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
For much of the last two decades, bungalows have quietly slipped out of fashion. Overshadowed by those glossy new build developments, three storey townhouses and open plan ‘modern living’, they became seen by many as somewhere only your granny lives rather than an aspirational home move. Yet while much of
So Much For ‘Generation Rent’ Since the mid 2000s, Britain has been told the same bad news housing stories. Young people have been locked out of homeownership. Deposits are impossible to save. Mortgage rules are too strict. And ‘Generation Rent’ is now permanent. According to the narrative by the newspapers,
Across the UK and here in Petersfield, the property market remains surprisingly active despite the issues at home and abroad. House prices are steady, buyers are still being selective, and the market itself is evolving. While the headline is eye catching, this is not simply a story of rising numbers
Unless You Get This Wrong If you are a homeowner or landlord in Petersfield and thinking about selling in the coming months, one question tends to rise above all others. How long is this going to take? It is a fair question. Moving home is not just about price, it
