Blog: Pricing

Sharing a balanced view on the recent B.O.I interest rate rise to 4.5%, its not all doom and gloom, have we been in worse situations before? All you will read from the media is 12 rises in a row, highest base rate in 15 years and...

Price of property coming to market rises by 2.3% this month (+£7,785) to a record of £348,804, the biggest monthly jump in pounds recorded by Rightmove in more than twenty years:Prices are now 9.5% higher than a year ago, the...

The average price of property coming to market added 0.3%, or £852, to hit an average of £341,019, which is 7.6% higher than in January 2021, the highest annual rate of price growth recorded by Rightmove since May 2016...

Christmas season traditionally brings record numbers to property portals such as Rightmove, Boomin, Zoopla etc, of around 30 million people looking for a new home between December 26th and New Year’s Eve, with Boxing Day being...

HOUSE PRICES AT A RECORD HIGH | HOTTEST EVER COMPETITION TO BUY A HOUSE • The national average price of property coming to market hits a new all-time high after rising by 0.3% (+£1,091) this month, to £338,462 • This new...

The number of 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages has increased significantly in recent week, helping to fuel fresh demand for property, according to Statons....

Excluding London, the average rent in the UK is now £838pcm, showing an increase of 5.7% on last year, according to the figures. Nine of the 12 regions monitored by HomeLet showed annual growth in rental values between December...

The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at least” according to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick; the ban will be reviewed at that date....

We are committed to protecting the safety and well-being of all our clients and staff at this time With this in mind we are offering you VIRTUAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS. So if you were thinking about putting your property on the...

The UK and Local housing market has defied Covid lockdown and the economist views that the property market would slump because of this, however, its staggering to believe that since May 2020, the UK property market has...

2020 has certainly been a strange year, but hearing 'Put my home on the market on Boxing Day? Are you really serious? I can hear you saying it now…but we are not bonkers, we are actually trying to position your home in front of

Guide price In short, the guide price refers to the amount the owner hopes to achieve. Often, guide prices are an invitation to make an opening offer or to negotiate. Nonetheless, there has to be at least one interested purchaser...

It’s four months now since the Housing Market has been back open since lockdown measures eased. Traditionally September has always been one of the busier months of the year. School Holidays come to end and peoples thoughts turn...

We looked at over 300,000 homes that were first put up for sale between 13th May and 31st July, to see if they were subsequently reduced and also if they were marked under offer or Sold Subject to Contract. The cut-off date for...

If I had a penny for everytime someone asked me 'When should I advertise my house', I would be retired at mid 30s...However, its now a question that really must be asked to take advantage...

The Herefordshire property market has certainly had a great 3 months, buyers and sellers alike will realise the challenges it has brought with properties selling before actively marketing and having to deal with multiple offers on...

(Your name) of (your company name) has some thoughts for property buyers and sellers who wish they could see into the future. Don’t you wish that just once you could have a sure fire tip about the perfect time to buy and/or sell

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has assessed property listings and found the average price of a home with such an office in situ is £456,500,...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison website GetAgent - analysing data from property portals cross-referenced with HM Land Registry and...

Hi, I’m Nathan from Jackson Property, here with my latest market update for July 2020 review July was the second full month since the housing market reponed first full month since lockdown was lifted on the housing market in...

South-facing gardens are often considered the crème de la crème of gardens, so much so that agents have told us some home-hunters use a compass on their phone to check where the sun is coming from when they’re viewing a...

Rightmove have released their lates House Price Index, with some very interesting reading!...Average asking price of property coming to market in Britain hits a record this month, 2.4% (+£7,640) higher than in March pre-lockdown,...

The Chancellor has announced a Stamp Duty Holiday for any buyer upto the first £500,000 of a property purchase...

Hi, I’m Nathan from Jackson Property, here with my latest market update for June 2020 review June was the first full month since lockdown was lifted on the housing market in England. New Instructions were plenty across the...

Since the housing market reopened in England on Wednesday 13th May the release of pent-up demand has led to record levels of buyers enquiring about their next home. New analysis from Rightmove, based on circa 95% of all properties...

Prices up as activity bounces back but 175,000 sellers missing from marketAverage asking price of property coming to market in England up by an average of 1.9% (+£6,266), compared to March before the housing market was put on...

Some buyers have been sharpening their pencils, anticipating a fall in property prices following Covid19. The early indications are that pencils can be pinpoint sharp but it might not mean a lowering of prices, or that lowball...

As the UK lifts out of lockdown, we suggest a chat over coffee or zoom call to consider your next move. The creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, the Reverend W Awdry, once said that the church was like a railway: both were trying to...

Nathan Jackman-Smith reports on a property phenomenon playing out now in a market near you. The lockdown bounce has already begun. We don’t know how long it will be for, but it is undoubtedly with us now. Within a day of the...

We can now offer Virtual Tours, so you can view a home in the s...

Nathan Jackman-Smith has teamed up with Maroon Mortgages owner Tom Donativo to give an update on what you can do for securing a mortgage during lockdown. There are some great options available for people looking to remortgage,...

Why not use this time to get your home organized. That way you can get yourself sale ready for when the time is right, even if you don't want to move, your home will be perfectly organizedThink of it as a Covid 19 Clean....

(Your name) of (your company name) explains a vital step a seller can make now to help achieve a successful property sale once the coronavirus danger has passed. The daffodils have bloomed and the bluebells are about to, and it

What goes up usually comes down. Make sure you are prepared for the market whichever way it is travelling. Anyone caught by a fast incoming tide will know the feeling. The children have gone off exploring caves and rock pools, and...