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Best Property Services in Dungannon, Newry & Warrenpoint
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Farmland Prices in an Upward Curve
25th April 2022When the Land Team in the Irish Farmers Journal (IFJ) compile their annual survey each year of agricultural land prices, it is always interesting to note the average across the 26 counties - in 2021 Euro €11,966/acre, which is an increase of 16% over 2020. In the north, the IFJ survey shows a 14% rise in prices since 2020 with the average at £11,444/acre. In the North, land is €1,347/acre higher than the South (based on 85p S/€).
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Farming in a Different World
14th February 2022In the latest in a series of articles for Farming Life, Garry Best MD looks at two unique farming case studies in China, which were shared at the Oxford Farming Conferences Jan 2022. One looks at a People's Commune approach and the other at 'urban farmers' who travel from the City each day to their small Greenhouse farm some 30 minutes away.
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Residential Year End Review 2021
3rd February 2022As we reach the end of January and settle into the New Year we take a look at the property market expectations for 2022 and review 2021 trends. Despite the major ‘tremor’ caused by the pandemic during 2020/21, the property market defied expectations last year, yielding significant growth in resale and new home properties alike. High Demand and lack of stock is one of the challenges for 2022.
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A Day in the Life of a Land Agent
11th January 2022Garry Best MD of Best Property Services gives us a glimpse into a week in the life of a land agent for the Land and Property Agency with offices in Newry, Dungannon and most recently Warrenpoint, Co Down.
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Variety in Valuation
8th November 2021Very often the starting point for a lot of our work commences with questions around the value of the property. As all property valuers are aware valuation is not an exact science. It is an opinion expressed - by a suitably qualified professional - often based on comparable sales evidence where a price for a specific property has been agreed between a willing seller and a willing buyer.
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