The team behind Harrogate estate agents Feather Smailes Scales has raised more than £5,000 for charity by taking on The Yorkshire Three Peaks.
In total, 13 staff took on the mammoth challenge, which covers 24 miles and 1,585 metres of ascent on Friday, April 8.
FSS Property chose to support Maggie’s Cancer Charity with the hike. Maggie’s has centres across the UK where people with cancer and their families can access support.
Daniel Brumfitt, a partner at FSS, said:
“Maggie’s Cancer Charity is an organisation close to the team’s hearts. So many of us have seen loved ones lose the dreadful battle of fighting cancer.
“Our Just Giving campaign hopes to give back something to a group that does such fantastic work. The least we could do was hike the beautiful Yorkshire Three Peaks!
“Reaching the top of Ingleborough is a fantastic feeling; the view over the moors is even more breathtaking than the hike itself.
“Everyone finished in good spirits without any injuries, aside from a few blisters and some sore legs!”
Three Peaks Challenge
The iconic hike is recognised as one of the UK’s best walks. It is often chosen for charity hikes for its difficulty level and stunning views of the North Yorkshire Moors.
It takes in the peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen y Ghent with stunning views of the surrounding Yorkshire Dales skyline.
Everything went to plan on the day the team at FSS put on their walking boots.
They aimed for 12 hours and managed to complete it well under that, punching in a cool 10 hours and 30 minutes.
You can still donate by clicking or tapping here to help those impacted by cancer take back control of their lives.
FSS are one of the area’s only comprehensive estate agents and know the Harrogate district like the back of their hands. So the community where they are based is key.
Help FSS raise money for Maggies Cancer Charity by supporting their Just Giving page.
Get the best price for your property with this Harrogate estate agent
This article is sponsored by EweMove.
Picking an agent to represent you in a property sale can be a confusing choice. Do you pick the agent with the most ‘for sale’ boards up in your area? Or the one that offers you the lowest fee?
There’s actually more to think about, and EweMove Harrogate, Knaresborough & Wetherby’s unique approach scores highly in three key areas.
Personal service
Unlike other estate agents, with EweMove you’ll have a dedicated personal agent to see your house sale through from valuation to completion.
They’ll get to know you and your property and you’ll have the same person conduct all the viewings. This means you receive consistent feedback and advice on the best offer to accept. Think about it, how can an office-based negotiator obtain the best price for a property that they have never been to, from people they have never met? It’s even worse if the agent requests that you do your own viewings – never do this if you want the best price for your property!
EweMove’s service is so good, it has won the coveted title of “the UK’s most trusted estate agent” on Trustpilot and the 2020/21 EA Masters National Sales Agency of the Year award, based on independent listings analysis and ‘mystery shopper’ interactions, not by an industry picked judging panel.
EweMove sold Sally Binns’ Knaresborough property. She said Ewemove were “fantastic from start to finish”:
“Our Ewemove agent’s approach to selling our home was spot on and he got us 2 asking price offers on the first day of viewings. The offer we accepted, unfortunately, had to pull out due to losing their buyer, and yet again we got a new asking price offer within days. EweMove were poles apart from other estate agents we have had dealings with previously and I would recommend them all day long!”
Sale price
Based on data from GetAgent, in September 2021 EweMove Harrogate, Knaresborough & Wetherby achieved an average asking price of between 0.6% and 1.7% more for their customers’ homes than other estate agencies in the area. For a £300,000 home, that equates to between £1,800 and £5,100 more.
Because your agent is personally involved every step of the way, they’re fully invested in selling your home. The best buyers will see your home thanks to marketing experts who are on hand to promote your property across social media and the most popular websites. Crucially, what drives the best price achievement is the same person meeting and negotiating with these buyers in your property.
Speed
Getting the best price is surely every seller’s goal, but for many, speed is also of the essence. Selling a property quickly is relatively easy if the price is low. The best agents will not only sell a property quickly, but will also achieve the best price – which is exactly what EweMove agents do. Last month, EweMove sold properties in the HG2 postcode area between two and ten weeks faster than other Harrogate agents, and between four and seven weeks faster in HG1 (figures obtained from GetAgent).
EweMove has a unique service that creates a smoother and quicker route to completion. Using its ‘ASAP’ (Assured Sale & Progression) service, the 2021 average time for local EweMove customers to move from sale agreed to completion is 101 days. The national average is well over a month longer at between 140 and 154 days.
When an offer is accepted on a property and legal services begin, the buyer’s solicitor orders ‘searches’. The local search can take weeks to be delivered and delay your sale. With EweMove and ASAP, as soon as you list your property the local search will be ordered. The buyer can either use ASAP’s services themselves or just buy the search results, massively cutting down this time-consuming process. If they instruct ASAP, buyers only pay for the searches on completion, whereas with other agents and solicitors they must pay around £300 up front, which in itself creates delays.
If the majority of conveyancing issues could be summarised in one phrase, it’s ‘poor communication’. To mitigate this, you’ll be assigned a dedicated ‘progressor’, who communicates with all parties. They speak to the buyer, vendor, agent, solicitors and others involved in the chain to make sure things are kept on track – making the sale agreed to completion stage of selling your home even smoother with EweMove.