‘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 […]

Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for Stratford upon Avon’s Housing Crisis? Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf club or shop at a Waitrose without someone dropping buy to let […]

8,207 People Live in Rented Accommodation in Stratford-upon-Avon That number surprised you didn’t it? I’ve decided to look at the number of people who rented a century ago (1920’s), and surprisingly 76% of people rented their home in the UK (as renting then was considered the norm). Yet in the latter part of the 1920’s, […]

259 Stratford Upon Avon Landlords each risk a £5,000 fine in 2020 Washing Machine Energy Ratings for Houses was the phrase one Stratford Upon Avon landlord told me a few years ago when we were talking about the colour bar chart graphs that every property has had for over 10 years now. Now these weren’t […]

Stratford Upon Avon Buy to Let – Past, Present and Future Investing in a Stratford Upon Avon buy to let property has become a very different sport over the last few years. In the glory days of the five years after the turn of the Millennium, where we had double-digit house price growth, mortgage companies (notably Northern Rock, […]

The Rights, Obligations & Responsibilities of the 934 Stratford-upon-Avon Landlords & 2,308 Tenants During the Virus Outbreak The last three or four weeks, unquestionably, have been one of the most life-changing times we have seen since WW2. The imminent threat of the Coronavirus has taken over the world, the UK and Stratford-upon-Avon and will challenge […]

Grand ‘Grotto’ Designs Thank you for taking part in our Christmas card competition.  Edwards want to create some festive fun for the children of Stratford upon Avon and are excited to see the designs! Your challenge After eating too many mince pies Santa Claus and his friends need a bigger grotto. We don’t have anything […]

We British love a royal wedding! The unifying effect of such an event as this weekend’s, in which millions of people are interested (ok, not everyone of course) usually generates a feel good factor that spreads throughout the economy. This wedding is no different and it comes at a time when the public is slightly […]

Most estate agents make similar claims about their ability to secure the highest possible price, in the shortest possible time, with the least possible inconvenience.   These things are easy to say, although in reality many agents do not always find them easy to deliver. Indeed, such claims set a level of expectation that can […]