Are you tired of waiting for months on end to complete a property transaction in Lincoln? Did you know that it takes over 4 months to sell a property in our local area? In this article, we reveal the reasons why and offer practical tips to speed up the process.…
With mortgage rates tripling over the last 12 months, one could be forgiven for thinking buying a Lincoln home as a first-time buyer would out of the question. Yet, what if I told you, it is ยฃ72 a year cheaper to buy a Lincoln home as a first-time buyer than…
๐Audio Version –ย www.walters-move.me/Audio ๐ฌVideo Version – www.walters-move.me/Vlog428 Traditionally, the first four months of the year are usually an estate agentsโ busiest time for house sales. However, if the last three years have taught us anything, nothing is ‘normal’ and ‘usual’ anymore. The Lincoln property market is finding that with the…
The share of Brits moving each year has beenย declining since the late 1980s (when at one stage, people moved every eight years), yet since the pandemicโs beginning, something has appeared to upset that trend. Newspaper stories and social media posts painted a picture of homeowners moving from the city centres…
With the Bank of England raising interest rates and inflation high, what is happening in the Lincoln property market? Are properties selling in Lincoln? And if so, what is selling? What will happen to the value of your Lincoln home? Read the article to find out what is happening to…
An additional 2,050 spare bedrooms have been locked out of the Lincoln housing market since 2011 asย Britainโs ageing populationย means the countryโs stock of homes is being used more unproductively. The number of spare bedrooms in Lincoln between 2011 and 2021 increased from 39,577 to 41,627. The number of Lincoln households…
The autumn of 2022 saw economic and political instability with the resignation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and the ill-fated Liz Truss 44-day premiership. Now as we go into 2023, the economic and political turmoil has subdued, offering a greater feeling of stability in money markets. So, on the…
The number of properties available to rent in Lincoln has dropped from 1,454 to 1,175 since February 2020 (excluding student let accommodation). ย The average rent a tenant has had to pay in Lincoln has risen from ยฃ638 to ยฃ807 since February 2020. ย Many Lincoln landlords have cashed in on the…
This is the question many people are asking right now, and the answer depends on your circumstances. I pride myself on my ability to provide objective, fact-based information on the Lincoln property market so potential Lincoln house sellers, landlords and buyersย can make the best decision for themselves. My role is…
I often get asked what is going to happen to Lincoln house prices. Many things affect house prices, and it comes down to simple supply and demand. On the supply side of the equation, in the short-term, the number of people wanting to sell their property at any one time…
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…