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UK House Price GROWTH Slows
Nationwide recent statistics are a mildly interesting read and overall support the uncertainty in the housing market which of course is primarily fueled by the Brexit situation. We know that much of the media seems to revel in a negative headline House price growth...
2018…What a Year for Bastion!
Where to begin? 2018 has been hard work, engaging, frustrating, exhausting and ultimately successful. The businesses core focus has continued aggressively and with considerable success in the assisted living housing sector. Our pipeline of agreed sales has grown and...
Brexit Effect and Property Prices
Doom, Disaster and Wildly Inflated Headlines with little substance. Sacrcasm (noun) The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. Well that about sums up my thoughts on most of the UK press in one easy reference! What the true Brexit effect will be no one knows but we...
Property is a Small World
Two independent developers have recently made incredibly short sighted mistakes. Whatever industry we are involved in most are ultimately small worlds and whilst you may not know the person you are talking to, in conversation I have always found mutual connections....
Local Businesses Support the Huddersfield Mission
The fact that Bastion's office is in Huddersfield has little relevance to our market as we operate nationally and do very little locally, but the simple fact is I'm from Huddersfield and the business is a commercial partner of the Premier League's Huddersfield Town...
Honourable? Taking Issue with Fees Post Completion
I've not been an estate agent in the sense of valuing houses for a long time, in fact my last was back in 2004 when I was an Ops Director and covered branch manager's holiday and sickness periods. Back then occasionally you would have the situation of a vendor arguing...
Corporate Agent’s Self Destruction
Yet again I am staggered by the inept naive and distinct lack of commercial awareness shown by the larger corporate estate agency branches. The residential property market has changed a lot this year and like in any business there is a need to move with times and...
UK House Prices Fell in February, Nationwide says
This kind of headline frustrates me greatly. Is the UK media’s prime focus to spread negativity about everything or report balanced facts? In my opinion and whatever the subject a negative headlines seems to be their favorite. Article as follows: UK house prices have...
Bastion Estates Ongoing Sponsorship of Huddersfield Town Football Club
Here we go again! There was a small degree of caution when our commercial partnership with Huddersfield Town FC was due for renewal as life in the Premier League is predictably more expensive than the lower leagues but our support is unshakable and we have agreed a...
The Big Sleep Out – Raised Over £40,000
Like most my business and family life is very busy and there often seems little time to reflect but when Bastion Estates were asked to be one of the sponsors for the planned The Big Sleep Out event at the John Smiths Stadium with other Huddersfield Town fans, board...
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