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Morning All! This modern 2 bed apartment in Chelmsford is ripe for Buy To Let pickings. Have a watch of the video and see if you would be interested in snapping it up…   https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65178730.html

The current average value of a property in Chelmsford currently stands at £398,000 and the base rates at 0.75%. In many of my articles, I talk about what is happening to property values over the short term (i.e. the last 12 months or the last 5 years), but to answer this question we need to…

If your tenancy is to work out well from day one, there are a few key guidelines you should follow:    Position yourself as a strong contender by having good references from previous landlords prepared in advance. Make sure you agree with the inventory and condition report, then sign and date it to avoid any…

There are numerous surveys and research that seek to prove how various home improvements add a certain percentage to the value of a property. There has recently been a marked increase in the number of people undertaking improvements whose motivation is specifically to increase the value of their property prior to a sale. If you…

The population of England is set to increase by just over 2.5 million over the next eight years according to new projections released by the Office for National Statistics. All but 15 of England’s 359 Local Authorities will see their populations rise. While this represents growth of 4.5%, the population who will be aged 65…

There is good news for Chelmsford buy to let landlords as ‘top of the range’ well-presented properties are getting really decent rents compared to a year ago however, this rise in rents is thwarting many potential first time buyers from saving for both a deposit and money for a rainy day. On top of this,…

With London house price growth slowing and momentum building in the more northern and Midlands regions over 2017, we review what has happened to the well-documented North/South divide. By early 2017 average sales prices in the South were 78.7% higher than in the North, the highest premium of the last 20 years. The premium paid…