The Grapevine Brighouse Issue 90 December 2020

Homes & Interiors

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Mark has just completed We would absolutely Bookings
our fabulous new kitchen recommend Town now being
and done a great job. We Kitchens. They recently taken from
wanted a company we completed our kitchen and
could trust to take care of utility room and Mark’s Jan ’21
not only the kitchen but attention to detail
also the building work, throughout the process was We cannot thank the team
electrics and decoration. second to none. Mark at Town Kitchens enough.
All were completed within a clearly takes immense Our project was delayed
few weeks and to a great pride in his work and will due to COVID-19 but Mark
standard. What made Mark take the long way round a and Lesley kept us
and Lesley stand apart problem if it means that the informed throughout. We
from the rest of the outcome is better for the now have a beautiful new
companies we contacted customer rather than just kitchen that has
was the attention to detail in fobbing you off. transformed our home. All
the planning and design. we need now is for
Highly recommended. This was a major lockdown to be completely
Paul Bottomley refurbishment and Mark lifted so that people can
and Lesley were so helpful come and see it!
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throughout. Their customer Contact us for our
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people working on your
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Lovely as it would be for estate agent sites to ‘Guide price’ is sometimes used in the same way
have an Amazon-style ‘Buy It Now’ button by the as ‘OIRO’, though you’ll need to check the listing
listed price, working out how much you’ll actually as this could also mean the property is being
pay for a house can be a confusing process. sold at auction.
Let’s break down some of the unfamiliar ‘Offers in excess of’ (or ‘OIEO’) can work in a
abbreviations and explore what actually couple of ways. Sometimes it really is the lowest
determines the price. amount the seller is willing to accept. That said,
The first thing to remember is that no matter if you aren’t taking the mickey and you’re in a
what terms a listing uses, the price is always strong buying position (mortgage offer in place,
a negotiation. Estate agents are legally required no onward chain), it won’t do any harm to offer
to pass on any offer to a seller, no matter how far less and see what happens. The same goes for
below the listed price. And while the advertised the rarer ‘Fixed price’ listing.
price is certainly a starting point, what really counts Sometimes, though, ‘OIEO’ is estate agent code
is how many people are seriously interested in the for “The seller thinks this house is worth more
property and how desperate the seller is to move. than I do.” In that case, if you’re happy to risk
While many estate agents use common terms, somebody else beating you to it, you may want
they don’t always use them in the same way. to keep an eye on the listing and see if the seller
Sometimes it’s designed as a clear signal, gets a bit more realistic later on.
sometime it’s a hidden code, and sometimes the ‘Price on application’ or ‘POA’ usually sparks the
agent uses a term just because everyone else old joke about “If you have to ask how much,
does. With that in mind, here are a few pointers. you can’t afford it.” With houses, though, it’s
‘Offers in the region of’ (or ‘OIRO’) is usually an usually a sign that the seller is concerned about
indication there’s a bit more flexibility than with time-wasters just interested in nosing round
a listing which just has a price. The seller would the house. Don’t be put off enquiring, but don’t
like to get the listed amount (or ideally more) but be surprised if you are ‘vetted’ before you can
might well be open to a lower offer, so don’t be arrange a viewing.
afraid to try.

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• Provide a relaxing space to escape & unwind
• Add value to an existing home
• Modernise a tired design
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We are specialists in loft ladders and hatches for easy and
safe access to your loft. We also provide boarding, lighting
and insulation solutions. Call us now to find out how we can
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Call: 01924 480571
Email: [email protected] Whiteleys Garden Centre,
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Index of Advertisers

It’s Christmas Homes & Interiors Homes & Interiors

Brassiere 10 Bathrooms/Tiling/Plastering Home & External Cleaning Services
Christie Lea 13 Clean Image
Christmas Gift Guide 14-15 Queensbury Kitchens, Bedrooms, Carpet Clean Plus 55
Halifax Bid 6-7 52
Harveys of Halifax 8 Bathrooms 65
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Nurseries 2
Kershaw’s Garden Centre 13 More Bathrooms 59
Lottie Shaw’s 9
RSPCA Meal Appeal 11 Kitchens & Bedrooms

27 Beds & Furniture Masterclass Kitchens 61
Lifestyle and Leisure 4-5
67,.68 Elland Bed Centre 54 More Kitchens 63
Brighouse Bridge Club 25
Creating Spaces 31 Kingfield Bedrooms 59 Queensbury Kitchens Bedrooms
Local Homecare 25
Local Nostalgia Magazine 24 Queensbury Kitchens, Bedrooms, & Bathroom 65
Harrington Family Law 27
Holding Hands Ceremonies 21 Bathrooms 65 Kingfield Bedrooms 59
Mirfield College
Quarterbridge Cars 30 Stone Dam Mills 62 Town Kitchens 50-51
Spotlight on local artist
- Lindsay Norman The Design Mill 64
The Care Collection
Locksmith

Blinds/Carpets/Curtains/Mats In House Securities 65

Amora Blinds 57

Doors/Windows/Conservatories/Guttering Lofts 63
Access to Lofts 58
Garolla Garage Doors 54
Painting & Decorating
Halifax Seamless Gutters 55 Benchmark Painters & Decorators



Fabrics & Furnishings

The Design Mill 64 Plumbers/Domestic Appliances

Amore Habitat 60

Garage Doors First Call Gas 60

Health, Beauty & Wellbeing Garolla Garage Doors 54 Mallinson Plumbing & Heating 64

Negas 53

Bailiff Bridge 39 Handy Person
Local Homecare 67, 68 Handyman Solutions
Hearing & Tinnitus Care 39 Local Handyman Services 52 Removals/Storage
Hipperholme Podiatry 33 The Flatpack Fella 60
Jennifer Taylor 33 55 Harveys Removals 65
Modern Herbals 31
Specsavers 32
Rose Therapy Centre 37
Town Hall Dental 34-35 Roofing

Alpine 52







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