435,430 first time students have a confirmed place at university in the UK in 2021, this is 5% higher than results day in 2020. During university, 29% of students live in the private rental sector. Dataloft estimate that 570,000 students will be living in the private rental sector during the…
The average monthly rent in the UK in now at a record high of £1,029. In the twelve months to July 2021, UK monthly rent increased by 6.6%, rising from £965 to £1,029. In July, all regions in the UK experienced an annual increase in monthly rent, with the…
Moving home is the ultimate double-edged sword. Of course, you get to enjoy new neighbourhood, perhaps a bigger home, and all the excitement that comes with making your Lincoln home your own. Yet to get that point, there is the weeks and weeks of changing utility suppliers, weeks of packing…
And the reason you shouldn’t either I know of many Lincoln buy-to-let landlords who fell into property investing by accident. Many didn’t want to sell their family home when the Lincoln housing market crashed in the Credit Crunch of 2009/10, yet still needed to move (often for work). They…
The value of an average Lincoln terraced house has increased in value by £13,185 in the last 12 months, an increase in value of 8.64%. Yet the costs of building a Lincoln home have shot up even more in the last 12 months, meaning the price of Lincoln new…
Lincoln Buy-to-Let Landlords Owed £1,615,303 in Unpaid Rent. Rogues or Saviours? There is no getting away from the fact that the rise in the number of buy-to-let properties in Lincoln has been nothing short of astonishing over the last twenty years. As a result, many in the press have said…
When William the Conqueror invaded our fair shores in 1066, like all good kings, he needed to buy loyalty and raise cash to build his castles and armies. He did this by feudal law system and granted all the faithful nobles and aristocrats with land. In return, the nobles and…
In 2025, 25.01% of agreed property sales in Lincoln did not complete, and this is more important than many homeowners think. In Lincoln, where sales chains are often longer and buyers are more sensitive to price, this has a bigger impact. Agreeing a sale has never meant a guarantee, since…
When you look back at the average rents achieved in Lincoln over the last five years, from 2021 through to 2025, a clear pattern emerges. Lincoln saw extraordinary growth in rents as the market experienced a period of exceptional pressure post pandemic, yet in the last 12 months, is now…
As we enter a new year, many local homeowners are facing a familiar question. Should they bring their Lincoln home to market in January, or wait until the late spring? In recent conversations I have had with Lincoln buyers, sellers, and buy-to-let landlords in the run-up to Christmas, one question…