A new survey suggests that a letting agent saves a landlord an estimated £1,910 a year. The result of an investigation into 500 landlords by insurance firm Endsleigh suggests that there are widespread misconceptions among landlords about the value for money offered by letting agents. Of those landlords [...]

The number of bedrooms in houses and flats in M20 is a useful indicator of the type of housing stock available. In M20, the mix is shown above.  

It is the time of year when we can reflect on how the last four quarters have performed. The adjacent chart splits the total number of sales for all property types into quarters. Not surprisingly, last quarter of 2015 was the strongest quarter with 276 sales (35.8%) in M20. The [...]

The percentage of people employed in various industry sectors is often a good indicator of the distinct character of an area. In M20, the largest number of jobs were in Health, taking up 17.1% of jobs. Education had the second largest number of jobs with 15.7% of jobs.  

The last 18 months have seen a seismic shift in the underlying dynamics of the UK economy. While the long term effects of Brexit on property prices remain to be seen, price levels in M20 remain robust, as the adjoining chart shows. Prices for flats have increased 11.5% since January [...]

A property’s desirability is often a popular subject when we are talking to homeowners and local investors. Sure, you will find that Kirsty and Phil are right, and it is all about “location, location, location”, but the savvy property hunter has something else on their minds [...]