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So the base rate didn’t change…no surprise there then. But the £50 billion of quantitative easing (QE) has created a few headlines over the weekend – chiefly along the lines of ‘printing money’, which brings to mind the image of Mervyn King personally cranking out paper notes from an ancient printing press. But what really [...]

February 13, 2012 | Posted in: Greg May | No Comments

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We have some fantastic news to share – as of 1st February 2012, the highly successful Maidenhead and Windsor estate agency Atkinson & Keene has joined the Romans Group, further expanding our 17 branch network in Berkshire, North Hampshire and Surrey. We’re delighted to welcome Atkinson & Keene into the Romans family. Our companies have [...]

February 1, 2012 | Posted in: Dale Norton, Uncategorized | No Comments

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Following PAC’s predictions for the property market in 2012 last week, let’s turn our attention to the mortgage industry for the next 12 months and beyond…. Interest(ing) rates? With an uncertain global economy and with the UK economic picture still far from robust, it’s highly unlikely that the Bank of England will risk jeopardising recovery [...]

January 20, 2012 | Posted in: Greg May | No Comments

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I don’t have a crystal ball – but I’m going to stick my neck out and make some quick predictions for 2012… ‘Steady as she goes’ on prices Other than small localised or seasonal variations, house prices will stay broadly unchanged this year. More mortgages Borrowers will have more options as lenders compete and battle for [...]

January 12, 2012 | Posted in: Peter Coles | 3 Comments

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Just a quick blog entry to wish you all Happy New Year and to share with you a positive P.S. to a story that was first posted on our Facebook page back in November. A few weeks ago, as some of you may be aware, the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service obtained planning consent from [...]

January 3, 2012 | Posted in: Peter Kavanagh | No Comments

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…to say that it’s a time for us to celebrate, but also to be proud of our achievements as a company in the last 12 months – especially as we’ve ended 2011 on such a high note, with Romans named as the Overall Winner of the Sunday Times’ Estate Agency of the Year Awards two [...]

December 22, 2011 | Posted in: Dale Norton | 3 Comments