Blogs
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Lincoln’s Property Market Now Worth £8.692 Billion
Hello, and welcome to the last Lincoln Property Blog of 2025, brought to you by Ben from Walters of Lincolnshire. This week we discuss how Lincoln’s property market is now worth £8.692 billion, and why it matters to your own home, choices, and long-term financial security. As we hit the…
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What will the Budget mean for Lincoln homeowners and landlords?
Now that I have had time to reflect, this week we look at what the Autumn Budget will mean for Lincoln homeowners and landlords. The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget: What Does It Mean for Lincoln? After months of rumour, leaked ideas and speculation, the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has finally arrived. Many…
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Lincoln FTB Homes Are 21% More Affordable Than 18 Years Ago.
If you listened to the doom merchants, you would think first-time buyers (FTB) in Lincoln had no chance at all. According to the loudest voices, buying a first home is impossible, the ladder has been pulled up, and the only people who buy their first homes today are lottery winners…
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My Thoughts on the Budget for Lincoln homeowners & landlords
The Autumn Budget delivered the expected changes to housing and taxation, although the impact will be felt more in sentiment than in immediate cost. The centrepiece was the new annual levy on homes worth more than £2m, due from 2028. Owners of £2m plus homes will pay more and the…
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The 2025 Lincoln Property Market A study of this year’s property market and what will happen in 2026?
With only a few weeks to go before the end of the year, as a Lincoln estate and letting agent, I wanted to share what has happened in both the UK and Lincoln property markets in 2025, analysing the trends for Lincoln homeowners, home buyers and landlords alike… and then…
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Which Lincoln Homes Actually Sell, and Which Don’t
Some homes in Lincoln fly off the market within weeks. Others sit for months, attract only a handful of viewings, then quietly disappear from the portals, unsold. The difference isn’t luck, it’s Saleability. Would it surprise you that of the 10.94 million homes that have left UK estate agents books…
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The 5 Year & 2 Week Lincoln Itch That’s Driving Half of all Home Moves.
If you walk down almost any Lincoln road or street, you will see the quiet signs of life playing out behind the front doors. Families growing. Kids leaving home. Kitchens are being refitted for the second or third time. Yet somewhere in that rhythm, every homeowner starts to feel it…
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Why 14,161 Lincoln Homeowners tried to move since Covid… Yet never did. Here is why.
If you have ever thought about selling your Lincoln home, you will know how tempting it can be to stretch the asking price. After all, it is your biggest tax-free asset, and those extra few thousand pounds can feel like a sensible cushion. Yet in the Lincoln property market, ambition…
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Why do 1 in 8.1 Lincoln Home Sellers End up Reducing Their Asking Price?
As the Lincoln property market shifts, more homeowners are facing the decision of when and by how much to adjust their asking prices. The choice can feel difficult, but in today’s climate, it is often the difference between attracting a buyer or sitting unsold for months. The supply of homes for sale in…
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ASKING TOO MUCH: WHY ARE AGENTS OVERPRICING HOMES?
A darker side of estate agency has unfortunately come to the fore: overvaluing. While it’s nothing particularly new, the practice has been historically limited to a small number of estate agents. But now it’s become rife and causes untold heartache and stress for sellers. The market is booming, prices are…
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Lincoln First-Time Buyers: It’s Tough, But Not as Tough as You Think
The typical first-time buyer home in Lincoln costs £130,328, which is a lot of money in anyone’s book. For years, the housing affordability debate has been framed in terms of house prices compared to average incomes. That makes a neat headline, but it isn’t how first-time buyers think. When you are…
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Buying a Home in Lincoln Feels Risky. Waiting is even riskier.
We all know the feeling. When you think about buying a home, you check the headlines, look at interest rates, and then tell yourself, “Maybe we’ll wait until things calm down.” Waiting feels safe. You stay in control, you avoid risk, and you carry on as you are. However, when…