Protect Your Investment this Winter
During these winter months, landlords can easily overlook the importance of ensuring that the temperature of your property does not fall below freezing. Your tenant might be more concerned about…
Practical Elements of Buying to Let
Our recent article looked at the benefits of buying to let in principle. Here we consider some practical elements: Attitude: Buying to let is a long-term investment, so don’t stretch…
Legislation Changes: Electrical Safety Checks
https://www.facebook.com/macchelmsford/videos/2427453554138725/ Electrical safety checks are an update in legislation which is due to come into affect this year. Self managed landlords: beware. You might not be as up to date…
Common Sense Attracts Buyers
Several predictable aspects of a property typically impress a buyer. Well-presented, quiet area, good repair, neat and tidy, pleasant sounds and smells, good neighbours, light and airy, spacious rooms, well-balanced…
New Year, New Lawn
When selling your property the positive impact of a good first impression cannot be overstated, and a good lawn is the obvious place to start. The fast and easy option…
Help us to help you!
Buyers often waste an inordinate amount of time viewing property that is either too expensive or blatantly wrong in other critical ways. Additionally, more than 30% of property sales…
What landlords can expect in 2020
It seems hard to believe, but 2020 is nearly upon us. It’s been an interesting, if largely uneventful, year in property, with uncertainty caused by the Brexit delay keeping property…
9 ways to keep your home warm this winter but still save money
Heating. You can’t live with it and you can’t live without it. You can’t live with it because of rising pressure for all of us to reduce our carbon footprint…
Tips for selling (and viewing) an empty property
It’s fair to say the property market has been more sluggish over the past two years than we’d become used to in the UK. But properties in Chelmsford have still…
The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015
Responsible landlords have always ensured the safety of their tenants. However, did you know that under The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 it is a legal requirement…
How to keep damp at bay in your home this winter
Summer probably seems like a lifetime away now. And as the temperatures have dipped across the country in recent weeks, many homeowners could be seeing the first signs of the…
What to do (and what not to do) with your asking price in a slow market
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…
Stephen Frost FARLA ANAEA Hi, and thank you for visiting this blog. I have been in the Chelmsford Property market since 2008, owning and running with my excellent colleagues, the Martin and Co office in Chelmsford. I am also a Buy to Let Mortgage Adviser helping Landlords like you. I have always shared my thoughts on the local property market in Chelmsford with my landlords, but now I want to share with everyone in the town. On this blog, John and I will talk about what is happening in the town's property market itself, even looking at specific streets or housing estates. At other times, we will post what we consider decent buy to let deals. Some will be on the market with me (as we also sell property), but others will be on the market with other agents in Chelmsford. We like to look at the whole of market and give you, what we consider the best investment opportunities.I am a very experienced Estate Agent and a Fellow of ARLA (The Association of Residential Lettings Agents). I have 25+ years’ experience in the local Property Market, starting as a Trainee Sales Negotiator for a Corporate Agency. Working my way up through the ranks I have spent my entire working career in the Customer Service Industry. Born in Chelmsford, I am married with 4 Children. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with the family, playing golf and going out for a run!
