Jackson Property Blog

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...

17/05/2023 - Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for Listed Buildings Let’s start with the simple points first.

04/05/2023 - National average asking rents outside London reach a new record of £1,190 per calendar month (pcm):Average asking rents outside of London for new tenants have now risen for 13 consecutive quarters

17/04/2023 - There is widespread confusion over energy efficiency rules planned for the private rented sector, according to Mortgage Advice Bureau.

05/04/2023 - What is the property market doing as we enter the springtime prime buying months? In property there are top-down people and bottom-up people. The top-down people seem to believe that it is the wealth

22/03/2023 - The average price of property coming to market rises by 0.8% (+£2,906) this month, mainly due to a 1.2% jump in the largest homes sector (top-of-the-ladder)

16/03/2023 - Given that the Budget yesterday was designed to boost economic growth, it was somewhat surprising that housing was completely overlooked.

02/03/2023 - With the property market now working in favour of buyers, negotiation between parties has suddenly become very important. Through the pandemic and its aftermath full and over-price offers were the order of the day.

06/02/2023 - There are areas of the British Isles, such as loftier parts of the Isle of Skye, where a compass doesn’t work. This anomaly is due to the local geology – a hard, abrasive, magnetic rock called gabbro.

16/01/2022 - House prices have enjoyed their biggest January jump since before the pandemic, rising 0.9 per cent. Rightmove data showed that compared with December average asking prices increased by £3,301 to £362,438 after two