“Tell me what is happening to the Lincoln property market”, asked the friend of a friend at a recent do I went to in Lincoln (after finding out I was an agent in Lincoln). I always reply, “It depends if you are buying, selling or both”. The Lincoln property market…
Even though the average value of a Lincoln first-time buyer property has risen by 292.8% since 1989 to £180,350, the monthly payments Lincoln first-time buyers must make on their mortgages as a proportion of their take-home pay is 35.4% less today compared to 1989. Today, according to the Nationwide Building…
The Lincoln property market is on the verge of a ‘tipping point’. The rate of house price growth has started to ease with a reduction in the number of properties that will sell in Lincoln in the coming 12 to 18 months. Yet, rising interest rates and the cost-of-living issues…
Should you buy now or wait for the bargains? Many commentators believe we have seen the peak of the Lincoln property market. So, should savvy bargain hunters wait for Lincoln house prices to fall? Or could postponing your house buying for any anticipated Lincoln house price drop be a costly…
Lincoln needs 388 additional private rented properties per year to keep up with current and future demand from Lincoln tenants. Yet over the last 5 years, Lincoln has lost 603 private rented homes. What are the 5 reasons the supply of private rental properties in Lincoln are falling?…
The Lincoln housing market over the last five years has behaved oddly. Lincoln house prices are 32.9% higher than in 2017, even though during those five years, the British economy had the uncertainty of Brexit and the massive fall in GDP during the pandemic. Yet, a less observed…
The terraced house is one of the most familiar styles of home in Lincoln (and the UK as a whole). 30.3% of Lincoln people live in a terraced home, interesting when compared with the national average of 22.7%. So, what is it about the humble terraced/townhouse us Brits love so…
In 1981, 37.5% of properties in Lincoln were council houses. Today, that figure stands at 18.5%, a proportional drop of 51%. Why has the number of council houses dropped so much in those 40 years? How has that changed the dynamics of the Lincoln property market in those 40 years?…
2,504 properties have sold in the Lincoln area in the last 12 months. It only takes 55 days to sell a Lincoln home, so why does it take 114 days from the sold board going up to the buyer getting the keys? With a shortage of solicitors and a sub-standard…
The average time to find a buyer for a Lincoln property reduced from 86 days in 2020 to 56 days in 2021. Yet still, just under 1 in 4 Lincoln homeowners are on the market after 12 weeks. Why are so many Lincoln homes still on the market after all…
For decades, baby boomers in the UK have been the quiet beneficiaries of a housing market that has worked in their favour. Rising property prices and a growing housing shortage have pushed home values sky-high, giving this generation substantial equity in their homes. However, as more and more boomers enter…
The number of agreed UK property sales until Saturday, 22nd November 2024, is 18% higher than a year ago. Breaking those stats down even further, as of 22nd November 2024, 1,009,340 UK homes had been sold subject to contract (STC), an 18% increase from the 855,083 homes sold STC in…
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that across the UK, 486,795 households are occupied by individuals aged 65 (and over) who live in a private rental sector home. This represents that 6.71% of all OAP’s now renting privately. Ten years ago, only 267,704 households were occupied by…