Swoffers is pleased to support a new initiative aimed at encouraging landlords to consider allowing tenants to accommodate pets in rented properties. The Pancake Project, named after pet rabbit Pancake, has been launched by Bea Smith, who wants to create more pet friendly rental homes but also educate tenants in pet-proofing properties to reassure landlords that their rental is safe...

Swoffers is delighted that people from outside of the island can now view properties in Guernsey without the need to quarantine, under the States of Guernsey’s business tunnel arrangement. From next Tuesday (28 July) people will be able to come to the island on a day trip from Southampton, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, on board planes operated by Aurigny. Swoffers’...

The team at Swoffers is aware there have been some concerns expressed about gazumping in Guernsey. Gazumping is when a vendor accepts a higher offer on the house you are purchasing before you have exchanged contracts. As Guernsey’s leading estate agency, we are not aware of gazumping happening here but we thought it would be useful to explain a bit...

Swoffers is delighted to welcome experienced negotiator Olivia Phillips to the local market sales team. Olivia will be helping out over the busy summer period. ‘With local market sales booming we were looking to boost our experienced team and were lucky to discover that Olivia was available,’ said Andre Austin, Swoffers director. ‘She knows Guernsey and her experience of working...

82 local market property sales went through court in June – the highest number in a month since August last year. ‘We’ve had an amazing month,’ said Swoffers director Andre Austin. ‘There has been a massive bounce back since lockdown with a number of properties selling within 24 hours of being listed. ‘We’ve seen activity at all levels of the...