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Chancellor Rishi Sunak made two big announcements about the property market last week and triggered a flurry of activity. Both initiatives represent attractive propositions for savvy landlords. But, as always, it pays to do your homework first. Stamp Duty holiday The Chancellor’s headline-grabbing announcement was a Stamp Duty holiday. He raised the threshold to £500,000,…
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced sweeping changes this afternoon around Stamp Duty which is excellent news for anyone thinking of buying a home in Chelmsford. Stamp Duty is a tax applied when you buy a property and the announcement that there will be a payment holiday starting immediately means homebuyers will save thousands of…
Do you remember when you rode a bike without support for the first time? Or when you learned to swim? And who can forget the moment when the driving examiner turns and says ‘congratulations, you’ve passed.’ You also never forget your first love or the first home you buy. That’s why at Martin & Co…
If you had to sum up 2020 in one word (without using “unprecedented” because it has been overused) what would it be? Weird? Abnormal? Or what about unheard-of? Okay, maybe that is two words, but you catch our drift. Whatever adjective you choose, it is a safe bet that you will not forget the first…
According to a BBC report, people across the UK are struggling to get a good night’s sleep since the Covid-19 outbreak began. Researchers from King’s College London interviewed more than 2,254 UK residents aged between 16-75, and the findings were fascinating – more newsworthy than snoozeworthy. The survey suggests more than half of the population…
There are plenty of things we could say right now. We could tell you about the pent-up demand being unleashed on the Chelmsford property market as activity surges. We could spell out the measures we are introducing to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our clients, colleagues, and community now that estate agency is back…
The latest house price data published by Land Registry shows that UK House prices are growing and have increased by 2.2% in the year to November 2019. This is the highest level of annual growth recorded since November 2018. As of November 2019, the average price of a property across the UK is £235,298. House…
It’s a new year everyone, so i thought I would take this opportunity to review what happened over the last year within the Chelmsford Property Market and give some advice to help you all along for 2020. Happy Watching! https://youtu.be/FE52BT7u5RQ
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…
Whether we are heading to the polls again in a few weeks’ time for the third time in five years remains to be seen, but the political parties should remember that it is more than Brexit on people’s agendas. A recent poll from Ipsos MORI for the Chartered Institute of Housing found as many people…
This week is ‘National Growing for Wellbeing Week’, a celebration of the positive impact of growing your own produce for your physical and mental wellbeing. While there are estimated to be around 300,000 allotments across Britain, many people utilise space in their household garden. The average size of a UK domestic garden is 14sqm and…
A report put out by Broomfield Parish Council in April 2019 revealed 97% of people living in Broomfield wanted to stay. And more than 90% said the tranquillity, openness, wildlife, views and the natural break between Broomfield and other settlements was the biggest reason they loved living in the village. So, with that level of…