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THE PROS & CONS OF BECOMING A LANDLORD IN CARDIFF
The buy-to-let market in Cardiff is about to enter a challenging 12 to 24 months. Yet by looking back at the last recession and what is happening now, there are vital lessons all Cardiff landlords can learn to protect themselves, and in fact create opportunities for themselves both in the short term and ultimately the […]
Mistakes buyers make when purchasing a property
Over the last few years, when everything around us seemed uncertain, one thing we knew for sure was that the property market is vibrant, despite the predicted slow down. The rise in the stamp duty threshold has seen an increase in the number of properties coming onto the market and, in turn, buyers are eager […]
Bristol Home Buyers & Landlords Set to Save £33,131,600 in Stamp Duty Over Next Nine Months
The British are infatuated with owning their own property and politicians know that. Margaret Thatcher used it as a vote winner in 1979 when she allowed council house tenants to buy their own home. Coming to the present day, Boris Johnson’s Conservative government have anxieties that the Brits have not been buying nearly enough […]
How to add long-term value to your Portsmouth property
In Portsmouth we have certainly been busy with new properties coming onto the market and buyers eager to view. Lockdown has meant we have spent many an hour at home and, as such, you could have been contemplating what improvements you could make. If you think you may sell your home in the future, at NEXA we […]
How to add long-term value to your Bristol property
How to add long-term value to your Bristol property In Bristol we have certainly been busy with new properties coming onto the market and buyers eager to view. Lockdown has meant we have spent many an hour at home and, as such, you could have been contemplating what improvements you could make. If you think […]
Is This the Beginning of the End for Buy to Let in Bristol?
Is This the Beginning of the End for Buy to Let in Bristol? …. and should Bristol landlords & Bristol homeowners be worried? In 2019, the private rented sector accounted for just over four and a half million households or 19.9% of UK households, no change from the year before. Interesting, when compared to […]
What’s happening with the buy-to-let market in Portsmouth?
What’s happening with the buy-to-let market in Portsmouth? …. and should Portsmouth landlords & Portsmouth homeowners be worried? In 2019, the private rented sector accounted for just over four and a half million households or 19.9% of UK households, no change from the year before. Interesting, when compared to the proportion of private rented […]
50 ways to kill your Bristol home sale
The last few days has seen the lights come back on for our high street, as non-essential shops have started to tentatively open. We are still doing things with caution and distance, but slowly and surely life is starting to open up a bit more. This confidence can also be seen in the Bristol housing […]
8.4% of Bristol Workers Worked From Home Before Covid-19 – Wonder How Many More Do Now?
Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, 22,309 Bristol people worked mainly from home, or about 8.4% of Bristol’s 265,374 workforce (compared to the national average of 14.9%). Yet over the last few weeks, many hundreds, even thousands more Bristol workers have joined them in their spare rooms or at their kitchen or dining room tables. Amongst […]
What is gazumping, and how can you stop it happening to you?
You’ve started your journey looking for a new home in Bristol. After viewing a number of properties, you find it, that dream property that you can’t wait to call your own. The offer is in and you nervously wait by the phone to see if it’s accepted. As you’re celebrating and starting to picture how […]