Whether you are a Lincoln homeowner, first-time buyer, or landlord; the last 15 months has been a roller coaster ride when it comes to the Lincoln property market. With 213,120 UK house buyers and 58,580 UK tenants moving home in June, the summer has been manic for many people. Meaning…
The Semi-Detached House – the icon of middle-class aspiration, the pinnacle of liberalism yet at the same time compromised individuality, the ‘semi’ as it is colloquially termed is, for many Lincoln homeowners, the highpoint of modern domestic bliss. Britain’s gift to architecture is the humble ‘Semi-Detached House’. This type of…
Moving home is the ultimate double-edged sword. Of course, you get to enjoy new neighbourhood, perhaps a bigger home, and all the excitement that comes with making your Lincoln home your own. Yet to get that point, there is the weeks and weeks of changing utility suppliers, weeks of packing…
as 184.7% more people sell in June compared to the Lincoln area 10-year average June 2021 was the busiest month ever for UK estate agents, home removal companies and conveyancers since monthly records began, as HMRC logged 213,120 residential transactions in June, a jump of more than 216% nationally on the…
The value of an average Lincoln terraced house has increased in value by £13,185 in the last 12 months, an increase in value of 8.64%. Yet the costs of building a Lincoln home have shot up even more in the last 12 months, meaning the price of Lincoln new…
Lincoln house prices rose by 1.4% last month, according to the Land Registry. This means the annual rate of house price growth in Lincoln has increased to 7.1%. Looking at the national figures, many people were concerned the UK property market was overheating as spring saw annual growth of 9.9%, the highest…
All the signs are that the Lincoln housing market is sat on good foundations, yet one key hazard could still scupper the market. ‘UK Property Prices Rising at Record Levels’ is the headline of many newspapers. In the last few weeks, the Halifax reported they had grown by 6.5% in…
As 1 in 6 Lincoln homes are selling within a fortnight of coming to market. One of the most astounding things that has happened in the last 12 months was something that did not happen. Even after the country saw the deepest recession since the Great Freeze of 1709 with…
Most people pay Stamp Duty Tax when they buy a property, house, apartment or other land and buildings over a particular price in the UK. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak (quickly followed suit by the Welsh and Scottish Governments), announced last July that Stamp Duty was partially being suspended on all English property…
“In this article on the Lincoln property market, we review what has happened to Lincoln house prices and what is likely to happen in 2021″. Looking back at the Lincoln property market for 2020, it can certainly be seen as a frenetic game of two halves, albeit with an awfully…
The issue of new housebuilding in the UK stirs strong emotions. Many believe their local areas are turning into construction zones, with too many homes being built, disrupting the character of towns and villages. But is this perception grounded in reality? The Labour government, which came into power in the…
This question was posed by one of my nephews, when they dropped over for a family quiz over the Christmas break (doesn’t that seem an age away now?). I didn’t know the answer off the top of my head, yet I promised I would find out. So, over the Christmas…
As an experienced estate agent based in Lincoln, I like to monitor the UK and Lincoln property market trends. Therefore, I will start by analysing the 2024 property market (both nationally and locally) and then give my predictions for 2025. In 2024, the UK property market recorded 1,230,136 homes sold…