Levenshulme Property News

The government has announced investment of £250 million into greener transport. Encouraging pop-up cycle lanes, wider pavements, safer junctions, school streets and bus only corridors.

Since lockdown, the number of people on bikes has grown by 70% and interest in bikes has increased by 118%. ...

Real Rental Affordability (RRAff) is our measure of assessing renters' spending power in a local market. Our calculation compares individual gross incomes to the rent that they are responsible for paying.

The average renter spends 27% of their income on rent in England and Wales. ...

Sellers would usually be reluctant to leave their properties on the market too long. However, at the moment the majority of vendors are continuing to market their homes, despite little likelihood of a sale, in the hope that armchair purchasers are spending lockdown browsing the ...

  

• Self-distancing has meant many of the UK’s 27.8 million households and 19.2 million families will have spent more time playing games.
• 85 years old this year, Monopoly takes 2 spots in the top 5 Amazon best seller board game list. Back in 1935 the ...

 

 

• ‘Garden' was the second most popular search term for prospective purchasers across the UK in 2019 according to research by Zoopla, with other amenities such as ‘garage’ and ‘parking’ also among the top three.
• It is estimated around 90% of UK households have ...

I have been asked a lot over the last couple of weeks what effect COVID19 is going to have on the local housing market? I wish I knew the answer to that question, but at the moment we are taking things day-by-day and trying to adapt!

What ...

1.1 million more women are in work today than five years ago, with women aged 25 to 64 years the main drivers of increases in employment over the past five years, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.

Five years ago nearly ...

• The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered a multi-billion spending budget, with significant investment for tackling the coronavirus outbreak and infrastructure improvements.
• The Affordable Homes Programme has received a new £12 billion multi-year settlement, with £1.1 billion to support 70,000 new homes in high-demand areas ...

• 40% of UK households own a pet, yet only 7% of landlords advertise homes as suitable for pets. It is no wonder many people struggle to find a pet-friendly home.
• Research conducted by the Property Academy found that 35% of all tenants would be willing ...

 

 

Washing Machine Energy Ratings for Houses was the phrase one Levenshulme and Burnage landlord told me a few years ago when we were talking about the colour bar chart graphs that every property has had for over 10 years now. Now these weren’t ...

A new year and a new bit of legislation coming in to the rental market. It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in England from July 1 this year, or ...

With recent uncertainty over Brexit, we are currently seeing average rents rising across the UK. There is also some healthy competition in the mortgage sector, creating attractive buy-to-let rates (book an appointment with our partnered mortgage brokers One 77 Mortgages here). This means that ...

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If you are considering selling your home, you may have been advised it is best to wait until spring. Spring is the busiest time of year in the English property market, and traditionally, this has been the optimal time of year. However, this is no ...

With the demand for rental property and the long-term returns associated with property ownership, it is easy to see why many people consider investing in property. Bricks and mortar assets have long been considered an ideal way to make your money work for you, both in the short ...

We have won GOLD in the 2019 allAgents Estate & Letting Agent Awards!
GOLD in Best Letting Agent in M19 and GOLD in Best Estate Agent in M19!

Congrats to all of our team in Levenshulme and keep up the great work!

When you sell your home, every part of the process is crucial. However, there is a lot to be said for the critical nature of the viewing process. If you have reached the stage where buyers have enough of an interest in your property, they ...

Cracks, marks and stains leave the biggest negative impression on prospective buyers during a viewing, with a 76% turn-off rate. This is according to Sell House Fast who surveyed 1,266 people who have been to several viewings over the last year.

71% of prospective buyers ...

With all of the children in Levenshulme back to school, lets take a look at how much their school uniform is likely to cost over their school lifetime..

The estimated average cost of school uniforms for a child over the course or their school ...

Levenshulme is an area in high demand these days. There are some concerns about gentrification in the area, but this is an issue that splits opinion. There will always be people wary of change, and in the long-term, an evolution of the area may cause ...