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RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT 2020
Well who would have predicted in March when the market was closed that 2020 would end up being a more successful year for the whole property market than 2019, certainly not us! So here you have it the volume of sales agreed (SSTC’s) has now surpassed the 2019 number for the year to date with […]
How to avoid buying a house full of horrors in Bristol
Some ghostly things can happen when you’re looking to buy a home in Bristol, and we’re not talking about Hocus Pocus. If they are found, they can turn your dream home into a nightmare. Choosing whether to have a home survey is not like deciding whether to choose a trick or a treat, a survey […]
BRISTOL RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2020
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THE PROS & CONS OF BECOMING A LANDLORD IN BRISTOL
The buy-to-let market in Bristol is about to enter a challenging 12 to 24 months. Yet by looking back at the last recession and what is happening now, there are vital lessons all Bristol landlords can learn to protect themselves, and in fact create opportunities for themselves both in the short term and ultimately the […]
The Bristol Property Market Post-Lockdown – the First 100 Days
With 1 in 3 Bristol house sellers actually selling their home in the last month, Bristol sellers and buyers will need to continue to be pragmatic if the surprisingly strong current levels of activity in the Bristol property market are to be sustained. To start, we had the once in a lifetime event of the […]
Bristol Millennials Moving Back in with Mum & Dad?
Roll the clock back 20 years and any self-respecting late 20/early 30 something would never say on their first date that they lived with their mum and dad. It was seen as a sign of immaturity being tied to your mother’s apron strings as a failure to leave the family home. Yet over these last […]
BRISTOL RESIDENTIAL MARKET REPORT – AUGUST 2020
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The 27,691 ‘Trapped Landlords’ of Bristol
Going into lockdown in March, the Government proclaimed a ban on tenant evictions, pledging that no tenant in a private rented home, who had lost their wages due to Covid-19 would be kicked out of their private rented home until the late summer. Fast forward to August and the press were being briefed as late […]
How to avoid a results fiasco when moving home in Bristol
Moving home, as we know, is one of the most stressful things you can do, and just like the thousands of students who were hoping to take their exams this summer, your plans may have been halted by the pandemic. Just when they thought things couldn’t get worse, the results fiasco has seen their stress […]
How to switch estate agents in Bristol to get your house SOLD
Choosing your estate agent is one of the most crucial decisions you make when you’ve decided to sell your home. Just like one property is not going to be right for every buyer, the same can be said for estate agents; not every agent will be the right choice to sell your home. We know […]
Nimbyism in Bristol is Dead – Long Live the Planning Permission Rule Changes
Nimbyism in Bristol is Dead – Long Live the Planning Permission Rule Changes: How will this affect the 227,730 Bristol Property Owners? The 1st July 1948 heralded a new dawn in how property was built, as the Town & Country Planning Act 1947 came into force, meaning no property could be built without the say […]
Bristol OAP Homeowners to Face Coronavirus Tax Bill?
The Government is on track to borrow £400bn because of Coronavirus and that needs to be paid back at some stage. Last year alone, before Coronavirus, the Government brought in £824 billion in taxes whilst they spent £887 billion, meaning they had to borrow £63 billion. In fact, the last time taxes were higher than […]