When William the Conqueror invaded our fair shores in 1066, like all good kings, he needed to buy loyalty and raise cash to build his castles and armies. He did this by feudal law system and granted all the faithful nobles and aristocrats with land. In return, the nobles and [...]
Eamar Developments, the Saudi Arabian owner of Stockport’s distinctive Pyramid office building, is to be granted consent for an 18-storey, 98-home scheme on a different site between Piccadilly and Fletcher Street. The 22,000 sq ft site, located opposite the 11-storey Regal House apartment block close to St Peter’s Church in Stockport, is currently [...]
...and the three reasons why it will not be the catastrophic scenario some are predicting In the last few months, the Stockport (and UK) property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track [...]
Looking back at the Stockport property market for 2020, it certainly can be seen as a frenetic game of two halves, albeit with a very long half time in the spring. Between the General Election in mid-December and Christmas, many Stockport agents saw an unusually higher uplift in activity in [...]
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Stockport homebuyers and Stockport landlords purchasing residential property have saved £506,690 since the Chancellor reduced stamp duty on 8th July 2020, yet many more Stockport homebuyers could miss out. My analysis of properties sold in Stockport from the Land Registry between the introduction of the stamp duty holiday on 8th [...]
The Government is on track to borrow £400bn because of Coronavirus and that needs to be paid back at some stage. Last year alone, before Coronavirus, the Government brought in £824 billion in taxes whilst they spent £887 billion, meaning they had to borrow £63 billion. In fact, the last time [...]
The Chancellor announced on Wednesday 8th July in his mini Budget some interesting news for Stockport homeowners and Stockport landlords. Rishi Sunak is going to give ‘The Green Homes Grant’ of up to £5,000 to cover two-thirds of the costs of environmentally friendly upgrades to your Stockport property, with the [...]
The British are infatuated with owning their own property and politicians know that. Margaret Thatcher used it as a vote winner in 1979 when she allowed council house tenants to buy their own home. Coming to the present day, Boris Johnson’s Conservative government have anxieties that the Brits have not been buying [...]
Hilton House, which is located within strolling distance of both Stockport Town Centre and Stockport Train Station, is being offered to the market by Colliers. The 0.78 acre site has the potential to play a significant part in the transformation of the Stockport skyline. Take a look at the full brochure here . You can [...]
