Beat the credit crunch

At the moment it seems the media is full of bad news about the effects of the credit crunch – especially on the housing market. And I should know as Mrs SelectExchange  and I are trying to sell a house at the moment and are waiting for our buyer to get a mortgage – been over 8 weeks since we accepted his offer. So time area little tough at present especially as we have moved into our new home early. 

What amazes me though is that his mortgage company, who shall remain nameless, have said that due to the volume of mortgage requests they have had that they have had delays -HOW???? I keep hearing everyday how houses are not selling and being left on the market – so who are all these applicants?? Me thinks someone somewhere is telling a few porkies.

Fortunately what we are doing at Select Exchange might just be launching at the right time …certainly it is a great way for people to saves £££s or $$$ on their hols – which given that just about everything else is going up can only be a good thing.  Certainly if things continue this way it might be a good way to keep cost down and still go on the one or two hols you have become used to. – well fingers crossed from me on that.

My recent trip to St. Lucia

I recently spent 10 days with my wife in one of our exchange properties in St. Lucia and we had a fabulous time.  We stayed in the Discovery Hotel in Marigot Bay, which is a sales and leaseback development.  We were able to use some of the owners available weeks and it was stunning.  

Marigot Bay is famous for being a refuge for sailors during hurricanes as well as for being the place where the original Dr. Doolittle was filmed.  It is a great resort to go and relax and get some well need RnR.

During our stay we got to see a little more of the island, doing a little snorkeling as well as hiring a boat for the day and travelling around the Pitons. We also met some potential new clients for home exchange.  One of the great things about St. Lucia is the diverse range of holiday makers it receives, from the uber rich to your honeymooners as well as lots of families and retirees. 

I expect St. Lucia to continue to grow as a destination, particularly given the volume of new developments and golf courses in the offing.  Keep your eyes on www.selectexchange.co.uk for new home exchange opportunities and if you are lucky enough to own a home in this fabulous island please let me know, as for a limited time only we are offering free membership to St Lucian properties.

 

Hello world!

This is our first post from www.selectexchange.co.uk - the home exchange network. 

My name is Mike Reilly and i work in the home exchange market for a new company called Select Exchange.  I am writing the blog as I want to have a forum to discuss issues that might arise within home exchange and to hopefully get some positive feedback on what we are trying to achieve.  I hope to be able to discuss among other things our experiences on some of the trip we have undertaken as part of work – some of the people, the sights and even some of the problems we encountered. 

I haven’t done a lot of this before so you will have to be patient as we get to grips with things but hopefully we will have something interesting to tell you.  In the meantime any stories or anecdotes which you may have about your home exchange experiences or your thoughts about it  would be great.