Should you sell or should you buy in this most interesting Banbury property market? I have calculated that at least 89 Banbury house sellers have rented a home to break their house chain in the last 12 months, although at a cost as they face paying many thousands of pounds in rent. There are a…
Being a landlord can mean spending your evenings, plunger in hand, looking down a loo, wishing you’d approached letting out your property differently. Or, it can mean a hassle-free life where someone else is dealing with any problems or mishaps that can and will happen. Not to mention keeping you on the right side of…
Whether you are a Banbury homeowner, first-time buyer or landlord; the last 15 months has been a roller coaster ride when it comes to the Banbury property market. With 213,120 UK house buyers and 58,580 UK tenants moving home in June, the summer has been manic for many people. Meaning some Banbury homeowners are asking…
The bungalow is a building that has represented a more leisurely, gentler way of life since the early 1900’s. Bungalows have been sold as an aspiration for those about to retire, saving them the annoyance of having to climb stairs. With an ageing population, one would think they would be building more bungalows, yet nothing…
Conveyancing is the legal part of transferring a property from one owner to another. In the UK, it’s quite a lengthy process. NOTE: There are legal differences between a conveyancer and a solicitor but these terms are often used interchangeably during this process. Choosing a conveyancer Friends and family may offer recommendations but they are…
The semi-detached house – the icon of middle-class aspiration, the pinnacle of liberalism yet at the same time compromised individuality, the ‘semi’ as it is colloquially termed is, for many Banbury homeowners, the highpoint of modern domestic bliss. Britain’s gift to architecture is the humble ‘Semi-Detached House’. This type of property has been exported around…
Our kitchens are working harder than ever. A space to be together – cook, chat, chop – we even do homework or office work in them. It’s akin to working in a nearby café, just with cheaper coffee. Updating this room to keep up with trends can seem a daunting task. However, it’s an investment…
Selling your home can be an exciting but stressful time. Sometimes things don’t go as well as you’d hope, and your home isn’t snapped up quickly. What are your options if you’re in this position and your home seems stuck on the market? Why You Might Want to Change Agent The reasons behind changing agent…
June 2021 was the busiest month ever for UK estate agents, home removal companies and conveyancers since monthly records began as HMRC logged 213,120 residential transactions in June, a jump of more than 216% nationally on the same month last year (when the housing market had just reopened after the initial lockdown). The cause of…
I know of many Banbury buy-to-let landlords who fell into property investing by accident. Many didn’t want to sell their family home when the Banbury housing market crashed in the Credit Crunch of 2009/10, yet still needed to move (often for work). They thought they would keep their Banbury family home in case they ever…