If you have ever sold your home, you will be all too familiar with the pressure to make the property look tip-top in time for a viewing. Your home must appeal to the most likely type of person to buy it, so it’s vital to understand a bit about the [...]
There is little else more quintessentially British than the chocolate box cottage. Bringing up idyllic images of rambling roses framing the doorway, thatched roofs, exposed beams and open fires, an escape to a rural retreat is the aspiration of many. We have taken the opportunity during this National Chocolate Week [...]
Just 35% of 25 to 34 year olds were homeowners in 2017, down from 55% twenty years ago. Only 60% of young adults with a 10% deposit and a loan based on an income multiplier of 4.5, can afford the cheapest properties in their local area according to a new [...]
In England on the 1st October 2018, the criteria for what kind of House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) needs a mandatory licence was extended. The UK Government announced in May 2015 that it would be changing the criteria for Mandatory HMO Licensing in England in a bid to address poor [...]
Following the success of the St James Park development here in the heart of Didsbury village, PJ Livesey Group have started to release new homes on the Green Walk development situated off Nell Lane, West Didsbury. Phase one comprises of a stunning collection of 3, 4 & 5 bedroom new [...]
The new school year is underway for over 10 million children across England and Wales and school catchments rate highly for many choosing a home. How much more are home buyers prepared to pay to live close to an Ofsted rated outstanding school? An analysis of property sales across England [...]
The benefits of owning a home in Didsbury are huge. While it’s true that across the country homeowners are benefitting from steady and reliable capital growth, here the rewards are even greater. The core reason is that the area we live in is popular and just keeps getting more so. [...]
Working from home is increasingly popular, with almost a third of UK employees who use computers for their job, working remotely either every day or at least once a week. Those over 45 are most likely to work from home every day or almost every day. Remote working has the [...]
We can’t remember a time when there’s been more excitement about the Didsbury property market. We’re having more and more conversations with the buyers and sellers we advise who realise that they’ve ‘timed their runs’ perfectly. As we’ve seen many times before; as the market turns a corner, momentum starts [...]
I read an article this week which I wanted to share with you as it highlighted the most lucrative postcodes for buy to let landlords in Manchester, with some even offering the best yields in the country. M14 offered the 5th highest yields in the country closely at 10.1% followed [...]