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Closeness to work is often cited as a key determining factor for tenants in selecting rental accommodation […]
Closeness to work is often cited as a key determining factor for tenants in selecting rental accommodation […]
There are 14.4 million households across England who own their own home, either outright or with a mortgage. This is 63% of all households. Of these, the latest results from the Survey of English Housing estimate that 576,000 (4%) are planning to move within the next six months. Moving up [...]
£873 billion – the total value of mortgage debt across England, according to the latest data released by UK Finance. That equates to just over £130,000 for every owner occupier mortgaged household across England. The level of mortgage debt is rising, up 2% on a year ago, and 8% higher [...]
Lifecycle profile is a useful indicator of the complexion of residents in a locality. Some areas, like inner cities and built-up areas, have lots of young single people who live in flat shares or alone. Most of the suburban parts of the country are filled up with families. Some parts [...]
We've used a donut chart (excuse the American spelling) to illustrate the mix of properties that have sold in the last 12 months. Given the profile of the housing stock in the area, there's nothing too surprising here, but it's interesting to see how the different types of properties are [...]
The average unweighted sold prices of houses and flats have generally seen a steady incline over the last eight years. It'll come as no massive surprise the houses are typically more expensive than flats but, the movements over time are nonetheless telling.
Kim Tatton, our new resident Mortgage Advisor, has joined my team at Stockport Exchange this week and is ready to get stuck in. If you are looking for general Mortgage Advice or are considering shuffling your property portfolio then Kim is on hand to provide you with the advise you [...]
How often we commute to the office and how long it takes each day has major implications on where we all choose to live. While the ever-increasing use of technology has made it easier to work from home, most people living in Britain still take part in the ‘daily grind’, [...]
You will be pleased to know that the works to the A6 bridge is going well and is still on track to complete on time. Stockport Council are providing a weekly update on the works on their website, and also diversion details which are very handy if, like me, it is [...]
Planning has now been submitted by the new owners of The Adswood Inn, to transform it in to a new 60 bedroom private nursing home. It is a building of great potential, set within Cale Green’s conservation area, and should produce a fantastic end product once the works are complete, tieing it in nicely [...]