Comparing prices in SK2 and SK3 in Stockport
I got chatting to one of my landlords the other day over coffee and we got talking about the difference in prices between the SK2 and SK3 postcodes within Stockport. My landlord owns a reasonable number of properties within Stockport but the majority are within SK2 and SK3 so was interested to see how the […]
So 60.4% of Manchester Voters voted to Remain in the EU – What now for the 135,565 Manchester Landlords and Homeowners?
Well its over 24 hours now since the electorate made their decision that the UK we will be leaving the EU. The FTSE and the pound dropped then recovered a bit as the day went on. The USA, Canada and Germany said they still want to be our friends, but do we really know what […]
52.3% of Stockport Voters voted to Remain the EU – What now for the 103,168 Stockport Landlords and Homeowners?
It’s 5.50am as I start to type this article and David Dimbleby has just announced the UK will be leaving the EU as the final votes are counted. As most of the polls suggested a Remain Vote, it came as a surprise to most people, including the City. The Pound has dropped 6% this morning […]
Stockport property with 7.4% yield
Barley House on Marriot Street in Stockport is a superb one bedroom fourth floor apartment in a recently converted old office block. The property is modern through out and therefore requires no work to be able to let it out quickly. In the current market you would be able to achieve a rental figure of £525 […]
Stockport rents rise by 1.6% in the last year
I was reading the Sunday Papers, as is my want and, when reading the financial pages, it was announced UK inflation had increased to its highest level in a year. Inflation, as calculated by the Government’s Consumer Prices Index, rose by 0.3% over the last 12 months. The report said it had risen to the […]
80% rise in property transactions in Burnage and Levenshulme
In this post credit crunch world of sub terrain low interest and annuity rates the growth of buy to let since 2009 has been phenomenal. So much so, there has been an evolution in purchase of property in the UK from that of just buying the roof over one’s head to that of a buy […]
Stockport property values drop by 0.4% month on month
I was having an interesting chat with a gentleman the other day at our office on Bramhall Lane about the local property market, as he was concerned his daughter would never be able to buy her own property, a place in Stockport that she herself can call home. My latest analysis, using the Land Registry […]
Brexit and the Levenshulme and Burnage property market, 20% more properties for sale!
With the change in tax rules on second properties this years April Fools Day was no joke for some landlords, as they rushed their buy to let property purchases throughout late March to beat the extra 3% stamp duty George Osborne had imposed on buy to let properties after the 31st March 2016. Because some investors brought […]
Great Manchester Run 2016
It’s nearly that time of year again where the team at Peter Anthony compete in the Great Manchester 10K run. This year David, James and Tom will be running to raise money for our designated charity Cancer Research UK. I am sure you will agree with us is a fantastic charity that does so much […]
Drop in homeownership in Levenshulme & Burnage
An Englishman’s home is his castle but when it comes to the UK the ‘Brit’s are still a nation of homeowners. It is interesting to note that up until the mid to late 1960’s more people rented their home (albeit mostly local council) than owned their own. In fact, I was surprised to read in […]