Property agent reports record third quarter as sales reach £40m
Croft Residential, the York-based property agent, has reported a record Q3 of this year with sales for clients across Yorkshire totalling more than £39m.
Founded and headed by Toby Cockcroft, Croft Residential specialises in selling exclusive and historic homes, as well as in land sales, across Yorkshire and the north of England.
The firm agreed a total of 24 deals throughout July, August and September, with sale prices ranging from £200,000 to £5.6m.
A derelict windmill, a 16th century York manor house that had reputedly been Oliver Cromwell’s battle of Marston Moor headquarters, and an off-plan sale of a new-build in Harrogate that set a record price per sq ft for the town, have all featured among the Yorkshire property sales handled by the business in the past three months.
Toby Cockcroft said: “This summer’s fantastic weather undoubtedly had a part to play in the phenomenally successful period we have just seen, but demand for luxury properties in the north and especially in North Yorkshire remains extremely high and is outstripping supply.
“At the top end of the market, homes are currently selling very rapidly indeed, whether that is in the form of off-market, private transactions or on the open market.”
Cockcroft added: “Yorkshire seems to be going from strength to strength as a location and we are seeing new families moving into the region, for whom unrivalled locations such as York and Harrogate, with their excellent schools and quality of life, are an extremely attractive prospect.
“We are seeing a steady flow of people who have decided to turn their back on the high-pressure London lifestyle in favour of the now not so well-kept secret of the fantastic countryside, value-for-money properties and work-life balance that are available in spades up here in Yorkshire.”
