Achieving the best asking price for your property

22nd March 2016

This year economic growth, rise in employment and low-interest rates are predicted to increase house prices. According to figures released by Nationwide, the average price of a house in the UK rose by 0.3% in February to £196,930. 

This increase is likely to be driven by the new stamp duty surcharge on second homes, which will come into effect in April 2016 and will see 3% additional stamp duty rate on any property bought as a buy to let or second home.

In Brighton and Hove, The Land Registry revealed house prices rose by 10% over the last year, with the average house price in the city expected to pass £300,000, surpassing the national average by 53%. This has resulted in increasingly challenging demands to achieve these higher prices.

Since establishing in 1999 we have grown and developed within the changing landscape of Brighton and Hove’s growing property market. We have always taken pride in achieving the best-asking price for our customers, and last year, we achieved an average of 99.64% of the asking price on all properties, despite it being a buyer’s market. 

In this current seller’s market, we also know how important it is get the right buyers in front of your property and pride ourselves on offering the very best service, every time. This year we’re determined to have an even better year, achieving 100% of the asking price for all our properties. 

Testimonials

  • Donna was our vendors sales progressor. We cou...

    Allan Da Silva Brighton

  • The whole team were very committed from start to finish.

    Mr Pilgrim Brighton

  • Donna was such a friendly and helpful support...

    Victoria Lander Brighton

  • Superb service as usual, I would always recommend you.

    Ms S Hike Brighton

  • Thank you. We found all the staff knowledgeable and really pleasant to deal with. 

    Ms Ansloos Brighton

  • Your advice, support and understanding whilst dealing with the property were invaluable, making everything so easy.

    Janine Suttner Brighton

  • Very impressed with the efficient and friendly service, the staff were a pleasure to deal with. 

    Mr & Mrs Gill Brighton

  • The staff were very helpful, an excellent service. I would recommend you to others.

    Miss Hockly Brighton

  • Very happy with the service we got from you guys, everyone we dealt with was extremely friendly, professional and helpful. Thanks!

    Mr Brown Brighton

  • I have bought and sold 7 properties, and this was the best experience of an estate agents services I have found.

    Mrs Shepherd Brighton

  • All staff extremely helpful and polite. They made our move very smooth and less stressful.

    Mr & Mrs Gosling Woodingdean

  • I found everyone helpful, positive and courteous.

    Jean Wooldridge Evesham

  • Thank you for your service, I would (and have) recommended you to my friends.

    Liz Dean Brighton

  • Quality advice about when and how to sell, which was spot on. Thank you.

    Miss Coleman Brighton

  • An efficient, professional and friendly service. Helpful and a pleasure to do business with.

    Mr Beddington Brighton

  • Thanks for all your help and assistance. Very friendly and professional service.

    Lisa Downary Brighton

  • As always, an excellent service. 

    Mr & Mrs Field Brighton

  • From first valuation to completion day the Mas...

    Sam Brighton

  • A really good experience.

    Mr Tibble Brighton

  • Fantastic service. By far the best agents we have ever used, I cannot recommend you highly enough.

    Mr Field Brighton

  • Maslen's were very good at keeping in touch an...

    Penny Ashby Brighton

  • Several leagues above any other estate agent I have had contact with. Kept fully informed every step of the way.

    Paul Cade Haywards Heath

  • In what could have been a very stressful situation it has been a pleasure dealing with you and I can’t speak highly enough of the service provided.

    Gill Frost Hove

  • Had a great experience with the purchase of ou...

    jennifer Willson Brighton

  • I would recommend Maslen to anyone. 

    Mrs Tripp Brighton

  • Thank you for everything!

    Ms Tucker Brighton

  • Service exceeded my expectations overall at all stages of the process - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you. Thanks. 

    Ms Greene Brighton

  • You were amazingly helpful throughout - a real pillar of strength with a very difficult sale.

    Mrs Parkin Brighton

  • You are the best estate agent I have ever dealt with and we will be recommending you to anyone moving!

    Hazel Young Hove

  • Excellent customer service throughout. I will definitely recommend you, and use you again. Thank you.

    Ms Longley Brighton

  • All agents at Maslen were extremely helpful and polite from the beginning to the completion of sale. 

    Mr Johnson Brighton

  • A completely painless experience from start to finish. Thank you.

    Mr Woolven & Mrs Bessant-Woolven Brighton

  • It was a long, drawn out process that the people at Maslen helped me through, without the impression that it was a chore. So extremely professional...

    Mr McLagan Brighton

  • Maslen's were extremely helpful and profession...

    Bridget Allen Brighton

  • Sold within 2 weeks for asking price "excellent!"

    Mr Grundy Hove

  • Thank you Maslens, you were all excellent!

    Miss Jasper Brighton

  • A very committed team who made the sale process very easy.

    Ms Rees Brighton

  • Please thank Paul at Lewes Road - Excellent service. 

    Mr & Mrs Nuthall Brighton

  • The best estate agents we have ever used. Friendly, efficient and above all truthful! You are in danger of giving estate agents a good name!

    Jacquie Ellis-Jones Shoreham

  • I wish we had used you to sell our property! Nice to meet honest people, who are genuinely interested in helping. Very pleased.

    Mrs Porter Brighton

  • Very, very happy we chose you, felt right from the start! Thank you!

    Miss Blackadder Hove

  • Excellent Service from start to finish.

    Mr T Mole Hove

  • It was an amazing experience, everyone involved were fantastic. 

    Mr & Mrs Knight Brighton

  • Maslen made the selling of my flat as easy as...

    Victoria Bradley-Barnard Brighton

  • Very comprehensive and professional. Nice people to work with and highly recommended. 

    Mr Alderton Brighton

  • Very pleased with the experience. I would definitely recommend you and use you again.

    Ms D Edmonds Brighton

  • Excellent service as always

    Mr Field Brighton

  • Very professional and friendly. The only estate agents I would trust and recommend.

    Jean Hurley Brighton

  • First class service from a first class team.

    Mr & Mrs English Brighton

  • Delighted with the service provided. Very professional and skilful.

    Nicky Conlan Hove

  • Thanks for an excellent service. 

    Mr King Brighton

  • The team provided the best service I have ever received from an estate agent. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

    Nicki Myers Woodingdean

  • Excellent communication and advice throughout. It felt very reassuring to be in good hands.

    Mrs Brooker Brighton

  • I was new to the area and viewed a lot of properties with a lot of different agents. Maslens were by far the best I came in contact with, so when i...

    Mr & Mrs Heer Brighton

  • Paul was absolutely brilliant. 

    Mrs Tasker Brighton

  • The team worked very hard over a long period to ensure my sale went through - excellent service!

    Mr Patrick Brighton

  • These guys are the real deal, highly experienced, no nonsense, honest and by far and away the most reliable we have encountered. 

    Sarah Studd Hove

  • The sale was dealt with swiftly, professionally and successfully. Thank you Maslen!

    Mrs Lincoln Brighton

  • Estate agents generally have bad reputations b...

    Dan Harris Brighton

  • Best Agents in Brighton.

    Mrs Field Brighton

  • First class service. Friendly and professional.

    Mr Thorne Brighton

  • From start to finish the sale was dealt with in a thoroughly professional manner.  

    Mr Gibbs Brighton

  • Good team. Straightforward. No nonsense.

    Mr Standing Brighton

  • Very thorough & very informative.

    Mr Michnowicz Brighton

  • Really pleased with the service and will definitely recommend to others.

    Ruth Kendall Brighton

  • Best Estate Agents ever experienced - professional, approachable, competent and exemplary. 

    Mr & Mrs Guest Brighton

  • This was the best experience I’ve ever had of estate agents. Professional, calm and understanding.

    Elinor James Hove

  • Very polite, good communication, excellent service.

    Alicia Van der Sluis Surrey

  • All the staff were professional, cheerful and supportive throughout the long process.

    Mr R Turner Shoreham

  • Everyone at Maslen's were amazing, from Sam's...

    William Slingsby Brighton

  • Thank you to all the team at Maslen, especiall...

    Gabrielle Gardner Brighton

  • Great service, always polite and friendly. Excellent contact and info all the way.

    Mr Wells Hove

  • Maslen's were amazing estate agents. Through,...

    Sarah Goodfellow Brighton

  • In my situation, moving the sale of my home to Maslen Estate Agents really was a case of third time lucky!

    Lise Henderson Hove

  • Already recommended you! Thank you.

    Mr Edwards Brighton

  • Very pleased with the excellent service throughout. Professional, friendly, efficient and no hard sell. Achieved above asking price. Thank you!

    Mr Witten Brighton

  • All very professional, kept updated throughout. Very pleased - Would recommend. 

    Mrs Hammond Brighton

  • Compared to your rivals, your service was excellent

    Ms McGrigor Brighton

  • We were delighted with the service received from all the staff with whom we had contact,

    Dr Crichton Brighton

  • Very helpful and patient team.

    Mrs Shea Brighton

  • Paul Wilkinson was extremely helpful and efficient. The only problem was the vendors solicitor and Paul warned me of this. A good transaction all r...

    Mr Lavender Brighton

  • I found the service to be courteous, friendly and efficient.

    Mr Upton Brighton

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