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This week we celebrate the fact that John Burton, our Managing Director, celebrates 30 years working at JW Wood. John started as a young assistant in 1986 at the age of 22, following his college education and a diploma in Estate Management, having spent many school holidays at J W Wood from the age of 15.
Congratulations to Durham Women who beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in the FA Cup yesterday and are through to the Fifth Round of the competition, the draw for which is this afternoon.
Our chairman Keith Johnson has been awarded his MBE medal last Thursday at Buckingham Palace by his Royal Highness Prince Charles for ‘Services to the community and to charity in Durham.
There is a commonly held belief that it\'s a waste of time trying to sell a house until the good weather arrives in spring. Nonsense. Spring is when sales go through, but you need to start marketing your home now.
The presents have been unwrapped, the Christmas dinner is eaten and the chocolates are being passed round, so what next?… Find a new home for 2016 of course!
The JW Wood team has just returned from yet another informative and entertaining Relocation Agent Network National Conference. The day was packed with best practice ideas and top tips, to help us guide our buying and selling customers here in County Durham.
Originally planned as a one-off, the first Lumiere took place in Durham in 2009, but six years on it has become the UK’s largest light festival
Throughout our network of six office branches we have a total of 39 members of staff who form a dedicated sales team,” says Geoff Graham, pictured, the joint Managing Director of JW Wood.
According to a recent estate agency survey, buying a property is cheaper than renting one. Conducted by Relocation Agent Network, of which JW Wood is a member, not only is it cheaper to buy, but you could make significant savings too.
\"We have seen hundreds of new properties built in the Derwentside area since the turn of the century, particularly in Consett, with several builders recognising the opportunity to develop estates within a 15-mile radius of the regional centres of Durham and Newcastle,\" says Alex Broadfoot.
As predicted, September has got off to a very busy start at JW Wood, with 500 viewings booked in the first two weeks of the month alone. “A variety of instructions across all of our branches has also brought a flurry of new buyers looking for their dream home,” said Jonathan Wheeler.
Are you selling an in-demand property-type? Are you looking for a home in a sought-after area? According to a recent Relocation Agent Network survey, the type of property and area that buyers are looking for homes has remained largely unchanged when compared to five years ago.
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