David Smith of Martyn Gerrard estate agency was quoted on the BBC website as saying:

“Things have got infinitely better, people are buying again.”

“Last year, we had hordes of people wanting to sell and nobody buying; now it’s the exact opposite.”

He went on to say that:

“We have so many buyers it’s frightening”

“Last month, in the three branches I cover we registered just over 300 buyers.”

I have a friend who was made redundant about 6 months ago working for Edward Mellor in Cheshire, and I have never seen him so low. Hopefully he will be able to look at this news with optimism that the market is turning around. We may not all necessarily like Estate Agents but there is a place for them in our economy and good look to all those out of jobs who may now be able to get back to work quicker than expected.