With Rightmove announcing a national drop of 0.3% in average asking prices in August, some are asking if the steam has been let out of the property market. Yet with the gains we have seen in the last 12 months,
Should you sell or should you buy in this most interesting Neath property market? I have calculated that at least 102 Neath house sellers have rented a home to break their house chain in the last 12 months, although at
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.
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 Neath homeowners, the highpoint of modern domestic bliss. Britain’s gift
And the reason you shouldn’t either. I know of many Neath buy-to-let landlords who fell into property investing by accident. Many didn’t want to sell their family home when the Neath housing market crashed in the Credit Crunch of 2009/10,
yet Bitcoin investors would have made £5,952,080 in profit. Is investing in ‘Bricks & Mortar’ dead? Investing in property has historically been a sound investment, yet alternative investments (like Cryptocurrency) have been gaining traction over the last five years. So,
And how new Gov’t rules will mean draughty low-eco Neath homes will drop in value ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’, was the song that Kermit sang on Sesame Street. Yet now being green is a normal way of life for
Would it surprise you even more when I said the ratio of house prices to wages are still lower today when compared to 1871? Yes you read that correctly, as a proportion of average wages British house prices are 17.6%
All the signs are that the Neath housing market is sat on good foundations, yet one key hazard could still scupper the market. ‘UK Property Prices Rising at Record Levels’ is the headline of many newspapers. In the last few
… as Neath first-time buyers now only need a 5% deposit for a mortgage. Neath landlords, sell your property portfolios, your tenants will soon be leaving in droves as they buy their first home with the new 5% deposit mortgages