With renting offering more flexibility than ownership, some tenants have traditionally used the sector as a way to get to know a new area before committing to buying.Indeed, the majority of tenants stay within their local area when moving home.In 2018, over a quarter (27%) of tenants moved within a [...]
Brexit continues to make long-term and strategic decisions difficult for UK-based businesses and homeowners. Yet both the UK economy and its housing market registered around 3% annual growth in each of the first three quarters of 2018.Since the last troughs in GVA* in Quarter 4 2009 (Q409) and house prices [...]
Looking to sell in 2019? A property was sold somewhere across England and Wales every 9 seconds of working hours between January and July of 2018.With 10 regions in the country, assuming an even distribution, this would equate to a property sale in every region within a minute and a [...]
Despite tax revenue from residential property seeing its usual annual rise between July and September, total tax revenue in the first nine months of 2018 across England and Wales was 9.5% lower than a year ago, according to the latest data published this week by HMRC and the Welsh Government.It [...]
Put on your Santa hat and soak up the festive atmosphere at two winter markets in the hall and grounds of Emmanuel Church. Search for the perfect Christmas gifts amongst stalls selling crafts, art, photography, vintage clothes and more. Winter-warming food, tea and coffee will be served up by The Art of Tea, with a fully licensed bar taking [...]
A quick analysis of sales volumes to date in 2018 indicates that in areas where sales have increased compared to the same period last year, on average virtually half of all properties have access to ultra-fast broadband, with an average download speed of 46.4mbps. In contrast, in those areas where [...]
A drop of more than a third of the average sole agency fee for a traditional estate agent in the UK, to 1.18% (plus VAT), since 2011 makes it among the cheapest prime location for agent fees in the world. Of the places analysed, only China and Hong Kong had [...]
Autumn review on the Didsbury property market, we're offering 25% off our selling fee's for the remainder of 2018 so if you want a free valuation call me on 0161 434 4311. #didsbury #valuation #offer #autumnmarket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwa44Oix8yQ
As each year passes, Halloween celebrations appear to be getting bigger in the UK, fuelled by images on social media and product lines developed by retailers. In 2017, 52% of Britons spent money on Halloween products and this rose to 85% for families with children under the age of 5 [...]
The ageing population in the UK is not a new story but growth in this demographic really picks up speed over the next 10 years, with implications for the housing market. Over the next 10 years, the percentage growth in the UK’s retirement age demographic vastly outweighs that in children [...]