The property market continues to ride the wave as we head into autumn. Buyer demand per property is more than double pre-pandemic levels (Rightmove). Rightmove report a 14% increase in new listings at the start of September*, but the number of available properties for sale remains low and competition for…
Homes sold with an EPC rating A or B over the past years achieved a 10% price premium over properties with an EPC energy efficient rating of D. One in every 12 properties sold achieved an energy efficiency rating of A or B on its EPC, 47% of properties…
A recent report by Legal & General stated that since the pandemic, many older homeowners had put their plans to move home ‘on ice’. It said that fewer OAP homeowners are planning to downsize from their large family homes after the pandemic made them realise the actual value of their…
With Rightmove announcing a national drop of 0.3% in average asking prices in August, some are asking if the steam has been let out of the property market. Yet with the gains we have seen in the last 12 months, is this just a minor bump in the road? Alarm…
Should you sell or should you buy in this most interesting Lincoln property market? I have calculated that at least 220 Lincoln house sellers have rented a home to break their house chain in the last 12 months, although at a cost as they face paying many thousands of pounds…
Whether you are a Lincoln homeowner, first-time buyer, or landlord; the last 15 months has been a roller coaster ride when it comes to the Lincoln property market. With 213,120 UK house buyers and 58,580 UK tenants moving home in June, the summer has been manic for many people. Meaning…
The Semi-Detached House – the icon of middle-class aspiration, the pinnacle of liberalism yet at the same time compromised individuality, the ‘semi’ as it is colloquially termed is, for many Lincoln homeowners, the highpoint of modern domestic bliss. Britain’s gift to architecture is the humble ‘Semi-Detached House’. This type of…
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…
as 184.7% more people sell in June compared to the Lincoln area 10-year average June 2021 was the busiest month ever for UK estate agents, home removal companies and conveyancers since monthly records began, as HMRC logged 213,120 residential transactions in June, a jump of more than 216% nationally on the…
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…
Many Lincoln rental problems do not start with bad landlords or difficult tenants. In Lincoln, as in many cities across the country, they usually start with good intentions and silence. Silence about rent reviews. Silence about maintenance. Silence about what happens when life changes. Let me give you a scenario…
In early 2023, property forecasters predicted a significant UK housing downturn over the next two years, citing rising interest rates following Liz Truss’s departure. Halifax expected an 8% drop, Savills predicted a 10% drop, and Nomura Bank forecast up to a 15% drop. While these gloomy forecasts successfully grabbed headlines…
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…