the residential property market...

A market war is on the horizon as sub-1 per cent deals draw ever closer...

There are a number of small things you can do that could greatly increase your chances of getting your dream home...

In the lead-up to the EU Referendum, the mortgage market has been quietly chugging away in the background...

The fall in mortgage rates comes after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the Bank of England Bank Rate at 0...

The opening quarter of 2016 has been very interesting in the residential property market...

The theme for this year’s Broker conference was ‘Partnering Together’ and offered delegates interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, networking opportunities and keynote speaker sessions...

In a national survey conducted amongst its members, Relocation Agent Network found 74% of respondents indicated that the proposed increase in Stamp Duty on purchases of second residential properties, may impact their local property market...

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The presents have been unwrapped, the Christmas dinner is eaten and the chocolates are being passed round, so what next?… Find a new home for 2016 of course! In our experience, many potential home buyers use the festive period to search for their next home online – so if you’re thinking of selling, don’t miss out, contact us today!...

On Friday 4th December, over 650 leading property professionals from throughout the UK attended a glittering ceremony at The Lancaster London Hotel opposite Hyde Park where the winners of the most highly regarded awards in the estate agency industry were revealed...

Pygott & Crone once again supported Sleaford's Rotary Club Swimathon on Saturday 14 November held at the Sleaford Leisure Centre, in aid of the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and Sleaford St...

Local estate agent, Pygott & Crone is celebrating being crowned the 2015 Relocation Agent Network Agent of the Year...

Local estate agent Pygott & Crone from Lincolnshire is pleased to announce that they have been shortlisted by Relocation Agent Network, a national network of selected estate agents, for the 2015 Best Agent East Midlands Region Award...

The Pygott and Crone team will soon be heading to London for the Relocation Agent Network National Conference...

Premier developers, architects, interior designers and real estate agents from the United Kingdom gathered at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on Friday (October 9th)...

We are pleased to announce that we have relocated our Sleaford branch to a new building in the town centre, and have said farewell to our old building at 21 North Gate...

Lincolnshire estate agent, Pygott & Crone, continues to sweep the board as it secures Agent of the Year at last nights (1 October) East Midlands Property Awards...

Pygott & Crone are very pleased to welcome Camilla Shipley to their busy agricultural department, based in Pygott & Crone's flagship Sleaford Office...