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7 top tips for moving home at Christmas
The decorations are up, the shopping days are getting few and Xmas songs are all over the radio. As you’re driving home for Christmas this year, have you added to the normal stresses and strains by moving home in Bristol as well? You won’t be on your own – you’d be surprised how many people […]
No Deal Brexit – The Prediction for Bristol House Prices
Roll the clock back to April 2020, and major financial economists and property market commenters were sounding the alarm. The very best-case scenario was a 5% drop in property values by the end of the year, and most were in the 10% to 15% range. They forewarned the Covid-19 stimulated recession would trim tens of […]
How to spot, and little ways to help stop loneliness in Bristol this Christmas
Christmas will be a strange one this year, not just for us in Bristol but the whole of the UK. Are you one of the lucky ones, scrabbling to work out which family members will be in your bubble? But as you tuck into your turkey, pop a few crackers, and enjoy a tipple and […]
What will happen to the Cardiff property market in 2021?
In the last few months, the Cardiff (and UK) property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc., all of this has had […]
What will happen to the Bristol property market in 2021?
In the last few months, the Bristol (and UK) property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc., all of this has had […]
What will happen to the Portsmouth property market in 2021?
In the last few months, the Portsmouth (and UK) property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc., all of this has had […]
Should I keep my property on the market this winter in Cardiff?
We are coming to the end of this crazy, crazy year, and although you have already made the decision to move, you might be thinking, do I really need the hassle over the next few weeks? Not only do you have the lockdown constraints, but you are having to work out your Christmas bubble. So […]
Should I keep my property on the market this winter in Bristol?
We are coming to the end of this crazy, crazy year, and although you have already made the decision to move, you might be thinking, do I really need the hassle over the next few weeks? Not only do you have the constraints of being in Tier 3 in Bristol, but you are having to […]
The 2020 Review of the Portsmouth Property Market
Looking back at the Portsmouth property market for 2020, it can certainly be seen as a frenetic game of two halves, albeit with a very long half time in the spring. Between the General Election in mid-December and Christmas, many Portsmouth agents saw an unusually higher uplift in activity in the property market just as […]
Bristol Landlords and Second Homeowners will Probably Save Money from the Proposed New Capital Gains Tax changes
Yet, if the proposals were adopted in full, some Bristol landlords would pay £11,000 less Capital Gains Tax than they would currently The government borrowed £394bn this financial year (April ‘20 to April ‘21). This figure does not include the cost of November lockdowns and support measures, which means the final bill will probably be […]
T’is the season of new traditions this year in Bristol
Wow, what a year. When the fireworks crackled and lit up our skies with their colourful magic last New Year’s Eve and our hearts were filled with hopes and dreams of the year to come, none of us expected what was coming. And here we are, months later, with vaccine hope and dreams of freedom […]
As Bristol First-time Buyers are Being Locked Out of the Bristol Property Market – Rents Have Risen by 6.2%
With the banks reducing the number of low deposit mortgages (i.e. deposit of 10% and below) since Covid-19 hit in the spring, this has meant that the number of Bristol first-time buyers has been decreasing quickly, meaning many of those would-be Bristol buyers wanting to make the first step on the Bristol property ladder are having to […]