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It’s fair to say the property market has been slow over the past couple of years. Chelmsford, actually, has been performing better than many other areas and although transactions are still down 6% on the previous year, that’s a whole 2% less than the national picture. So, if you have had your property on the…
If you’ve owned property before, you will probably have heard of the term ‘gazumping’. It’s an odd word, granted, but for buyers it’s a word that can translate as both ‘heartbreak’ and ‘costly’. Because gazumping is the morally questionable tactic where another buyer steps in at the last minute and snatches your dream home away…
To many, it probably seems like all we’ve doing over the past decade is voting. After all, December 12’s General Election will be the fourth in just nine years and the third visit to the polls since 2016 if you include the 2016 EU Referendum. One thing’s for sure, though, this is an election that…
It’s fair to say the housing market has been sluggish in the past couple of years since the 2016 EU referendum. And while Chelmsford has generally held up well against the national picture, with transactions down 5% over the past 12 months and average prices 3.1% up on the previous year, there has certainly been…
The clocks are going back this weekend. The nights are closing in. And if you’re a landlord and you’re not thinking about your buy-to-let property’s security, now is the time. While we’ll be enjoying an extra hour in bed at the weekend, you can bet your bottom dollar thieves will be seeing the increased darkness…
You don’t have to delve too deep into a Google search to find a news story or scathing blog about rogue landlords in the private rented sector. But what about landlords themselves who fall victim to rogues in other industries? Well, the stories are harder to find, unsurprisingly, but it does happen. And more often…
The 50p is 50! First introduced in October 1969 to replace the 10-shilling note, today there are over 100 different designs in circulation. 1997 saw the introduction of the new, lighter coin. In October 1969, the average price of a UK property was just £3,899. Today the average price is over 58 times higher at…
At £8.32 billion, Treasury coffers netted £750 million less in residential SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax) receipts across England in the financial year to the end of April, compared to 2017/18. This is despite just 16,000 fewer transactions taking place. All regions witnessed a fall in receipts except for the East and West Midlands. The…
With Christmas already in sight, if you’re serious about selling it would be worth your while to do something about it now, rather than waiting until the Spring. For many, Christmas is a time for home making and buyers currently thinking of moving tell us they would love to be in by mid-December – and…
One of the best things about Chelmsford is the city’s proximity to three stunning rivers in the Chelmer, Wid and Can. The waterways are home to a huge variety of wildlife and provide a rich environment for walkers throughout the year. However, the downside of having three major rivers in such close proximity is, of…
If you were to compare the map of UK surname distribution of the 1801 census with a similar map today, you would probably be surprised at how little change there has been since then, with local surnames still congregating around the area of their ancestral home. Despite massive improvements in transport links, and speed of…
How would you describe the average renter in Chelmsford? Young professional? Firmly in the millennial age bracket of 22 to 37? Priced out of the Chelmsford property market by rising values over the past 10 years? Working in London and taking advantage of Chelmsford’s great transport links? In the main, we’d say you were right….