Blogs
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Has the Lincoln Property Market Peaked?
Should you buy now or wait for the bargains? Many commentators believe we have seen the peak of the Lincoln property market. So, should savvy bargain hunters wait for Lincoln house prices to fall? Or could postponing your house buying for any anticipated Lincoln house price drop be a costly…
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Lincoln Property Market to Crash in 2022?
According to some newspapers and pundits, the property market boom could soon be over with the increasing interest rates and inflation. In this article, I share the 3 fundamental economic reasons why things are different to the last property market crash. The insider’s way to find out if there will…
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Lincoln Rental Homes Nightmare
Lincoln needs 388 additional private rented properties per year to keep up with current and future demand from Lincoln tenants. Yet over the last 5 years, Lincoln has lost 603 private rented homes. What are the 5 reasons the supply of private rental properties in Lincoln are falling?…
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Lincoln Homeownership Rockets by 1,806 Homes in the Last 5 Years
The Lincoln housing market over the last five years has behaved oddly. Lincoln house prices are 32.9% higher than in 2017, even though during those five years, the British economy had the uncertainty of Brexit and the massive fall in GDP during the pandemic. Yet, a less observed…
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Did you know there are 12,817 Terraced Houses in Lincoln, Why Are They So Popular?
The terraced house is one of the most familiar styles of home in Lincoln (and the UK as a whole). 30.3% of Lincoln people live in a terraced home, interesting when compared with the national average of 22.7%. So, what is it about the humble terraced/townhouse us Brits love so…
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Fifty-one percent Drop in Lincoln Council Houses in the Last 40 Years
In 1981, 37.5% of properties in Lincoln were council houses. Today, that figure stands at 18.5%, a proportional drop of 51%. Why has the number of council houses dropped so much in those 40 years? How has that changed the dynamics of the Lincoln property market in those 40 years?…
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Why does it take 114 days to get the keys when you buy a Lincoln house?
2,504 properties have sold in the Lincoln area in the last 12 months. It only takes 55 days to sell a Lincoln home, so why does it take 114 days from the sold board going up to the buyer getting the keys? With a shortage of solicitors and a sub-standard…
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1 in 4 Lincoln Homeowners Unable to Sell
The average time to find a buyer for a Lincoln property reduced from 86 days in 2020 to 56 days in 2021. Yet still, just under 1 in 4 Lincoln homeowners are on the market after 12 weeks. Why are so many Lincoln homes still on the market after all…
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How Will Rising Inflation Affect the Lincoln Property Market in 2022?
The UK is currently experiencing its highest inflation rate since the early 1990s. This increase in prices has primally come about by the combination of an increase in demand for goods and services from consumers following lockdown last year together with global supply chain disruptions. Most economists weren’t too…
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1 in 17 homes are sitting empty in the Lincoln area
2,784 homes in the Lincoln area are empty, which represents 1 in 17 homes. 491 of those have been empty for more than six months and are worth £86million. Why are those properties standing empty and deteriorating and why could that become an issue for the whole of…
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Lincoln Household Heating Bills Set to Rise to £66,885,718 in 2022
The energy bills of every Lincoln resident will rise in April as the price cap increases to account for the global increase in the cost of gas. Those not on the gas mains will still be hit as the UK uses gas to make 45% of its electricity. So, what…
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Why Are There So Few Lincoln Homes For Sale?
There are 406 properties for sale today in Lincoln; roll the clock back exactly a year, and the figure was 686 – there’s been a drop of 41%. This drop is being dubbed ‘for sale board crunch’. The ‘for sale board crunch’ has left many prospective Lincoln home buyers stressing…