Recent Articles in First Time Buyer Property Checklists

Any clues from Nationwide, Halifax and Rightmove as to which way property prices will go in 2015?
Feb 16, 2015

We are just starting to receive the first reports on property prices for 2015 and, depending on which ones you look at, we haven’t had too bad a start this year – perhaps even slightly better than expected.

Kate's first regional property price update of 2015 with data from Nationwide
Feb 12, 2015

The problem with looking at ‘averages’ at a high level is that property prices are so diverse from one street to the next, they are unlikely to make any sense to people locally. As such we look at data by town and city to gauge what variations there are across the country.

Kate's first full property price update of 2015 with Data from Nationwide and the Land Registry
Feb 12, 2015

We take little notice of month on month and even year on year analysis as few people ‘trade’ properties in this way and it’s not necessarily the best indicator of when is a good time to buy or sell. What we are more interested in is tracking long term trends and seeing whether these continue or are changing and then working out the impact on different market sectors. For example falling prices can be good news for first time buyers and those trading up, but not people trading down.

How to choose a legal company
Feb 9, 2015

Choosing a conveyancer ie the person that does the legals when you buy and sell a home is not the easiest of thing to do. For a start, estate agents will often recommend a firm that they already know, whilst mortgage providers, developers or property investment companies may try to steer you towards one of their ‘panel’ firms. They often benefit financially from recommending you to them.

Belvoir Peterborough Quarterly Rental Index
Feb 6, 2015

Checkout this guest article by Terry Lucking from Belvoir's Peterborough office.