It appears the UK housing market ended 2024 on a high, with broad agreement across the usual surveys that the market had grown during the year. Nationwide reports UK house prices ended 2024 4.7% higher than a year ago. Halifax, despite noting a brief fall in house prices between November and December, concluded a 3.3%… Read More
Stamp duty changes post budget – time is ticking for buyers to avoid paying increased stamp duty tax on purchases. Apart from the increase in the most recent budget to SDLT on second home/investment purchases (3% to 5% on top of standard rates effective immediately), the stamp duty holiday will end on 31st March 2025…. Read More
Need to sell this autumn? So far this autumn, we have seen more positive headlines on the housing market – the latest Halifax index for example shows another 0.3% increase in prices Sept vs Aug which is now almost 5% higher than the same point last year. On the other hand, property supply remains very… Read More
Found during refurbishment under carpets, a flashback to the early 1990s in the Bath property market – the Property Chronicle from Friday October 8th, 1993! Oh, the days when the area code was 0225 and the charts were full of Mariah Carey, Billy Joel and Janet Jackson. Headlines in this issue of the Chron included… Read More
Autumn market update September saw a raft of more positive headlines on the housing market, thanks in part to interest rate cuts post election and the anticipation of more in the autumn. The latest Halifax index shows annual growth at 4.3%, Nationwide suggest average UK house prices rose at their highest annual rate since December… Read More
We are huge fans of the properties in Albany Court and, with two nigh on identical flats just available via Madison Oakley, this is a superb opportunity for first time buyers or investors to acquire one of these smashing little apartments. Both properties are second floor one bedroom flats and both are offered with no… Read More
All the news from the Bath property market this summer – right here in our latest market update. National property headlines The Land Registry’s UK House Price Index says the average price of a property in the UK increased by 1.8% between March 2023 and 2024, compared to 2.7% in the previous year…. Read More
Which flavour of estate agent is best for you? If you’re after a coffee on your way to work, how many choices do you have now? Are you a specialist single origin bean to cup connoisseur, fancy a chat with your favourite barista or a quick grab from a convenience store machine? In the same… Read More
What if I told you there was a 40% greater chance of selling your house if you picked one Bath estate agent over another? That’s a pretty substantial difference to your odds of moving just for choosing the right agent. You might not believe me but read on and I’ll explain. Have you ever asked… Read More
Latest Bath property market statistics now available So the kids are safely back to school and the mini heatwave seems to be over but what is the state of play currently with the Bath property market as we move swiftly towards autumn? Plenty of local data to chew through below but do let us know… Read More
Summer holidays are now in full swing after term ending last week but how does the Bath property market look as buckets and spades are being brought out ready for beach days? Has the recent turbulence in the mortgage market had an effect? National summer overview – The first five months of the year were… Read More
A week in the life of an estate agent By Nick I am a 15-year-old school student attending Beechen Cliff School. For my work experience I chose to spend a week at the estate agent Madison Oakley in their sales department on Moorland Road. I did this because I believed it would be a fun… Read More
