Buying a home has rarely felt like a straightforward decision, and the present market is no exception. Mortgage rates remain higher than many buyers became accustomed to during the 2010s, household finances have been squeezed by inflation, and the economic outlook continues to provide enough uncertainty for prospective purchasers to
There is an interesting statistic in the Petersfield property market that, on the face of it, doesn’t seem to make much sense. The average Petersfield home currently takes 89 days to sell, compared with a national average of 75 days. Yet research from Denton House Research shows that 61.7% of
Knowing what is happening in the property market is really important if you are thinking of moving home in Petersfield in the coming few months. It’s also important if you are a Petersfield landlord wondering whether you should grow your portfolio or sell off a few properties? Or you’re a
We often talk about the average price of a home in Petersfield, but that single figure can hide more than it reveals. Looking at completed property sales split down by bedroom and price in Petersfield since 1 January 1995 gives us a much clearer picture. During that period, 6,185 homes
If you are a Petersfield homeowner thinking about moving home, there appears to be some new information between what Petersfield home sellers want and what buyers are actually willing to pay. In 2026 so far, the average asking price of the homes coming onto the market in Petersfield has been
When people talk about the property market in Petersfield, the conversation normally centres on house prices. Yet price is only part of the story. The size of a home matters too. A £500,000 home in one part of the country may offer significantly more space than a similarly priced home
As an agent in the Petersfield property market, I believe it is important to offer local homeowners a balanced and realistic view of both the Petersfield and national property markets. Far too often in the last few years, national newspaper and social media headlines have focused on doom and gloom,
The Petersfield property market can often feel far more active than it really is. Every week, new for sale boards appear outside people’s homes on your street. You tell yourself, ‘They have only been in that house for a few years’, so of course, you go on to Rightmove or
Keir Starmer’s resignation will not automatically cause house prices to fall or mortgage rates to rise, but it does inject another dose of uncertainty into the UK property market. The biggest issue is not who occupies Number 10. It is how financial markets judge the economic policies of the next
When Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23rd June 2016, many predicted the UK housing market was heading for trouble. Then Chancellor, George Osborne, warned house prices could fall by as much as 18%. Economists talked about collapsing confidence, falling transactions and a potential housing market shock. There
