House prices tend to rise with inflation, so with UK annual inflation hitting 4.2% last week, that’s good news, isn’t it? Yes and no – let me explain what it means for Lincoln homeowners. The year-on-year cost of living rose by 4.2% in October, its highest rate in almost a…
The Government’s scheduled publication of their White Paper for the Renter’s Reform Bill, which incorporates proposals to forbid Section 21 evictions and introduce ‘Lifetime Deposits’, has been suspended until 2022. The additional time is required to give a chance to create a level playing field to reforms for both landlords…
Over £6.6 billion has been collected in residential tax receipts (SDLT and LTT) across England and Wales in the first 9 months of 2021, the highest total since 2017. This is despite the fact 600,000 sales (56%), did not pay any tax due to the stamp duty holidays, first-time buyer…
In recent articles on the Lincoln property market, I have been talking a lot about house prices over the last 12 months and 5 years in Lincoln. When it comes to newspapers talking about the property market, the headline most people look at is what is happening to house prices.…
The base rate of interest is set to rise in the ‘coming months’ as the Bank of England acts to control the UK economy. The Bank voted to keep the base rate at its historic low of 0.1% in November, but with inflation 3.1% and predicted to rise to as…
How far would you go to help your child get on in the world? Many Lincoln parents move area to ensure their child gets into the best primary school, or to fund their university costs. Many of you reading this have even helped your children with the deposit for their…
With grocery, energy and other household prices/costs rising and hitting everyone’s back pocket, inflation (rising prices) may feel like an unimportant issue when it comes to the cost of keeping a roof over your head. Yet nothing could be further from the truth for many Lincoln homeowners and Lincoln landlords.…
The ‘Buy-To-Let’ (BTL) mortgage is celebrating its Silver Anniversary (25 years) this autumn. Isn’t it fascinating that a decision between a group of letting agents and bankers all that time ago to offer BTL mortgages has changed the face of the Lincoln (and national) property market? But has it been…
The stamp duty tax holiday is over, furlough finished at the end of September, unemployment is due to rise, and inflation is rife … is this the end of the post lockdown Lincoln property boom? Surely, we are heading for house price correction? Forecasting what will happen in the Lincoln…
The number of properties for sale in Lincoln has fallen by 39% since this time two years ago (October 2019). One of the reasons is that many Lincoln buyers feel overwhelmed and fearful they will be made homeless if they sell their home and can’t buy another. So, I have…
Over the past five years, Lincoln’s private rental market has experienced a significant growth in rents. The average monthly rent has increased from £687 in 2020 to £1,156 in 2025, representing a 68% rise. These local trends are interesting when compared with the national picture, where the average monthly rent…
Hello, and welcome to another Lincoln Property Blog! I’m Ben from Walters of Lincolnshire, and this week we look at what it means to sellers with: 108% More Lincoln Homes For Sale Than 3 Years Ago At first glance, that number stands out. More homes. More choice. But that’s only…
Hello, and welcome to another Lincoln Property Blog! I’m Ben from Walters of Lincolnshire, and this week we’re tackling a big question: Why do nearly one in two Lincoln homes fail to sell, and how can you beat those odds? Now, when most people decide to put their home on…