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Etiquette you should follow when selling your home in Bristol
There are a whole wealth of emotions wrapped up into selling your home; you have to part ways with a property you once loved, whilst you start your quest for the next one that will steal your heart. The ups and downs of the process can sometimes cloud your judgement and, as this is one […]
Get Ready To Buy
You’ve been putting what you can in savings for what feels like forever but suddenly it becomes a reality and owning your first home is just around the corner, but what can you do to make the final steps of the journey as easy as possible? I’ve compiled a short list of things you can […]
BRISTOL RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – JANUARY 2020
Welcome to the January market report, where we cover the following topics. OK ‘Bristol’ Boomer Bristol House Prices Have Risen by 181% as a Proportion of Household Income Since 1980 Have the Baby Boomers (people between the ages of 55yo to 75yo) messed things up for the Millennials in terms of getting on the Bristol […]
PORTSMOUTH RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – JANUARY 2020
Welcome to the January market report, where we cover the following topics. NEW EPC REGULATION CHANGES FOR PORTSMOUTH LANDLORDS The vast majority of Portsmouth landlords are, by now, acquainted with the legislation that came into force on the 1st of April 2018, that means all new and renewed private tenancy agreements must have an Energy […]
Will There Be a ‘Boris Bounce’ For the Bristol Property Market?
The Halifax announced in early January that there was a Boris Bounce in the national property market as they stated national property values soared 1.7% in December 2019 – the biggest rise since the 1.9% month on month rise in February 2007 (a few months before the Global Financial Crisis aka the Credit Crunch). Get […]
A decade in the Portsmouth property market
What has happened to the local Portsmouth property market in the last decade? The average Portsmouth property has risen in value from £165,400 to £240,900 in the last 10 years … meaning each Portsmouth homeowner has seen a profit of £145.19 per week for those last ten years. Rolling the clock back to the start […]
Is the Portsmouth property market bouncing back?
The Halifax announced in early January that there was a bounce in the national property market as they stated national property values soared 1.7% in December 2019 – the biggest rise since the 1.9% month on month rise in February 2007 (a few months before the Global Financial Crisis aka the Credit Crunch). The Halifax […]
OK ‘Bristol’ Boomer
Bristol House Prices Have Risen by 181% as a Proportion of Household Income Since 1980 Have the Baby Boomers (people between the ages of 55yo to 75yo) messed things up for the Millennials in terms of getting on the Bristol property ladder? They bought their own council houses in the 80’s and 90’s, meaning there […]
BRISTOL RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – DECEMBER 2019
Welcome to the December market report, where we cover the following topics. 204,727 People Live in Rented Accommodation in Bristol That number surprised you didn’t it? With the General Election done, I thought it time to reflect on renting in the manifestos and party-political broadcasts and ask why? As the best way to tell the […]
PORTSMOUTH RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – DECEMBER 2019
Welcome to the December market report, where we cover the following topics. 94,789 People Live in Rented Accommodation in Portsmouth That number surprised you didn’t it? With the General Election done, I thought it time to reflect on renting in the manifestos and party-political broadcasts and ask why? As the best way to tell the […]
The £8.5 billion mortgage debt of Bristol homeowners
Irrespective of the shenanigans and political goings on in Westminster recently, the housing market (for the time being anyway) shows a striking resilience, fostered by the on-going wide-ranging monetary policy by the Bank of England. With interest rates and unemployment low, UKplc is heading into 2020 in reasonable condition. Additionally, despite the UK’s new homes industry improving […]