“New Year, New Home Goals!” ✨🏡

 💡 What’s Happening?✅ The housing market remains strong despite affordability challenges.✅ First-time buyers are making a comeback, with mortgage completions nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.✅ Buy-to-let purchases are increasing, but still lower than in previous years.✅ Upcoming stamp duty changes in April could impact the market in the sho...

House prices are the hot topic everywhere at the moment and there is a mixed picture of the value of our homes in the UK. Last month Halifax said that prices were unexpectedly up by 1.6% annually whilst another survey from Nationwide claimed that they had fallen 3.1% which is the biggest fall in 14 years. All of this makes it hard to decipher what exactly is going on for hous...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) Bill 2022-23 has been introduced. And has gone through its first and second readings in the House of Commons.The Bill has so far survived Liz Truss’ mini budget. But some are now questioning whether it will survive Rishi Sunak’s coronation as Tory leader.If successful, it will mean that an estimated 43% of transactions each year w...

The first month of 2025 has been nothing short of dynamic in the property market! 🚀 Here's a snapshot of the activity we've seen:  📊 Market Highlights: Record Listings: Since Boxing Day, there has been a record number of new sellers entering the market, with the number of new properties coming to market 11% ahead of the same period at the start of l...