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The bustling Birmingham suburb has a competitive property market, but one name consistently stands out: MECS Property. MECS is an Estate Agent based in Harborne with over a decade of experience. MECS takes great pride in consistently being recognised with awards for "Best Estate Agent in Birmingham" and "Best Letting Agency in Birmingham".

If you've landed on this page, chances are you're gearing up for selling your house in Harborne. Well, hold onto your property papers, because we're about to take you through some key strategies for ensuring a successful sale.

Recent research by Rightmove has found that ‘bills included’ is now one of the most popular search terms used by prospective tenants. Of course, it’s not hard to understand why, tenants can enjoy the convenience of not having to set up and pay for utility accounts, while landlords can offer a more attractive rental package.

Over the last five years, life has become a little trickier for Harborne landlords, with changes to their taxation status, mortgage interest relief and an additional 3% stamp duty for a buy-to-let property and has made lots of Harborne landlords ask themselves.

An additional 2,226 spare bedrooms have been locked out of the Birmingham housing market since 2011 as Britain’s ageing population means the country’s stock of homes is being used unproductively.

Some of you reading this will be old enough to remember the 1970s – the bell-bottom trousers, the vast collars, frayed jeans, disco glitter balls, maxi dresses, midi skirts but above everything else – HYPER-INFLATION. With inflation now standing at 11.1%, many of us envy the last few years when we have been lucky to experience sub-2 % inflation.

So, your home is on the market, you’ve decluttered, the sink is sparkling, and you’re patiently waiting for potential buyers to come and view your property. A few people arrange appointments, but no one seems interested; it’s been weeks. Have you been hit by the curse of overvaluation? Let's explore that in this quick read.

If you’re planning to sell your property, the first question that you’ll inevitably ask is how much it’s worth. Your home may be invaluable to you and your loved ones, but it’s also got a market value. In this quick read, we look at different factors that affect the value of your property.

In this article, we talk about what should happen to the value of your Harborne property over the next 12 months. Also, we will touch on the other more important barometer to judge the Harborne property market. Read on to find out what that is...

What is happening to Harborne house prices? Well, the prices that were being achieved earlier this year aren’t being met now. And that is a good thing for most Harborne people. Of course, there are winners and losers, but not who you think! Let's explore this article.