I often get asked what is going to happen to Lincoln house prices. Many things affect house prices, and it comes down to simple supply and demand. On the supply side of the equation, in the short-term, the number of people wanting to sell their property at any one time…
Most Lincoln homeowners born before 1960 have been in their homes for more than 25 years. Yet of all the properties sold in the UK since the first lockdown in the summer of 2020, 50% of those property owners had only been in their homes for six years and four…
Doom and gloom in the British property market or clickbait doom-mongers? Newspapers and clickbait 24-7 news websites, desperate for clicks, are peddling a story of a doomsday time for the economy, particularly the property market, as interest rates and inflation create the perfect storm for the UK property market. So,…
Last week the Bank of England increased interest rates to 2.25% and they are expected to be 3.25% by early next year. This increase will make the monthly mortgage payments more expensive for first-time buyers, an issue dubbed by some as the ‘property affordability crunch.’ It will also damage the…
Looking at the newspapers with their doom and gloom headlines, you would think that the Lincoln property market (and the British property market) would be on its knees. Yet ring some Lincoln estate agents for a viewing or free valuation, and if you can get an appointment within a week…
Lincoln OAP retirees must make tough choices with the onset of the cost-of-living crisis. Growing inflation, unpredictable financial markets and the prohibitive cost of living mean many former retired Lincoln people are returning to work in what has been dubbed the ‘great unretirement’. Some are even bringing forward their downsizing…
The predicament of the Lincoln 20 to 30 year olds who rent and their inability to get onto the housing ladder is often discussed in the press. There are 4.43m properties in the UK that are still in the private rented sector (compared to 2.13m in 2002). This group of…
Lincoln property prices have increased by 16.5% over the last two years. Lincoln house prices have risen on the back of several things, including changes in how people see their homes and how they live and work (i.e., working from home), a lack of properties on the market and government…
“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…
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…