Garrington opens first dedicated property buying agency in Northern Ireland
Garrington Property Finders has opened Garrington Northern Ireland, the first dedicated property buying agency in Belfast.
Garrington Northern Ireland is led by Bernadette Page (pictured), who has experience in Belfast, North Down, the Ards peninsula and the North Coast.
The launch comes as official Land Registry data showed the average property in Northern Ireland increased in value by 7.5% in 2025, compared to the UK average of 2.4%.
The South East saw zero growth, and London saw a 1% fall.
Page said: “The prime market in Northern Ireland has reached a point of genuine maturity, and the best of it moves discreetly, between people who know one another, long before anything reaches a property portal.
“In Belfast’s most sought-after postcodes, along the North Down coast and on the North Antrim shore, we are seeing well-priced, architecturally significant homes find buyers at a pace that would have been inconceivable a few years ago.
“Knowing where the opportunities are, and being present in the conversations before they become transactions, is what separates the buyers who secure the best homes from those who simply see what is left.”
Jonathan Hopper, CEO at Garrington Property Finders, said: “Northern Ireland has been the UK’s most consistent property story for the past two years, and the province’s prime tier is where the most interesting chapter is now being written.
“Our expansion here reflects both the market’s maturity and our conviction that buyers operating at this level deserve the same quality of independent representation in Belfast or on the North Down coast as they would expect in Mayfair, Edinburgh or the Cotswolds.”
Data also showed that Northern Ireland remains the only UK nation where average prices are still below the peak reached in the 2000s.
In the final quarter of 2025, the average home sold for £195,936, which is 7.8% below the late 2007 peak.
Page added: “Northern Ireland’s combination of better value, stunning scenery, good schools and connectivity all make properties here highly attractive to buyers from the British mainland, but growth potential is a key driver too.
“Values here have grown consistently for 12 years, and the market’s robust fundamentals mean they are well placed for further increases.”
