BUSINESS
Helping you find a home you’ ll Adore
With an abundance of local knowledge combined with a truly personal service, Adore Properties sell and let homes with no fuss, no stress and no delay.
Small but perfectly formed, Adore Properties have hit the ground running since launching on Teesside in September last year, quickly building an impressive portfolio of homes for sale and for rent.
Under the expert guidance of managing director Jeremy O’ Connor – a man with 25 years’ experience within the property industry – the Stockton-based estate agents have quickly gained a reputation for selling property speedily whilst achieving
the enviable trick of agreeing a price that delights sellers and buyers in equal measure.
The key to a successful sale starts with getting it right from the very beginning, Jeremy insists.
“ It’ s about getting the price right at the start. There’ s really very little point in overvaluing a property to get the business because all that will do is delay the sale.
“ Industry figures show that when the price is too high both online and actual viewings quickly drop off.
“ Get the price right from the outset, however, and you’ ll naturally receive more viewings and have more people fighting for
The estate agents you’ ll Adore
T: 01642 205023 W: adoreproperties. co. uk 3 Harpers Parade, Harburn, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5AQ your property, which maximises the chances of getting the price you want for your house.”
Where Adore truly stand out are their fees. Whilst the industry norm is for estate agents to take around 1.2 % of the price when sales are completed, the Stockton firm gives clients the option of paying a set fee of just £ 695 at the outset.
Adore advertise on all the leading specialist property websites, with a professional video and high-quality voiceover produced for every property, along with eye-catching photographs and floor plans.
Jeremy, who runs the estate agents along with an established conveyancing firm OCALS with wife Surada, adds:“ We ensure our customers’ properties look their absolute best when seen by potential buyers.
“ Whether you’ re buying, selling or letting, we aim to be the very best – and that’ s what our customers tell us we’ re achieving.”
Make your bedroom beautiful
The bedroom is our sanctuary, an escape from the stresses and strains of our everyday lives. And M & K Designs are the experts when it comes to making your own personal sanctuary perfect for you.
Led by talented joiner Mark Haslam, M & K Designs has built a shining reputation for creating bespoke interior bedroom designs that ensure sweet dreams for their customers every night.
The quality of the finish has to be seen to be believed on high-quality fitted furniture including sliding or hinged door wardrobes, bedside drawers and many variations of storage solutions.
Launched seven years ago, M & K Designs is led by Haslam, who boasts 25 years’ experience in a trade he loves.
Asked how they’ ve grown such a fivestar reputation, Mark answers:“ First and foremost, our customer service is second to none.
“ We’ ve earned a reputation for doing things right and ensuring our customers are 100 % satisfied with the finished job. From the moment you walk into our showroom, you get a truly personal service.
“ That’ s why customers come back to us time and time again. Once you use M & K Designs, you won’ t use anyone else.
“ We’ re not interested in being the cheapest. We aim to be the best – and I believe that’ s exactly what we are. We provide bespoke designs of the highest quality – and we’ re so confident in our work that we provide a 10-year guarantee too.”
Despite delighting homemakers across Teesside and beyond, the firm constantly strives to remain one step ahead of the competition. It has recently invested heavily in ArtiCAD, hi-tech online design software that enables customers to see exactly how
M & K Designs director Mark Haslam with staff Dawn O’ Hara, Teresa
Bonner and Toby Vance.
their bedrooms will look before work gets underway.
For further inspiration, M & K has also invested in a high-quality Middlesbrough showroom, while all manufacturing is carried out at their premises on Bolckow Industrial Estate.
And, by working with experienced carpet fitter Tony Newton, the firm even offers a free carpet refitting service once wardrobes are installed.
“ We’ re happy to take on any size of job, for the office as well as the bedroom,” adds Mark.“ We can provide free quotes on any job – and we do love a challenge!”
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