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Are House Prices Set to Fall This Autumn?
The stamp duty tax holiday is over, furlough finished at the end of September, unemployment is due to rise and inflation is rife… Is this the end of the post lockdown property boom? Surely, we are heading for house price correction? Forecasting what will happen in the property market this Autumn may not be as […]
How to sell your home this Halloween
The summer has well and truly gone, and there are even signs that Christmas will soon be here, judging by goods in the shops and some ads on TV. But before we deck the halls and hang the tinsel, we have a more eerie celebration on the cards, when the spooks and ghouls rule the […]
Research: Advertise Your Home By 20th Oct to sell by Christmas
If you want to sell your home before Christmas, there is still time – just! Prospective home-sellers will need to have their property on the market by Wednesday 20th October in order to sell their home before Christmas, according to a new study. Data from find-an-estate-agent website estateagent4me offers insight into the time it takes […]
The Supply Squeeze In The Housing Market
The number of properties for sale in the UK has fallen by half since this time two years ago (October 2019). One of the reasons is that many buyers feel overwhelmed and fearful they will be made homeless if they sell their home and can’t buy another. So, we have decided to look again at […]
Sellers: How to get the best out of your estate agent
The days are flying by, and as autumn is upon us dare we say that Christmas will soon be upon us? At this time of year, as the leaves are falling from the trees, it brings thoughts of spending the festive season in a new home. The frenzy of the stamp duty holiday is over, […]
Why sell with NEXA?
Whether you are looking to buy, sell, let or invest, embarking on a property journey is both an exciting and daunting event. Many factors come into play when taking the next step in your decision, but the most important is your choice of estate agency. This vital initial decision is the catalyst to creating a […]
Wages Rising by 8.3% p/a: How Will This Affect the Property Market?
As they struggle to meet demand, Argos have had to increase the wages of their HGV drivers from £11.41 an hour to £15 an hour – a rise of 31.2% meaning their pay goes from £27k to £35k. Care home providers are offering signing-on bonuses of many thousands of pounds to entice nursing staff away […]
7 possible reasons why your home isn’t selling
We have just been through a period of unprecedented demand for houses, but now the stamp duty holiday is ending, this autumn could be slightly slower. With this in mind it is more important than ever to attract potential buyers and, more than that, ensure that your home is everything that a potential buyer is […]
Buy-to-Let Market on the Rise
Landlords are becoming progressively more self-assured about expanding their rental portfolios; as rents rise, mortgage interest rates fall and demand for decent rental properties outstrips supply. A number of reports nationally would suggest around a third of UK ‘portfolio’ landlords (i.e. landlords with more than one rental property) are actively looking to expand their rental […]
How to make your home look brighter and bigger
Autumn is here and soon the nights and even days will start to get darker and greyer, making our homes feel grim and unwelcoming. Natural light is one of the few things that your home can’t have too much of, especially when you are looking to sell. Light can make any space feel bigger and […]
Why Are More Portsmouth OAP Homeowners Deciding Not to Move Home?
A recent report by Legal & General stated that, since the pandemic, many older homeowners had put their plans to move home ‘on ice’. It said that fewer OAP homeowners are planning to downsize from their large family homes after the pandemic made them realise the actual value of their local community and space. Historically, […]
Why location, location, location is driving sellers
We can all agree that the last couple of years has been an experience. It has seen us separated from those we love, locked into neighbourhoods, and opened our eyes to what’s important. For many, it has pressed them to make the massive change that is moving house, yet at NEXA, we have found that […]