by Malcolm Thomas | Jan 2, 2018 | Choosing An Estate Agent, Events, Market Trends, Uncategorised
In the November Budget the Chancellor Philip Hammond gave the property market a much needed boost by effectively abolishing stamp duty for First Time Buyers. The changes mean that no tax is payable if a First Time Buyer purchases a property upto the value of £300,000,...
by Malcolm Thomas | May 5, 2017 | Choosing An Estate Agent, Events, Market Trends
May is traditionally a strong month for sales in the property market. The better weather means owners can prepare their gardens for photographs. Spring blossom and colourful bulbs normally add a cascade of colours enabling us as marketing agents to present a garden as...
by Malcolm Thomas | Apr 3, 2017 | Choosing An Estate Agent, Market Trends, Uncategorised
Nearly 10 years ago, Yvette Coper the then Housing Minister in Tony Blair’s government “masterminded” the ill-fated “Home Information Packs” designed the speed up and stream line the conveyancing process. They came into effect on 1st August 2007 and coincided with the...
by Malcolm Thomas | Mar 10, 2017 | Choosing An Estate Agent, Events, Market Trends
We are now 10 weeks into the New Year of 2017. What’s happened to the property market so far? Malcolms can give a “snapshot” of the market in Cambourne and West Cambridgeshire, but Rightmove can give us a national overview. Our local view is very similar to the last...
by Malcolm Thomas | Sep 28, 2016 | Choosing An Estate Agent, Events, Market Trends
Nationwide Report that the August House Price Index was up 0.6% with an annual increase up to 5.6% from 5.2% in July. You can read the full report below, but it seems there is a slight discrepancy with how these results have occurred. The activity reported by estate...
by Malcolm Thomas | Sep 5, 2016 | Lettings, Market Trends
Andy Haldane is a chief economist for the Bank of England and in a recent interview with the Sunday Times says “I believe that property is a better bet for retirement planning than a pension. It ought to be a pension, but its almost certainly property.”...
