Roll the clock back to April 2020, and major financial economists and property market commenters were sounding the alarm. The very best-case scenario was a 5% drop in property values by the end of the year, and most were in the 10% to 15% range. They forewarned the Covid-19 stimulated recession would trim tens of […]

The Stratford-upon-Avon Post Lockdown Property Market What have we learned in the first month? From talking to most of the Stratford-upon-Avon estate and letting agents and our own findings, it might surprise many of you that new enquiries from homebuyers, tenants, landlords and home sellers have been at record levels since lockdown was lifted from the […]

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 […]

79.0% of Stratford upon Avon OAP’s own their own home and they are worth over £1,1billion Yes, that number is staggering isn’t it …. Of the 3,888 households in Stratford upon Avon where the head of the household is 65 years or older, an astounding 3,071(or 79.0%) of those are owned, which is just above […]

Have the Baby Boomers (people between the ages of 55yo to 75yo) messed things up for the Millennials in terms of getting on the Stratford-upon-Avon property ladder? They bought their own council houses in the 80’s and 90’s, meaning there are no affordable homes for today’s youngsters, thus driving up the demand for rental homes […]

The Lockdown Landlords of Stratford-upon-Avon Despite Government regulations that have been in place since the 26 March 2020, where in-person viewings have been illegal, Stratford-upon-Avon buy to let landlords have during that time been chomping at the bit to build their property empire by looking at buying additional properties to their Stratford-upon-Avon buy to let portfolio. […]

The housing market is always in a 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 […]

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 […]

Today I’m going to be sharing with you my number one tip for buying your next house – Always speak to a mortgage consultant BEFORE you start looking at properties. Here’s why, the single most important thing to do before you start viewing houses is to make sure you’ve got your finances in place. Obviously it’s really exciting to […]

Sellers often approach us after an unsatisfactory experience with another agent, particularly in relation to poor levels of feedback following property viewings.    Surely prompt and constructive feedback should be a fundamental part of any estate agent’s service to their clients! Only when agents understand what buyers think of a property can they deliver practical […]