Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
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Ashmore Lettings provides a Professional and Personal Service to the Private Landlord in Walsall and surrounding areas. On this blog I will talk about what is happening in the town property market itself, even looking at specific streets or housing estates.
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
1y ago
For those who are old enough to recall the 1970s, memories may include fashion trends such as bell-bottom trousers, frayed jeans, and disco glitter balls, as well as economic challenges like HYPER-INFLATION. Presently, with inflation rates at 10.4%, some may long for the past few years of sub-2% inflation. However, during the 1970s, the UK ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
1y ago
Walsall Home Ownership Drops – Smashing Thatcher’s Dream… The housing data for Walsall has just been released from the 2021 Census and it makes interesting reading. In 1975, Margaret Thatcher declared her conviction in a ‘property-owning democracy’. Throughout the 1980s homeownership exploded and continued to grow for several decades thereafter. What has happened to that ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
1y ago
In recent weeks I have been approached by many Walsall Landlords concerned about the impending changes proposed by the Government to reform the property rental market. In this article I will summarise the proposed changes and share my thoughts. In June, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
1y ago
If you are a Walsall Landlord looking to expand your portfolio or getting into the Buy-to-Let (BTL) market for the first time then, you’ll know that there hasn’t been much fair pickings in recent times with the buoyant property market conditions. Added just four days ago is this two bedroom semi detached house marketed at ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
2y ago
Nationally, the average length of time it takes from agreeing the sale of a property to the keys being handed over is 111 days (down from 117 days last year), yet in Walsall, we are above the national average at 120 days. So why does it take just over 17 weeks, when all that is ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
2y ago
Did you know 23,826 Walsall homeowners are considering selling their Walsall home between now and the summer of 2023? Reports in the press suggest 1 in 5 homeowners are considering moving home in the next 18 months. This will change the dynamics of selling your home in Walsall, meaning there are certain matters that you ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
2y ago
More good news for Walsall landlords. Added to the market at the beginning of this month is this two bedroom semi detached house marketed at offers over £170k by Dixons (01902 596801) & Connells (01922 312536). What I would say here, is that having multiple agents marketing a property is good news for the investor ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
2y ago
The Number of Days it takes to Sell my Walsall Home is ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
3y ago
Walsall house prices rose by 2.7% last month, according to the Land Registry. This means the annual rate of house price growth in Walsall has increased from 3.9% last year to 19.8% this year. That is a whopping increase of 15.9%!! Looking at the national figures, many people were concerned the UK property market was overheating as ..read more
Walsall Property Blog | The Local Property Expert
3y ago
Just before lockdown there were around 400 ‘5% deposit mortgage’ deals and first-time buyers were able to shop around to get the best deal. When the first lockdown hit, 5% deposit mortgages disappeared, meaning that as many Walsall would-be first-time buyers were about to buy their first Walsall home in 2020, the rug was pulled from under ..read more