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Let FSS Check and Challenge Your Business Rates Revaluation

Let FSS Check and Challenge Your Business Rates Revaluation

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Businesses face the biggest Rateable Value changes for decades in 2017 and, more than ever before, the responsibility for checking and challenging the new rates lies with the ratepayer. Draft revaluations were published in the autumn and appeals can be lodged from April. The last revaluation was based on 2008 property values and...

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Harrogate Auction Purchase Transformed for Rental

Harrogate Auction Purchase Transformed for Rental

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2017

One of our latest rental properties was bought at our property auction 18 months ago and has been tastefully transformed into a modern family home.  The three-bedroom detached in St Catherine’s Road had a guide price of £250,000 in our July 2015 auction. Unsurprisingly, given its location in the popular Saints area...

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Who's Your Secret Admirer

Who's Your Secret Admirer

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

It’s no secret that we love property here at FSS so this Valentine’s Day we’ve decided to wear our heart on our sleeve. Our residential sales team have been out and about around Harrogate dropping special Valentine’s cards through the doors of some of the town’s most desirable homes. If you’ve received...

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Perfect Auction for Property Investors

Perfect Auction for Property Investors

Posted on Monday, February 13, 2017

Our first auction of 2017 will be held on Thursday March 9 and there are some exceptional opportunities for investors, including a chance to buy an historic North Yorkshire pub. The Blacksmiths Arms is an attractive stone country pub in the village of Swinton, just outside Malton and on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate. With a guide...

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How Using a Traditional Estate Agent Made One Homeowner £67,500

How Using a Traditional Estate Agent Made One Homeowner £67,500

Posted on Monday, February 6, 2017

Traditional estate agent services are facing strong competition from online services at the moment but one recent news headline has proved that choosing a local property specialist can make a big difference to the final selling price. An estate agent in South West England was called in to help a lady who was selling her property privately....

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Meet the Team: 60 seconds with Harry Smith

Meet the Team: 60 seconds with Harry Smith

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Harry Smith joined FSS as an apprentice in 2015 and quickly became part of the team. He organises viewings, puts together floor plans for our brochures and looks after our customers on the phone and when they call into reception. What’s been your best moment at FSS I enjoy everything I do at FSS so each day is good. When...

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