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What are the top moving home questions according to Google?
Great advice when moving home. Stress is something that is a given when you are moving home, so the more information you have the easier and calmer it can be. There are many places you can ask for advice from experts – friends who have moved, estate agents, removal companies, and Google! 145,200 Google searches […]
1 in 37 homes are sitting empty in the Portsmouth area
• 2,514 homes in the Portsmouth area are empty, which represents 1 in 37 homes. • 1,155 of those have been empty for more than six months and are worth £262million. • Why are those properties standing empty and deteriorating and why could that become an issue for the whole of Portsmouth? A couple of […]
Household Heating Bills Set For Major Increase
The energy bills of every UK resident will rise in April as the price cap increases to account for the global increase in the cost of gas. Those not on the gas mains will still be hit as the UK uses gas to make 45% of its electricity. So, what can people do to reduce […]
Do I really need a for sale sign when selling my home?
Not everyone loves a for sale sign outside their home, and as you venture around your local area, you will see a variety of property boards, but, as common as they are, not everyone wants to have a for sale sign outside their home. People have a variety of reasons they are not a for […]
Why Are There So Few Portsmouth Homes For Sale?
• 43% drop in the number of properties for sale in Portsmouth in the last 12 months. • 1,467 Portsmouth homes have sold (stc) in the last three months alone, taking the time from the ‘for sale board’ going up to sale agreed to a median of 27 days. • The £200k to £300k price […]
Why buyers need an estate agent now more than ever
You are ready! All the pieces have come together and that dream of being a homeowner is in arm’s reach. The game plan is in place, you have the key property portal apps downloaded, you have set some email notifications so you never miss a thing. Yet, with all the planning, there is one key […]
What Do The ‘Levelling Up’ Plans Mean For Landlords?
• Some landlords may face additional costs as Michael Gove, the Housing Minister, aims to improve poor quality private rental homes. • Many rental properties will require upgrading. The Government announced in their ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper last week they plan to introduce a new minimum standard for private rental properties. • The White Paper […]
Could People Be Forced to Sell Their Homes as Their Energy Bills Rise?
The wholesale gas price has tripled in 2021. Even if you aren’t on gas at home, half the UK’s electricity comes from burning gas so, this affects everyone. Even though domestic bills have been protected from the majority of this with the Government’s price cap, energy bills will rise by at least 50% in April. […]
Portsmouth Homeowners Pocketed £159k Each in the Last 20 Years
The average house price in Portsmouth has increased by 157.4% to £259,500 in the last 20 years, a profit of £158,700 That means, when adjusted for inflation in those two decades, Portsmouth house prices have risen in real terms by 85.3% What does this mean for existing Portsmouth homeowners and first-time buyers trying to get […]
Why you should be investing in Cardiff’s (Caerdydd’s) buy-to-let market
The capital of Wales and the eleventh largest city in the UK, Cardiff has always been a popular location for buy-to-let properties and its recent developments have only bolstered the appeal of the city to investors. Home to one of the largest shopping centres in the UK, thriving universities, and hundreds of independent cafes and […]
What to expect when buying a home in 2022
When it comes to the property market in 2021 and the UK in general, words like crazy and frantic spring to mind. It was a year where the number of properties on the market was low and yet demand was overwhelming at times. Where house prices reached record highs at times, and many buyers were […]
The Future of the Portsmouth Buy-To-Let Market in 2022
The Headlines… Portsmouth rents up by 3.3% in the last 12 months Portsmouth house Prices up 2.5% in the last 12 months Portsmouth landlords helped by ultra-low mortgage rates and a stamp duty holiday Yet, some landlords in Portsmouth anxious about a possible end to no fault evictions New EPC rules could cost Portsmouth landlords […]