Once upon a time, reducing the price of your property was considered a terrible thing to do. It made you look desperate, and buyers could take advantage of your desperation and make ridiculously low offers. But, as we head into a changing property market, is that still the case?
The Ashes are over for another year but with the cricket season still very much in play, we take a nostalgic look at changes in the housing market over previous series.
Swap rates give us a good indication of changes to come in mortgage costs – reflecting the cost of borrowing for lenders.
Over 8.1 million owner occupiers in England and Wales now own their homes outright. This constitutes 52% of owner occupiers, rising to over 90% of those aged 65 or more.
More than a quarter of landlords who own five or more properties are planning to increase their portfolio over the next year, while one in five who have 2–5 properties are also planning to expand (Rightmove)
The property world is full of words and expressions that may be unfamiliar to anyone who is not regularly buying, selling, letting or renting a home. This updated guide from Sure will help to shed light on what they all mean.
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Property prices have moderated and while demand remains across the market, sensible and realistic initial pricing impacts on sales success.
The average length for an initial rental contract in Q2 2023 was 12.7 months, up from 10.5 during the same period in 2019. Renters are planning to stay for longer, in part due to low levels of stock and rising rents in the open market.
The 136th Wimbledon Championship is underway. The All England Club is set to host around 800 players, 679 matches and over half a million spectators before its conclusion on Sunday 16th July.
The era of more prudent mortgage lending since the Global Financial Crisis means that interest-only mortgages have become a much smaller proportion of new mortgage lending.
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