Recent Articles in Property prices and rents

Is Colchester a good place to invest in property?
Mar 4, 2015

Colchester is just an hour’s journey by train from London, which makes it a great place for commuters to buy. And as people working in London tend to have higher than average salaries and improved job opportunities, this tends to help keep Colchester and Essex property prices and rents buoyant. So does this make it a good place to invest?

First Time Buyer Home Show, London
Mar 3, 2015

If you are thinking about buying your very first home, then don't miss this year's First Time Buyer Home Show, which takes place on Saturday, 7th March 2015 in London. Come along and find out about Help to Buy, Shared Ownership, Right to Buy and buying a 20% discounted home.

Latest Land Registry London borough analysis
Mar 2, 2015

Every month we track the performance of each of the 32 London boroughs to find out, how are they performing this year versus last; is the growth/decline more or less than the long term average; what and when was the highest house price growth ever; how much did prices fall during the last recession and are current property values more or less than the 2007/08 peak. Find out what's happening in your London borough!

What do the national rental trends tell us?
Feb 6, 2015

Looking at the national rental trends from Belvoir, LSL and Homelet, what does each indices tell us about the overall rental market?

Is it worth the time and trouble going to property shows?
Jan 27, 2015

Is it worth the time and trouble going to property shows? The answer to this depends pretty much on the type of property project you are working on, or plan to tackle. And obviously the type of property you own is relevant too. You’d probably expect me to say, ‘Yes, go to everything if you can!’ But actually, some are organised better than others and I’d recommend to anyone thinking of coming along to a show to do a bit of homework first.