Stockport Property News
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Agents’ view of the market
The July Sentiment Survey by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, gauging the mood of agents, showed a significant pick-up in the housing market.
The stamp duty holiday has increased demand in July, agents report a significant increase in new buyer enquiries and new instructions. Agreed ... -
Increase in demand for properties over £300k
The stamp duty holiday has led to a 14% surge in calls and emails to agents. Properties priced between £400–£500k have seen the biggest increase in interest, 49%. In 2019 they only represented 8% of sales, therefore we may see a shift in the distribution ...
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House price and transaction forecasts
The June Housing Market Survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors showed a marked improvement in enquiries, agreed sales and instructions even before the stamp duty holiday announcement.
Meanwhile, the Office for Budget Responsibility has published revised forecasts. Their central scenario estimates 750,000 homes ... -
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Covid-19: Transactions
HMRC estimated 46,230 sales in May, 25% higher than April. With plenty of pre-lockdown sales still to complete and Dataloft Demand Index reporting a huge surge of consumer interest in the housing market, the total could rise by 60% in June.
9,250 sales exchanged per ... -
Covid-19: Agents’ view of the market – Improvement in overall sentiment
The May Sentiment Survey by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) gauging the mood of agents, showed improvement in overall sentiment, mirroring the Dataloft Demand Index.
The sales market measured by new instructions, new buyer enquiries and newly agreed sales, shows improved sentiment in May ... -
Tracking housing market demand post-lockdown
There has been a huge surge of consumer interest in the housing market since May 13th, according to the Dataloft Demand Index.
In the week that lockdown was lifted, the Index climbed by 30%. By the end of May, it was 71% higher than a ... -
Agents view of the market survey
The mood amongst agents was subdued in the week before the market re-opened, according to the RICS sentiment survey. This is not surprising since 80% of agents had experienced buyers and sellers pulling out of transactions due to Covid-19.
With lockdown just lifted, it's too ... -
Are You Missing the Office?
Covid-19 has meant many people have had to work from home. Only 19% of office workers want to spend the majority of their time working from home and normally only 1.7 million people do.
Survey results revealed the top 10 things people miss most about ... -
How Might Transaction Volumes Pan Out in 2020?
This week Zoopla revealed that 373,000 home sales across the country, agreed before lockdown, are currently on hold. We have used this to create a scenario for transaction rates over the rest of 2020.
Making assumptions for fall throughs and also the number of newly ... -
How are you using your living room?
During unprecedented times we are being ever more inventive with the ways we use our living space.
For the 9.9 million people in the UK who are members of health and fitness clubs, our homes are now sports venues as we transform our living space ... -
1,600 Easter Related Addresses
- A cracking 1,600 property sales have taken place on Easter related addresses across England and Wales over the past 12 months. At just over £600 million, their total sales value is just over one third of the egg-stimated £1.7 billion the UK spent on Easter ...
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Thanks a billion Mum, 1.6 billion!
- Sunday 22nd March marks Mother's Day in the UK. A survey by GlobalData estimated £1.6 billion was spent celebrating this day in 2019, that's the equivalent to just over 6,800 average-priced homes.
- At current prices, £1.6 billion purchases over 8,400 terraced or 4,400 detached properties. ...
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Renting Vs Buying – How you could be £68,000 better off in 5 years!
We’ve all rented a property at some point in our lives and in the current housing market, more and more people are renting. The cost of rent differs from area to area but according to Statista.com, the average UK rent is £967pm or £11,604pa. Therefore, ...
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Now is the time to get your property on the market!
- Momentum is building across the UK housing market as spring approaches. The ONS (Office for National Statistics) report average property prices are rising in every region of the UK for the first time in nearly two years.
- Property price growth is currently strongest across Yorkshire ...
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How to sell your home
As we enter a new decade it’s now time to pack up the decorations, put the tree away and finish off eating all those Christmas treats. Christmas is over and 2020 is now here! If you’re planning to sell your property in the New Year, ...
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Cycling Plans Impact Stockport Property Market
There is a lot of changes taking place in Stockport right now, but this doesn’t mean the evolution of the town looks like slowing down. There are proposals for the ‘Stockport Walk Cycle’, which is part of the Bee Network, which could further transform the ...
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Importance of Accurate Valuations When Selling Your Home
Selling your home isn't easy, and there are many pitfalls to overcome. One of the most important aspects to consider is the price you place on your property. The importance of accurate valuations when selling your home cannot be overstated, and we are here to ...
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We've Won Silver in the 2019 allAgents Estate & Letting Agent Awards!
We've won Silver in Best Letting Agent in SK2 2019!
Well done to the Stockport Branch and keep up the good work!
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