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Is This a Good Time to Buy Your First Home in Bristol?
Should you wait to buy your first home in Bristol or buy now? What sort of mortgages are available? What sort of deposit is required? These are questions all Bristol buyers are asking at the moment, yet this week I would like to focus on Bristol first time buyers and what it means directly and […]
The Lockdown Landlords of Bristol
Despite Government regulations that have been in place since the 26 March 2020, when in-person viewings were made illegal, Bristol buy to let landlords have during that time been chomping at the bit to build their property empire by looking at buying additional properties for their Bristol buy to let portfolio. There are plenty of investors […]
8.4% of Bristol Workers Worked From Home Before Covid-19 – Wonder How Many More Do Now?
Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, 22,309 Bristol people worked mainly from home, or about 8.4% of Bristol’s 265,374 workforce (compared to the national average of 14.9%). Yet over the last few weeks, many hundreds, even thousands more Bristol workers have joined them in their spare rooms or at their kitchen or dining room tables. Amongst […]
New Electrical Safety Regulations could cost each Bristol Landlord £350+ in the next 13 months
Bristol Electricians are going to very busy in the next 13 months as they will have to test the electrics of every private rented property in Bristol and potentially may have to install new fuse boards and wiring in some circumstances. New regulations set out in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 gave the Secretary […]
What Will Be the Effect of Covid-19 on the Bristol Property Market?
So now we are only a matter of a couple of weeks into lockdown, yet can you believe it I am still speaking with agents from all over the UK, and I do not jest, properties are still being sold and let even in these unprecedented times. Yet I would like to address the question […]
What is gazumping, and how can you stop it happening to you?
You’ve started your journey looking for a new home in Bristol. After viewing a number of properties, you find it, that dream property that you can’t wait to call your own. The offer is in and you nervously wait by the phone to see if it’s accepted. As you’re celebrating and starting to picture how […]
The tale of how to find your ‘just right’ estate agent
The tale of how to find your ‘just right’ estate agent Let us share with you the story of the Goldilocks family and the three estate agents – you might think you know the story, but there’s a twist in the tale. Should you be looking to sell your home, we suggest that you take […]
Mistakes you can make as a first-time renter and how to avoid them
The time has come and you’re finally planning to rent a property for the first time, excited you can make decisions that may not prove beneficial in the long run. When looking for your first property in Bristol it’s easy to make rookie mistakes, and we want you first home to be memorable for the […]
Etiquette you should follow when selling your home in Bristol
There are a whole wealth of emotions wrapped up into selling your home; you have to part ways with a property you once loved, whilst you start your quest for the next one that will steal your heart. The ups and downs of the process can sometimes cloud your judgement and, as this is one […]
Bristol Landlord’s £71.1m Tax Bill
I am asking Kerry McCarthy, Darren Jones, Karin Smyth and Thangam Debbonaire the Labour MP’s for Bristol to remind the Chancellor Sajid Javid and Prime Minster Boris Johnson to use their persuasive skills to highlight and take a more holistic approach and attitude to the private rented sector and tackle issues which affect a Bristol landlords’ […]