Alexandra Goss learns how to deal with sealed bids, avoid getting gazumped and compete with 13 buyers chasing every home for sale. Sarah and James Carter are trying to move from London to the countryside near Exeter, where Mrs. Carter grew up. Four houses they wanted to buy went to sealed bids - and they lost out … [Read more...]
Leap Before You Look!
Is buying blind ever a good idea? With more homebuyers snapping up rural properties they haven't visited, we ask how to minimise the risks With homes selling faster than ever, the onus is on the buyer to act swiftly Escalation of purchasers 'buying unseen' in rural hotspots during lockdowns Buying unseen may … [Read more...]
Property Prices up 33.5% in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire has seen house prices increase by 33.5 per cent as people look to hurry a move away from the cities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A study was held to see which places had seen house prices increase the most throughout the whole UK, and Wales in particular. Pembrokeshire came in as eighth on the list, … [Read more...]
Where to buy property in Pembrokeshire
Bustling harbour towns, clean beaches and plenty of peak-season elbow room make it hard to resist The wild west of Wales is where you’ll find the best beaches in the country. Sandy strands, picturesque coves, windswept dunes — they’re all here, along with dramatic sunsets, bustling harbour towns and a lot more … [Read more...]
The Welsh housing market is booming more than any other nation in the UK
Latest figures reveal Wales has the highest annual house price growth of the four nations. Wales has seen the largest annual house price growth in the year to December 2020 out of the four UK nations, according to new data. The data released as part of the UK House Price Index Summary, compiled by the Office of … [Read more...]
The Welsh Market is the Hottest in the UK
Iceland directors aside (one was sacked last week for anti-Welsh comments), the British love Wales. So much so that many of us want to buy property there so we can live and holiday in unspoilt countryside and enjoy some of the best beaches in the land. With so many of us rushing west, though, the property market is … [Read more...]
Second Home Frenzy
More and more Londoners are buying second homes outside the capital following successive lockdowns and international travel restrictions. The number of Londoners purchasing properties elsewhere in Britain more than quadrupled last year compared with 2019, according to Knight Frank estate agents. Capital-based buyers … [Read more...]
Homebuying Bottleneck Means Transactions Taking Longer to Complete
Buyers frustrated as bottleneck sees transactions take longer to complete Homes that exchanged in last 30 days took a month longer to get to that stage Solicitors have had a huge backlog of work since the property market reopened in May - and buyers trying to make the stamp duty holiday have added to it One … [Read more...]
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