According to the list gathered by Halifax, there are nine London locations in the nation’s top 20 house price growth with Islington taking the top spot at 13.4% rise. Other locations in London on the list are Croydon with 10.9%, Richmond Upon Thames at 7.5% and Sutton at 6.9%. The rest of the list covers the length and breadth of the UK with the map below showing the top ten p ...
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What’s in store for the property market in 2021?
While we can all say 2020 was an unexpected year all round, attention is now turning to next year and how the property market will respond going forward. Rightmove have released their latest House Price Index with forecasts of 4% national price growth in 2021. While the Stamp Duty incentive remains in place until the 31st March 2021, there will be a rush of activity to meet t ...
How long does it take to move house?
There are a number of different factors at play here, depending on whether you are buying and selling as part of a larger chain, if you’re a first time buyer, part exchange, freehold or leasehold property among other things. On average it takes 13 weeks to complete a sale, this is after the sale has been agreed and an offer accepted. This time frame doesn’t typically include ...
England enters Lockdown 2.0 – Some evictions can now take place
In a dramatic Saturday evening address to the nation at the end of October, Boris Johnson announced that England would move away from the Tiered System of regional restrictions, and into a countrywide lockdown, in a bid to slow the spread of Coronavirus. However, although non-essential shops, gyms, beauty parlours, bars and restaurants were forced to close – the property mark ...
The September property market hits three record levels, looking to sell? Find out why now’s the perfect time
The September property market has proved how incredible the demand for property has been this last few months with thanks to the Stamp Duty incentive and buyers and sellers on a mission to move. Here are some of the headline Rightmove stats:- With the average time to sell at 50 days, quicker than ever before, and a decrease of 12 days on the same time last year. Number of acti ...
Are you undecided about selling your home at the moment? You may need to think again
September has produced excellent results for homeowners looking to sell their properties, with houses boasting three or more bedrooms seeing a record high in sales, an incredibly promising result should you be considering moving. According to Rightmove’s House Price Index, figures for September detail encouraging and record-breaking selling figures for ‘second-stepper’ properti ...
Customer gives thanks to haart team for “excellent customer service”
Paul Oliver, a customer of haart Barkingside, gave his thanks to the haart team that provided “excellent customer service” while trying to move during a challenging 2020. Mr Oliver was due to exchange contracts in March before lockdown. haart resumed progress on the sale when safe to do so, keeping their cool and Mr Oliver didn’t feel rushed throughout the process for which h ...
Could you sell your house within seven days? Thanks to the stamp duty holiday, you might
The housing market is currently experiencing a record high when it comes to week one property sales thanks to the implementation of the stamp duty holiday, with those looking to sell their home reaping the benefits of this favourable incentive. According to a recent study, the popularity of the scheme has meant that one in seven properties were sold within the first seven days ...
What does the new stamp duty scheme mean for me?
During his summer statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary holiday on stamp duty on the first £500,000 of all property sales in England and Northern Ireland. This is part of the Government’s plan to boost the economy through the housing market and help buyers who have taken a financial hit due to the coronavirus crisis. It is important to note that the changes an ...
Our most viewed properties on Rightmove
Views for our listed properties on Rightmove have doubled in the last 7 weeks as well as surpassing the views for this time last year by 10 million! We thought we would share some of our highest viewed properties that we have listed on Rightmove. Here's the top 10:- 1. Proctor Drive – Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, Offers in excess of £980,000 968,626 Rightmove views A beau ...
Demand for viewings up and continuing to rise
Our network of haart branches have experienced high demand , with June viewing requests and valuation requests are higher than the 1st week of 2020*. The first week in January is typically when Rightmove have the highest amount of visitors, normally considered the peak of the market for buyers and sellers. As well as the increase in viewing and valuation requests since lockdo ...
House moving during Coronavirus crisis : What you need to know
The government has issued advice on the housing market during the Coronavirus crisis for those of you buying and selling, which we will detail below. What does this mean for those scheduled to move? Where possible buyers and renters should delay moving house while measures are in place to fight the Covid-19 virus. However, if contracts have already been exchanged and the part ...
Launch of Nightingale Quarter a success
The hotly anticipated launch of one of Derby’s most dynamic developments was a resounding success on Saturday 29th February, with Nightingale Quarter seeing 40 plots sold off-plan to buyers keen to invest in the future of Derby. The site proved popular with hundreds of people attending the launch event with both First Time Buyers and Investors eager to secure their new properti ...
Landlord advice: Making post-storm checks
Storm Ciara, the first major weather event of the year passed through the UK in just two days. We saw trains, flights and even sporting fixtures cancelled and debris swirled around the sky. Then hot on Ciara’s heels came Dennis, although less severe it added to the woes of so many affected communities. But the storms may have left longer-term impacts than were immediately appar ...
A quiet start to the year? We’ve had a reshuffle, yet another new Housing Minister and some stormy weather
Finally, winter is about to make way for spring - welcome news for those of us who prefer the warmer seasons. But it’s at this time of year that we can expect to see a significant weather event - and we’ve already had two! The first storm earlier this month – although brief - was responsible for uprooting trees, caused widespread flooding, and left thousands of households with ...
Confidence, asking prices and activity are all on the rise
Looking across the market - the industry bodies, trade groups and many property price indices are sharing their views about what’s happening to property price, rents and sentiment. Confidence indicators It seems that how the market is talked up - or down – can either provide self-perpetuating confidence… or stifle the market. Right now, the market is buoyant, and the headlines ...
Rental market predictions over the next 5 years
It appears the new decade has had a positive start! As analysed in our article here– Rightmove has seen an increase in asking prices; RICS are witnessing confidence amongst its members; and the two leading mortgage providers are seeing an increase in house price values through its mortgage transaction data – and so it would appear the decisive result of the 2019 General Electio ...
What could current market conditions mean for rents?
The year appears to have started in a buoyant mood for the UK property market. Rightmove has seen an increase in asking prices; The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors claim increased confidence amongst its members and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA Propertymark) have reported that property sales and mortgage approvals have risen. Finally, after years of ...
Market prediction: Optimism for the 2020 rental market
If there is one thing the property market dislikes, it is uncertainty. Regardless of individual opinions about Brexit and UK politics generally, many believe the decisive result of the UK general election will lead to what some are calling a ‘Boris Bounce’. It would appear there will be no more threats of ‘dying in ditches’ from the Prime Minister: The UK will leave the EU at t ...
House prices growth improves; whilst rents continue to rise
haart comments Average rents across the UK rose by 3.5% in December 2019 when compared to the same month a year previously; the average monthly rent is now £953 Rents in London increased by 2.1% in December 2019 versus in the same month of 2018; the average rent in the capital now stands at £1,630 a month When London is excluded, the average UK rental value was £793 in Dec ...
Where you could invest in 2020
Property experts across the UK are predicting an increase in demand for property in the early part of this year, meaning that the somewhat cautious attitude towards buying a property may dissipate and confidence returns. Within the New Homes market, we expect to see housebuilders create some urgency within their messages to buyers, in advance of tighter rules and regional caps ...
The end of the S21 – what do you need to know
The Rented Homes Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 22 January, and now begins its passage through parliament. The next stage – which has yet to be scheduled – will be a second reading in the upper house. This is the first opportunity for peers to scrutinise and comment on the bill. The proposal will then pass through several more stages: Committee, Reports an ...
How the 2010s affected property prices
It’s safe to say the 2010s have been a difficult decade in terms of political uncertainty from the initial EU referendum to the final decision on Brexit. This has been reflected in property price growth over the decade compared to the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s as reported by the Nationwide house price index. How have house prices changed over the decades? On average the property ...