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Portsmouth House Prices 2021: What will happen to the value of your Portsmouth home next year?
What will a no deal Brexit on the horizon, the end of the stamp duty holiday in March, mortgage payment holidays coming to an end, unemployment set to rise after furlough and ongoing on/off coronavirus restrictions do to the Portsmouth property market and the value of your Portsmouth home? In the late spring of 2020, […]
The PRICE is the key to selling your home fast in Bristol
When selling your home there are many things you can do to attract potential buyers and also add value, from decluttering, to mowing your lawn, freshening up paint work and adding a few plants here and there. Home staging gives any property an edge, and can ensure buyers are eager to view based on what […]
Portsmouth 2nd & 3rd Time Buyers Finding it Tougher (and Slower) to Move up the Portsmouth Property Ladder
Post lockdown, the need for Portsmouth families who want bigger homes has meant Portsmouth homebuyers must now pay considerably more to trade up to that larger home… One thing that has come out of lockdown has been the inexorable movement of Portsmouth households wanting to upsize to a larger home. Often considered to be first […]
How to avoid buying a house full of horrors in Bristol
Some ghostly things can happen when you’re looking to buy a home in Bristol, and we’re not talking about Hocus Pocus. If they are found, they can turn your dream home into a nightmare. Choosing whether to have a home survey is not like deciding whether to choose a trick or a treat, a survey […]
PORTSMOUTH RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2020
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Are you on track to sell your home in Bristol before the stamp duty deadline?
When Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the temporary stamp duty exemption back in July, there was excitement in the air in Bristol. Those who had been thinking of moving in a few years started to have discussions on whether they should do it sooner. Families who had felt like the walls were getting smaller around them […]
THE PROS & CONS OF BECOMING A LANDLORD IN PORTSMOUTH
The buy-to-let market in Portsmouth is about to enter a challenging 12 to 24 months. Yet by looking back at the last recession and what is happening now, there are vital lessons all Portsmouth landlords can learn to protect themselves, and in fact create opportunities for themselves both in the short term and ultimately the […]
A dog’s guide to finding a new home in Bristol
We have always been man’s best friend, but it seems this year more and more humans have been wanting to give us a home. They’ve been spending more time in their homes, and so have felt they have the time to help us settle into their family. For us, moving home is a huge experience, […]
The Portsmouth Property Market Post-Lockdown – the First 100 Days
Portsmouth sellers and buyers will need to continue to be pragmatic if the surprisingly strong current levels of activity in the Portsmouth property market are to be sustained. To start, we had the once in a lifetime event of the credit crunch in 2008, we then had another once in a lifetime event with the […]
Keep your emotions in check when selling your home in Bristol
Your house in Bristol is your home, and so it’s completely normal to feel an emotional connection with it – as they say, home is where the heart is. Yet we all know the experience of selling your home can make those feelings stronger, it doesn’t matter why you wish to move – upsizing, downsizing, […]
Bristol Millennials Moving Back in with Mum & Dad?
Roll the clock back 20 years and any self-respecting late 20/early 30 something would never say on their first date that they lived with their mum and dad. It was seen as a sign of immaturity being tied to your mother’s apron strings as a failure to leave the family home. Yet over these last […]
Portsmouth Millennials Moving Back in with Mum & Dad?
Roll the clock back 20 years and any self-respecting late 20/early 30 something would never say on their first date that they lived with their mum and dad. It was seen as a sign of immaturity being tied to your mother’s apron strings as a failure to leave the family home. Yet over these last […]