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 same month last year (when the housing market had just reopened after the initial lockdown). The cause of […]

Investing in property has historically been a sound investment, yet alternative investments (like Cryptocurrency) have been gaining traction over the last five years. So, should we all ditch buying our own home and buy Bitcoin? Cryptocurrency with such names as Bitcoin and Ethereum are being bandied about as the new investment vehicle everyone should be […]

Stratford-upon-Avon house prices rose by 1.4% last month, according to the Land Registry. This means the annual rate of house price growth in Stratford-upon-Avon now stands at 12.1%. Looking at the national figures, many people were concerned the UK property market was overheating as spring saw annual growth of 9.9%, the highest rate of house price growth documented […]

There is no getting away from the fact that the rise in the number of buy-to-let properties in Stratford-upon-Avon has been nothing short of astonishing over the last twenty years. As a result, many in the press have said Britain is a broken nation, with many twenty and thirty-somethings unable to buy their first home. […]

‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’, was the song that Kermit sang on Sesame Street. Yet now being green is a normal way of life for most of us. Walking or cycling places instead of taking the car, recycling and even shunning meat are some of the things most Stratford-upon-Avon households are trying to do their […]

As the UK has committed to a legally binding target to be carbon neutral by 2050, one of the biggest producers of greenhouse gasses are residential properties. To hit that target, every UK property will need to achieve a minimum grade of C on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) by 2035. The issue is two thirds […]

The housing market is always in constant flux and it’s affected by many factors like political, financial and buyer confidence. Clearly this year and last month (October) have been interesting with Brexit ‘will we or won’t we?’ hanging over us all. This has affected the Stratford-upon-Avon housing market and although it remained reasonably sound in […]

Moving home or buying a new one can be a stressful time. They say it’s one of the most stressful things you’ll do. We like to bring that stress down a little and make it easier for you, but there are areas of your house move that sadly we can’t control. One of those areas […]

There’s no denying that we’re in a growth stage for housing in the UK. Everywhere you look, more and more houses are being built and the Stratford-upon-Avon district is no different. We do need the housing according to the housing planners and there’s some really interesting data on the number of people per square mile […]

Whether you’re a homeowner or landlord, the housing market and house prices will affect you, so it pays to keep an eye on movements, especially with the looming changes around Brexit. Being a Buy-to-Let landlord is certainly a balancing act. Having spoken to many Stratford-upon-Avon landlords this year, they seem very aware that their tenants’ […]