FREE PRE MARKET APPRAISALS

If you are considering the possible sale or letting of your property, Crank Peach & Co will be delighted to visit you at a mutually convenient time to outline how we can most effectively market your home and thereby achieve the very best price. We will outline our selling/letting charges and send you by return, a written quotation and a full summary of our recommendations. All of our discussions are entirely confidential and our initial advice is offered without obligation or charge.

GETTING YOUR HOME ONTO THE MARKET

Should we be fortunate enough to receive your instructions, we are geared to commence marketing straight away. We will discuss whether you require a “low profile” approach or require a full marketing package. If we haven’t already taken the full property particulars or photographs, then we will arrange to revisit you and run through our marketing options which include:

THE VERY BEST PRINTED SALES PARTICULARS

Using the latest digital technology, our particulars are laser printed in house, in A4 and A3 formats incorporating room dimensions in imperial and metric, floor layout plans and up to seven high quality photographs of your home. The particulars, once approved by you, are available within 24 hours for circulation.

COMPUTERISED AGENCY SUPPORT

Crank Peach & Co have chosen Encore, recognised by the industry as the leading estate agency software package, to further complement and increase the speed, efficiency and selling force available through our office. We download up to seven photographs of each home we are selling and we can literally “walk” you through our homes room by room on screen from the comfort of our office. Furthermore its prompting system ensures that:

• Rapid updates are guaranteed on your sale, purchase or letting of a property
• Viewings are monitored, recorded and feedback listed and reported promptly
• Graphic displays illustrate instant selection and choice prospects for any purchaser or prospective tenant
• Automatic follow up and communications

INSTANT MAILOUTS BY PHONE, E-MAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE

Our skilled sales team is constantly adding new applicants to our comprehensive data base and we are able to telephone, e-mail and text message information on new instructions, price reductions etc., so that no time is lost in booking fresh viewing appointments for you. Pictures can also be sent to those with the latest mobile phones. If you are looking for a home in Disley and The High Peak, you can register your requirements on line.

COMPREHENSIVE PRESS ADVERTISING

Our office serves Disley and The High Peak and to maximise exposure of your home, we utilise the Stockport Times, Buxton Advertiser and High Peak Courier on a rotational basis, usually in full colour, and for our Prestige Homes, Cheshire Life etc.

WORLD WIDE COVERAGE ON THE WEB

Using Encore, recognised as the leading estate agency software package, we update our own website www.crankpeach.co.uk at least twice a day, and we include up to seven photographs, descriptive narrative, room sizes etc. of each property. Your home will also appear on www.rightmove.co.uk recognised as the country’s largest property portal.

CRANK PEACH & CO DAILY PROPERTY GUIDE

Every morning we print a new Browse Guide featuring all of our homes, in price order, including descriptive narrative, photo and room sizes. This is circulated to the personnel departments of major companies throughout the country and for those applicants just getting a feel for the area it serves as a useful general guide.

COMPANY RELOCATIONS

We have been appointed by several firms specialising in the relocation of key personnel into and out of the Greater Manchester area. We will make sure they know your home is available.

ACCOMPANIED VIEWINGS

Whilst many clients prefer to show prospective buyers/tenants around their home, there are times and/or circumstances when this is impractical. Crank Peach & Co will be pleased to accompany during office hours, seven days a week, whether you are present or have left us with keys. We will turn on the lights, pull back the curtains etc. to make your home as presentable as we can for the viewing and provide you with the feedback.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

We believe in providing the very highest standard of customer care.

Paul Crank is a Fellow of The National Association of Estate Agent (FNAEA) and Crank Peach & Co are members of The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS).

SPECIALIST SERVICES

Crank Peach & Co offers a wide range of additional services including:

• LETTINGS:
  Utilising our Encore system as described above, we will market your home to let in exactly the same way as we do for selling, including individual marketing brochures. We will tell you all about current statutory legislation, how best to present your home, whether it should be furnished, how long it will take to let, at what price etc. We will explain how tenancy agreements work, advise on management options etc. We have an extensive register of potential tenants waiting.
  
  
• AUCTIONS:
  We intend to hold regular property auctions. Our partner Paul Crank is a seasoned auctioneer who will be pleased to outline the many benefits of using this method of sale. We are able to identify which properties make good auction subjects, ranging from unmodernised cottages, redundant farm outbuildings, parcels of land, with or without planning permission, to homes in need of updating or in particularly attractive settings, and/or with large gardens, paddocks etc. If you feel you have a property that might benefit from the enormous exposure we can generate, then we would welcome the opportunity of visiting you.
  
  
• BUY TO LET:
  With the growth of the “buy to let” market, we can advise landlords on the type of home they should buy for maximum rent returns and long term capital growth. We can also introduce landlords to Independent Financial Advisers who can provide funding for portfolio purchases etc.
  
  
• VALUATION REPORTS:
  We can provide written valuation reports for probate, matrimonial, capital gains tax and relocation purposes.
  
  
• PLANNING APPLICATIONS / ADVICE:
  We have a good relationship with the planning authorities and we shall always be pleased to discuss the potential uses your property may have. For example, perhaps you have a side garden which might have potential as a building plot, or a barn that might be capable of conversion to a home. We will explore the possibilities for you and the ramifications on value. We can introduce a developer who might pay the top price, or advise on a sale by auction or tender. We can help in the submission of a planning application.
  
  
• FINANCIAL SERVICES:
  If you require mortgage advice, let us recommend you to an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). We have a panel of advisers from which to choose who can discuss a whole range of Financial Services products, without obligation.
  
  
• PART EXCHANGE/CHAIN BREAKING:
  We are always seeking ways to promote your home to its best advantage. It is possible your buyer may have a house to suit you.
  We will explain how our part exchange register works and how to apply.
  
  
• SURVEYS:
  If you are looking to buy a property and need a home survey, let us provide you with a list of recommended Chartered Surveyors.
  
  
• CONVEYANCING:
  Unlike many of our Corporate estate agency neighbours, we believe in the impartiality of advice clients can receive from their own independent financial advisers, surveyors and solicitors. Accordingly we have a panel of solicitors we can recommend to clients. The panel is constantly under review and we ensure that only those firms able to provide a comprehensive, efficient and cost sensible service are included.
  
  
• ONGOING MARKETING ADVICE AND SUPPORT:
  Our research tells us that amongst the many criticisms clients make of estate agents is the lack or constructive feedback, indeed in many cases, the lack of communication overall. The agent seemed keen when he came to put the house on the market and then the client has had to chase the agent up ever since. Crank Peach & Co is very aware of the need for feedback. Indeed, the partners initiate client contact and provide regular and constructive reports helping you to assess the progress of marketing and keep you informed on what the market is doing in general.

CHARITABLE SUPPORT:

Every year Crank Peach & Co donate to charity and conduct fund raising events, such as auctions of talents and services etc. Amongst our current recipients include The Dove Cat Sanctuary, previous tenants in our building.