If you’re looking to spend £100,000 or less then look no further, as at today we have 42 properties For Sale that meet your budget.

Admittedly 6 are retirement homes where the buyer needs to be aged 55 or over and 4 are shared equity propositions but the other 32 are houses, apartments and flats for you to buy in the South Manchester Suberb of Sale and in and around Manchester City Centre, suitable for anyone who wants to buy them.

So whether you’re a first time buyer, a last time buyer, an investor looking for a buy to let or an existing home owner looking to buy for less than you’re selling for then search here http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/search-buy/  to find out what we have available.

Give your Sale or Rental the Exposure only the Number 1 agent Thornley Groves will deliver

Type the search terms below into Google and see which agent Buyers and Tenants will turn to first.

Best Estate Agents in Manchester

Manchester Estate Agents

Trafford Estate Agents

Estate Agents in Sale Cheshire

Altrincham Estate Agents

Hale Estate Agents

Manchester Letting Agents

Thornley Groves work to maintain and improve natural Google Search rankings. 90% of all Internet searches are conducted through Google. The majority of property searches originate not on property portals but with agent and geographical searches. We cannot guarantee that these number 1 positions they may fluctuate, however our record shows they have remained consistently at the top.

If you want to put your property Sale or Rental at the TOP of peoples search contact us now for a free valuation and marketing advice – we think you’ll notice the difference. http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/

Increased Sales and Rental activity at our existing offices in City Centre Manchester and South Manchester, coupled with the opening of a seventh office later this month means we have 9 full time vacancies available and we’re interviewing NOW.

To find out more Click the careers button in the main menu above or follow this link  http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/careers/ for further information.

Do you have a property to rent or need a reliable Managing agent?

Thornley Groves Residential Lettings and Property Management department have developed an enviable reputation that over 2000 landlords rely upon.

Through our network of offices we have one of the widest selections of quality homes to rent in City centre and South Manchester, we attract hundreds of enquiries every week from fully referenced reliable tenants who you would be more than happy to rent your property to.

After providing our landlords with honest and achievable advice on likely rental values and then providing our landlords with ongoing feedback, everything we do is designed to provide the best possible service to prospective tenants and ensure they find the accommodation they are looking for and fast.

Some letting agents try and claim that they have tenants that others don’t, in this day and age that’s simply not true the Internet has made sure of that.

Thornley Groves home rentals are featured on all of the major property portals including Rightmove, findaproperty, Globrix, Primelocation and Zoopla.

Tenants consider every property with every letting agent because they’re frightened of missing something, the biggest difference between letting agents is how the agent handles enquiries from tenants and that’s something every landlord should investigate before instructing a letting agent to market their property.

Do the agents you are considering have the resources, the knowledge and experience as well as the quality of staff that you want to rent your home?

Thornley Groves letting agents have a higher staff to property ratio than other agents, the team are uniformed, they know and understand their stock, they earn commission and they’re enthusiastic – they are our most important marketing tool and we choose them carefully.

We equip them with sophisticated criteria matching software, we allow them to go out and meet tenants to show them property, we don’t use part time viewing reps or rely on landlords to do all of the viewings – the more we interact with the tenant the better we’ll understand their needs.

We’re open all hours, all day every day until 9pm on a Wednesday and on a Sunday when many agents close we’re here all day – so that prospective tenants with busy lives can be taken care of.

Once you’ve let you may want to use the services of our property management department, it’s here to ensure that your tenant takes care of your property, pays the rent on time. Our property management department aims to eliminate the hassle that many landlords experience, you’ll be allocated your own property manager who’ll inspect your property during the rental, oversee any repairs and resolve any problems.

Your property manager will create inventories to ensure that the condition of your property and its contents is taken care of and nearing the end of the tenancy we’ll handle the renewal or the timely re marketing of your property to minimise any void periods, maximising the return on your investment.

You NEED a letting agent that understands tenants and how best to manage a property, 2000 landlords can’t be wrong.

So contact us now for a free no obligation rental valuation and some reliable marketing advice click http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/

We’ve made sure we’re easy to find by becoming Number 1 on Google just type “Estate agents Manchester” and you’ll see Thornley Groves on top of every other estate agent.

Visit our web site and make an online enquiry or telephone your nearest office. We think you’ll notice the difference.

• Hale Branch 0161 941 4111                    .

• Altrincham Branch 0161 941 4111                                .

• Sale Branch 0161 962 4111                                    .

• Manchester Central Branch 0161 245 1111                 .

• Manchester Northern Quarter 0161 245 1111                .

• Salford Branch 0161 245 1111

Depressed residential property market?

Manchester City Centre Estate Agent Bucks the Trend. 

Thornley Groves Estate Agents have recently completed one of its fastest transactions, from the property being listed for sale  to the sale being completed it took just 19 days.

We were instructed to sell the property on Granby Row near Whitworth Street on the 2^nd December and within 13 days had agreed a sale, the buyer completed the transaction on 21st December.

Demand is high in the city centre, especially for properties under £200,000. We fear that negative media reports are still preventing property owners from listing their property as they are convinced the market is quiet and sales are difficult to achieve.

In December a traditionallyslow month we sold a property in the City Centre every other day proving that is a strong demand in a recovering market.

Thornley Groves have a large number of “able to proceed buyers” many of them having registered with us in the first few weeks of the new year and they’re waiting for us to call them about the latest new instructions.

If you have a property to sell and wish to take advantage of an improving market, contact us NOW for a free valuation with no obligation call 0161 245 1100 now or click http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/ for an immediate response.

The Hale and Altrincham offices of Thornley Groves Estate Agents have reported a 300% increase in sales agreed in the 3 months of September October and November 2009 compared with the same period last year.

Branch Manager Glyn Reacroft confirmed that viewings on properties for sale in the same period increased by 34% to 2405 even though stock levels are 30%  lower than this time last year.

Glyn commented that now is a great time to list your home if you are considering a sale in the next 6 months rather than waiting until after Christmas with more buyers looking and buying and fewer than normal properties being offered for sale.

For a FREE no obligation valuation and marketing advice on your home in Hale, Bowdon, Hale Barns, Altrincham and Timperley call Glyn direct on 0161 942 4138 or 07802 486 624 or click here http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/ for an immediate response.

Thornley Groves Estate Agents was awarded Silver in Best Medium sized Northern Estate Agency in a glittering award ceremony in London yesterday.

The Independent judging panel included some of the industry’s biggest wigs including The Property Ombudsman Peter Hamer along with media heavy weights from The Sunday Times, Globrix, Rightmove in addition to other well respected and well informed Estate Agents who were winners from previous years.

The Northern Category is one of the most competitive regions with Agents entering from one of the largest geographical areas including Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Leeds, Merseyside, North and North East, Northumberland, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Teesside, Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire.

Each firm entering from these areas with between 4 and 25 Branches takes part in the competition for Best Medium Sized Agency.

Thornley Groves Managing Director Michael Groves who was there to collect the Silver award for Best Medium Sized Agency – Northern Region commented

“I am extremely proud of the entire team at every branch and would like to thank them for their continued hard work and commitment. I also want to thank the firms inspirational Operations Director Jason Watkin who has been responsible for so many of our innovative and progressive marketing strategies, I am certain these along with our strong brand and reputation for high quality customer service were the reason we were able to pick up this award in the face of such stiff competition  in such a large geographical area”

Its not just the clocks that have turned back !

In the last week or so our offices in Manchester City Centre and those south of the city in Trafford have seen vendors deciding to turn back time and reduce their homes asking price to pre 2007 levels.

Thornley Groves Estate Agents regularly review the markets reaction to our clients homes and compare them with similar properties nearby,ensuring our clients properties offer some of the best value around.

Below is a small selection of properties recently discounted by vendors keen to provide superb value

£100,000 off Kenwood Avenue, Hale was £1,295,000 now £1,195,000 – 5 bed detached

£50,000 off Castle Mill Farm, Mill Lane, Ashley was £895,000 now £845,000 – 4 bed detached

£50,000 off Churchfields, Sale was £550,000 now £500,000  – 6 bed detached

£24,950 off Myrtle Cottage, 37 Denson Road, Timperley was £379,950 now £355,000 – 3 bed detached

£24,950 off Park Road, Sale was £289,950 now £265,000  - 3 bed detached

£23,000 off Carlton Road, Sale was £242,950 now £219,950 – 3 bed semi detached

£20,000 off Millfield Court Hale was £299,950 now £279,950 – 2 Bed 2 Bath Apartment

£15,000 off Oldham Road, Northern Quarter, Manchester was £299,950 now £284,950 – 3 bed townhouse

£9,950 off City South, Southern Gateway, Manchester was £159,950 now £150,000 – 2 bed apartment

£5,000 off Velvet House, Sackville Street, Manchester was £194,950 now £189,950 – 2 bed apartment

The properties on offer through the Thornley Groves Estate Agents offices in Hale, Altrincham, Sale, Manchester City Centre, Northern Quarter and Salford really are worth a closer look. We can arrange short notice viewings at a time to suit you 7 days a week. Our clients are serious sellers who know that buyers shop around.

If you’re serious about selling your property and want an estate agent who’s serious about finding you a buyer click here for a free no obligation valuation and marketing advice http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/

We have been saying for months that now is a great time to sell fuelled by a combination of stock shortage and an increase in active buyers.

Now the research teams at 3 of the leading National UK housing market forecasters, Rightmove, Knight Frank and Savills,  have all concluded exactly what we told you about 3 months ago !

 Why did we at Thornley Groves think it was a great time to sell 3 months ago and why do we think it is still a great time to sell?

 Buyers are starved of fresh stock because owners have been put off from marketing their home for various reasons – fear of not being able to obtain a mortgage, fear that their home may not achieve the kind of price they expect, or even need to cover the mortgage, fear that they may lose their job along with all the other economic concerns, not wanting to increase overheads even if they did want to move upmarket. For those trading down, often nearing retirement age, they have been putting off taking their home to the market as the proceeds of sale have been earmarked to fund retirement and why sell when the market is down; why not put off the sale for another year and hope they will achieve more. Even the casual sellers have been put off from placing their homes on the market speculatively because of the cost of a Home Information pack (HIP).

So where are the buyers coming from? First time buyers have been much more active, many being helped out with deposits by parents taking advantage of lower asking prices and there has also been a shift in the mindset of affluent tenants being tempted out of rented properties for the same reason.

Why should you act now and place your home on the market in the autumn or winter? This supply and demand imbalance won’t last forever and we think the ratio will move back into equilibrium by the spring, when traditionally more homes come to the market. In short we think it will be easier to find a buyer for your home today.

If you’re thinking of selling and you’d like a FREE valuation on your home without obligation, click http://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/valuation-request/  You may be surprised at the price we can secure for you and the speed we can find you a buyer. If you wait for the spring like everyone else, there will be more competition and this may even cause downward pressure on prices.