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Author Archives: admin

Three Easy-to-Do New Year’s Resolutions with a Difference
If you want to reset or refresh your life in the year ahead, why not make some property resolutions?
New Year’s resolutions like losing weight or joining the gym are so last year. This year, why not do it differently? Make some New Year’s resolutions for your home.
Here are a few to put on your list:
Resolution No. 1: Brighten up your life – brighten up your home
Now the Christmas decorations are due to come down (or maybe already have), it’s a … Continue Reading…

Christmas Toy Appeal 2024
For the past two decades, Jeanette, as Mother Christmas has been delivering joy to Northamptonshire’s most disadvantaged children.
Jeanette, who grew up in care, knows the joy a brand new gift can bring a child who feels unloved, neglected or forgotten. She has tirelessly worked since 2002 to bring joy to these disadvantaged children. She is asking for your help with the annual Christmas gift appeal by donating presents to be passed on to local children who are in need this … Continue Reading…

September – Market Update
September is normally a month when the housing market resumes to some normality following the summer holiday season and the return of the schools. This September has been slightly different with moderate levels of activity. It feels that many potential house movers are enquiring and looking but not actually committing.
Many potential house movers are concerned there could be some changes introduced in the budget on 30th October which could impact the housing market. The Prime Minister has made it clear … Continue Reading…

Market update
The events of the last month have certainly disturbed the flow of the recovering housing market. Confidence, activity and sales have been higher in the first half of this year compared to 2023 but July has seen a general election, speculation of an interest rate reduction and rare summer warm weather.
Activity has dipped through July; we always predicted the end of June and the lead up to the general election would calm activity. Since the election the main topic of … Continue Reading…

Market Update – May 2024
We now approach the traditional summer period with the month of June normally being a good one for the housing market, however the announcement of the general election is a bit of a curve ball.
It is fair to say the general election date is far sooner than expected as the economy is still recovering and it was expected that the current government would have liked mortgage borrowers to have experienced lower interest rates and a feel-good factor before going to … Continue Reading…

Market Review – 1st Quarter
We are already a quarter way through the year and Q1 has been a bit stop and start. The beginning of the year started particularly well with more activity from both sellers and buyers than in recent years. Nationally, January saw more sellers coming to the market than in any of the previous 8 years and sales were up over 17% against 2023.
However, February was a bit of a contrast, generally activity was down and confidence was lower, possibly because … Continue Reading…

February Market Review
After an encouraging start to the year with more enquiries, more viewings and stronger sales than in recent years, this month the market has simmered down with sales slightly declining. Nationally, January saw a 23% increase in sales agreed compared to January 2023 and the number of new properties coming to the market was the highest for eight years.
In the first two weeks of January many mortgage lenders reduced rates which brought more activity to the market as the cost … Continue Reading…

End of Year Review
As we end the year it is fair to say it has been a turbulent one for the property market. The impact of rising interest rates has taken its toll on confidence with many potential buyers and sellers holding off their decision to move. Many sellers withdrew their property from the market once they realised their expectation of price wasn’t achievable, still expecting to sell for a similar sum of two years ago.
Overall transactions are down and prices are lower … Continue Reading…

Market Comment
Last weeks Bank of England interest rate freeze has brought some much needed optimism to the housing market with some lenders now offering five year fixed rate term mortgages lower than the base rate.
We sincerely hope this is the turning point and maybe interest rates will now stabilise for a period to allow confidence to be re-stored. The summer and early autumn periods have been difficult, more properties are coming on the market than being sold, resulting in buyers having … Continue Reading…

End of summer update
As we move into the last few weeks of summer, we hope that September will bring more activity to the market. August has been one of the quietest for a number of years with many people concentrating on holidays rather than houses. Traditionally when the schools return after the break, people fall back into the routine of life and normality resumes.
This summer the housing market has been hindered by the dramatic interest rate rises over the past 20 months. Although … Continue Reading…